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Dallas, Texas, United States

Assist the Chief Legal Officer in overseeing the Legal and Compliance Departments for nationwide investment real estate brokerage engaging in residential and commercial real estate transactions. Advise, consult, litigate, and carry out the legal processes necessary to support the revenue producing functions of the business.• Draft, review, negotiate, and revise national residential and commercial real estate transaction documents including non-disclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, offers to purchase, purchase and sale agreements, leases, addenda, disclosures, notices of termination, mutual releases, agency agreements, listing agreements, and compensation agreements.• Oversee residential and commercial real estate transactions, assess risk, and advise on transactional issues as they arise.• Assess legal risks and liabilities with corporate business structure and propose thoughtful business strategy.• Prepare, negotiate, and revise vendor contracts including master services agreements and scopes of work.• Engage, consult with, strategize with, and manage outside transactional and litigation counsel.• Draft entity organizational documents and personnel agreements.• Draft correspondence including demands, responses to demands, cease and desist, preservation of evidence, and continuing obligations letters.• Analyze claims and defenses, execute complex legal strategy to resolve broad spectrum of legal issues, develop litigation plans, advise ownership of likely outcomes, engage in dispute resolution, and assess discovery needs of each case and claim.• Advise ownership on risk, potential exposure, and likelihood of successfully pursuing and defending various claims including title claims, contract disputes, tort claims, and enforcement of non-disclosure and non compete agreements.• Evaluate liability, damages, and litigation costs, and advise ownership as to pragmatic business strategy regarding whether to aggressively defend or settle claims.

Irving, Texas, United States

Lead the Compliance efforts of the company and build the Compliance Department from ground level to implement company-wide policies and procedures and ensure regulatory compliance for nationwide investment real estate brokerage.• Conduct complex legal research, interpret, and analyze federal and state laws and industry specific regulations to effectuate nationwide compliance with real estate regulations.• Lead the company’s nationwide compliance efforts regarding various state and federal regulations, including, but not limited to, TCPA, RESPA, Do No Call, CAN-SPAM, data privacy, U.S. Patriot Act, Anti-Money Laundering, and real estate regulations and implement internal policies and procedures to support compliance efforts.• Collaborate with the field and other corporate departments to solve multifaceted compliance/legal issues, advise as to risk/liability exposure, and confidently propose creative solutions.• Review and approve real estate brokerage advertising, training materials, and real estate transaction documents to ensure compliance with nationwide real estate regulations.• Draft and implement website and app privacy policies, terms of use, and various disclosures, including consumer disclosures.• Oversee state real estate commission compliance audits and respond to complaints from the real estate commission, attorney general, and other regulatory agencies.• Oversee requests pertaining to Financial Crimes Enforcement (“FinCEN”).

Fort Worth, Texas

Managed large litigation docket defending trucking companies and airlines in catastrophic injury and non-subscriber claims.

750 N. Saint Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75201

Mayer LLP was formed after a separation from Kane Russell Coleman Logan in December 2018.

Dallas, Texas

Independently managed large litigation docket of a variety insurance claims from investigation of pre-suit claim through disposition via settlement, dismissal, or trial. Defense of insureds, national corporations, and large businesses in general negligence, products liability, construction defect, and premises liability claims with a focus on matters in the retail, construction, trucking and hospitality industries. Extensive experience conducting complex legal research and brief writing and motion practice, particularly in federal court. Conducted depositions, mediations, and hearings.

2711 N. Haskell Avenue, Suite 2400, Dallas, Texas 75204

Practiced real estate and financial litigation with a principal emphasis on creditors’ rights and mortgage loan servicing. Managed a large complex commercial litigation docket including representing financial institutions and corporate clients with respect to general contract disputes, deceptive trade practices, bankruptcy, construction disputes, other business claims, and landlord/tenant disputes. First chair bench trial and second chair jury trial experience and extensive experience in preparing and arguing motions for summary judgment and trial briefing. Appeared extensively in state and federal court. Attended and prepared for depositions and mediations.

Dallas, Texas

Performed legal research for litigation including issues regarding premises liability and governmental immunity. Drafted pleadings such as Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and Response to Motion to Suppress.

Arlington, Texas

Contacted and assisted delinquent taxpayers in making payment arrangements. Assisted attorneys in deciding which accounts to file litigation. Collaborated with the county appraisal districts and tax offices regarding payments. Trained all new collection employees.

Fort Worth, Texas

Reviewed writs of habeas corpus to determine whether findings suggested that the writ should be granted or denied. Worked on a special research project for Judge Mollee Westfall to develop local judicial rules for screening bilingual attorneys being appointed cases. Extensive Westlaw research. Contacted other jurisdictions to discuss their policies for appointing bilingual attorneys.

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Students Helping Older People (SHOP) Pi Sigma Alpha TAMU Pre-Law Society