Experience

MCNEIL, TROPP & BRAUN LLP

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Ms. Barilla concentrates her practice in the areas of general liability, premises liability and insurance defense. She also practices in the areas of insurance coverage, business transactions and business litigation. Ms. Barilla concentrates her practice in the areas of general liability, premises liability and insurance defense. She also practices in the areas of insurance coverage, business transactions and business litigation.



Lester, Cantrell & Kraus LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2018

  • Prepares commercial, business, real estate and construction contracts, and other transactional documents. • Extensive motion practice, including demurrers, motions to strike, motions for summary judgment, motions to quash, and motions in limine. • Conducts research and fact investigation for case litigation. • Successfully resolved pre-litigation disputes for business clients. • Assists in the defense of professional liability matters, including legal and medical malpractice cases. Show less



Graves & King LLP

• Senior Associate

  • Feb 2009 - Sep 2017

  • Successfully defended clients in the insurance, rental car, taxi-cab, and commercial real estate industries for all types of civil litigation matters, including pre-litigation claims. • Prepared all corporate, real estate, and insurance transactional documents for firm clients. • Worked with clients and experts developing detailed litigation strategies. • Extensive experience drafting pleadings, discovery, and coverage opinion letters. • Attended court hearings, depositions, mediations, settlement conferences and inspections. • Strictly adhered to litigation guideline protocols, maintaining open communication with insurers and insureds. • Oversaw successful conclusion of over 250 cases. Show less



El Pollo Loco, Inc.

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Counsel

  • Feb 2007 - Jul 2008

  Managed all internal corporate real estate transactional matters including Commercial Real Estate Leases, Purchase and Sale Agreements, title issues, Declarations of Restrictive Covenants, and Subordination and Non-Disclosure Agreements; Administered all corporate governance matters, including but not limited to: drafting corporate minutes and resolutions, maintaining corporate books, creating full board and committee agendas, and handling director relations for the legal department; Acted as the lead of an $8.5 million acquisition of three franchise restaurants; Organized within an abbreviated time frame the disposition of 8 corporate restaurants to multiple parties; Trained entire Support Center staff on the company Record Retention Policy; Handled the issuance of stock certificates, stock options and other stock related matters; Assisted outside counsel with securities-related matters including the SEC filings of the annual 10-K, quarterly 10-Qs, and 8-Ks; Worked with Trademarks, License Agreements, I.T. contracts, and other miscellaneous corporate documents Show less