Austin Cortez Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Review documents dealing with contract formation for contracts that are the subject of current litigation, including all red line drafts and emails dealing with terms and conditions of the executed contracts• Act as quality control in reviewing documents coded by E-Discovery Attorneys

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Evaluated, drafted, and negotiated technology, employment and marketing contracts for both parent and all subsidiary companies• Managed outside counsel for all litigation matters and evaluated potential future risk in those matters• Dealt with all general legal matters such as HR issues and updating internal documents

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Evaluated, drafted, and negotiated contracts for both parent and all subsidiary companies• Dealt with multiple HR issues, including separations and auditing personnel files • Researched and advised on a wide range of legal and business issues

• Worked with both Kroger and vendor attorneys to successfully negotiate and modify contracts• Evaluated contract success criteria with Kroger and vendor business and legal teams • Redlined and draft contract provisions

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Analyzed complex legal documents, including emails, contracts, spreadsheets and other financial documents• Determined which issues applied to each document and coded documents accordingly • Evaluated documents for responsiveness to the issues in the case and determined if any type of attorney-client privilege applied

• Drafted complaints, memorandums of law, and motions for summary judgment• Drafted appellate briefs for civil litigation cases• Reviewed documents for contracting issues and medical malpractice cases

• Drafted appellate briefs for state and federal courts for complex civil litigation matters • Drafted memorandum in support of jurisdiction for the Ohio Supreme Court• Reviewed documents for personal injury and medical malpractice cases

• Drafted extensive sections of appellate briefs for the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals • Drafted memorandums of law to be utilized in both state and federal court• Drafted complaints, motions and briefs for both criminal and civil cases

•Conducted legal research on a wide range of substantive matters, including medical malpractice, state and federal criminal law, and personal injury, and drafted legal memorandums summarizing findings and analyses•Interviewed clients, both at the firm’s office and in prison

West Virginia

• Drafted amended complaints for personal injury cases• Drafted a memorandum for a new trial based on damages for a medical malpractice case• Drafted demands for personal injury clients

Worked as front desk administrator for Collections Department*Managed administrative overflow for Collections Department and assisted attorneys as needed*Assisted in Office of Attorney General, Ohio, Foreclosure Collections Project*Managed 1st Notice mass mailings for Collection Department *performed research using Lexis Nexis, to locate and verify debtors businesses and personal assets*trained new front desk administrator *managed multi-line telephone system

Primary responsbility was to review case files after they were received from the Grand Jury. Compile witness lists, draft Bill of Particulars, and analyzing medical reports. Condense files for murder cases to the legally relevant substance.

Jd, Law

Ba, Political Science, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Played NCAA mens lacrosse