General Counsel for a nation-wide, top ten commercial roofing and manufacturing company with over 60 offices around the country. My responsibilities are quite varied and include, but are not limited to: (i) reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts (purchasing agreements, master service agreements, confidentiality agreements, leasing agreements, etc.); (ii) investigating and managing general liability and litigation matters and to liaise with insurance entities; (iii) updating and revising company policies; (iv) providing legal training to employees; (v) coordinating with various departments on internal legal matters (HR, Safety, Fleet, etc); (vi) reviewing marketing and sales content; (vii) counseling on various employment and labor-related matters; (viii) managing outside counsel; and (ix) communicating effectively with all levels of business operations.

As an associate with this nationally renowned law firm, I was able to further my legal experience in many areas of the law (with a focus on Immigration Law and Criminal Law) while giving back to the immigrant communities that helped shape me. I worked on high profile cases in immigration courts and criminal courts for our clients. I drafted and filed federal suits, motions, and appeals when appropriate, to help resolve our clients' immigration issues. I also attended various interviews with clients at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices around the country, again, in an effort to help resolve our clients' immigration matters.

Full service law practice with a focus on (but not limited to) contracts/transactional work, litigation, criminal law, business law, and advertising law.

In-house counsel for multi-channel marketing company. Assumed General Counsel responsibilities in September of 2013.As General Counsel to the Suarez Corporation Industries family of companies (collectively, “ SCI”), my responsibilities had been quite varied. SCI is a multi-channel marketing/manufacturing company that employs hundreds of people, and is the developer, manufacturer, and marketer of the EdenPURE® line of home comfort products, among many others. SCI's affiliates and subsidiaries include: Suarez Manufacturing Industries; Chef Jon Molnar Specialty Food Company; (Joe) Namath Products; Biotech Research; United States Commemorative Gallery; Endless Youth & Life (nutritional supplements and health care products), HOF Player Representatives (Sports Agency), Retail Partner Enterprises; and International Home Shopping. SCI takes products from the design stage all the way through development, manufacturing, marketing (retail, direct mail, internet, print, television, radio, etc.), and eventual sale to consumers.As General Counsel, my duties included working with upper management at SCI to proactively identify, mitigate and address legal risks, both internally and in the external marketplace in most areas of the law including, without limitation, intellectual property, advertising/marketing, corporate governance, employment law, business law and litigation. More specifically, my duties included, without limitation: (i) drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with third parties; (ii) protecting, enforcing and defending SCI’s intellectual property; (iii) assessing regulatory compliance issues; (iv) addressing privacy law and advertising issues (with a focus on claims and substantiation); (v) retaining/managing outside counsel; (vi) managing SCI’s litigation; (vii) advising upper management on corporate governance and corporate policy issues; and (viii) managing SCI’s legal budget.Experienced in crisis management and public relations.

HOF Player Representatives, formerly a subsidiary of SCI, is a full service sport agency. Specializing in assessing and recruiting clients, negotiating contacts, and securing endorsement opportunities. NFLPA Certified Agent.

I worked with live clients who faced various consumer legal issues. Clients came to the clinic for numerous consumer related issues ranging from mortgage and foreclosure issues to home improvement scams.Responsibilities at the clinic involved filing and responding to motions and interacting with clients to assess their legal issues.

Worked in Judge's Administration for the Canton Municipal Court. Worked with the four Canton Municipal Court Judges to facilitate efficient court proceedings and ensure defendants and litigants were made aware of the Court's decisions and sentences. In the case of criminal proceedings, I worked with the community service, probation, clerk of court, etc., departments to familiarize defendants with their obligations with regard to sentencing.