Curriculum Vitae : Kevin M. Osborne

Kevin specializes in litigating class action, personal injury, employment discrimination, serious and willful employer misconduct, and workers' compensation.

LITIGATION EXPERIENCE

• Second Chair for multiple seven-figure civil trials
• Represented United States in bench trial for major crimes division of US Attorney's Office
• Successfully tried multiple workers' compensation claims
• Authored successful motions for summary judgment opposition, demurrer, motion to compel discovery
• Mediation and settlement of numerous 3rd party, class action, and workers' compensation claims

EDUCATION

• Santa Clara Law
  Juris Doctor, 2007
  CALI awards for Academic Excellence in Advocacy, Best Oral Advocate, and Best Brief
  President, International Law Society
  Moot Court Competitor, Phillip Jessup and Jean Pictet International Moot Courts
  Research Assistant for Publication: BETH VAN SCHAACK & RONALD C. SLYE, INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS ENFORCEMENT (2007)
  
• University of California, San Diego
  Master of International Affairs, 2003
  Robinson Fellowship Recipient
  Latin American Student Organization Board Member
• Western New England College
  Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 2000
  Charter Member, WNEC Honors Society
  Alpha Lambda Delta National Freshman Honors Society
  
  

ARTICLES

• "When Damages Are Taxable" (working article, regarding tax treatment of damage awards in civil litigation)
• Review of “The U.S.-Mexican Border Environment: Economy and Environment for a Sustainable Border Region, Now and in 2020,” Journal of Environment and Development, Volume 12, page 345, 2003

EXPERIENCE

• Schiff Hardin, LLP
  Contract Attorney
  Worked with a team of attorneys and paralegals on a case involving the Central Bank of Mexico. Position involved building case by reviewing official Mexican government documents for evidence and creating filings necessary for discovery.
  
• United States Attorney’s Office
  Law Clerk, Major Crimes Division
  Managed multiple cases from filing to disposition. Assisted senior prosecutors in an appellate-level case involving a foreign head of state, worked extensively in a high profile extradition of a suspected murderer wanted by a foreign government, and represented the United States in trial, attaining a favorable verdict.
• Santa Clara County Superior Court, San Jose, CA
  Judicial Intern for the Honorable Socrates P. Manoukian
  Researched civil discovery issues before the Court and drafted memoranda and tentative decisions for the Judge.
• International Citizens Tribunal for Sudan
  Defense Team
  Acted as council for Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, in his defense against charges of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity. Cross-examined prosecution’s expert witness on al-Bashir’s involvement.
• The Documentation Center, Phnom Penh
  Summer Legal Associate
  Designed and presented training workshops for members of the international legal community wishing to participate in the Khmer Rouge Trials in Cambodia.
• Institute of Redress and Recovery
  Researcher
  Drafted survey comparing witness and victim programs implemented at each of the various international criminal tribunals. My work was used in a proposal the Institute submitted to the United Nations and Royal Government of Cambodia in the drafting of the statute for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
  
• BayKeeper
  Consultant Report Author
  Monitored San Diego Mayor and City Council with regard to voting on clean water issues and graded each accordingly based on voting records, grades, and official statements. Wrote and published the 2003 environmental Report Card, which was distributed to the San Diego City Council, the local media, and hundreds of BayKeeper contributors.
• Cuba-America Amistad Foundation
  Project Coordinator
  Designed and implemented project for cultural exchange between Cuba and the U.S. Participated in the design and execution of of first mission to Cuba.
• Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce
  Promotions/Web Design
  Designed promotional material, including business cards, brochures, and websites, for both the Chamber and Chamber affiliates promoting various eco-tourism operations. Worked with MINAE, the federal government arm responsible for energy and the environment, promoting national parks.