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ATTORNEY
Summary

Hardworking personable attorney with strong aptitude for legal analysis, expertise in legal research, and strong writing skills. Experience in Law & Motion, Memorandum of Points and Authorities, court documents, correspondence, and contracts. Analytical thinker, focused, and clear communicator.

Highlights
  • Identify legal issues from a complex set of facts; research the appropriate law for application; draw fact-based conclusions in the best interest of clients.

  • Detail-oriented, thoughtful writer with carefully structured and tailored writing style to appropriately suit the work product.
  • Thorough and timely investigative research, including interviewing clients, drafting declarations, and project management.

  • Proficient in Lexis, Westlaw, Microsoft business suite, all PDF software, client management software, accounting software, and judicial council forms software.
Experience
The Law Offices of Naomi T. StalGualala, CAAttorney01/2007 to Current
  • Represent family law clients' marital dissolution process including issues relating to property division, child custody, spousal support, child support, pensions, and imputation of income.
  • Mediate marital dissolution cases with focus on child custody; prepare judicial council forms; develop marital settlement agreement; and guide clients for filing without court intervention.
  • Defend real property owner pertaining to water rights, easements, property disputes, and state agencies.
  • Develop estate plans for clients including trust, pour-over will, advanced health care directive, power of attorney, and do not resuscitate.
  • Assist clients in elder fraud prevention through a variety of strategies and refer clients to appropriate attorneys for each component of case. Continue to case manage attorneys on behalf of clients until cases are successfully resolved.
  • Draft/negotiate agreements for technology companies including maintenance, vendor, purchase, acquisition, personal service contracts, customer, sales, independent contractor, and settlement.
  • Assist and empower clients in negotiating their own settlement, mutual release, and severance agreements through review and modification of agreement, and coaching/ explanation to clients.
  • Mediate workplace conflicts relating to wrongful termination, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, race discrimination, and racial profiling cases for the Department of Homeland Security.
The Law Firm of Kenneth H. Rowen Van Nuys, CAContract Attorney01/2008 to 01/2009
  • Contract attorney for established Workers' Compensation Law firm.
  • Researched law, drafted and filed Petitions for Reconsideration, Penalty Petitions, Answers for Reconsideration, Petition to Disqualify Judge, Petition 132-a, and Petition to Change Venue.
  • Managed cases representing injured workers, drafted letters to opposing counsel, arranged medical treatment, requested authorizations for services, defended clients at depositions, engaged in all necessary steps to move cases forward, and negotiated settlements.
  • Interviewed new clients, interfaced with case management software, and sent out all necessary documentation to third parties relating to new clients.
Law Offices of Avi ZvulunEncino, CAAppearance Attorney03/2006 to 12/2007
  • Appeared, as needed, at multiple hearings per day to defend criminal misdemeanors, infractions, and traffic violations.
  • Produced discovery and conducted trials on behalf of clients.
  • Negotiated plea bargains on behalf of clients.

EWT, LLCBeverly Hills, CAGeneral Counsel for Start Up Company01/2004 to 01/2006
  • Created and developed infrastructure for legal department for technology/finance start-up.
  • Regularly reviewed and negotiated agreements including: master services, non-disclosure, assignment of inventions, leasing, maintenance, vendor, server, purchase, acquisition, personal service, contractor, severance, and mutual release.
  • Reviewed and negotiated various contracts relating to stock trading, back-office trading, IT, facilities, clearing, and international business development spanning derivatives, swaps, options, stocks, bonds, and futures.
  • Completed various business development projects including for: Equinox data center, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Cantor Fitzgerald, UBS, New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, London Stock Exchange, and Germany's Deutsche Börse.
  • Developed, drafted, and implemented policies and procedures to restructure department to be in compliance with SEC, NASD, and NYSE rules and regulations.
  • Created and managed Human Resources department, including development of policies and procedures for hiring and termination, protection of company IP, provision of benefits, and recruiting new talent; drafted documents to develop IP protections in new hire and termination paperwork.
  • Successfully resolved immigration issues, employment grievances, former employee claims, and settled all claims any lawsuits being filed against company or CEO.
  • Worked with outside counsel to create patents for CEO.
Superior Court of CaliforniaSan Diego, CALegal Intern01/2002 to 08/2002
  • Gathered data after interviewing clients in divorce and child custody matters.
  • Assisted with preparation of legal papers including Temporary Restraining Orders, Orders to Show Cause, Petitions, and Responses.
Education
Juris Doctorate2003California Western School of Law, ABA/AALS, San Diego, CA

Jewish Student Union, President 2001-2003; Creative Problem Solving Center Member, 2000-2003

Baccalaureate of Arts:Social Work1999University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MDGPA: Dean's List 3rd & 4th Year

Dean's List

Affiliations

State Bar of California: SBN# 231091; Business Law Member; Certified Transformative Mediator: 1997 - Current; Facilitative Mediator: 2006 - Current; Department of Homeland Security: Contract Mediator; Avvo.com Level 10 Contributor; Los Angeles County Bar Association: Family Law Member; Sonoma County Bar Association Member; Mendocino County Bar Association Member.

Skills

Business development, case management, contract review, negotiations, research, settlements, drafting, client communications, mediation, empowerment, creative problem solving, interpersonal skills.

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • The Law Offices of Naomi T. Stal
  • The Law Firm of Kenneth H. Rowen
  • Law Offices of Avi Zvulun
  • EWT, LLC
  • Superior Court of California

School Attended

  • California Western School of Law, ABA/AALS
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County

Job Titles Held:

  • Attorney
  • Contract Attorney
  • Appearance Attorney
  • General Counsel for Start Up Company
  • Legal Intern

Degrees

  • Juris Doctorate 2003
    Baccalaureate of Arts : Social Work 1999

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