Rebuild and restaff the Legal Department.Advise the Executive Director and the Board regarding "legal matters" and potential liability issues facing HACP, including the drafting and review of Board Resolutions and review and approval of the minutes for all Board meetings. Meet with the Executive Staff to review and preview assignments for various departments.Supervise the revision of policy and procedures, including but not limited to the Procurement Policy, FMLA and tax exempt status. Responsible for representing and/or supervising the representation of the HACP in all legal matters, including but not limited to supervision of all litigation. Supervise HACP's grievance hearings and, when necessary, represent HACP at such hearings. Supervise the development of a "handbook" for attorneys' use at such hearings. Review, prepare, or amend all contracts and contractual documents, including leases, letters and other documents, for compliance with local, state and federal law, regulations, etc., and conformance to HACP policy and HUD regulations, or supervise the performance of same, including but not limited to contracts for the Development and Modification (Construction) Department. Execute contracts and agreements in excess of $500,000.00. Create a portal based database for the Department. Assure the maintenance of records and prepare regular reports of the Legal Department's activities, status of work and outcomes. Supervise the revisions of HACP's Pic and property lists for use with the renewal of all applicable insurance policies. Reduce the HACP's reliance on outside counsel. In house legal team reduced outside counsel expenses by more than thirty percent (30%) by: a) redrafting the Procurement Policy, Administrative Policy and ACOP; b) assuming responsibility for landlord/tenant grievance hearings and c) redistribution of workload to outside counsel.

Mission: The mission of the Office of General Counsel is to provide exemplary, timely legal advice that promotes district goals, accelerates equity, preserves relationships, and allows staff and students to focus on teaching and learning. Staff: Re-staff the Office of General Counsel, including a Senior Legal Counsel, Paralegal and Title IX Compliance OfficerScope: Oversee outside legal counsel and manage litigation of cases in federal or state court. The Office of General Counsel has entered into contracts with firms with specialized legal expertise used on an as needed basis. General Categories:• Litigation and Litigation Prevention – Example Tort Claim Notices• Electronic Discovery• Subpoenas• Subpoenas for employee records• Student privacy (FERPA)• Family Law IssuesServes as an adviser to:• Board• Office of Superintendent• Human Resources • Communications• Office of School Performance• Office of Teaching and Learning (and more specifically, Special Education)• School and Family Partnerships• Equity• Operations/Maintenance/Security/Records/Risk/Enrollment & Transfer • Finance/Contracts/Purchasing/Payroll • Bond• Information TechnologySpecial Education: Example: participate in IEP meetings, negotiate resolutions to complaintsLegal Advice/Guidance Projects: Example: Title IXBoard Policies/Superintendent Administrative Directives Collective Bargaining Process & Administration Human Resources:Examples: separation from employment, ADA, wage & hour, leave, discrimination investigations, support for performance/misconduct investigationsPublic Records Management: Examples: media v. general publicContractsReal EstateMediation/Facilitation/Coordination Example: Worker’s Compensation CasesForumso Federal Courto State Courto Oregon Department of Educationo U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rightso Employment Relations Boardo Bureau of Labor and Industrieso Labor Arbitration o Mediation

