• Drafted proactive, comprehensive incident response plans for large organizations, including an AMLAW 100 law firm.• Coordinated with outside counsel to assist over 50 businesses with data breach crises, building reputation-focused communications strategies for employees, customers, and shareholders.• Supported a major personal injury law firm with its litigation communication strategy, ultimately resulting in a $32 million settlement.

• Advised on and directed confidential investigations into fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion.• Conducted weekly live strategy and training sessions with co-counsel and IRS criminal investigators.• Supported the IRS Cyber Cadre on current enforcement trends in cryptocurrency and network security.• Coached students at the University of San Diego School of Law in effective trial advocacy.

• Served as legal counsel for the founder of an international staffing and information technology company employing over 50 individuals located in the United States and Philippine Islands.• Assisted C-suite executives with pragmatic, tactical, and actionable advice concerning business opportunities, retaining outside counsel, and managing risk.• Negotiated and reviewed complex contracts with particular attention to employment laws and regulations.

• Litigated over 450 cases from the investigation stage through final verdict, including network intrusion, distribution of child exploitation material, ransomware, and darknet vending.• As the District’s Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Coordinator, led the office’s eLitigation modernization effort.• Delivered legal technology instruction to attorneys, paralegals, and U.S. Probation officers.• Drafted press releases and answered media questions concerning high-profile criminal indictments and verdicts in the District of Arizona.

• Oversaw the U.S. Navy’s legal graduate school in San Diego, California, including facilities management and fiscal operations within a large bureaucratic environment.• Provided over 6000 hours of legal training to attorneys, senior line officers, and senior enlisted leaders.• Developed an accredited, task-based curriculum used to provide legal training across the U.S. Navy.

• Managed a team of five attorneys and four paralegals located in three branch offices, providing guidance and mentorship on the zealous representation of their clients • Represented over 100 clients at criminal and administrative hearings, achieving exceptional results.• Participated in military wargames and scenario-based exercises with U.S. allies in the Pacific.• Confidently, articulately, and sensitively communicated with government officials and national media.

• Advised six military commanders on risk management, ethics, privacy, and employment law affecting over 1000 staff members and Navy recruits.• Directed internal personnel investigations and prepared detailed reports and recommendations to military commanders on reasonable, impartial, and risk-focused disposition.