Daniel Braun

• Appellate experience arguing an appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court
• Drafted dispositive motions including motions for reconsideration, appellate briefs on constitutional and statutory issues, petition for leave to appeal before the Supreme Court of Illinois, petition for discharge or conditional release, and portions of motions for summary judgment
• Researched and drafted motions in limine to exclude expert testimony as providing an ultimate opinion, not helpful, and not otherwise based on technical knowledge
• Planned case strategy and provided a point of contact for client
• Researched and drafted memoranda on substantive legal issues for client
briefings and presentation materials
• Advised and educated parents regarding special education laws and negotiated an individualized education plan with Chicago Public Schools
• Using Concordance and hard copies, reviewed documents to create a summary exhibit and was prepared to testify regarding the summary exhibit
• Conducted depositions during Winston & Strawn’s three-­‐day deposition workshop and participated in Winston & Strawn’s training program for litigation associates

Served as one of two law clerks in Judge Dever's chambers in a district with three active judges

Assisted Judge Dever in legal research, as well as the preparation and editing of bench memoranda and draft orders

Researched and drafted memoranda on a variety of legal issues including the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, civil rights, section 2254 and 2255 cases, contract interpretation, state law torts, jurisdiction, federal criminal law, and sentencing under the United States Sentencing Guidelines

Researched and authored appellate briefs on a variety of issues including ineffective assistance of counsel, admission of other crimes evidence, waiver of right to trial, statutory interpretation, and sufficiency of the evidence involving crimes ranging from burglary to attempted first degree murder

First round investor in a startup wireless internet service provided where I researched server protocols and UNIX operating systems in order to implement a test server and network for wireless internet service and assisted in installation of antenna towers in West Lafayette, IN

Performed due diligence on hedge funds for the third-party hedge fund marketing division of a boutique brokerage specializing in distressed debt

Reviewed prospectuses for dozens of hedge funds and prepared detailed reports for three funds of special interest to Pro Capital that included analysis and summary of prospectuses, analyzing and charting the fund's performance and investment positions, and reporting on any special factors revealed during research