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Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Founded a boutique consulting firm perform government relations work on behalf of select clients
• Implemented a client focused advocacy approach, which incorporates my experience writing law, with the client’s goals in mind to craft the perfect approach to advocacy for a particular position
• Coordinated among similarly interested corporations to create coalitions, thus making the approach multi-pronged and not only reliant upon one company's resources.
• Negotiated a partnership with a republican sister firm to provide bi-partisan advocacy in the voice of the party approached.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Direct federal government affairs for OppFi, a tech-enabled specialty finance platform that empowers everyday Americans to access credit beyond the reach of community banks.
• Formulated and implemented holistic regulatory and legislative government affairs plans.
• Stewarded OppFi’s political action committee, mobilizing fundraising and fulfilling reporting requirements.
• Streamlined spending and honed messaging for lawmakers.

• Provided expert counsel to Congressman Gonzalez to deliver key legislative victories.
• Oversaw legislative drafting, legal research, and vote recommendations for finance, telecommunications, immigration, healthcare, and more.
• Developed strategic relationships with leadership offices, financial associations and agencies, and members of both parties on the House Financial Services Committee.
• Negotiated language insertion in must-pass legislative packages, benefiting consumers and industry stakeholders.

• Owned and operated law firm with niche practice in small volume, high-value residential consumer law insurance and construction defect claims.
• Recovered millions of dollars for clients through bad faith insurance litigation and commercial construction lawsuits.
• Prosecuted homeowners’ claims against insurance companies, resulting in favorable outcomes for clients.
• Achieved multi-million-dollar settlements for school districts in construction defect lawsuits.
• Served as expert in attorney’s fee petitions for consumer law and construction law cases.

Mcallen, Texas, United States

• Served as consumer protection attorney with expertise in bad faith insurance litigation and commercial construction.
• Directed legal strategy and operations for boutique law firm for complex civil litigation matters.
• Oversaw client relationships and provided customized legal solutions.
• Served as expert on consumer law and attorney’s fees and was active as one of Texas’ largest litigations for hurricane, hail, and mold insurance claims.

Pago Pago, American Samoa

• Advised major corporate clients as outside counsel, specializing in regulatory compliance with focus on telecom.
• Managed broad caseload covering contract drafting, collections, due diligence, and trademark registration.
• Provided crucial legal support enabling corporations to incorporate, dissolve, execute international business transactions, and complete mergers and acquisitions.

Pago Pago, American Samoa

• Served in cabinet-level position as Public Defender, litigating high-profile cases while overseeing caseload, finances, and management of the Office of the Public Defender.
• Vindicated client interests by trying over 30 cases to a jury verdict and handling hundreds of felony cases.
• Advocated relentlessly for clients' interests and ensured fair legal representation throughout legal proceedings.

Pago Pago, American Samoa

• Appointed as Public Defender to represent indigent defendants for criminal cases, ensuring fair access to justice for cases ranging from DUI to rape, assault, and drug possession and trafficking.
• Defended clients in wide range of legal cases, trying nine felony cases to verdict and achieving one acquittal.
• Successfully represented client interests in over 300 misdemeanor cases in one year.

• Specialized in bad faith insurance litigation and commercial construction claims as consumer protection attorney.
• Marshaled team of associate attorneys in handling mass tort litigation caseload of ~100 state and federal claims.
• Stewarded complex litigation processes from investigation through settlement negotiation—coordinating with clients, opposing counsel, and court officials to achieve desired results for the firm’s clients.
• Implemented practices to reduce overhead expenses, streamline operations, and downsize firm’s branch office.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Philosophy