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Orlando, Florida, United States

Research and provide interpretation of the disaster loan program's laws, regulations, policies, and standard operating procedures to provide guidance and support to program managers and loan officers. Review draft loan authorizations for all loans, as required, and for cases involving non-routine conditions, facts or other circumstances. Ensure loan application compliance with legal requirements, eligibility, capacity, and authority of the borrowers to incur debt, validity of proposed pledge of collateral etc. Use computer based systems to identify if all needed loan closing documents are received and to provide necessary instructions for proper creation of documents by others. Address inquiries and concerns of borrowers and their authorized representatives regarding legal issues and requirements of closing and legal basis of various terms, conditions and collateral requirements.

Sanford, Florida, United States

Provide advice and brief legal services over the telephone to multiple low-income clients throughout Central Florida on a daily basis, with a quick turnaround, while maintaining low wait times. Quickly identify and analyze legal issues, conduct any necessary legal research, advise clients as to necessary courses of action in a clear and understandable manner, prepare necessary documentation of client interactions, and analyze cases to determine eligibility for further referral to specialized legal units within the organization. Determine client eligibility for legal services in accordance with program policies and procedures.

Orlando, Florida Area

Solo practitioner in the Orlando area providing personalized legal service to clients in the areas of land- lord/tenant, family, probate, and estate planning law. Identify issues, provide advice and counsel, and litigate cases on behalf of multiple clients, while simultaneously managing the business of running a solo legal practice.

Orange County, Florida

Attorney advisor for pro se litigants seeking legal advice in the areas of family law, landlord-tenant disputes, and small claims cases. Quickly identify and analyze legal issues, and provide actionable and understandable advice to as many as fifteen litigants per day, in time periods as short as fifteen minutes.

Maitland, Fl

Worked as an integral member of a fast-paced law firm practicing in the areas of foreclosure defense, real estate, debt settlement, probate, and estate planning law. Settled cases which have generated thousands of dollars in both firm revenue and damages awarded to clients. Lead the department tasked with pursuing actions for violations of the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act and Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act. Litigated cases on behalf of the firm and clients and tasked with a simultaneous caseload of over 50 clients in various stages of litigation. Attended multiple court appearances, mediations, and/or depositions on a weekly basis, drafted motions and pleadings, and conducted legal research.

Orlando, Fl

Worked as an essential member of a boutique firm handling cases in the areas of complex commercial litigation, general civil litigation, and criminal appeals. Provided assistance at trial. Organized and ana- lyzed discovery, conducted legal research, drafted memoranda, motions, notices, and various other legal documents, calendared, and electronically filed documents. Worked closely with attorneys to plan and develop case strategies; Consistently and quickly learned complex and substantive areas of law. Developed interpersonal skills through communicating with clients and attorneys.

Tallahassee, Fl

Organized case files, drafted and reviewed answers and other pleadings with a high degree of accuracy, from a backlog of thousands of foreclosure cases throughout and on behalf of the State of Florida in order to meet quotas for timely responses. Participated in the creation of the office's foreclosures unit to efficiently facilitate the same. Conducted electronic discovery and analyzed thousands of case files for confidential information in accordance with policies. Assisted with training new law clerks on drafting plead- ings and other office procedures.

Lecanto, Fl

Worked closely with clients to develop and implement various marketing strategies and campaigns. Generated and distributed e-mail blasts for marketing campaigns to client mailing lists in accordance with clients' marketing strategies. Updated and maintained client websites. Trained new employees on marketing strategies and office procedures.

Juris Doctor, Law, 83.362/100 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Federalist Society, Vice President of Publicity- Nominee for "Best Use of Publicity," 2014 National Student.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, 3.26 Gpa