Cabinet officer for elected official responsible for supervision of K-12 public education to greater than 300 school districts and state-tribal compact schools serving 1.1 million children. Lead team of 25 individuals providing legal services, investigations, and public records to education stakeholders.

Supervised team of 12 personnel, providing executive-level legal counsel on employment law matters, legislative affairs, review and development of statewide policies. Additional responsibilities involved management of attorneys conducting investigations of alleged violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and Age Discrimination Act of 1975.

Represent the State in various lawsuits against the State of Tennessee and its officials.

Performed legal research, drafted memoranda and motion to dismiss, in multi-million-dollar business law case, alleging breach of contractual, professional, and fiduciary duties by an established professional accounting firm. Research included issues of contractual duties, professional obligations, fiduciary duties, statute of limitations, and rules of civil procedure.Advise clients beginning new businesses. Draft documents required for forming various business entities including limited liability corporations and non-profits.Provide legal counsel on trials, preliminary hearings, Federal administrative regulations, employment related matters, and contractual obligations. Consultant on family law matters involving division of military retirement pay and benefits.

General CounselAdvised Commanding Officer of Naval warship on all legal maters. Demonstrated superior professionalism, and continuously sought out by senior officers for counsel based on professionalism and ability to simplify complex issues. Deployed to the Middle East in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom. Provided legal advice on rules of engagement, international law, and detainee operations to Commanding Officer during piracy incident in Gulf of Oman leading to capture of 15 Somali pirates and rescue of 13 hostages. Selected to serve as Foreign Claims Officer and represented United States during negotiations with foreign businesses and individuals during port visits. Managed 9 Enlisted personnel in day-to-day operations of high-tempo legal department. Processed over 150 military justice cases, 100 administrative separations, 15 courts-martials, and 10 command investigations. One of eight officers qualified to stand bridge watch and assume responsibility for ship movement, launch and recovery of aircraft, and safety of entire crew. Directed 20 bridge personnel and coordinated with multiple departments in completion of various missions and training exercises. Defense/Legal Assistance AttorneySupervised 10 military and 4 civilian personnel while successfully defending over 30 Sailors in Courts-Martials and Administrative Boards and representing over 300 Sailors, dependents and retirees in legal assistance matters including trusts and estate planning, family law, and consumer law. Professional Development OfficerHand-picked by the highest ranking officer in the Navy JAG Corps to be one of nine officers world-wide to create training and development program for new JAG officers. Supervised 30 new officers in completion of professional development standards across all legal practice areas. Led 10 enlisted Sailors in planning and execution of courthouse security program and facilities management for building with over 150 personnel.

Represented clients at the Minnesota Legislature; researched legislation and developed strategies to influence legislature. Summarized depositions and performed review of privileged documents.

Selected for Executive Committee tasked with researching requirements, surveying interest, and exploring the possibility of pursuing a joint bid by the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Delivered presentations to community and Legislative leaders on economic impact, venue requirements, compliance with International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic Committee rules and regulations.