• Practiced Estate Planning, Real Estate, Non-profit and Business Law;• Drafted wills, powers of attorney, medical directives and provided estate planning assistance which included tax advice, trust creation, and advice on financial investitures and charitable planning; conducted estate administration and probate; • Incorporated small business and non-stock organizations; advised on tax exemption, personnel management, mergers, fundraising and development of planned giving programs; and Board of Directors issues, drafted business contracts and represented clients in contract dispute;• Served as a Registered Real Estate Settlement Agent, representing clients in the conveyance of their real estate through Deeds of Gift, Land Sale/Purchase and Transfers Upon Death; advised clients on available tax credits and grants for historic properties; represented clients in rezoning their property and advised of local land use regulations; • Conducted estate planning presentations to business councils and civic organizations; and• Managed law office, financials, legal work, personnel, and client and professional development.

•Practiced Housing, Family and Consumer Law;•Managed client cases by conducting research, interviews, court and agency appearances; •Drafted legal documents, contracts, conduct firm research, presenting research analysis and recommended plan of action to senior attorneys for approval; and •Attended community functions on behalf of organization for advancement of legal education outreach.

•Drafted litigation documents and conducted depositions;•Comprised a complaint for a Clean Water Act violation filed in United States District Court for the District of West Virginia; resulted in a $32,000 settlement; and•Filed a Petition to Intervene in Delmarva Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, submitted public comment in connection to the plan discussing the environmental impact of wind power for the state of Delaware.

• Researched and designed the development of a planned giving program; • Drafted a historic preservation and demolition delay ordinance proposal for the City Comprehensive Plan Update; presented proposal to the Harrisonburg City Planning Commission, proposal was accepted by the planning commission as an initial step in achieving the goals of the 2010 City Comprehensive Plan Update;• Incorporated a historic neighborhood association, “Friends of Old Town”; • Compiled a commercial developer’s guide to historic preservation tax incentives and grants; and• Revised re-grant contracts for the Arts Council of the Valley.

•Researched law and assigned clients to attorneys regarding art related contracts, copyrights and trademarks, non-profit incorporation, as well as negotiation of workspace leases and exhibition agreements; and•Assisted in the development of legal education programs and community outreach by presenting legal research in a brochure format, updated the organization’s LinkedIn website and attended community events.

•Defended an argument for a Virginia Employment Commission appeals hearing on a Family Medical Leave Act violation, complaint was remanded for investigation;•Drafted and filed divorce documents and conducted depositions; •Researched and drafted memorandum on national payday lending statutes for illegality of loan renewals, argument was won by the supervising attorney.

•Assisted with Incorporation, LLC creation, commercial real estate transactions and business contracts by drafting documents, conducting research and filing documents with the SCC;•Served as an assistant firm lobbyist and liaison, researched and tracked legislation presented before the Virginia General Assembly, creating corresponding reports and presentations for clients.

•Trained and managed leasing agents through implementation of company procedures and policies; •Organized and supervised the completion of projects by outside contractors and maintenance crew; •Marketed and leased residential units.

•Assisted Senate Majority Leader, Senator Walter A. Stosch, in preparation for the Virginia General Assembly committee meetings on Finance, Education and Transportation by conducting research and compiling data reports, presenting the information to the Senator and legislative assistants, •Designed, implemented and analyzed surveys for the Senator’s Constituent Outreach Program.