Legal Counsel

• May 2022 - Present

Principal Attorney/Founder

• Apr 2019 - Present

Judicial Law Clerk

• Apr 2016 - Present

Research complex legal issues and distill findings. Assist Chief Justice in making legal determinations. Assist with drafting opinions for claims against the State, including award of damages. Provide general support to Chief Justice of the Court on a range of legal issues Research complex legal issues and distill findings. Assist Chief Justice in making legal determinations. Assist with drafting opinions for claims against the State, including award of damages. Provide general support to Chief Justice of the Court on a range of legal issues

Innovative Staff Attorney

• Aug 2017 - Jan 2021

Legal research, editing and writing services Legal research, editing and writing services

Compliance Associate

• Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

Formally advise relevant parties on final resolutions based on outcomes of evaluations and inspections. Issue various extensive reports delineating outcomes of audits and evaluations. Work with external state and federal agencies. Perform title searches and review lease and zoning-variance agreements for developers and the City of Chicago. Review tax parcel information and compile real estate documents to create property reports. Formally advise relevant parties on final resolutions based on outcomes of evaluations and inspections. Issue various extensive reports delineating outcomes of audits and evaluations. Work with external state and federal agencies. Perform title searches and review lease and zoning-variance agreements for developers and the City of Chicago. Review tax parcel information and compile real estate documents to create property reports.

Associate

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

Structure and draft complex data licensing, technology and non-disclosure agreements related to Orbitz expanding global private label business. Advise company regarding FTA requirements. Initiate data breach management exercise to improve and promote internal consumer protection procedures. Analyze trademark and co-branding matters such as whether partner using Orbitz data may use Orbitz logo. Review partnership agreements. Review key contract templates and update as necessary. Ad hoc legal services involving claims and disputes, such as correspondence to opposing counsel regarding parking lot lease agreements. Show less

Paralegal

• Jun 2011 - Apr 2012

Co-founder of 2012, a cross-functional approach to advising firm on marketing techniques, employee relations, and organizational structure. Conflicts checks for ethical practice compliance. Work with external counsel on special projects, such as interviewing environmental experts and conducting background investigations into toxic waste dumps. Strategize with managing partner to target client needs in commercial litigation cases. Manage team resources used to execute a wide variety of customer and commercial matters, such as the EPA’s local and national databases to present supporting evidence in discovery. Show less

Practice Assistant

• Aug 2010 - May 2011

Central contact for all firm’s correspondence regarding commercial and civil cases. Coordinate and monitor clients’ cases by working with firm personnel and managing firm-wide calendar to effectively respond to and meet deadlines with external counsel, courts, clients, and opposing counsel. Lead contact for firm’s vendor services, for example, saved firm thousands of dollars by discovering improper terms in copier services agreement. Central contact for all firm’s correspondence regarding commercial and civil cases. Coordinate and monitor clients’ cases by working with firm personnel and managing firm-wide calendar to effectively respond to and meet deadlines with external counsel, courts, clients, and opposing counsel. Lead contact for firm’s vendor services, for example, saved firm thousands of dollars by discovering improper terms in copier services agreement.

English Teacher

• Sep 2009 - Apr 2010

Develop lesson plans for teaching English as a foreign language in two public French elementary schools. Teach English vocabulary and grammar with an emphasis on conversational skills. Promote cross-cultural understanding by sharing American customs and culture. Facilitate staff meetings to exchange teaching tools and ideas. Develop lesson plans for teaching English as a foreign language in two public French elementary schools. Teach English vocabulary and grammar with an emphasis on conversational skills. Promote cross-cultural understanding by sharing American customs and culture. Facilitate staff meetings to exchange teaching tools and ideas.

Contracts Representative

• Aug 2007 - Sep 2009

Consult business teams to deliver creative solutions for contract management; work to ensure creative solutions comply with regulatory frameworks. Provide contract guidance to sales, client services, and accounting departments by analyzing contract terms to ensure timely billing for over 500K yearly in software services sales. Ensure precise and timely set-up of new accounts and up sell additions. Conduct training for new hires and create training documents. Consult business teams to deliver creative solutions for contract management; work to ensure creative solutions comply with regulatory frameworks. Provide contract guidance to sales, client services, and accounting departments by analyzing contract terms to ensure timely billing for over 500K yearly in software services sales. Ensure precise and timely set-up of new accounts and up sell additions. Conduct training for new hires and create training documents.