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The founder and owner of The Weber Firm, LLC, a law firm with a practice focusing on the representation of credit unions and CUSOs; develop and maintain relationships with regulators, leagues and associations, as well as credit union vendors; represent clients in matters such as CUSO formation, offering non-traditional financial products, loan participation agreements, business lending/services and compliance, regulatory advocacy, contract negotiation and due diligence; serve as special counsel as well as in an outside general counsel capacity for credit unions and CUSOs; draft response letters to proposed regulations; draft articles for trade journals; present via webcasts on various credit union topics; prepare blog posts for industry relevant blogs; participate in industry relevant podcasts.

Served as an advisor to credit union management, responding to a variety of legal questions regarding the interpretation, structuring, impact and documentation of existing and proposed business deals; analyzed legal issues, researched regulations and provided regulatory guidance; prepared opinion letters; participated on conference panels and present on various industry topics; researched and interpreted complex legal inquiries; managed attorneys, staff and office; negotiated leases and vendor contracts; prepared organizational documents; formed limited liability companies; advised clients on entity options; provided regulatory advocacy on behalf of clients through interaction with regulators; created segment of and participated in industry relevant podcast; interfaced with credit union senior management regarding various legal and business matters; drafted confidentiality agreements; facilitated strategic planning meetings and collaboration among clients; developed positive vendor relationships on behalf of clients; drafted commercial and consumer loan documents; authored policies and documents used industry wide; recruited, hired, trained and mentored associate attorneys and staff; corresponded with and submited requests for opinions from the Office of General Counsel of the National Credit Union Administration; reviewed and commented to regulator on proposed regulations in an effort to pursue a more favorable final regulation; drafted merger agreements and provided advice in merger transactions; developed and posted to firm facebook page; wrote blog posts to industry blogs; attended and actively participated in board meetings.

Researched various issues; reviewed, drafted and revised documents; independently handled client relationships; quickly gained extensive knowledge of the credit union industry, including the regulatory framework, political environment and trade groups; developed an expertise in privacy that was relied upon by clients nationwide; created policies and procedures in response to regulatory requirements and changes; reviewed, advised and presented on regulatory changes; revised and created form documents; prepared and negotiated loan participation agreements.

Prepared, revised and negotiated leases, amendments thereto and asset sale agreements; drafted easement agreements and agreements of sale; reviewed title commitments and related documents; worked with title company to resolve title issues and clear title for settlements; attended settlements for the purchase of properties; worked cooperatively with real estate and engineering personnel on leasing and purchasing transactions; researched the law and prepared legal memorandum on various issues.

Represented private lenders in complex multi-million dollar commercial transactions; reviewed and abstracted shopping center, in-line, ground and pad site leases; drafted, reviewed and negotiated estoppel certificates and subordination non-disturbance agreements; drafted corporate resolutions and assignments; prepared commercial loan documents.