Marybeth Mitchell Email & Phone Number

St Augustine, Florida, United States

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Give accurate and timely counsel to owners on a variety of legal issues regarding Contract Administration and Management, Commercial Construction, Financing, and Leasing; Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues; Coordinate, communicate and negotiate with external parties (banks, surveyors, inspectors, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust; Draft and negotiate contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company's full legal rights; Oversee complex matters with multiple sub-corporations; Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to management and owners •Initiated pre-suit strategy, which has increased monetary recovery and reduced litigation costs by 40%

Florida And Massachusetts

Reviewed and edited appellate briefs for compliance with court rules, linguistic and procedural quality; Drafted, negotiated and edited contracts to ensure maximum benefit for clients; Performed large scale electronic files processing (EFP), image and data file conversion, culled data using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and forensic analysis.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Served in dual capacity as In House Corporate Counsel and Manager of Global Human Resources. Directly oversaw key HR functions including recruitment, benefits, workers compensation, safety training and corrective action. Drafted internal agreements including Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete, as well as external vendor agreements. Represented organization at administrative hearings between organization and former employees. Ensured compliance with all local federal and state labor regulations.*Spearheaded the creation of full corporate handbook, including policies and procedures, job descriptions, and standardized interview questions.*Reviewed all existing lease agreements, and identified language which could have cost the organization $120,000Directed all regulatory initiatives to insure 100% compliance with Drug Free Workplace; OSHA; Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Labor; ISO 9000; and The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives regulations.Wrote and obtained grant to prepare employees for ISO 9000 certification, which enabled organization to win lucrative contracts.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Directed site development, program and administrative operations for child abuse prevention agency. Managed budget, expenses, and grant proposals. Supervised, coached and developed staff; maintained accountability for personnel recruitment, retention and performance management. Analyzed performance through in-depth reviews and audits and designed and implemented targeted actions plans to drive increased outcome measures. Liaised with key community partners and Advisory Board members. Researched and successfully wrote grants for additional funding.* Improved quality of program delivery and performance, which led to Counsel on Accreditation and Healthy Families America recognition.* Guided regional and statewide program initiatives that aligned with Children's Home Society, Counsel on Accreditation and Healthy Families America standards

Chelmsford, Massachusetts

*Built and managed successful litigation firm*Represented clients in Domestic Relations and Civil Litigation * Obtained certification by the State of Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Service as a practitioner in State Intervention in Child Custody* Appointed Guardian ad Litem in both Probate and Juvenile Court proceedings*Researched, drafted and successfully argued cases before the Massachusetts Court of Appeals.

Lowell, Massachusetts

*Enhanced program operations of new paralegal program.*Taught day and evening classes.

J.D., Law

B.S., Criminal Justice/Psychology

Activities and Societies: Criminal Justice Honor Society