Experience

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  Hooks Meng & Clement, PLLC.

  • Firm Administrator/ Hearing Advocate

    • Mar 2018 - Feb 2022
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  Rehabilitation Division, DETR, State of Nevada

  • Deputy Administrator, Operations

    • Feb 2017 - Dec 2017

    As the Deputy Administrator of Operations, I am responsible for the statewide planning, organizing, coordinating and management of administrative program support functions for major organizational components of Rehabilitation Division within the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehab...

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  Bureau of Disability Adjudication, State of Nevada

  • Hearings Officer

    • Aug 2016 - Feb 2017

    As a Hearing Officer, I am responsible for conducting hearings, review, and make determinations on appealed claims regarding the establishment, denial, continuation or cessation of disability benefits under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act based upon the claimant and other witnes...

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  Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders

  • Las Vegas, Nevada Area

  • Hearings Advocate

    • Sep 2014 - Aug 2016
    • Las Vegas, Nevada Area
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  Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP

  • Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Associate/ Hearing Advocate

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2014
    • Las Vegas, Nevada

    .As an Associate, I am responsible for case analysis, legal strategy, and civil procedure, problem solving related to client communications, conducting legal and factual investigative research, drafting, and review of legal documents including pleadings, motions, oppositions, and replies to oppos...

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  Honorable Jennifer Elliott, District Court Judge

  • Judicial Law Clerk

    • Nov 2011 - Jul 2012

    As the Judicial Law Clerk, my responsibilities include all facets of the family court from legal research to calendaring evidentiary hearings to legal review of court orders. I perform the following tasks on a daily basis in family law: conduct legal research, write legal briefs, review filed le...

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  Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP

  • Associate/ Hearing Advocate

    • Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

    As an Associate, I am responsible for case analysis, legal strategy, and civil procedure, problem solving related to client communications, conducting legal and factual investigative research, drafting, and review of legal documents including pleadings, motions, oppositions, and replies to oppos...

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  Nevada Legal Services, Inc

  • Attorney/ Pro Bono Coordinator

    • May 2009 - Jun 2010

    NLS is a statewide, nonprofit legal services law firm funded mainly by the federal Legal Services Corporation created by the U.S. Congress to provide civil legal services to low income individuals. Under general supervision of the Executive Director, my various duties include overseeing...

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  McFarling Law Group

  • Director of Operations

    • May 2006 - Mar 2009

    McFarling Law Group is a full service law firm specializing in family, civil litigation, real estate, immigration, entertainment law, business transactions, and minor criminal defense. As the Director of Operations, I was a corporate officer that reported directly to the Managing Partner and over...

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  the Honorable Cynthia Dianne Steel, Department

  • Judicial Law Clerk

    • Jul 2004 - Dec 2005

    As the Judicial Law Clerk, my responsibilities include all facets of the family court from legal research tocalendaring evidentiary hearings to legal review of court orders. I perform the following tasks on a daily basis infamily law: conduct legal research, write legal briefs, review filed legal...

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  State of Nevada

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Deputy State Treasurer

    • Jul 1999 - Oct 2003

    In July 1999, I reassumed the duties of Administrator of the Unclaimed Property Division within the Nevada Department of Business and Industry under the newly elected Governor due to a vacancy in the position, while still performing the duties of the Assistant Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations, Nevada Department of Business and Industry.In July 2001, the Unclaimed Property agency was merged into the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office as I became Deputy State Treasurer, Nevada Unclaimed Property created under Nevada Revised Statutes 120A. My responsibilities were to assist the Nevada State Treasurer in the implementation, compliance enforcement, and supervision of all agency operations including a two-year budget of $10.2 million and gross receipts of $50 million. Also, I am responsible for the accounting of approximately $200 million in unclaimed property received since 1980.

  • Assistant Administrator

    • Dec 1999 - Jul 2001

    the Unclaimed Property agency was merged into the Nevada State Treasurers Office as I becameDeputy State Treasurer, Nevada Unclaimed Property created under Nevada Revised Statutes 120A. Myresponsibilities were to assist the Nevada State Treasurer in the implementation, compliance enforcement, andsupervision of all agency operations including a two-year budget of $10.2 million and gross receipts of $50 million.Also, I am responsible for the accounting of approximately $200 million in unclaimed property received since1980.

