Member of Police Civil Liability Practice Group, representing public entities/law enforcement agencies and their personnel in a wide range of matters and managing numerous case files simultaneously• Experience in defending clients against a variety of federal and state law claims – including Constitutional excessive force claims and allegations of unconstitutional customs, policies, practices and procedures• Cross trained in other areas of law and general civil litigation (i.e. motor vehicle accidents and trucking cases)• Draft pleadings, complex procedural and substantive motions, and memoranda of law• Represent clients during court appearances, argue motions and attend case conferences before state and federal courts, while managing a complex appearance and deadline calendar.• Maintain continuous, direct communication with a broad client base/senior leadership (including governmental counsel, police chiefs/commanders, and claims representatives) to apprise of case updates and developments• Conduct in-depth incident-related investigations and review extensive case files to provide detailed and insightful initial case analysis reports regarding risk and liability assessment; identify legal and investigative issues/defense strategies in both public and private sector cases (including analysis of medical records to assess damages); and serve as a central resource for clients• Conduct and defend witness depositions and work with defense experts to support client’s defense strategies• Coordinate complex discovery in a variety of matters – respond to requests, reconcile massive documentproductions and propounding strategic discovery to best support client’s defenses• Establish relationships with opposing counsel and negotiate settlement release contracts to ensure client interests are maintained and release is fully enforceable• Present at training conferences to provide training on current trends & legal updates pertaining to municipal liability/litigation

• Maintained technical and legal proficiency by keeping abreast of the latest local, state and federal legal updates and shared this knowledge by conducting personnel training in various legal topics• Responded to thousands of calls for service, maintaining order in an evolving, high pressure environment• Addressed crime, safety, and quality of life issues by bringing together creative solutions and appropriate resources (members of the community and city government), and utilizing key negotiation skills• Received numerous letters of commendation and exceeded standards on performance reviews through squad-leading proactive enforcement, advanced investigation skills (various warrants) and knowledge of the law• Served as a Field Training Officer (training and supervising new officers in the field), K9 officer, and on the Special Enforcement Team, where I lead the team in multiple categories through exemplary performance• Planned and conducted countless tactical operations of varying duration by performing strategic threat/risk assessments, forming operational and contingency plans, carrying out active and passive surveillance and vehicle operations, and executing operations safely through sound tactics, communication and technology• Participated and testified in countless court hearings at every stage of proceedings

This position was truly rewarding and I'm very proud to have worked as many hours as possible while I attended the police academy.• Reinforced an academic tutoring program with academically and financially challenged students and served as a leader to staff by mentoring problematic students and exemplifying proper teaching method• Interacted with tutors regularly and shared successful teaching practices—reflecting and refining, sharing stories, and problem-solving together to build a collective competence increase their passion for teaching • Intervened when necessary to ensure tutor responsibilities are equitable and aligned with the Tutor Works experience

• Served as a test director for a Future Combat Systems tank artillery subsystem, interacting with the third party manufacturer and driving resolution of three significant system flaws• Contributed unique insight to the design process for the cooling and lubrication systems of a military vehicle• Produced test plans and reports including schedules and Bills of Materials