I aid clients in resolution of real estate, estate planning, and other civil matters. Assisted clients in organizing small businesses and provided strategic operational, structural, and taxation advice.An increasing part of my practice is aiding small businesses in obtaining financing, establishing business plans and finding outsourcing solutions for backoffice operations.

My primary responsibilities included Program Integrity (waste, fraud, and abuse), Third Party Liability, and Medicaid Estate Recovery.

Responsible for designing and implementing new risk-based reimbursement procedures (S.M.A.R.T) and expanding reporting verification procedures for the Business Services Division. Responsible for teaching audit and risk based testing procedures to Business Services staff as well as facilitating expansion of site visit program to improve accountability to taxpayers.

Established audit procedures and protocols for Ohio Development Services Agency business incentives. Conducted site visits to verify employment information and the existence and condition of collateral. Determined compliance of contracts for at-risk projects. Provided insights to legislative team for potential improvements to programs.

State Administrator, Ohio Enterprise Zone Program & Community Reinvestment Area ProgramManaged ad valorem property tax exemptions, tax increment financing, Qualified Energy Project Tax Exemptions, Significant Economic Project Annexation, cooperative economic development agreements (JEDD, JEDZ, CEDA), and served on the Job Ready Sites review team.I have designed key tools to enhance economic development efforts including: the Job Creation Tax Credit (JCTC), the Job Retention Tax Credit (JRTC), the InvestOhio Tax Credit, and the Qualified Energy Project Tax Exemption (SB 232).I also assisted local political subdivisions in understanding Ohio's real property taxing system and the affect of the economic development tools upon those jurisdictions.

Educated OSU students about legal rights and assisted them in resolving landlord/tenant issues.

Summer of 2005. Aided in procurement of large real estate deal, dealt regularly in tax, corporate, and litigation issues.

Conducted legal research, prepared memo’s, drafted pleadings and briefs, and conducted discovery for civil division.

Prepared briefs & pleadings, completed legal research, and managed discovery.

Aided Assistant Attorneys General with discovery, pleadings, and trial preparation.