Kurt Harris Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Remote

• Keep abreast of current regulation and policy changes affecting disaster relief applicants and SBA processes.• Advise a team of six attorneys regarding complex/difficult applicant situations to ensure compliance with SBA regulations, federal and state law.• Moderate daily meetings discussing applications and confirm that they meet the necessary requirements before disbursement of disaster relief funds.• Ensure that each attorney on my team is working effectively and has the tools they need for success in a remote-work environment.• Act as liaison between SBA management and and my team members to ensure that changes to current guidance are communicated quickly and clearly.

Remote

• Researched applicable state and federal law to determine requirements for disaster relief applicants.• Ensured that all applications comply with federal and SBA regulations.• Actively handled over 500 applications.• Worked with a team of other attorneys to complete application reviews and ensure successful resolution for each client.

Remote

• Kept in contact with small business applicants for disaster relief to help them through the application process.• Worked closely with attorneys/fixers to straighten out errors on applications that would cause failure to release loan funds.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Met with clients in person and remotely to strategize regarding their evolving needs during COVID crisis• Researched issues with COPPA and other applicable laws to accurately analyze client’s needs• Drafted research memos, terms of service, privacy policies, and other agreements for clients

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Aided Professor Katherine Van Tassel in research projects including creation of remote-learning programs for the CWRU Law School and the need to update state quarantine laws

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Aided in drafting comprehensive and detailed guides to online defamation law for all 50 U.S. States• Researched nuances of Communications Decency Act and company policies to determine best arguments to remove defamatory information posted online• Helped to draft compelling motions for summary judgment and Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 sanctions

Cleveland, Ohio

• Tutored fellow law students to improve legal research & writing skills

Tel Aviv Area, Israel

• Researched international and domestic anti-terrorism, human rights, and free speech laws and cases• Wrote legal memoranda regarding applicability of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities and Anti-Terrorism Acts to American plaintiffs injured in terrorist attacks• Contacted and informed companies of business relations that may be covertly supporting Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Woodbridge, Va / Woodstock, Ga

• Analyzed problems to find root cause• Researched options to create a list of potential solutions• Implemented custom solutions to satisfy individual client’s needs

Woodstock, Ga

• Created a paperless office• Implemented more efficient routine for rotation and tracking of vehicles• Managed accounts payable and receivable

Fredericksburg, Va

• Provided high-quality counter-surveillance training to government employees• Aided in creating detailed reports for trainee feedback• Maintained Secret security clearance

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law, 3.320

Activities and Societies: Hugo Grotias - Partial Academic Scholarship, War Crimes Prosecution Watch Newsletter, Associate Editor - Fall.

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations And Affairs, 3.67

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