Cameron Jane Blazer, Esq.

Associate Attorney, Savage Law Firm, 1/2014 – 3/2016
Manage large caseload of clients facing serious state and federal felony prosecution, coordinating staff and independent experts and treatment providers, using a team-based approach to ensure optimal results at trial, the fairest sentences, and the most favorable appellate review.

Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of South Carolina, 9/2009-present
Represent indigent defendants in federal court from case inception to resolution, including all preliminary hearings, written and oral motions, plea hearings, probation hearings, trials, appeals to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and petitions to the Supreme Court of the United States.Writer & Designer, cottage-industrialist.com, 11/2008-present
Write, design, and market website devoted to maintaining a homemade lifestyle in the digital age. Grow traffic to approximately 150,000 unique annual visitors. Obtain coverage from leading media outlets, including AP, Huffington Post, Design*Sponge, and Apartment Therapy.

Adjunct Professor, Charleston School of Law, 8/2010-12/2011
Teach legal writing, research, and oral advocacy methods to first-year law students; coach trial advocacy team.

Assistant Public Defender, Charleston County, 7/2008-9/2009
Represent indigent defendants in Court of General Sessions from case inception to trial-level resolution.

Associate, Carlock Copeland & Stair, 8/2007-7/2008
Defend design, construction, and accounting professionals; participate in securities litigation and immigration appeals; provide insurance coverage analysis and advice.

Academic Advisor & Director of Publications, SC Honors College, 9/2002-8/2004
Mentor Honors College Students in developing programs of study; publish three periodical titles; coordinate Undergraduate Research Day.

Independent Project Manager, 7/2000-9/2002
Oversee software design and development for projects translating GIS and market research data to print output; oversee web projects teams in development of community engagement and patient medical record software.

Content Editor & Software Engineer, BizBuyer.com, 6/1999-7/2000
Produce buying guides to business goods and services; design and code web-based business marketplace, including front-end tools and back-end data models.

Process Analyst, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), 5/1997-1/1999
Develop and implement financial data management and analysis software for multistate, publicly held utilities.

Past:
Voter protection legal services in South Carolina and Georgia, Obama for America
Board of Directors, PURE Theatre
Vice President, Charleston School of Law Alumni Association
Instructor, SC Bar’s Law School for Non-Lawyers