Psychology Success Stories

Tiffany Buday

Internship placement:  Montgomery County Public Defender's Office, Rockville, Maryland

Internship Title:  Investigative Intern

How did you find your internship?  Through the Washington Center.

What are your primary responsibilities/day-to-day activities?

• Assisted attorneys in investigating facts in cases and preparation for trial

• Located witnesses, conducted interviews, and obtained written witness statements

• Wrote and served subpoenas

• Attended pre-trials and bond hearings

• Conducted legal research, and testified in court

• Obtained pictures of crime scenes, and video surveillance from crime scenes

What is the best part of your internship?

The entire internship has been great, from all of the hands-on experience at my job to picking my own hours.  I enjoyed site-seeing in Washington D.C. every weekend, and I got to attend a speech given by the President of the United States to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  I have also been invited to the White House to celebrate with the Superbowl Champion Indianapolis Colts on Monday April 23, 2007.

What are the top two things you have learned?

The two most useful things I've learned would probably be how to fill out and serve subpoenas and how to take a written statement from a witness.

Would you recommend this internship to someone else?

Yes.

A quote regarding your internship experience?

Anything is possible.