Lisa C. Smith Email and Phone Number

- Negotiates, drafts, reviews, revises City-Parish agreements, including contracts, cooperative endeavor agreements, memoranda of understanding, and similar agreements- Provides legal counsel and advises on legal and technical situations to a variety of stakeholders

- City-Parish contract review- Contract drafting and negotiations- Public bid law inquiry/research

- Division D Lead Prosecutor: DWIs, Domestic Abuse Battery, and various misdemeanor crimes; duties include trial preparation, case investigation/follow-up, victim/police officer interaction; motions to suppress and appeals- Duty prosecutor, handling witness, defendant, and attorney inquires, plea negotiations and discovery requests- Liaise with District Court regarding transfers and recusals; motions preparation and response; legislative research- Domestic Violence Court Lead; prosecutor representative for domestic violence

- Insurance defense representation (statewide automobile insurer)- Plaintiff personal injury representation - Commercial litigation

- Performed client interviews; drafted documents, including trusts, wills, and powers of attorney- Reviewed and explained legal documents to clients; amended documents per client estate plan changes- Researched various questions of estate, successions, and mandate law, provided for senior attorney review/discussion- Collected and scrutinized land ownership records, produced acts of transfer, recorded and filed data with clerks of court

- Designed communication plan; researched market-expansion, developed action plan, reported results to CEO- Managed firm website redesign, maintained firm social media; developed social media and copyright policies- Oversaw marketing and public relations budgets, directed yearly budget/marketing retreat with CFO/COO- Established and maintained local/national media and public relations contacts for dissemination- Developed technical articles, presentation materials; instituted and maintained internal company newsletter- Prepared and coached management on public relations interview techniques and communication

- Performed legal research; drafted orders and opinions for review - Examined and summarized submissions to and before the court

- Performed legal research and analysis primarily in Colorado and North Dakota jurisdictions - Prepared monthly Colorado & Montana regulatory updates; developed memoranda as directed

- Managed all marketing and communication initiatives for nine-office company- Created marketing collateral, mailers, presentations; planned and oversaw client seminars - Supervised public relations consultant regarding media exposure and client-focused newsletter- Administered community sponsorships; directed advertising budget and informational placements- Designed and directed website redesign and content management system initiation

- Planned and managed publicity for southwest region of ten-office, 800+ employee architectural firm- Established media relationships; developed and successfully delivered story pitches- Authored and edited articles for publication, news releases and corporate newsletter- Crafted and executed measurable public relations goals; managed advertising and sponsorships - Represented firm on project team committees to plan and coordinate joint, project-focused public events

- Article research and composition- Content editing and storyboard arrangement

- Coordinated branch system compliance with human resources, including performing employee annual trainings- Supported marketing and accounting in New Jersey home office to ensure firm-wide conformity- Externally trained as ISO 9000:2000 Auditor/Lead Auditor Quality System - Established internal quality procedures, trained staff, maintained office compliance - Ensured quality compliance success, confirmed by periodic external audit success