Senior Corporate Counsel Resume Example U.S. Bank National Association

SENIOR CORPORATE COUNSEL

Summary

In-house counsel with extensive commercial lending experience.

Highlights

Accomplishments

Successfully represented clients in thousands of commercial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.

Experience

Senior Corporate Counsel10/2000 to 09/2015U.S. Bank National AssociationMinneapolis, MN

Represent the Bank's Special Assets Group (SAG) in all aspects of commercial loan transactions including structuring, negotiating, documenting, workout and collection of commercial real estate and asset-based loans.
Represent the Bank's Commercial Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) Group in all aspects of managing, maintaining, and selling the Bank's Commercial OREO portfolio, including negotiation and drafting of leases, listing, management, development and purchase agreements, and assisting with title matters such as zoning and easements.
Supervise and assist local counsel with workout, OREO and litigation matters.
Primary counsel for the sale of one-off loans and pooled loan sales.

Corporate Attorney01/1999 to 09/2000Conseco Finance CorpSt. Paul, MN

Primary counsel to the Commercial Lending Division's Community Lending, Inventory Finance and Asset-Based Lending groups with an emphasis on inventory lending, workouts and collections Maintained standardized documentation used by Inventory Finance group Reviewed, advised on and drafted documentation, modifications and amendments for specialized transactions Consulted on the structure of loan acquisitions and new products and documented same Retained and supervised outside counsel for workout, collection and litigation matters Reviewed, negotiated and drafted corporate contracts for leased space, software, products and services Reviewed and responded to consumer complaints for the Mortgage Services Division.

Staff Counsel10/1993 to 12/1998Midway National Bank of St. PaulSt. Paul, MN

Provided counsel to all departments and subsidiaries of the Bank on all types of matters with an emphasis on commercial real estate transactions, and including contract services, deposit account matters, human resources issues, development of policies and procedures, garnishment, levy, search warrant, and discovery matters Structured, negotiated, documented and closed all types of commercial and consumer loans with emphasis on existing and to-be-built commercial and residential real estate transactions Directed collection, foreclosure and bankruptcy matters with emphasis on real estate loans and complex commercial transactions, including development and implementation of workout plans and collection strategies and negotiation and documentation of settlements Reviewed, drafted and negotiated agreements for the operation, maintenance and sale of real estate and personal property owned and recovered by the Bank Retained and supervised outside counsel for transactional, workout and litigation matters and directed litigation involving the Bank.

Associate Attorney09/1990 to 09/1993Murnane, Conlin, White & BrandtSt. Paul, MN

Structured, negotiated, documented, closed, and enforced commercial and consumer loans, workout and settlement agreements, with emphasis on commercial real estate loans Handled litigation, employment, bankruptcy and workout issues Provided general counsel on lending, contract, regulatory and bank operation matters Formed corporate and partnership entities, maintained entity minutes and records Negotiated, documented and closed business and asset sales and acquisitions, real estate sales, purchases and leases.

Staff Counsel10/1986 to 09/1990ITT Real Estate ServicesSt. Paul Hoffman Estates, MN IL

Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed all documentation for commercial real estate transactions throughout the country for existing and to-be-built properties including apartment, warehouse, retail, office and hotel projects Retained and supervised outside counsel in transactional, workout and litigation matters Drafted and negotiated leases, management and purchase agreements for owned properties Negotiated and drafted workout and settlement agreements for troubled loans Counseled and advised on general business matters and performed general corporate secretarial functions Established and supervised litigation filing system.

Law Clerk02/1986 to 08/1986Republic AirlinesMinneapolis, MN

Education

Bachelor of Science: AccountingMay 1984Saint John's UniversityCollegeville, MN

Associate of Science: AccountingMay 1982Brainerd Community CollegeBrainerd, MN

Juris DoctorJanuary 1989William Mitchell College of LawSt. Paul, MN

Bar Admissions

State of Minnesota - May 12, 1989

U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota - April 23, 1990

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Degrees

Bachelor of Science : Accounting May 1984
Associate of Science : Accounting May 1982
Juris Doctor January 1989