Mary "Allison" Escobedo
Springfield
Summary
Focused and dedicated Legal Assistant with exceptional work ethic and proven strengths in case management support. Strong multitasker skilled at managing high-volume caseloads while consistently meeting deadlines. Persistent and resourceful problem-solver with excellent research and communication skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant
James Crawford Law
Fairfax
06.2025 - Current
- Independently managed a dynamic caseload of 35–50 family law matters, including divorce, custody, support, and protective order cases, ensuring smooth progression from intake through resolution.
- Drafted and filed legal documents such as petitions, motions, discovery responses, and parenting plans with accuracy and attention to court-specific requirements.
- Maintained frequent client contact to provide updates, gather information, and offer empathetic support through emotionally sensitive proceedings.
- Coordinated with courts, opposing counsel, and expert witnesses, ensuring timely scheduling of hearings, mediations, and evaluations.
- Organized and maintained case files, tracking deadlines and court dates to assist attorneys in meeting procedural requirements and minimizing risk of delay.
- Prepared trial binders, exhibits, and hearing materials, supporting attorneys in trial preparation and courtroom presentation.
- Consistently met or exceeded a 1,200-hour annual billable requirement by efficiently managing a high-volume family law caseload and maintaining accurate timekeeping through PracticePanther.
Senior Intelligence Analyst (GS-14)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Arlington
08.2022 - 09.2025
- Senior intelligence analyst overseeing cyber threat intelligence integration from a range of classified and open sources, producing actionable insights tailored for CISA leadership, including CISO’s and executive stakeholders. Translate highly technical threat data into accessible, strategic-level assessments to inform risk management decisions across public and private sector partners.
- Recognized subject matter expert on cyber threats from nation state actors, particularly Chinese affiliated groups, as well as threats posed by financially motivated cybercriminals and hacktivist groups.
- Possess a foundational understanding of core internet protocols and cloud computing concepts, enabling informed analysis of threat actor behaviors in modern computing environments.
- Regularly provide tailored intelligence briefings to the CISA director and senior leadership, distilling complex cyber and geopolitical developments into clear, mission relevant impacts. Deliver bi-weekly classified updates to cleared COMM ISAC cyber partners, strengthening public-private collaboration.
- Routinely support federal and regional cybersecurity preparedness through classified and unclassified outreach engagements across ten CISA regions, contextualizing threats to stakeholders in the IT, communications and election infrastructure sectors.
Intelligence Research Specialist (GS-13)
Customs and Border Protection
Washington
05.2020 - 07.2022
- Served as a shift team lead responsible for the mentorship and supervision of 5 watch officers. Monitored day to day tasks to ensure daily operational success.
- Conducted complex research and analyses to develop and publish finished tactical, operational, and strategic level intelligence products such as intelligence summaries, baseball cards, intelligence alerts and intelligence bulletins.
- Analyzed information within the scope of immigration, narcotics and human smuggling, terrorism, and illicit trade.
- Conducted studies, prepared staff reports and delivered briefings to customs and immigration officers to enhance understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.
Intelligence Analyst
Department of Defense Contractor
Charlottesville
12.2017 - 05.2020
- Served as a targeting analyst responsible for production of intelligence documents such as targeting packages, threat summaries, social network analysis and responses to targeting requests for information for government customers.
- Managed geographic areas of responsibility by synthesizing all source intelligence summaries and briefings that examine operations environment variables such as political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical, environment, and time.
- Worked as a team member with ten other members and liaised with other intelligence community agencies with multiple detachment worksites.
All-Source Intelligence Analyst
U.S. Army
Various Locations
04.2009 - 02.2018
- Served as a Counterintelligence and Human intelligence (CI/HUMINT) analytical support element non-commissioned officer-in-charge (NCOIC) responsible for production of intelligence documents such as threat summaries, intelligence summaries, and responses to requests for information for five areas of responsibility.
- Served as the Intelligence NCOIC while forward deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom X-XI and XII-XIV. Provided real time intelligence to the commander and warfighter during combat operations; provided daily intelligence tracking, assessments, and predictive analysis.
- Served as the collection asset manager responsible for planning, integrating, and executing intelligence collection using organic, attached, and national assets.
Education
J.D. -
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Cleveland, OH12-2028
Master of Arts - Homeland Security
George Washington University
Arlington, VA01-2023
Bachelor of Arts - Homeland Security
American Military University
Charles Town, WV05-2021
Advanced Leaders Course -
Military Intelligence
Fort Huachuca, AZ12-2015
Advanced Individual Training -
Intelligence Analyst
Fort Huachuca, AZ11-2009
Skills
- Legal research
- Case management
- Intelligence analysis
- Strategic communication
- Document preparation
- Data synthesis
- Public speaking
Additional Experience
- Extensive analytical research experience in classified and unclassified environments.
- Over 15 years of briefing and presentation experience.
- 12 years of leadership experience.
- Experience working in fast paced and high stress environments.
Timeline
Legal Assistant
James Crawford Law
06.2025 - Current
Senior Intelligence Analyst (GS-14)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
08.2022 - 09.2025
Intelligence Research Specialist (GS-13)
Customs and Border Protection
05.2020 - 07.2022
Intelligence Analyst
Department of Defense Contractor
12.2017 - 05.2020
All-Source Intelligence Analyst
U.S. Army
04.2009 - 02.2018
J.D. -
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Master of Arts - Homeland Security
George Washington University
Bachelor of Arts - Homeland Security
American Military University
Advanced Leaders Course -
Military Intelligence
Advanced Individual Training -
Intelligence Analyst