Brittany Adkins Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Partner with the Procurement Division to draft, review, redline, and negotiate all of RTA’s commercial agreements across six departments including consulting, professional services, nondisclosure, subscription.
• Review and approve the Capital Programming and Planning Department’s grant applications and draft various funding and technical assistance agreements.
• Revise and update procurement materials and agreement templates to align with business processes and applicable law.
• Develop new templates for amendments and intergovernmental, licensing, and grant agreements.
• Proactively spot issues and provide strategic advice and solutions to business units regarding agreements and RTA initiatives.
• Act as counsel to the Freedom of Information Act Officer, ensuring that the RTA responds appropriately to all requests within statutory timeframes. Review requested documents compiled by the FOIA Officer and ascertain.

Chicago, Illinois

• Advised the Division of Licensing on licensing rules, statutes, and procedures.
• Reviewed intergovernmental agreements and memoranda of understanding.
• Represented the Department in appeals of licensing and overpayment decisions before administrative law judges.
• Conducted legal research and draft memoranda on projects assigned by the General Counsel.

• Prosecuted misdemeanor quasi-criminal cases and traffic violations in the Circuit Court of Cook County by conducting bench trials and offering plea deals to defendants.
• Defended the City of Chicago in Circuit Court in appeals of administrative hearings decisions.
• Oversaw several high-volume court calls at the Department of Administrative Hearings ranging from dozens to hundreds of cases a day and resolved issues that arose.
• Prosecuted violations of the Municipal Code of Chicago, including health and safety violations, police citations, and vehicle impoundments.
• Conducted multiple hearings daily before an administrative law judge and entered into plea agreements with respondents.
• Interviewed and prepared witnesses for trials and hearings.

Greater Chicago Area

- Prepared the first phase of litigation by completing title searches to find the property owners responsible for Municipal Code violations and determining the proper service addresses for those parties.- Conducted hearings and negotiated plea agreements at the Department of Administrative Hearings.- Presented training lectures and mentored new law clerks.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

- Conducted legal research, as well as drafted and filed motions and petitions with the court.- Negotiated agreements between parties and interviewed low-income clients.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Investigated allegations of abuse in Medicaid facilities by interviewing alleged victims of abuse.- Performed legal research and drafted legal memoranda.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

- Mediated disputes involving family law between low-income families. - Drafted resolution agreements and orders for court submission.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Performed legal research and drafted memoranda on both criminal and civil matters.- Observed oral arguments and strategized with supervising law clerk as to how to proceed with a memorandum.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Performed research and drafted a proposed local rule for an Indiana county.- Prepared invoices for the facilitators of the Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Conferences.- Assisted in coordinating the ICLEO program.

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Delta, Women's Law Caucus, Protective Order Project, Black Law Student Association, Graduate.

Bsba, Marketing, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Student Activities Council, X-Action (Student Taking Active Roles (S.T.A.R.)), Rho Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa.