Served as Outside Counsel for USAA Federal Savings Bank on bankruptcy and other related legal issues, collaborating with In-house Counsel and Vendor Management to ensure legal compliance. Successfully negotiated and drafted settlement and non-disclosure agreements on state and federal cases. Regularly interacted with major banking and mortgage lender clients for review of bankruptcy, mortgage servicing, security interest and statutory and regulatory compliance matters, providing concise legal recommendations to minimize risk and litigation costs; directly handled litigation disputes for clients requiring court appearances. Advised legal staff on regulatory and statutory amendments to ensure firm operations were compliant.

Drafted and filed complaints, answers, motions, appellate briefs and discovery requests. Conducted legal research on property, tort and contract issues and drafted memoranda regarding research results. Corresponded with clients regarding their cases and created and organized client files. Assisted in hearings and negotiations of cases