Nicolas A. Gavrizi
nicolasaitchesgavrizi@gmail.com
1742 W. Main St., Houston TX, 77098
210-391-6934
July 2012 bar examinee, result pending
EDUCATION
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
J.D., May 2011, GPA: 3.02
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UT Real Law (student real estate law organization), President, 2009-2011
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TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL, staff member, 2009-2011
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UT Street Law, service volunteer (team-taught law courses in Austin high schools), 2009
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
B.A. cum laude in History, minor in Government, January 2007, GPA: 3.64, GPA in major: 3.82
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ANALECTA (Official Literary and Art Journal of the University of Texas), Poetry Editor, 2006-07
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Phi Alpha Theta (history honors fraternity), 2006-2007, Phi Kappa Phi (government honors fraternity), 2006-2007
The University of Florence, Florence, Italy
2003-2004 (year-long study abroad program); studied Italian language, art, and culture in Italian
EXPERIENCE
TRC Consultants, Austin, Texas
Sales Associate, June 2011-May 2012
Consulted with clients and guided them through modeling economic sensitivities and reserve forecasting for oil and gas
fields using PHDWin software; also reviewed and revised business contracts.
Barnett & Garcia PLLC, Austin, Texas
Law Clerk, June-September 2010
Performed legal research, helped draft discovery and motions for summary judgment, and observed multiple trials in a
boutique firm specializing in commercial litigation.
Hon. Andrew Austin, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin, Texas,
Judicial Intern, August-December 2009
Performed legal research, helped draft opinions, and observed multiple trials.
Fat Tire Bicycle and Walking Tours, Paris, France
Tour Guide, February-June 2008
Entertained and informed tourists with historical facts and anecdotes.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
Children’s Rights Clinic, UT Law School, Austin, Texas
Ad litem attorney, January-May 2010
Served as court-appointed ad litem attorney in custody proceedings for abused/neglected children under the care of CPS.
William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, San Juan, Texas
Volunteer, January 2010
Interviewed low-income clients about their estate needs and helped draft their wills; also assisted in discovery document
review in a complex case for Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid.
William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, Gulf Coast Legal Assistance Project, Biloxi, Mississippi
Volunteer, January 2009
Assisted residents affected by Hurricane Katrina by surveying community needs for legal aid associations and worked
with a team of students to plan a city-wide legal information fair.
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic, Austin, Texas
Volunteer, 2010 - 2011
Volunteered over 50 hours helping run bi-weekly clinics to the underserved, 2010-2011.
LANGUAGES AND INTERESTS
Proficient in Italian; conversational in French and Romanian.
Basketball, tennis, writing, accordion, swimming.
Prepared September 1, 2012