1. 6314 Rosecrest Dr., Charlotte, NC • 707-724-4243 • waltersc@students.charlottlaw.edu
Cleat Walters III
EDUCATION
Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, NC
J.D., magna cum laude. December 2013
Honors: Pro bono honors
Order of the Crown (Academic Honor Society)
Dean’s list, Fall 10, Spring 11, Summer 11, Fall 11, Spring 12, Fall 12,
Spring 13, Summer 13
CALI Excellence for the Future Award- Civil Rights Clinic, Spring 13
Merit Scholarship, Academic Achievement Award Scholarship
G.P.A.: 3.59 (overall), 5th percentile final rank.
Activities: Certified Legal Intern, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Charlotte Office, Fall 13
Teaching Assistant: Real Estate Finance, Professor Jonathan Fine, Fall 13,
Property I&II, Professor Mark Heekin, Fall 12, Spring 12
Civil Rights Clinic, Fall 12, Spring 13
Lead Organizer, Ban the Box initiative, introduced to the Charlotte City Council
February 13
Hearing Officer, Charlotte Housing Authority, Fall 12, Spring 13
Editor, Civil Rights Clinic Blog, Spring 13
Lead Articles Editor, CSL Property Law Journal, Spring 13
Publications: Banning ‘the box’ eliminates unfair obstacle to jobs, The Char. Observer,
Mar. 26, 2013, at 6A.
Charlotte Coalition is bringing “Ban the Box” Movement to Charlotte City
Council Meeting, Entry for CSL Civil Rights Blog, February 2013
If corporations are people, then…, Entry for CSL Civil Rights Blog, February
2013
Free Speech for People Amendment: A Legislative Alternative to the Judicial
Decision of Citizens United, Entry for CSL Civil Rights Blog, October 2012,
Co-written with Brandy Hagler
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
B.A. History with Teaching Certification, magna cum laude, May 1999
G.P.A.: 3.83 (overall)
Honors: Dean’s list each semester
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
B.A. Political Science, December 1990
EXPERIENCE
June 2013- Oct. 2013
Levine Properties
Charlotte, NC
Independent Contractor
Audited Corporate Real Estate Purchase Files
Gaining experience in commercial real estate legal issues
June 2012- June 2013
Leslie M. Webb, PLLC
Charlotte, NC

2. Paid Intern
Closed residential home loans
Gaining experience in residential real estate legal issues
April 2008 – July 2011
Dominion Enterprises
Charlotte, NC
Account Executive (Wholesale Mortgage)
Managed a two state sales territory
Provided print and internet marketing opportunities for commercial truck equipment dealers
MS Word skills, and experience working with city
government
Extensive experience with Microsoft Word for business and personal use since 1996. I am
familiar and proficient with all major software functions.
Work with the Civil Rights Clinic at Charlotte School of Law on the Ban the Box initiative, an
effort to reform the hiring practices for City jobs related to persons with prior conviction histories.