  • Assistant Administrator

    • Nov 1997 - Dec 1999

    Business & Industry, Iassisted the Administrator in the responsibility of five sections with approximately 200 personnel directed topromote the health and safety of all workers within the State and to ensure that injured workers receive allbenefits to which they are entitled to under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Chapters 512, 616, 617, and 618.This state agency regulates Nevadas workers compensation program to assure compliance with the mandatorycoverage provisions required by the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act, enforces health and safety standardsrequired by the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act and the federal Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration (OSHA), assists employers in identifying and correcting unsafe working conditions, and inspectsand provides safety training for all operating mine properties within the State.I assisted in the management of all agency office and field operations with a two-year budget appropriation ofapproximately $46 million, legislative initiatives, conduct administrative hearings, compliance examinations,creation/revision of agency policies & procedures, creation/adoption of regulations, and supervision of personnel.I am also staff to four advisory boards -- Occupational Safety and Health Review Board, Subsequent Injury Boardfor Self-Insured Employers, Subsequent Injury Board for Associations of Self-Insured Public and PrivateEmployers, and the Advisory Council; all of which are appointed by the Governor.In addition to the duties mentioned above, I also was a Hearing Officer for the Department of Business andIndustry certified through training provided by the Nevada Attorney Generals Office. I have been appointed tohear cases in the following Department agencies: Real Estate, Manufactured Housing, Financial Institutions,Industrial Relations, Labor Commission, and Unclaimed Property.

  • Administrator

    • Dec 1995 - Nov 1997

    As the Administrator of the Unclaimed Property Division, Nevada Department of Business & Industry, myresponsibilities were for the implementation, enforcement, and supervision of this state agency responsible for theunclaimed property program created under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 120A - Uniform Disposition ofUnclaimed Property.My duties included the management of all agency office and field operations, two-year budget appropriation of$4.2 million and approximately $17 million in revenues, management information systems, legislative initiatives,compliance examinations, creation/revision of agency policies & procedures, creation/adoption of regulations, andsupervision of personnel. This agency has a unique dual role in performing regulatory as well as consumeradvocacy functions. The regulatory function consists of compliance investigations, examinations, and audits offor-profit and non-profit business associations and governmental entities for abandoned or unclaimed tangible andintangible property. The consumer advocacy role is to locate the owners or heirs of the unclaimed property andreturn/transfer it back to them.

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  Community College of Southern Nevada

  • Adjunct Professor - Economics

    • Sep 2002 - Dec 2002
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  Nevada Business Services

  • Chief of Operations

    • May 1994 - Dec 1995

    NBS), a federally funded job-training program under the auspicesof the US Department of Labor, while "on loan" from the City of Las Vegas. Specifically, I was brought in to helpstabilize NBS during a time when the agency was experiencing both financial and organizational crisis, and was...

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  City of Las Vegas

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Financial Analyst II

    • Nov 1991 - Jul 1992

    As a Financial Analyst II, I was responsible for managing revenues and expenditures for five (5) departments inthe General Fund, which included the Fire Department, Municipal Court, Parks and Leisure Activities, Finance,and Design and Development. Also assisted in balancing the $159 million General Fund budget documentsubmitted to the State of Nevada. In addition, I monitored approximately $171 million of various governmentalfunds including Internal Service Funds, Enterprise Funds, Capital Project Funds and Expendable Trust Funds.

  • Management Analyst

    • Aug 1991 - Nov 1991

    As a Management Analyst, I was selected to be the first junior executive to participate in the inaugural ExecutiveDevelopment program in the City Managers Office. This program was established to develop, mentor, andgroom junior executive city employees to lead city departments in the future. During this time, I was responsiblefor the Las Vegas Quarterly Progress Report to the City Council, the City Administrative Manual and to assist inthe coordination of the 1991 annual conference of the National League of Cities, the nations largest meeting oforganizations representing municipal governments.

  • Management Analyst

    • Mar 1990 - Aug 1991

    As a Management Analyst, I was responsible for the computerization of the administration and accounting divisions along with software development, preparation and monitoring of $27 million budget as it related to coordination of seven (7) fire stations, and special projects of the Las Vegas Fire Department. I represented the Fire Department and played leadership roles in various interdepartmental committees such as the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) committee and Fire/Management Information Systems committee.

  • Acting Chief

    • May 1988 - Mar 1990