Rebuild and restaff the Legal Department.Advise the Executive Director and the Board regarding "legal matters" and potential liability issues facing HACP, including the drafting and review of Board Resolutions and review and approval of the minutes for all Board meetings. Meet with the Executive Staff to review and preview assignments for various departments.Supervise the revision of policy and procedures, including but not limited to the Procurement Policy, FMLA and tax exempt status. Responsible for representing and/or supervising the representation of the HACP in all legal matters, including but not limited to supervision of all litigation. Supervise HACP's grievance hearings and, when necessary, represent HACP at such hearings. Supervise the development of a "handbook" for attorneys' use at such hearings. Member of the Pension Committee. Review, prepare, or amend all contracts and contractual documents, including leases, letters and other documents, for compliance with local, state and federal law, regulations, etc., and conformance to HACP policy and HUD regulations, or supervise the performance of same, including but not limited to contracts for the Development and Modification (Construction) Department. Execute contracts and agreements in excess of $500,000.00. Create a portal based database for the Department. Assure the maintenance of records and prepare regular reports of the Legal Department's activities, status of work and outcomes. Supervise the revisions of HACP's Pic and property lists for use with the renewal of all applicable insurance policies. Reduce the HACP's reliance on outside counsel. In house legal team reduced outside counsel expenses by more than thirty percent (30%) by: a) redrafting the Procurement Policy, Administrative Policy and ACOP; b) assuming responsibility for landlord/tenant grievance hearings and c) redistribution of workload to outside counsel.

Head of Real Estate Administration and Property Management Departments. Seven direct reports, including an Assistant Vice President. Participated in weekly conference calls and meetings to counsel and advise senior management. Negotiated, drafted and reviewed contracts, leases and construction documents. Real Estate Litigation: Responsible for monitoring on going litigation. Information Technology: Head committee to create Oracle program to run corporate real estate and accounting data base systems. Responsible for maintaining data in Timberline. Responsible for upgrading work stations to Windows 7 and Applix.

Participated in daily conference calls to counsel and advise senior management. Negotiated, drafted and reviewed contracts, leases and construction documents for national and regional corporations.Handled condemnation proceedings.Reviewed, negotiated and drafted amendments to leases for Big Box tenants.

Litigation Management: Developed and executed litigation strategy, including direction of outside counsel and coordination with insurance counsel. Developed cost-effective dispute resolution strategies. Lead negotiator in formal and informal mediation of significant litigation matters. Provided counsel, and training on preventative litigation measures (e.g., contracting provisions and practices) and on document retention requirements. Workload exceeded 100 cases per year.Human Resources: Counseled management with regard to existing laws and new legislation, including FMLA, employment discrimination, FLSA, equal pay, ADR, inclusion and diversity, employee discipline and termination, wrongful discharge, and litigation management. Represented the Corporation before state and federal administrative agencies, including the Wage and Hour Division and EEOC.Mergers/Acquisitions: Negotiated, drafted and reviewed contracts for mergers, acquisitions and sales. Conducted due diligence.

Created the Real Estate and Construction Departments. During a three year period, the retailer grew from 270 stores to 1150 stores.Store size ranged from 1800 to 20,000 square feet. Annual budget was approximately $67 million.In addition, in partnership with Gateway Computers in excess of 1000 new kiosks were opened.During this time period, the Construction Department completed renovation of 300 stores per year. Contracts with the existing furniture and fixture vendor and distributor were terminated. They were replaced with regional vendors and direct shipping to insure competitive pricing and remove a shipping bottleneck. Costs were reduced by approximately 50%. A core list of contractors capable of meeting pre-established criteria was established. Line item price bidding was introduced. A core list of sign vendors was established. Contracted for approximately 660 signs at a cost of $3.15 million.Staff of 22.

Opened as many as 80 new stores per year. Opened nine of the top ten most profitable new stores on a yearly basis. Positioned the real estate portfolio in malls, shopping plazas, office buildings and warehouse complexes. Store size ranging from 1500 to 6,000 square feet.Handled site selection. Negotiated, drafted or reviewed all lease, lease related documents and construction contracts covering more than 1200 branches nationwide as well as branches in Australia, Canada and England.

Appointed to the steering committee for development and marketing of the $35 million U.S. electronic tax service subsidiary. The tax service was marketed nationally by H & R Block and others as Rapid Refund.Negotiated, drafted and reviewed all leases, lease related documents and construction contracts covering more than 1200 branches nationwide as well as branches in Australia, Canada and England.Responsible for monitoring the sale/leaseback and subleasing of corporate campus, including 12 office buildings containing in excess of 100,000 square feet.Handled site selection.