Owen Mendes
COMING SOON – Owen Mendes is finishing his academic career in his last year of Villanova Law school.
Education
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, Villanova, PA
Anticipated May, 2027
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
2022
Honors and Activities
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Tax Law Society; Corporate Law Society
Muhlenberg College
Sigma Tau Delta, English Honors Society
Muhlenberg College
Muhlenberg Academic Review, Co-Editor in Chief; Writing Tutor, Lead Tutor
Experience
Villanova Tax Clinic, Villanova, PA
Student Attorney | August 2025 – December 2025
- Reduced client’s tax debt by $70,000 in gambling earnings dispute by applying proper session gambling formula for gambling winnings.
- Convinced IRS to drop correspondence audit of taxpayer who properly claimed deceased child on tax return and did not claim American Opportunity Credit, as IRS mistakenly claimed they did.
- Facilitated tax return due to client from her deceased mother’s final 2020 tax return.
Hoffman & Hlavac, Allentown, PA
Legal Intern | May 2025 – August 2025
- Conducted legal research on multiple issues, including the ministerial exception to anti-discrimination laws, the validity and enforceability of a settlement agreement, and methods for employers to retain employees who would soon lose temporary protected status under changing federal regulations.
- Assisted in drafting counter‑proposals during collective bargaining negotiations, morals clauses for religiously affiliated organizations, and briefs prepared for court.
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Assistant Director, Writing Program | May 2022 – June 2024
Writing Tutor | August 2019 – May 2022
- Designed and led monthly development trainings to further tutors’ professional growth.
- Helped draft and implement course goals for Muhlenberg College’s first‑year writing courses.
- Created a module exploring issues of plagiarism and generative AI that incoming freshman students are required to complete.
Sevita, Allentown, PA
Behavioral Health Technician | May 2021 – May 2022
- Performed ABA therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to achieve clinical goals.
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Writing Tutor | August 2019 – May 2022
- Worked with over 150 students to develop their ability to analyze ideas and write convincing arguments.
