Brandon Rapp

In addition to working in the Appellate unit, I am also currently sworn in as the Grand Jury Assistant for the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. As Grand Jury Assistant, I coordinate and assure that Grand Jury is ran effectively and assure that Grand Jurors are up to date on all time sensitive information. I maintain all subpoena's, investigations, disclosure orders and other various confidential information.

Typing and formatting legal documents. Running background checks on various defendants through JNET for Board of Pardons. Preparing and filing various types of legal documents in numerous different courts, including answers to PCRA petitions in the Court of Common Pleas; appellate briefs in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court; responses to federal habeas corpus petitions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; and responses to petitions for certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. Drafting and filing entries of appearance, motions for extensions of time, and continuance requests. Preparing and sending out subpoenas for witnesses for court hearings. Drafting letters to the local, state and Federal courts. Preparing appendices and reproduced records for briefs and answers. Receiving, sorting, and distributing mail. Maintaining a working relationship with various appellate courts. Maintaining records of all defendants’ court filings, the Commonwealth’s court filings, and the dispositions of the filings; assisting in compiling bi-annual statistics for the Appellate Division. Answering telephone calls; directing the call as necessary, taking a message, or responding appropriately to the inquiry. Maintaining daily schedules for division attorneys. Calendaring all deadlines for court filings and all argument and hearing scheduling. Assisting with file research and/or organization.

As an employee for the ARD department in the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, I assisted in various clerical duties. Creating spreadsheets to keep track of criminal cases. Creating case load lists to coordinate court hearing scheduling. Processing ARD applications. Assisting in scheduling and monitoring defendant's community service obligations. Taking phone calls from defendants and defense attorneys. Answering emails and assisting various prosecutors with the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.

Deputy Sheriff for the Montgomery County Sheriffs Office located in Norristown, PA. Law Enforcement Officer.

I was assigned to the Victim/Witness Unit to be the Restitution Coordinator for Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. I handled any and all Restitution requests that came through the District Attorney's Office and made sure everything was correct and ready to be presented to the judge. I assisted victims with any questions they had regarding the criminal justice system and the Montgomery County Courthouse's legal process. I accompanied victims to court to assure they were comfortable and understood everything that was going on.

I worked hands on with customers as a sales representative. I worked in the footwear department which consisted of tasks such as, selling, stocking, and explaining the pro's and con's of different types of footwear. I also loaded and unloaded various shipment trucks.