Providing legal counsel for clients in a wide range of business transaction, employment and estate planning matters. I enjoy advising clients about issues related to contracts and transactions, employee disputes and employee policies, employer compliance, estate and business succession planning, entity formation and corporate governance. Experienced working as in-house counsel in the construction industry and have served clients operating in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, securities, legal cannabis, property management and leasing, consumer retail, oil/gas, real estate, licensing, consumer and legal services, and auto sales.

Served as General Counsel - Legal and Operations which included, managing all bidding and contracting; negotiating master agreements; issuing purchase orders; drafting nondisclosure agreements; advising on code and law compliance; investigating employee misconduct; strategizing risk management initiatives; and maintained corporate governance and compliance for the Company’s various entities. Directed the operations, production, and insurance departments. Moreover, managed dispute resolution activities, such as legal claims, liens, and settlements. • Created a library of contract templates and legal documents for sales staff to expedite standard contracting transactions.• Implemented master agreements with premier customers, thereby eliminating transaction costs.• Created and enforced SOPs for sales, production, and installation teams, resulting in a decrease in incomplete jobs by 600%.• Created an OSHA compliance program and provided job site training and inspections.• Reduced spending by enacting a purchase order process, which provided company, contractor, and end customer input prior to payment.• Created and implemented an onboarding process for new employees and a process for employee transactions, which ensured compliance with various HR standards and processes.

Provided counsel to corporate entities and individuals, regarding contractual rights and obligations. Advised on strategies for dispute resolution, and co-counseled in intellectual property litigation matters. Additionally, consulted corporate entities and executives on governance and formation issues specific to Colorado law, including officer obligations and corporate formalities. • Researched and drafted a series of client-facing memoranda so that business leaders could make decisions about legal issues.• Designed and implemented an electronic discovery process (ESI), and related pleadings and motion practice.• Developed a strategy for a client inundated with 6+M documents for review, resulting in all documents being reviewed and utilized in depositions and at trial.• Collaborated with co-counsel to file a defense for a client served with a lawsuit designed to extract non-litigated payments, resulting in the client paying the minimum statutory fine and the avoidance of paying plaintiff’s attorney fees.

Recruited to the role to advise on both commercial litigation and employment law teams. General functions included, evaluating contracts and corporate governing documents; pre-litigation and litigation strategic planning; complex legal research and drafting; and litigating for the Firm’s commercial clients.• Awarded 2013 and 2014 Super Lawyers, Rising Star.• Selected as 2010 Up and Coming Lawyer by Law Week Colorado.• Offered partnership in 2014, due to legal and business acumen, as well as the ability to successfully handle diverse practice areas case management activities.• Selected as the client-facing attorney for the litigation department, due to the ability to communicate complex legal matters effectively.

• Researched changes to the Federal Code regarding regulation of facilities management and created compliance guides for use by Department facilities.• Awarded Department of Interior STAR Award for extraordinary service and working above grade-level.• Played key role in Water 2025 grant program decision-making committee that awarded over $10 million annually in grants to water districts for conservation projects.• Researched and drafted responses to congressional inquires about the success of the grant program and the grant program’s legal authority to secure future congressional funding.