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FOUNDER/PARTNER
Summary

Licensed Tennessee Attorney with a number of years of experience in insurance defense, workers' compensation and other related insurance matters actively pursuing a change from the practice of law to a career in the insurance field.

Highlights
  • Experience handling insurance defense matters
  • investigation skills
  • superior customer service and client relations skills
  • advanced writing and reporting skills
  • Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.
  • Proficient in legal research via Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, Fast Case, Google Scholar
  • Proficient with various case management programs and software packages
  • Proficient in web design and social media Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Rules of evidence
  • Workers' compensation claims
  • Critical thinker
  • Analytical
  • Team player
Accomplishments
  • Guest Radio Host on the Tonya Esquibel Real Estate Show providing general legal commentary in regards to the My Divorce Done Right portion of the show;
  • Young Lawyers Division of the Tennessee Bar Association District 11 Representative (2008-2009);
  • Vice Chairman of the Tennessee High School Mock Trial Competition Tennessee
  • Young Lawyers Division Board Member (2007- 2009); Affiliate Member (2007-2008);
  • Co-Organizer of the inaugural "Wills for Heroes" program that Provides free wills, advanced directives and other essential legal documents to veterans and first responders (2008);
  • Maury County Young Lawyers Association President (2007- 2009)
  • Argued before the Tennessee Supreme Court Workers' Compensation Panel.
Experience
January 2014
to
Current
Clark Law Group Nashville, TN Founder/Partner
  • Areas of practice include: workers' compensation, insurance defense, personal injury, contract, collections, business law, criminal law and general civil litigation;
  • Advanced understanding and appreciation of state and federal insurance rules, laws and policies and the practical application of such rules, laws and policies in a real world setting;
  • Negotiated and resolved numerous matters from inception to completion;
  • Proficient in client communication, adverse party communication, party depositions and expert depositions;
  • Lead counsel in numerous trials, both bench and jury;
  • Responsible for all management, financial, administrative and litigation matters within the firm;
  • Proficient in staff recruiting, retention and governmental compliance.
January 2011
to
January 2014
Aubrey Givens and Associates Senior Associate
  • Areas of practice included: personal injury, workers compensation, contract law, collections, business law, criminal law, corporate compliance and general civil litigation';
  • Responsible for numerous litigation and trial matters including discovery, client communication, negotiation, motion practice, trial preparation and jury trials;
  • Responsible for all appellate work including drafting of appellate briefs and argument before the Tennessee Court of Appeals and Tennessee Supreme Court;
  • Responsible for all marketing and social media matters.
January 2009
to
January 2011
Gordon Law Group, PLC Associate Attorney
  • Areas of practice included: workers compensation, personal injury, insurance defense, and general civil litigation;
  • Responsible for depositions of parties, fact witnesses, and experts including physicians, architects, vocational rehabilitation specialists, economists, etc.)
  • Counsel in numerous personal injury jury trials, workers' compensation bench trials, and insurance defense bench and jury trials as well as numerous general sessions trials
January 2003
to
January 2009
Hardin, Parkes, Kelley & Carter, PLLC Columbia, TN Associate Attorney/Clerk
  • From 2003 to 2005 worked as a law clerk with the firm responsible for numerous administrative and research matters assisting other attorneys; From 2005 to 2009 served as an associate attorney;
  • Practice areas included; insurance defense, personal injury, workers' compensation, business litigation; corporate compliance and general civil litigation;
  • Proficient in taking depositions of parties, fact witnesses, and experts including physicians, vocational rehabilitation specialists, economists, accident reconstruction experts, etc.;
  • Co-counsel in numerous personal injury jury trials, workers' compensation bench trials, and insurance defense jury trials (both bench and jury) as well as lead counsel in numerous General Sessions trials;
Education
2005
Nashville School of Law Nashville , TN Doctor of Jurisprudence GPA: GPA: 3.38
  • GPA: 3.38 4 of 63
  • Elizabeth Ann McDonald Scholarship Recipient (2004-2005)
  • Nashville School of Law Honor Council Vice President (2004-2005)
  • Coopers Inn Honor Society Member (Inducted 2005)
1999
University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, Tennessee Bachelor of Arts: English/History
  • Top 25% of class
  • McCluskey Academic Achievement Award
  • Leadership Scholarship Award Winner

Skills
  • Excellent writing and reporting skills;
  • Knowledge and understanding of insurance statutes, laws and rules as well as the practical application of same to real world situations;
  • Advanced client and customer communication skills;
  • Excellent oral communication skills (to individuals, small groups and/or large groups);
  • Advanced knowledge of various office computer and software programs;
  • Experienced with various case management programs and software packages;
  • Proficient in web design and social media investigative use and marketing;
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Advanced knowledge of the rules of evidence and the practical application of such rules;
  • Experience handling Tennessee workers' compensation claims from the initial claim to final settlement, trial or resolution;
  • Trained critical thinker;
  • Practiced and trained analytical thinker with the ability to look beyond the immediate problem and/or question and see the bigger picture;
  • Team player with an understanding that any successful enterprise requires the involvement and input of numerous individuals;
Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association;
  • Tennessee Bar Association;
  • Davidson County Bar Association;
  • Maury County Bar Association;
  • Williamson County Bar Association;
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Clark Law Group
  • Aubrey Givens and Associates
  • Gordon Law Group, PLC
  • Hardin, Parkes, Kelley & Carter, PLLC

School Attended

  • Nashville School of Law
  • University of Tennessee at Martin

Job Titles Held:

  • Founder/Partner
  • Senior Associate
  • Associate Attorney
  • Associate Attorney/Clerk

Degrees

  • Doctor of Jurisprudence
    Bachelor of Arts : English/History

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