John Brooks Email & Phone Number

Lindon, Ut

• Customer (Client) Engagement focus. Tasked with the regular creation and modification of legal deeds, wills, trusts, contracts, and Financial and Healthcare Powers of Attorney (created 100+ documents).• Created 80+-page document as a legal primer for small business owners• Responsible for nationwide recruiting plans and new hire training efforts for firm law clerks

Mesa, Az

• Assisted business growth for 2 small businesses through advising on international manufacturing, business scope, patent law, trademarking, and business websites.• Prepared forms for accounting and payroll, assisted in estate planning.

American Fork, Ut

• Coordinated cross-departmental efforts to revise 10+ contracts from initiation to completion. Used focused analytical legal reasoning to review and redline multiple SaaS-industry related agreements.• Due Diligence: Analyzed existing contracts and flagged all atypical and/or substantive provisions.

Provo, Utah Area

• Researched the effect of trademark infringement on consumer perception as evidenced through expert testimony and consumer surveys presented in 300+ federal trademark lawsuits. • Made qualified assessments of whether the lawsuits met the scope and criteria of the legal project.

Orem, Ut

• Employed creative, detailed thinking to complete a large-scale Protection 1/Affiliate Partner contract modification project (24 contracts total).

Mesa, Arizona

• Worked with a partner to build an immigration & criminal law firm from the ground up, valued at $800,000 after only 4 years. • Conducted law firm hiring and management operations to grow and sustain a team of 11 people: supervised employees, conducted hiring interviews, assisted with new employee training where applicable, tracked employee hours worked, and provided ongoing development and mentoring, as well as complimentary and constructive employee feedback.• Optimized firm efficiency by customizing the Zoho CRM Database; subsequently generating statistical office reports and tracking performance metrics.• Expanded firm’s community presence through substantive PR efforts in English and Spanish. • Managed immigration/criminal case dockets for 500+ detained clients (groups of 20-30). • Negotiated and advocated on behalf of clients to help advance client’s interests by going to court more than 100 times (local, county, state, and federal courts). • Routinely prepared and filed legal pleadings, memorandums, and administrative requests.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Communicated with U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide as well as Department of Homeland Security agencies (USCIS, CBP, ICE) to assist in the resolution of constituent immigration concerns

Phoenix, Arizona Area

CSR for Legal Services Law Firm (Previously Pre-Paid Legal, Now "LegalShield") Responsible for thorough and rapid assessment of client legal issues while still providing stellar customer service in both English and Spanish

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Responsible for drafting official chamber opinion regarding safety and tourism in Monterrey during the H1N1 outbreakPrimary Organizer of the Canada-Day celebration in conjunction with the Canadian Consulate

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Associate Editor, Education and Law Journal | Quarterfinalist, 1L 2015 Moot Court Competition | JRCLS Refugee.

Certificate Of Attendance, Coursework: Doing Business In China

Capstone MBA Course

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Areas Of Focus: Organizational Leadership & International Business

Bachelor Of Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science And Government, History, 4.0

Certificate Of Attendance, Coursework: Contemporary Mexico (Politics, Culture, History)

International Study Abroad Program through Arizona State University