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Solo practice providing tenacious legal services at affordable rates, thereby expanding client access to quality legal representation. Manage all cases from inception through file closure, and handle all client and third-party communications and billing during the pendency of cases. Provide legal counsel and/or representation to individuals and organizations in connection with family law, civil law, criminal law, contracts, appeals, and other legal matters. Engage in legal research and analysis, trial and motion practice, appellate practice, and alternative dispute resolution in civil, family and criminal cases. Collaborate with other attorneys and organizations on cases, including impact litigation. Manage and arrange administrative support. Provide notary services to the public. Ensure compliance with individual and firm state bar mandates.

Utilized technology to track, monitor and analyze legal service delivery in NC. Utilized various technologies to communicate with clients, co-counsel and upper management. Managed all NC co-counsel relationships for the Firm. Participated in evaluating co-counsel candidates and hiring. Conducted regular co-counsel performance reviews. Advocated for the Firm's observance of NC rules of ethics and professionalism. Answered co-counsel questions, assisted co-counsel with legal filings, legal strategy, legal document preparation, and as otherwise needed. Helped co-counsel identify legal services for specific clients. Conducted co-counsel interviews. Learned Marble and third-party tech to better manage and oversee co-counsel production and to identify any deficiencies requiring my intervention. Participated in regular meetings with upper management. Provided upper management and tech department with feedback calculated to improve Marble systems and/or service delivery. Conducted prospective client interviews. Represented clients. De-escalated co-counsel-client conflicts. Handled other miscellaneous matters as they rose.

Handled assorted legal matters, including, but not limited to, family law, consumer rights, debtor-creditor matters, appellate litigation, personal injury matters, asset forfeiture cases (state and federal), criminal representation, contract drafting and review for business clients, research and drafting of legal documents for civil, criminal, federal, administrative, and special proceedings cases. Managed client relationships, including counseling about legal rights, identifying goals, and developing case strategies. Tried civil and criminal cases, engaged in alternative dispute resolution with government and private parties, and provided law clerk supervision. Handled client billing (retainer) and attorney reimbursables.