Experience

J.K. Residential Services, Inc.

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assoc. General Counsel

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Handle all pre-litigation, pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appellate aspects of habitability and personal injury litigation for large residential real estate owner and property management company. Case load includes employment matters, government enforcement actions, contract litigation with vendors, and lease agreement provisions. Supervise legal department support staff.



Lewis Brisbois

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner (eff. Mar. 2014)

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2019

  • Conduct all aspects of pre-and-post-trial litigation and discovery in healthcare, elder abuse, professional liability, and toxic tort cases, including all substantive and procedural court appearances, and depositions, in federal and state court and arbitration. • Key point of contact for the team on proper law-and-motion and discovery procedures, and on firm technologies• Have seen substantial success in dispositive and discovery motions.• Ensured 100% reporting compliance on Fireman’s Fund cases, and optimal usage of flat fee portfolio program• Cover law-and-motion and deposition appearances for products liability team.



Veatch Carlson, LLP

• Associate Attorney

  • Apr 2008 - Jul 2009

  • Direct and conduct all aspects of pre-trial litigation and discovery as sole client, carrier, and opposing counsel contact in common carrier, premises, professional liability, auto, civil rights, homeowners, and intentional torts cases.• Conduct mediations and settlement negotiations; prepare and prevail on motions for summary judgment.• Relieve Law & Motion Department workload on variety of motions; brought firm into 20th Century.



Russakow, Ryan & Johnson

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 2007 - Apr 2008

  • Manage all aspects of litigation as sole client and opposing counsel contact in contract, real estate, construction, debt collection, employment, and business disputes; conduct mediations and settlement negotiations.• Attend court hearings; draft settlement agreements; conduct client intakes and case assessments.



Bonne Bridges Mueller O'Keefe & Nichols

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Jan 2006 - Sep 2007

  • Draft and argue dispositive motions such as MSJ’s, demurrers, and motions to strike, as well as motions to compel, to post bond, and ex parte applications• Correspond and communicate with opposing counsel, clients, insurance carriers, and government administrative and regulatory agencies; manage day-to-day deadlines of litigation and civil discovery, form litigation strategy• Supervise summer clerk’s performance; review written product; train and mentor in litigation practice• Court appearances: ex parte applications, substantive and dispositive motions, case management conferences• Depose Plaintiffs, percipient witnesses, and co-defendants; defend depositions• Research and summarize procedural and substantive issues of state and federal statutory and case law