Small Business LawWe provide legal solutions with compassion and expertise to guide entrepreneurs to protect their assets, mitigate risk, negotiate contracts, resolve disputes, structure their business entities and create their long term success and growth in their business.We specifically provide assistance to small businesses in the following legal areas:- Business Formation (LLC, LLP, INC)- Contracts & Agreements (Drafting & Review)- Negotiation- Trademarks & Copyrights- Corporate Governance and Operations- Business Transactions (Asset Purchase, Member Interest Sale, etc.) - Business Succession - Real Estate- Business Lawsuits (Fraud, Breach of Contract, Etc.)

I pair my legal experience with my AASBC (Association of Accredited Small Business Consultants) Consulting Certification. At Bound for Destiny Consulting, we empower new and emerging female small business owners across the country with holistic and exceptional consulting services that focus on increased profits and a clear plan to scale. This includes proven strategies that emphasize building passive income -- making money while you sleep -- in your business.

Routinely provide legal counsel to clients on all aspects of the litigation process, pre-suit and post-suit to individuals, small businesses, and large corporations.- Complex Commercial Litigation- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith- Business Law- Construction- Professional Liability/MalpracticeExperience • First-Chair counsel at 7-day Jury trial where obtained complete defense verdict for Insurance Agent against $5.6 Million dollar negligent procurement of a health insurance policy claim.• Trial counsel for multi-day bench trial in Jackson County, Missouri that resulted in a complete win for client home purchaser and required specific performance of contract for sale of property and award of attorney fees allowed for in contract.• First-chair trial counsel in day-long bench trial in Platte County, Missouri resulting in complete defense verdict for small valet business accused of negligence.• Served in several seconded roles as in-house counsel with a Fortune 10 company, during which handled hundreds of lawsuits and managed outside counsel in eight states.• Obtained summary judgment in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas for insurance client on coverage dispute for wind related losses that allegedly totaled more than $1.2 million in damages.• Obtained dismissal in United States District Court for the District of Kansas on Motion to Dismiss for nationwide Fortune 500 company.• Assisted heavily on COVID Class Action Lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas arising from hundreds of COVID-19 business interruption claims and insurance coverage related to same.• Routinely provide legal counsel related to defense of civil lawsuits, including preparing and arguing successful dispositive motions and successfully defending trials to courts.

Associate Attorney (July 2016 – Sept 2018)• Responsible for daily case docket of 25-35 litigation files pending in both state and federal Court.• Second chair at two-week medical malpractice trial in Jackson County, Missouri, resulting in defense verdict on Plaintiff’s claim in excess of $3.4 million.• Conducted and participated in more than 120 depositions, including personal injury plaintiffs, employment litigants, commercial contractors, and medical experts.• Drafted responsive pleadings, discovery, motions in limine, and summary judgment motions on a regular basis.• Responsible for drafting case evaluations, mediation statements, and participate in settlement/ strategy conferences.• Communicated directly with clients on a daily basis regarding case status, liability/ damage evaluations, and litigation strategy.• Researched and drafted legal memorandum on a wide range of tort claims, ranging from medical malpractice, employment litigation, construction defect, and insurance coverage disputes.• Participated in regular client conferences, defense attorney seminars, and KCMBA (Ross T. Roberts) Trial Academy.• Obtained summary judgment in Kansas Federal Court for client on insurance coverage dispute resulting in denial of Plaintiff’s claim for more than $150,000.• Bar Admissions: MO, KS, U.S District Court District of Kansas, U.S District Court Western District of Missouri.Law Clerk/Summer Associate (May 2015 – July 2016)• Researched and drafted various legal memorandum, discovery, and motions in state and federal court.• Assisted heavily on JJ’s Restaurant Litigation where firmed represented defendant in nearly dozen lawsuits, including researching numerous issues, writing motions, observing depositions, and attending several weeks of co-parties’ trial in Jackson County, Mo.

• Evaluate cases, review motions, prepare memoranda, and draft proposed letter decisions and written orders for all fifteen (15) district court judges of the Third Judicial District Court. • Perform a significant amount of technical legal research and writing.• Conference with district court judges and attend court hearings.• Subject areas include: civil, criminal, probate/estate, domestic, and others

• Managed a diverse team of up to ninety (90) individuals for the processing and data entry of IRS Tax Returns through advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on work and administrative matters.• Set and adjusted short-term priorities, and prepared schedules for completion of work considering difficulty of assignments, and capabilities of employees.• Led training through PowerPoint presentations and training material.• Resolved complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints as appropriate, while also overseeing disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other actions in more serious cases.• Served as representative to IRS compliance department resolving individual and business related federal tax issues, debts, liens, levies, and assisting in the process to resolve account, including setting up payment plans, applying for financial assistance or offer-in-compromise, and interpreting the internal revenue code and internal revenue manual and guidelines to ensure compliance throughout the process and in given advice.

• See Resume Reel: http://youtu.be/CSKms_U4b7Q • Created new story ideas, researched cases, court files, transcripts, police reports, court documents along with setting up interviews, filming/shooting, editing and writing daily news stories assigned• Produced and authored daily anchors’ scripts for the 6 and 10 o’clock news and served as fill-in co-producer/anchor on weekends, including maintaining news channel’s website and print media.