Experience

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  Homeschool Court

  • Author, Business Owner, Lesson Designer for Homeschool Website

    • Mar 2007 - Present

    Extensive legal research on a variety of topics that are explained in written lesson plans for grades 4-12 for homeschool students. Includes blog posts and other articles. Able to explain complex legal concepts in layperson terms to a diverse audience. Includes extensive writing, editing and proo...

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  Bon Secours Health System

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Regional Risk Manager

    • 1998 - 2000
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Risk manager for large Catholic health system after it merged with previous employer.

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  Liberty Medical Center

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Associate Legal Counsel and Director of Risk Management

    • 1991 - 1998
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    My position began as Director of Risk Management and added Associate Legal Counsel role after becoming licensed to practice law in Maryland in 1994 (licensed in Pennsylvania in 1990). Provided advice and training to all institutional employees and executives to avoid liability and adverse occurre...

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  District Court of Iowa

  • Des Moines, Iowa Area

  • Judicial Clerk

    • 1989 - 1990
    • Des Moines, Iowa Area

    Judicial clerk for District Judge in Des Moines, Iowa while in law school. Assisted judge with administrative tasks, discussed trial evidence and possible rulings and wrote one ruling that was used by the Judge in its original form and published by the Court. (Writing sample available.) Trials we...

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  Glass magazine, Friends of Wine magazine, Vario...

  • Maryland and Iowa

  • Writer, Editor, Proofreader

    • 1985 - 1990
    • Maryland and Iowa

    Wrote, edited and proofread for a variety of publications:*Assistant Editor, Glass magazine, 1987*Editorial Assistant, Friends of Wine magazine, 1986-1987*Internships at: Regardie's [DC business] magazine and Feminist Studies Journal, 1985*Collegiate newspaper writer at Drake University and U...