Superstar Shining Star Award - July 2023Gold Shining Star Award - May 2023

Advise director level executives on legal and business risks in private and public contracts. Negotiate Sales Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Government Contracts for all levels of the business in US, Canada and Mexico. Selected for Emerging Leaders training group within first year at the company.

Negotiated and managed contracts with General Contractors and/or Owners for the United States, Canada, Middle East and South Africa.Advised project managers and senior management on a wide variety of legal issues including risk management, contract terms and conditions, change order approval processes, project management and execution, warranty claims, lien claims, stop notice claims, and general company business.Created, negotiated, and managed lower tier subcontracts for the United States and Canada.Redeveloped the company’s contract management processes and implemented DocuSign® into the company’s subcontract management system.Implemented and Coordinated Zlien® service to monitor the company’s lien rights throughoutthe United States.Managed company’s litigation docket and potential claims with outside counsel.Collected delinquent accounts receivable and managed warranty claim process.Managed company insurance policies, CCIP/OCIPs, licensing (federal, state, and local government), and surety bond portfolio.

Strategic Assignments included negotiating and altering Professional Service Agreements, Subcontracts, Contracts, Equipment Leases and Rental Agreements; drafting response letters to OSHA, various state agencies and opposing counsel; and completed numerous research projects on issues ranging from municipality laws affecting general contractors, illegal pay provisions, and Schedule 1 substances.

Completed High Level Associate work for five in-house counsels representing CNH (Case New Holland) throughout North America.Strategic Assignments included extensive research on the dealership laws within the US and Canada; Numerous employment law issues including research and memoranda on non-compete agreements, personnel files and drug enforcement policies; Multiple litigation projects including document review and assessment, drafting requests for settlement authority, and drafting responses to opposing counsel; and Patentability Searches for Counsel working with the Enginnering Department.

Graduate Assistant For the Marquette Mediation Clinic Supervised by Professor Natalie Fleury - Program Coordinator for Dispute Resolution

Research for Professor Andrea K. Schneider - Director of the Dispute Resolution ProgramCompleted extensive legal research in the areas of negotiaton, mediation, and arbitration.

• Completed high level associate work as a law student in a fast paced in-house legal environment for a Big-Data company doing business in the insurance and construction industries. • Strategic assignments included patent office actions, trademark office actions, intellectual property due diligence relating to acquisitions, drafting provisional patents, and converting provisional patents to non-provisional patents.• Day-to-day assignments included drafting executive level memorandums on complex legal issues for our business team or the board of directors, reviewing non-disclosure and license agreements, aiding in renewing trademarks, and completing trademark, patent and copyright clearance searches.

Small Claims Mediation Clinic at the Milwaukee County Courthouse through Marquette Law School