Cecile Kohl Email & Phone Number

Waterford, Michigan, United States

Research and recommend changes and amendments to board policies and administrative rules, created documents to ensure programs remain compliant with laws, review and update contracts for various student work experiences, review and update District documents, conduct research and make recommendations with regard to impact of current legal decisions and changes in laws, track and monitor legal issues, cases, legislative bills, and agency orders, respond to requests for documents.- Drafted District Policies, Administrative Rules or implementation procedures due to changes in law dealing with the issues of the Open Meetings Act, Epinephrine Auto-Injectors, and Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders.- Created, reviewed, and updated documents pertaining to returning to in-person learning including the student handbook, the Covid-19 safety protocol documents and checklists.- Conducted research and made recommendation with regard to various issues of concern to the District including Bostock case and its impact on Title IX, transgender students' name and records, electronic signatures, the Wire Act's impact on the Lottery, Open Carry laws on schools property, and marijuana dispensaries locations related to schools.

Held several editorial positions for various departments including Case Law Summaries and Shepard's requiring research and writing, editing, and formatting histories and treatment of cases in all areas of law, various levels of being a supervisor and trainer, member of team working on continuous improvement initiatives, member and leader of an array of projects.- Obtained Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification upon completion of a project, recommending several money and time saving alternatives to a process used by legal editors in the day to day function of their jobs.- As a subject matter expert, provided follow-up training to enable new editors in the Philippines to understand the nuances of the guidelines under which they were expected to perform.- Prepared and presented out-of-the-box suggestions for the executive team to consider in their study of improving employee morale, ultimately resulting in an initiative to allow rollover of paid time off.

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

Attended court hearings, performed research, wrote memos and briefs in several areas of law, drafted and revised legal documents, partook in all phases of estate planning, estate administration and probate litigation

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Participated in all phases of business planning, estate planning, and probate matters, performed research, wrote briefs and memos in various areas of law, drafted and revised legal documents

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States

Drafted, developed, reviewed, revised, and wrote legal documents including purchase agreements, leases, contracts, and bank policies, researched and followed-up on legal issues for bank and its customers

Master Of Laws - Llm, Taxation

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science (Major), Philosophy And Psychology (Minor)