Responsible for full range of legal business issues for Home Appliance, Logistics/SCM and Commercial Display corporate clients, including but not limited to contract preparation & negotiation, operational issues, collection and claim issues, regulatory matters and corporate policies and procedures.

Consulting for corporate legal departments on specific assignments, on a contract basis. Assignments include:LG Electronics, USA. Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJAugust, 2011 to April 2012Prepared reviewed and negotiated a variety of contracts, advertising/public relations/product information statements, policy statements and product manuals. Counseled management regarding contract interpretation, consumer claims, collection issues.Louis Berger, Inc., Morrristown, NJ March - April, 2011Reviewed RFP/RFQ and prepared evaluations of contract and legal issues for management; reviewed and prepared form contracts; performed legal research.

Advising and representing clients in connection with general legal issues, including contracts, commercial disputes, employment law, residential real estate, landlord/tenant issues, municipal land use issues, Municipal Court matters, elder law, estate planning and probate/administration matters.

Consulting for corporate legal departments on specific assignments, on a contract basis. Assignments include:Molina Healthcare, Inc., Long Beach, CAJune - November, 2011Interviewed managers, reviewed job descriptions, performed legal research and prepared evaluation memos on positions within company’s Molina Medicaid Solution (MMS) division in connection with a FLSA position re-evaluation project.

Independently handled of a wide variety of legal affairs, involving all aspects of the business of a multi-state retailer, Handled all employment law and discrimination issues, conducted and supervised investigations and responded to administrative charges before the EEOC, Department of Labor and similar state and municipal agencies, concerning associate and customer claims. Conducted associate training.Drafted, negotiated, reviewed, and interpreted contracts, including but not limited to employment, information technology, internet transactions, equipment leasing, supply, distribution, purchasing, consulting, service, outsourcing, strategic alliance, software licensing and development, non-disclosure, construction, and independent contractor agreements.Managed litigation of employment and customer discrimination actions, as well as all commercial and construction claims, coordinating and participating in discovery, pretrial activities, developing defense strategy with outside counsel and minimizing cost and expenses; selected and supervised outside counsel.Resolved outside vendor /contractor liens, account disputes and collecting of large debts. Primarily responsible for overseeing regulatory matters in connection with corporate compliance and licensing issues. Managed corporate intellectual property and responded to infringement claims.Counseled corporate management on general operational matters, including but not limited to security, insurance / risk management, advertising, and Internet / technology issues.Counseled corporate management on general operational matters, including but not limited to security, insurance / risk management, advertising, and Internet / technology issues.

• Handled all phases of litigation, with concentration in personal injury and commercial cases, on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.• Represented clients in residential and commercial real estate matters, from contract preparation and review through closing.• Represented clients before state and municipal agencies and boards, including municipal planning and zoning boards, NYS Department of Education and the NYC environmental Control Board.• Drafted, negotiated and reviewed contracts, • Prepared wills and otherwise engaged in the general practice of law.

Handled all phases of subrogation, contract, product liability and negligence defense litigation and arbitration and advised claims and sales representatives on claims settlement practices, policy interpretation, general insurance and state regulatory matters.