Bonnie B. Silcox
Of Counsel

Education:

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND T.C. WILLIAMS SCHOOL OF LAW, Richmond, Virginia
Juris Doctor, May, 2007 cum laude

ELON UNIVERSITY, Elon, North Carolina
B.A., Political Science & Public Administration, 2004 summa cum laude

Courts:

Admitted to North Carolina Bar 2007
Admitted to Maine Bar 2010
Admitted to the United States District Court of Maine 2012

EXPERIENCE:

(2015 – Present)

Lawyers at The Nevarez Law Firm, El Paso, Texas Of  Counsel

CABARRUS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Concord, North Carolina
Assistant District Attorney October 2007-June 2010, February 2013-May 2014

-Managed felony caseload: screened and indicted cases, fielded law enforcement questions and reviewed warrants, prepared prior criminal record sheets, sent discovery, consulted and kept victims informed, conducted witness interviews, prepared plea offers and negotiated with the defense, calendared and ran superior court

-Tried felony cases including murders, habitual felons, robberies, theft and fraud cases and others:  prepared cases for trial, evaluated case strengths and weaknesses, met and interviewed victims and witnesses including expert witnesses, wrote witness directs, drafted and argued various motions, crafted case themes and arguments, researched 404(b) evidence, investigated cross material for defense witnesses, and reviewed the jury pool

-Ran various court dockets including:  Superior, District, Juvenile, Traffic and Private-Warrant

-Trained other attorneys to run court dockets and law enforcement concerning legal updates

 

LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD LEE SCHIFF, P.C, Portland, Maine
Associate Attorney January 2012-December 2012

-Managed lawsuits throughout the entire state for various financial clients to facilitate debt collection including: filing initial suits, requesting interrogatories, filing and responding to discovery requests, filing and arguing motions for summary judgment, appearing in court ready for trial and negotiating with debtors for successful outcome and repayment within each clients’ individual guidelines

-Achieved top earner award in the firm for settlements in my first year

 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, Augusta, Maine
Hearings Officer July 2010–January 2011

-Conducted unemployment appeal hearings with employees and employers in accordance with strict federal administrative regulations to ensure a fair hearing for both parties and ruled on offered testimony and documentation based on federal evidence code for relevance and overall admissibility

-Served as the finder of fact based on the record made at the hearing and drafted decisions in accordance with the federal and state unemployment law to determine the allocation of unemployment benefits

 

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Richmond, Virginia
Law Clerk  January-May 2007

Researched and wrote motions and memoranda, represented the U.S. for magistrate docket in district court, Fort Lee Army Base Court, and represented the U.S. in detention hearings, arraignments, and initial appearances in district court, and provided general trial assistance for several trials