• Represented multiple banking institutions and home owners’ associations at trials, mediations, and hearings in state and federal district and bankruptcy courts in southwestern Ohio• Navigated FDA regulations, drafted 510(k) submission to market reprocessed medical devices, and investigated potential intellectual property exposure• Counseled small businesses on a variety of issues ranging from company formation to litigating claims of breaches of contract, conversion, and theft• Engaged in wide array of litigation tasks, both before and after judgment, including drafting pleadings, motions, and discovery requests, in addition to praecipes, garnishment filings, and other collection alternatives

• Experienced trial attorney at boutique civil litigation firm representing clients ranging from corporations and insurance companies to personal injury victims in state and federal courts• Provided innovative, sophisticated, and cost-effective legal solutions while litigating over 300 cases as both plaintiff and defense counsel• Independently litigated cases by designing legal strategies, composing pleadings and motions, conducting over 100 depositions and 10 mediations, and achieving first chair trial experience• Achieved negotiation and litigation objectives of business clients with focus on breaches of contract and insurance coverage issues such as fraud, contribution and indemnification claims, intent to act, and primacy of coverage

• Researched and wrote civil docket opinions for Judge John Kessler and Judge Mary Wiseman

• Analyzed and drafted memorandums, pleadings, and motions on wide range of substantive and procedural legal issues, including Constitutional rights, class action issues, real estate transactions, contract drafting, identity theft, and offshore incorporation• Interviewed potential clients and evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of their cases

• Became one of the youngest general managers in the company at age 22 • Achieved operating budgets and earnings targets for 3 quarters. • Successfully managed employees of diverse economic and educational backgrounds to achieve business objectives while maintaining a nondiscriminatory work environment• Interviewed, selected, and certified over 40 new associates, trainers, and manager trainees.• Developed and implemented operational and human resource objectives for assigned locations

• Performed quantitative analysis on hundreds of employee satisfaction surveys to reduce turnover margins• Organized Phoenix job fair and interviewed over 50 employment candidates using behavior-based techniques