Highly motivated transactional Massachusetts attorney with consistent results in legal areas of commercial contracts,compliance, and risk management. Corporate Counsel who excels at issue spotting, evaluating risks, policy drafting,understanding operations and legal requirements. Extensive experience managing civil litigation, drafting vendor agreements, employee policies and handbooks, statements of work, non-disclosure agreements, pleadings, discovery responses, developing legal strategies, and conducting research. Proven leadership and management experience; works well under pressure in dynamic environments.
Strengths
Excels at problem identification, providing expert legal advice on business law, risk management, and employment matters.
Extensive experience
in legal research, writing, analysis
and implementation of policy changes.
Strong interpersonal skills: Adept at creating meaningful connections with employees across departments, resulting in committed, dedicated team members, with increased productivity.
Successful project manager; solid operations knowledge enables skillful
management of legal risks with the Companyās
business plan and initiatives. Business savvy.
Recognized for strong written and verbal communication and creative problem solving skills.
Strong organizational and prioritizing skills; Collaborative, proactive problem solving approach.
Education
Massachusetts School of LawAndover, MAExpected in 2009 ā āJuris Doctorate: - GPA:Cum Laude
Warren Wilson CollegeAsheville, NCExpected in 2003 ā āBachelor of Arts:History and Political Science - GPA:Cum Laude
Key Results
Directed audit of security of confidential information, trade secrets and compliance with WISPĶ¾ drafted confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements and hiring toolsĶ¾ collaborated with all departments
on implementation of compliance policy and training.
Conducted audit of Human Resource hiring practice; use of credit checks
during hiring process and authored new Company policy and procedures in light
of new legislation.
Reviewed system and processes
relative to consumer finance regulations, corrected problems, inefficiencies, and identified strategies
to improve operations.
Authored Bring Your Own Device Policy and
initiated implementation across departments to ensure compliance.
Completed audit of all outside counsel, evaluating collection rates and effectiveness of relationships. Identified problems, communicated issues and solutions
to firms. Facilitated improved collection rates for defaulted portfolio while reducing
legal expenses.
Professional Experience
Avanade - Senior Legal Counsel Tuscaloosa, AL, 05/2011 - Current
Negotiates and drafts transactional agreements,
non-disclosure agreements and vendor agreements. Collaborate with Operations to
draft agreements for new business markets (funding holdback agreements,
recourse agreements, corporate guarantee agreements, promissory notes, service
agreements for software and licensing business). Address internal concerns and demands quickly to facilitate
funding.Ā
Advises Human Resources on employment matters, drafting
non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, confidentiality
agreements, security policies and hiring policies.Ā
Advises Company on secured transactions, negotiable
instruments, leased goods, creditors and assignee rights.
Manages outside counsel in all 50 states working Company\\'s
defaulted commercial contractsĶ¾ manages and monitors legal fees, while maximizing collection rates and obtaining
collectible judgments.
Manages team of five
paralegalsĶ¾ trains records custodians to testify for Company, addresses
all personnel matters, tracks employee metrics to monitor efficiencyĶ¾ provides regular employee reviews.
Drafts and reviews pleadings, motions, discoveryĶ¾ renders final decisions on litigation strategy,
settlements and business disputes.
Lead attorney for all Massachusetts mattersĶ¾ attends court hearings and settlement conferences
Drafts all contracts
and agreements for new industry
business, company operations, while addressing internal concerns and demands.
Manages risk accordingly, facilitates funding with quick decision
making.
Facilitates portfolio acquisitions and assignments, negotiating terms and drafting
necessary agreements.
Conducts research,
identifies issues, and establishes policies to meet regulatory compliance and matters requiring immediate
resolutionsĀ
In-House Counsel for finance commercial
and consumer leasing companyĶ¾ litigated
breach of commercial
contract claims based on UCC 2A. Drafted
and prepared legal contracts for vendors and brokers in various equipment industries. Drafted complaints, motions, and discovery
to effectively litigate
breach of contract claims in Massachusetts. Attended
court appearances for Massachusettsā matters.
Conducted cost benefit analysis of default accounts,
resolved fraud and misrepresentation issues and explored settlement options prior to litigating.
Managed and collaborated with 25 firms in litigating
claims, defense and appeals matters,
including drafting motions, complaints and discoveryĶ¾ testified
as record custodian
at out-of-state trials and mediations.
Created productive attorney-client relationshipsĶ¾ reduced Company costs with effective settlements.
Managed, developed, and recommended legal theories, to effectuate favorable
case resolution.
Appointed to open Care and Protection
Matters to conduct comprehensive investigation of family, the alleged abuse and neglect,
and conditions affecting
the child(ren).
Interview child(ren), family, relevant collaterals and social service advocates. Submit fact-finding report to the Court, under oath, of
investigation.
Other Legal Experience
Department of Children and Families - Legal Intern Lawrence, MA, 2009 - 04/2009
Conducted legal research,
drafted pre-trial documents, and proposed findings
of fact, analyzed caseworker dictation reports to prepare collaterals for trial and assisted lead attorney in preparation for trials and Court.
Honorable Judge Mary Manzi, Essex County Probate and Family Court - Judicial Law Intern Salem, MA, 04/2008 - 07/2008
Assisted in drafting Court decisions and orders, assisted
Clerk Magistrate, collaborated with Probation Office and Lawyer of the Day Program in serving pro-se litigants, assisted
with administrative tasks and prepared research for the clerk.
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