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Successfully and efficiently counseled and advised over 150 clients operating under the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act and the Colorado Nonprofit Act the on a wide variety of issues at all levels of legal literacy, including: extensive contract review, negotiation, and termination; extensive real estate research and title review; nonprofit corporate governance and procedures related thereto; attendance at and guidance provided at in-person non-profit member and board meetings; civil litigation, with a deep emphasis on and track record of success in seeking injunctive relief; conflict de-escalation and intra-board mediation; advisement on legislative changes and the effect on day to day operations; consultation on operational advisements; construction of budgets and special assessments; and guidance through major construction projects and complex insurance claim.• Successfully obtained an ex parte temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction with limited witness testimony.• Successfully helped reduce liability for contract error for less than five percent of initial claim.• Drafted full sets of amended and/or restated corporate governance documents for multiple clients and guide them through full covenant amendment procedures from drafting, to voting, to implementation.

Counsel and advise all departments of start-up cannabis business on a wide variety of issues, including regulatory compliance, contract management and compliance, accounting matters, human resource matters, security matters, and numerous novel matters involving the cannabis industry and general corporate issues. Provided extensive assistance to ongoing multi-million dollar merger and eventual IPO. Negotiate contracts of all types, from SAAS agreements to standard service agreements to multi-year commercial leases. Frequent legal research into the ever-changing regulations of the cannabis industry. Frequent lobbying and representation before multiple governmental and regulatory bodies, including the cities of Berthoud, Garden City, and Fort Collins, and the Denver excise and licensing department.• Successfully arbitrated a commercial lease matter, securing a rent reduction for LivWell from $10,000 per month to $4,522 per month over a two-year term at one of our Denver stores.• Successfully negotiated and closed two ten-year, multi-million dollar real estate leases.• Successfully lobbied for an extension of store hours in front a local city government, with a projected sales increase of 16% for that store, already our top performer.

Provide legal assistance and consultation services for civil, domestic, and certain criminal matters. Prepared documents in anticipation of litigation, employment issues, domestic issues sealing of criminal records, DUI defense, national licensure matters for mental health professionals, will drafting, S-Corp agreement creation, and nuisance abatement. Licensed in Colorado.• Currently representing restaurant worker seeking exit from hostile work environment.• Successfully negotiated construction cost reduction after negligent behavior on the part of the contractor.• Successfully negotiated no-contest divorce.

Drafted, negotiated, and archived contracts for multiple component organizations on both supplier and client-side agreements. Managed contract input and full lifecycle management via SalesForce and Ultria CLM. Particularly focused on negotiations of legal terms in order to generate most equitable conditions for Graebel. Collaborated on contract drafting and negotiation with multiple inner departments, including Risk, HR, Accounting, Tax, and Facilities.

Research Attorney – Conduct extensive national and international legal research into regulatory compliance and information governance regulations in a variety of industries, particularly securities, healthcare, insurance, government contracting, medical devices, and heavy industry. Frequent research into and experience with Federal Acquisition Research (FAR) and Federal Register. Regularly audit proprietary database of existing regulatory law to ensure national and international regulations are as up to date as possible. Proofread translations of foreign laws.• Conducted extensive research into FINRA registration requirements and other security requirements across Federal and 47 states to create full picture of registration and records requirements for national securities firm.

Ensured internal compliance with all fixed price client contracts and relevant legal requirements, developing and implementing solutions for data, identifying opportunities for process efficiency improvements, and conducting proposal preparation (including drafting study plans and general proposals). Own multiple internal and external reporting processes from development to maintenance. Reported to Process Efficiency Manager.• Cut quarterly personnel review time for team leads and operations managers from 14+ days to 5 by drastically reorganizing the process, converting existing subjective system to production-based rubrics and detailed feedback system. • Improved productivity and improved quality by creating multiple reporting systems for HR, Finance, Senior Management, and 300 analysts. • Ensured contractual compliance by managing internal change control system and creating documents, including policies and procedures and business requirements.• Identified potential issues using various coding and data mapping techniques to create ad hoc reports and streamline existing reports. Served as liaison between upper management and client facing teams. • Built key compliance strategy by compiling end-of-engagement reports to gauge overall performance and identify areas for improvement in the future.

Reviewed internal alerts from money services businesses identifying potential fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, or other suspicious activities, working with large corporate clientele. Conducted extensive due diligence into transactions at issue, considering corporate guidelines and personal judgement to determine whether Suspicious Activity Report is needed. Produced report if necessary and justification for not doing so. Recognized for producing findings results in cogent, logical reporting.

Assisted Family Law Court Program in drafting motions, interviewing clients, aiding clients through the court process, and conducting intake. Performed extensive legal research into issues such as rights in international child custody cases, grandparent visitation rights, and dissolutions of marriage when party cannot be found.

Negotiated plea agreements with defendants accused of misdemeanor county and state violations. Took lead in court and jury trials when agreement could not be reached. Drafted motions for filing with court and internal memoranda regarding various criminal issues.  Won conviction in first court trial against abusive and erratic defendant.

Negotiated plea agreements with defendants accused of violating Denver municipal ordinances. Headed certain trials when plea deals could not be reached. Drafted motions and internal memoranda covering variety of cases and issues.

Conducted client intake interviews and drafted motions for immediate use and use in future cases. Participated in cross-agency networking regarding victim’s rights issues. Conducted legal research regarding victim rights under strict time constraints.

Conducted extensive research and drafted memoranda under direction of judge and division clerks. Investigated variety of issues in civil law, criminal law, and domestic relations.

Assigned to research variety of issues and subjects such as: fiduciary duties of corporate directors and officers; international service of process; international child abduction and other matters under the Hague Convention; constructively fraudulent transfers in bankruptcy; ethical and licensure requirements for multi-jurisdictional law firms; and attorney’s fees awards in real estate transactions. Submitted comprehensive memoranda and briefs for attorneys’ use in trial preparation and developing case strategy.

Coordinated and tracked all activity relating to Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Negotiated proposed orders with clients and debtors’ counsel and drafted notices, motions, and other pleadings. Ran and disseminated weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly data analysis reports for all firm’s offices. Filed court motions on behalf of attorneys representing financial institutions in bankruptcy proceedings. Organized and coordinated workload from attorneys to filers and paralegals/specialists.• Developed job description based on working more intricate Chapter 11 bankruptcies and documenting processes for Chapters 7 and 13 bankruptcies.• Promoted to paralegal within 6 months of starting position as file clerk.• Maintained ownership over 140 complex active Chapter 11 Bankruptcies.• Built extensive knowledge base of local rules for six bankruptcy districts and differing policies of 15 judges.

Answer emergency and non-emergency 911 calls for police, fire and EMS services for North and East King County. Quickly and efficiently interview callers to determine the level of service needed while meeting stringent time and customer service requirements. Extract information from hysterical, injured, agitated, impaired, or abusive callers. Answer various questions from police, fire, and medical units in the field. Move quickly and efficiently through two computer-aided dispatch programs, at times simultaneously.