Mary Adkins

New York, NY USA

Website: http://

Professional Experience

Award-winning writer and editor with a law degree from Yale, I have covered space law, tweet theft, and rape in the military and written comedy for award-winning brands.

Total Media Industry Experience

4 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Life of the Law (10+), The Huffington Post (6-10), The New York Times (1-2), The Atlantic (1-2)

Foreign Language Skills

Proficient in French

Computer Skills

Word, Pages, Excel, Adobe

General

Excuse Me, This Email Was for You

(Life of the Law 12/4/2013)

What do you do when an email for a different you arrives in your inbox?

Twenty Marleys and Me

(The Hairpin 12/6/2012)

A personal essay on recovering from a break up in St. Lucia.

A Marathon Happens in the Middle

(The Atlantic 11/1/2013)

Instead of running the New York marathon last year, I volunteered with Hurricane Sandy victims. It wasn't all that different.

One Person Who's Disappointed Cory Booker Has a Girlfriend: My Mom

(The Huffington Post 11/25/2013)

News broke this week that Cory Booker is dating someone. Now I have to break that to my mother.

Can You Copyright a Tweet? The Answer in 25 of Them

(Life of the Law 10/31/2012)

A Film That's Actually Changing the World

(Life of the Law 4/4/2013)

Last year's Oscar-nominated The Invisible War exposed the rape epidemic in the American military, leading Defense Secretary Larry Panetta to make prompt changes to how the military investigates sexual assault. I interviewed the film's writer and director Kirby Dick.

The Revenge Porn Avenger's Essential Guide: Your Life Back in 10 Steps

(eBook - Amazon 3/25/2014)

An e-guide for getting photos removed from the internet in this era of abundant "revenge porn."