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RESUME

 

BAR ADMISSION

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2024

United States District Court, Massachusetts, 2025

 

EDUCATION

 

Suffolk University Law School

Juris Doctor, May 2022

Honors:              Trustee Academic Scholarship (2019-2022); Dean’s List (2020); Best Oral Advocate Award, Legal                                     Practice Skills (2020)      

Teaching:           Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, Teaching Fellow (2020-2021)

Organizations:  Student Bar Association – Chief of Staff (2021-2022)

                          Suffolk University Men’s Track and Field - Captain

 

Salem State University, Salem, MA

Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, Political Science, May 2018

              Honors:              Phi Kappa Phi National Political Science Honor Society

                                           Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

 

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Lynn Legal Associates, Lynn, MA

Founder and Principal Attorney                                                                               January 2025 – present

·       Owner and proprietor

·       General practice attorney specializing in immigration and business cases      

 

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA

Research assistant to Professor Ragini Shah                                                      February 2021 – April 2021

·       Assisted in legislative research of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act and 2006 Secure Fencing Act

·       Credited as a research assistant in 2024 book, Constructed Movements: Extraction and Resistance in Mexican                  Migrant Communities (Race, Labor Migration, and the Law)

 

Suffolk County Superior Court, Boston, MA                                                   June 2020 – August 2020

Judicial Intern to the Honorable Robert N. Tochka

·       Attended hearings over Zoom in accordance with COVID-19 procedures

·       Researched legal issues and prepare memorandums upon judge’s request

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

North Shore Community College, Lynn, MA                                                       August 2024 – December 2024

Adjunct Professor

·        Taught in the early college division at North Shore, working with Lynn Public School students

·        Taught two sections of Understanding Higher Education and Career Pathways at Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy and one section of Speech at Lynn Tech 

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Saint Mary’s High School, Lynn, MA                                                                  March 2018 – present

Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field Coach

·       Serving as head coach for boys and girls cross country and indoor and outdoor track

·       Coaching students from grades 6 through 12 specializing in sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and relay events

·       2023 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association Coach of the Year

·       2023 Daily Item Coach of the Year

·       Co-creator and Meet Director of Lynn All City Championship Meets

 

Tides Restaurant, Nahant, MA                                                                             May 2015 – present

Server/Bartender/Manager

·       Promotion from server to bartender to day-to-day operations manager

·       Trained new team members, staffed shifts based on the day’s events and weather, took orders, and mitigated conflicts, all while maintaining professional decorum

·       Now serving on a “pick up only” basis

 

SKILLS, INTERESTS, AND CERTIFICATIONS

Massachusetts Notary Public (Commission expires August 26, 2027)

USATF Level 1 Track and Field Coaching Certification
Certified in CPR, AED, and first-aid

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Member, Lynn Youth and Adolescence Taskforce                                            January 2024 - present

·       Appointed by Mayor Jared Nicholson as a member of the Lynn Youth and Adolescence Taskforce, a group whose mission includes crafting policies to address youth workforce development, after-school programming, and other initiatives that affect young people in the city

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President, All Lynn Track and Field                                                                February 2025 - present

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Ward 5 Chair, Lynn Democratic City Committee                                           April 2024 - present

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Furthermore, Tristan is a proud member of the following community and professional organizations: North Shore Latino Business Association, Lynn Rotary Club, North Shore Juneteenth Association, Neighbor to Neighbor, Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce, Massachusetts Senior Action Council, Lynn Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Starting Out Solo Bar Association, Friends of Lynn and Nahant Beach, Marblehead Chamber of Commerce, Lynn Community Television, Lynn Museum, and the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association.​​

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