Client-centered general law practice with emphasis in criminal defense and domestic relations • Representing clients’ interests in court proceedings, including preliminary hearings, trials, and other contested matters• Counseling individuals regarding their rights and responsibilities under Tennessee and federal law• Advising clients of the benefits and risks of their various procedural options, and executing clients’ decisions • Developing trial strategies through investigation, discovery, and research and analysis of existing law• Drafting legal documents, such as petitions, motions, and responsive pleadings • Negotiating with opposing counsel to attempt to reach settlement agreements that meet my clients’ desired goals

Represented health care professionals and health care practices with emphasis in health care liability actions, civil rights litigation, reimbursement hearings, employment law issues, and workers’ compensation claims• Drafted responsive pleadings, written discovery, dispositive motions, and pretrial motions to assist in ongoing litigation • Investigated claims of health care liability actions by examining medical records, meeting with experts regarding standard of care and causation, and interviewing potential witnesses to discuss medical care provided • Prepared memoranda of defenses to be raised in dispositive motions or at trial, based on analysis of statutes, regulations, and case law• Developed HIPAA Compliance Plans for health care practices to safeguard the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information• Organized agenda and presented seminars at annual Health Law Update regarding developments in employment law, HIPAA, the Controlled Substance Monitoring Act, and the Affordable Care Act

Prepared materials to assist Judge Coffey in reaching decisions on cases that were argued before him • Composed bench memoranda summarizing legal briefs submitted to the Court of Appeals; applied the relevant statutes and case law to the facts of each case; and provided recommendations as to decisions on cases before the court• Reviewed and revised proposed opinions and orders to ensure that all necessary facts were included and that all quotes and citations to other cases were accurate and inclusive• Managed up to two externs during their twelve-week externship: organized and assigned cases for bench memoranda, scheduled hours of work, assisted with legal research, and edited submitted memoranda

Prospected and retained clients for AEG sporting events, such as the Los Angeles Kings Hockey, WTA Championships, JP Morgan Chase Women’s Tennis Tournament, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, USA Track and Field Championships, and Championship Boxing Fights• Renewed current season seat holders for the 2005/06 season for the Los Angeles Kings at a rate of 92%• Developed new relationships with businesses and individuals that generated over 150 new season seat sales and over $500,000 in new revenue for the 2005/06 Los Angeles Kings hockey season• Top package salesperson for the 2005 JP Morgan Women’s Tennis Tournament with new sales of over $28,000 • Represented AEG at sales booths during sporting events to generate new customers for upcoming AEG events