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After passing the Louisiana bar exam in 2020, I have continuously performed attorney-level work, managing complex cases, advising clients, and supporting senior attorneys in high-stakes litigation. My work includes the following: • Client Counseling and Advisory- Advise clients on day-to-day employment issues, including compliance with federal and state labor laws (e.g., FLSA, FMLA, ADA, Title VII).- Draft and review employee handbooks, workplace policies, and training materials to ensure compliance with ever-evolving employment regulations.- Provide guidance on disciplinary actions, employee terminations, and wage and hour issues to minimize legal risks.- Assist with managing employee complaints related to harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.• Litigation- Manage all phases of employment litigation, including drafting pleadings, motions, and discovery documents.- Assist with preparation, attend and summarize depositions of witnesses, including employees, HR professionals, and corporate representatives.- Assist with trial preparation, such as drafting trial briefs, preparing exhibits, and assisting in strategy development.• Labor Relations- Assist in defending clients against unfair labor practice charges filed with the NLRB or state labor boards.- Assist in union elections, providing legal advice to employers on managing the process lawfully.- Prepare training sessions for clients on union avoidance and NLRA violations.• Regulatory and Compliance Work- Prepare clients for regulatory audits or workplace investigations by government agencies.- Help companies navigate FLSA classifications, ensuring compliance with overtime and wage laws.• Employment Agreements- Draft and negotiate employment contracts, non-compete agreements, and severance packages.- Review settlement agreements to resolve disputes efficiently and protect the client’s interests.

Provide assistance and project management in all stages of the litigation process, including:• Initial case review and evaluation; draft EEOC position statement, prepare initial pleadings and coordinate intake of client documents.• Written and documentary discovery process; draft requests and responses, privilege logs, coordinate production, draft chronologies, deposition preparation, draft discovery motions for attorney review. • Data compilation and creation of litigation support database, generate liability assessments. • Assist in factual investigations; communicate with witnesses, prepare affidavits and declarations, conduct public records searches, review and summarize employment and medical records for attorney review.• Motion Practice; research and draft fact and argument sections of pretrial motions for attorney review. • Coordinate and assist in mediation and trial preparation, post-trial and appeal process, including the drafting of supervisory writs. • Legal research, cite checking and shepardizing.• Prepare presentations, training materials, training logs, employment agreements, and revise corporate policies.

Perform legal research in order to draft petition alleging fraud, breach of contract, rescission and unfair trade practice claims related to a dispute between a national corporation and asylum seeker.

Perform legal and investigative research in order to draft pleadings, discovery, memoranda, settlements, and other legal documents, primarily for domestic and international insurance companies. Review and summarize depositions, medical records, and professional reports. Assist attorneys in preparation for mediation and trial.

Drafted transactional documents, pleadings, discovery, memoranda, and other legal documents regarding matters concerning corporate mergers and acquisitions; employment law; medical, legal, and professional liability defense; construction law; complex civil litigation involving a high profile mineral and mining law dispute; arbitration; and bankruptcy law. Performed extensive legal research and document review. Assisted attorneys in preparation for, and attended, mediations.

(Formerly Scott, Sevin & Vicknair, APLC and Varadi, Hair & Checki LLC)Performed extensive legal research and drafted pleadings, discovery, memoranda, briefs, and other legal documents regarding matters concerning breach of contract, including researching and drafting an appellate brief submitted to the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal; property casualty; business transactions; environmental law; consumer protection law; arbitration; civil rights; and estates, wills, trusts, and successions. Performed document review, e-filing, office organization, and records and case management. Summarized contracts, depositions, and expert witness reports. Assisted attorneys in preparation for, and attended, depositions and trials.

Company specializing in providing freelance legal work nationally for individual attorneys and firms. Remotely conducted extensive legal research for an appeal of a Fifth Circuit class action involving fraud upon the court and Civil RICO, as well as several breach of contract cases.

Performed legal and investigative research in order to draft pleadings, discovery, memoranda, client communications, and other legal documents regarding matters concerning family law; personal injury; and criminal law. Summarized depositions. Translated documents into Spanish and French.

Prepared and delivered instructional activities to beginning and intermediate French students; created instructional resources for use in the classroom; utilized various curriculum resources; integrated competencies, goals, and objectives into lessons; developed incentives to keep participants in class; provided individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil; worked with the department chair to create and modify lesson plans; tutored students on an individual basis; observed and evaluated student's performance; proctored exams; and graded papers and performed other administrative duties as needed.

In conjunction with the Director of International Education, facilitated development and implementation of policies and procedures for study, research, service learning abroad, and exchange programs; maintained partnerships with governmental agencies, international institutions, etc. to expand international student enrollment and study abroad opportunities for US students; developed and coordinated proposals and agreements between Emory & Henry and international entities; coordinated faculty-led and student "study abroad” research and service learning programs; maintained professional networks and relationships with local, state, national, and international organizations and agencies; planned and organized the bi-annual study abroad fair; facilitated, lead, and/or participated in meetings, proceedings, and committees; represented the office at campus meetings; collaborated with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Enrollment, and other departments to internationalize the campus; procured alternative funding sources for study, research and service learning abroad activities; assisted faculty with international programs in academic areas; developed and oversaw policies and procedures governing the office; prepared statistical reports on study abroad activity; planned and implemented all international activities such as International Week, international welcome receptions, new international student and study abroad pre-departure orientations, and host families; hosted and planned activities for international visitors; developed staff handbooks such as Risk Management for Faculty- led programs abroad, and the study abroad student handbook; and maintained the office website.

Maintained new French Canadian client accounts; educated new clients on merchant services products including point of sale terminals and software; troubleshot equipment and software issues to resolution; answered questions pertaining to transaction and batch information; gathered necessary information to document and resolve customer concerns; maintained telephone call statistics while adhering to call quality monitoring guidelines; maintained appropriate knowledge of merchant services and/or payments to include but not limited to credit and debit cards processing, electronic check processing, electronic gift card services, electronic payment authorization and settlement, check conversion, and/or risk management; maintained client files and documentation; entered and/or recorded relevant information from client calls, correspondence, and any other actions affecting client accounts; alerted supervision and account system vendors as appropriate of any system problems or issues; resolved issues relating to missing or conflicting product information and documentation by communicating and coordinating efforts with sales staff, relationship managers, and technical services.