• Provides legal, legislative and policy counsel to clients on a variety of issues.• Researches and analyzes complex legal questions and issue and prepare confidential legal memoranda, court papers and briefs for trial, appellate, and administrative proceedings.• Provides written discovery, deposition and motion practice support, including appearances in federal and state trial courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.

Provides legislative, coalition building, community engagement, fundraising, marketing, and event management counsel to clients on a variety of issues including:• Volunteer training and board seminars.• Identifying and developing strategic partnerships and allies.• Well planned and successful events.• Strategic planning and case development.• Annual giving and stewardship programs.• Public relations and donor cultivation.

Reports to COO and serves on the Strengthening Congregations Senior Team. Member of the organization-wide Program Leadership Team, Operations Leadership Team, Biennial Operations & Leadership Team and IT Constituent Management Project Leadership Team for cross-functional collaboration. Develops open, one-on-one relationships with senior rabbi, president and executive director as well as other key stakeholders in member and prospective congregations that promote dynamic engagement and partnership in ways that are both proactive and responsive.• Membership – Led the membership recruitment, retention and customer service efforts for prospective and new members to the URJ. • URJ Communities – Managed staff and volunteers to implement the URJ Communities regional program• New Dues System Roll Out and Implementation -- Designed membership outreach ambassador program with 70+ volunteers to introduce and implement a new revenue-based dues system responsible for more than $19M in revenue.• Re-engagement – Collaborate with other business units in creating and implementing the URJ’s Re-Engagement strategy (a precursor to suspension).• Biennial Delegation Program – Create, implement and manage the entire delegation program. • Communications – Create print, video and webinar programs to motivate, train and deploy volunteer leaders for a variety of projects • IT Systems – Serves as a member of the Salesforce Advisory Committee working with the Director of Business Systems to make recommendations that resulted in the implementation of a CRM system reducing silos, eliminating inefficiencies and enabling data-driven decision making. • Disaster Response – First URJ responder in regional congregational crisis, disaster and tragedy situations and coordinated staff in outreach to member congregations.• Trained as a Benchmarking and Assessment Coach and Board Workshop Facilitator.• Designed and implemented staff and volunteer retreats.

AJMF is the pre-eminent producer and promoter of Fresh Jewish Music experiences in Atlanta, providing opportunities for musicians and audiences to deepen their connections to Jewish music, culture and each other. AJMF’s year long programming and annual spring festival strengthens Atlanta’s Jewish community through its artist residencies, open mic events, collaborative experiences and more.

• Provided legal counsel to clients on issues including creditors’ rights, real estate, landlord tenant, business transactions and insurance subrogation.• Represented clients in state and federal trial courts in a wide range of commercial disputes.• Extensive written discovery, deposition, and motion practice experience, including appearances in federal and state trial courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.

Created and launched a new non-profit organization dedicated to making soccer available to everyone in the greater Atlanta area, notwithstanding their socio-economic conditions, physical or mental disabilities or lack of facilities.• Formulated framework for organization’s initial Capital Campaign including direct mail, Internet, corporate and foundation solicitations.• Managed strategic planning process, board development, foundation events, stewardship and bilingual outreach. • Served as liaison to professional soccer team players and staff.

Served as Managing Director and Counsel for COMCARE–Emergency Response Alliance, a national public/private alliance that brought medical, public safety, emergency management and government organizations together with technology, telecommunications and transportation companies to advance emergency response.

Served as a senior client executive for an innovative public affairs and strategic consulting firm representing high-tech and leading communications corporations as well as national coalitions. Advised and represented firm’s private and not-for-profit clients in the areas of public safety, homeland security, education, telematics, technology, telecommunications and emergency warnings.• Conceived and coordinated successful campaigns that resulted in securing significant grants, federal and state contracts and corporate funding for clients. • Advocated issues for clients before Congress and government agencies.• Developed and directed grassroots strategies and external relations plans.• Managed national, state and local emergency drills and deployments.• Planned and executed initiatives to influence opinion leaders by designing and implementing successful strategic communications campaigns.• Produced and managed national events.• Worked with journalists and news media..

Lobbying, grassroots and public affairs spinoff of Shaw Pittman Potts & Trowbridge law firm.Developed and implemented company’s grassroots, public relations, marketing and lobbying campaigns for technology, intellectual property and telecommunications issues.• Created, negotiated, and implemented strategic relationships with partners in a broad range of prominent professional associations, academic institutions, organizations, corporations and other groups.• Served as media spokesperson for clients on radio and television shows, newspaper editorial boards, and broadcast and print news interviews.• Organized networks of business leaders, consumer groups, state and local trade associations for grassroots lobbying of Congress, federal agencies and state legislatures.

Litigated actions before administrative and judicial courts. Counseled agency officials on various issues with a special focus on employment, environmental and security matters. Served as procurement attorney for issues involving the administration and disputes of government contracts. Represented the agency in administrative hearings, depositions and other proceedings.

Served as law clerk in the NY Attorney General's Environmental Protection Bureau assigned to the environmental crimes, general litigation and Love Canal sections.