Experience

Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association
• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Attorney

  • Apr 2016 - Present

University of North Texas, Dallas College of Law
• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2015 - Present


Sun Holdings, Inc.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Litigation Counsel

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2016

  • Oversee the company’s legal affairs by providing legal analysis, strategy, and solutions for various business activities in a legally sound manner that balances risks with achievement of the company’s business goals and objectives. • Manage a docket of litigation and assist outside Counsel in labor and employment, workers’ compensation, personal injury, commercial property ownership and leasing, general corporate matters, ad valorem property tax, company franchise tax and contract litigation; identify and interview witnesses, including expert witnesses; represent the Company as counsel in discovery, oral arguments, administrative proceedings, depositions, motions and trials. Respond to administrative charges; prepare witnesses for depositions and trial; and prepare for and manage arbitrations, mediations, and settlement discussions. • Respond to attorney letters, EEOC state and federal administrative charges and complaints, and DOL audit letters; attend and defend DOL investigations and mediations before the EEOC. • Provide EEO trainings and presentations to keep franchisees informed of all legislations affecting company operations. Communicate with numerous Franchisors regarding compliance and regulatory matters. • Provide legal advice to all levels of management and staff on day-to-day counseling on a wide range of employment and benefits law issues relating to recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, leaves of absence, return to work and accommodation issues, benefits, terminations, and other HR employment-related matters. Prepare employee and company policies, draft and negotiate employment and consulting agreements. • Draft, negotiate, and review general commercial contracts, vendor agreements and other legal documents including transactional documents, vendor and license agreements, employment agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, and business associate agreements for various company departments and field operations. Show less



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A

• France
• Banking

• Litigation Management Group-Service Release

  • May 2012 - Sep 2013

  • Review all aspects of contested foreclosure cases from inception through completion, including analysis of facts, evaluate cost benefit analysis of litigation, edit and review of discovery and settlement agreements on behalf of the bank or its investors. • Manage defense litigation by overseeing and providing direction to outside counsel as well as advising on appropriate strategies in line with business objectives. • Provide expert witness testimony and corporate client representations at mediation, depositions, hearings and trials. • Manage the Title Curative process, including filing and monitoring title claims and resolving pre-litigated and litigated title relates issues. • Identify potential fraud issue, notifying Mortgage Fraud Prevention Department and analyze affected loans with outside counsel to ascertain exposure to the bank or its investors. • Handle multifaceted suits involving TILA, FFDCPA, RESPA, GLBA and federal and state laws related to foreclosure and bankruptcy processes. Show less



Human Rights Initiative

• Blogs

• Pro Bono Attorney Volunteer

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Assist legal department with legal and country conditions research. • Draft memos and appeals for the legal department and analyze research findings. • Work with clients in relation to their legal cases. • Assist with client intakes and preparation of in-house cases. • Assist legal department with legal and country conditions research. • Draft memos and appeals for the legal department and analyze research findings. • Work with clients in relation to their legal cases. • Assist with client intakes and preparation of in-house cases.



Kaplan & Associates, LLP

• United States
• Accounting

• Associate

  • Apr 2010 - May 2012

  • Manage all aspects of cases from inception through completion, including client interviews, analysis of facts, preparation of cost benefit analysis of litigation, legal research, drafting pleadings, propounding and answering discovery, and defending depositions. • Prepare and argue motions, achieve favorable resolutions of complex, often difficult to win cases through mediation, and advocate for claimants in mediations before the EEOC. • Appear in court for hearings, including but not limited to evidentiary hearings, oral arguments and trial. • Review and negotiate contracts involving covenants not-to-compete and the protection of confidential and proprietary information, leases, licenses, purchases, sales, real estate, physician’s employment contracts, and other matters in energy contracts. • Focus on labor and employment, bankruptcy, real estate, foreclosure, debt collection, general business and commercial business litigation practice. Show less



City of Indianapolis

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  • Assisted the Special Counsel to the Mayor with legal research and writing, specifically in local and state government administration, local ordinance, and state statute. • Participated in mediations among various conflicting groups in the community. • Assisted with implementation of sustainability programs by researching and identifying potential initiatives based on their cost effectiveness and environmental impacts. • Researched and interpreted regulations, city administrative and organizational issues. • Prepared information and agendas to be presented before City Council meetings. • Assisted attorneys of the Office of Corporation Counsel with preparing for litigation, including assisting with drafting pleadings, legal briefs and other research. Show less



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2002 - Dec 2005

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INSTITUTE FOR POLICY

• Think Tanks

• Intern

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Assisted Director of Media with, writing press releases and media advisories, media research, contact list creation, managing news, clipping operations (organizing, electronic filing), and event planning Assisted Director of Media with, writing press releases and media advisories, media research, contact list creation, managing news, clipping operations (organizing, electronic filing), and event planning