Erica C. Yee Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

Subject matter expert in the management and development of certain compliance programs, with respect to key financial holding company and banking regulations, for Citi's Bank and Financial Holding Companies Compliance group, a unit of Citi global compliance.

Chicago, Il

• Performed legal research and analysis on issues of personal injury and labor and employment.• Drafted motions and analyzed legal theories for various aspects of litigation, including arbitration and appeal hearings.• Made court appearances for status calls, argued a motion for summary judgment and conducted an arbitration.

Chicago, Il

• Conducted legal research and analysis on various federal environmental issues.• Composed memoranda assessing legal theories and possible arguments based on research results.• Reviewed and assessed case file to determine penalty relief for self-disclosure of statutory violations.

Chicago, Il

• Drafted opinions, orders and memoranda on criminal and civil appeals before the court.• Performed legal research and analysis on issues raised on appeal.• Cite checked case law and statutes on orders and opinions.

Chicago, Il

• Drafted Board order on motions and responses regarding affirmative defenses. • Drafted standard Board orders on administrative citations, tax certifications, and enforcement proceedings. • Conducted legal research and analysis on an adjudicative issue of first impression before the Board. • Summarized procedural actions, motions and responses for Board orders.• Collaborated with Board members and attorneys during deliberative sessions.

Chicago, Il

• Reviewed case files and drafted appeal briefs regarding aliens' immigrant status.• Determined eligibility of non-attorneys seeking authorization to practice immigration law. • Drafted briefs assessing reasons for denial/approval of authorization for non-attorneys. • Abstracted current immigration case law for relevant issues impacting USCIS.

• Conducted legal research and analysis on issues of business, immigration, and family law.• Developed legal theories and possible causes of actions based on legal research results.• Prepared promissory notes, drafted demand letters, and formulated records requests.

• Drafted and compiled client estate planning documents, court orders, and notices.• Reviewed pleadings files and composed summary memoranda concerning the pleadings.• Assisted in Special States Attorney duties including checking for discrepancies in time management and analyzing suitability of invoice charges for circuit court cases.

• Collaborated on a notice and comment rulemaking before the Illinois Pollution Control Board.• Constructed queries to opposing positions and assessed legal theories based on research data.• Abstracted transcripts of expert testimonies and experts' opinions.• Drafted and maintained memoranda detailing ongoing case status.

• Provided litigation support including proofreading briefs and opinions as well as organizing exhibits.• Composed and sent letters to clients and foreign associates.• Filed patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.• Maintained and organized attorney’s calendar and docket due dates.

• Composed press releases of current events for City Attorney’s Office.• Interviewed attorneys to gather data for press releases.• Performed various duties at press conferences, including recording media presence and taking photos.

• Conducted basic research for discovery.• Proofread and edited memos and letters.• Categorized and organized exhibits for easy recall.

• Gathered accurate and reliable industrial product specifications for publication.• Inspected supplier data for changes in critical specifications to further investigate product performance under worse case conditions.• Conducted research interviews with suppliers to resolve conflicting specifications and to clarify ambiguous information.• Examined in-stock products to compare with supplier specifications for accuracy and completeness.

• Accurately entered archived project data from index card to electronic archive database.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: • Dean’s Honor List • Academic Scholarship Recipient • Member of Chicago-Kent's Environmental Law Moot Court.

B.A., Political Science, Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: • Dean’s List, 2003 - 2005 • Political Science Honors Fraternity Pi Sigma Alpha, 2003-2005 • Alphi Phi Fraternity

Science, Technology & Society

Activities and Societies: Member of Alphi Phi Fraternity; Social Chair of Alpha Phi 2001-2002; Historian of Alpha Phi 2000-2001; Panhel.

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