Provides legal advice and counsel to the company, its affiliates, and executive management across all areas of operation. Ensures that business strategies and programs comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Assesses company activities and recommends strategies to minimize legal risk. Conducts investigations to identify, evaluate, and resolve compliance issues. Maintains company records. Coordinates the work of outside counsel. Represents the company in legal and administrative matters.Serves as Facility Security Officer and Inside Threat Program Senior Official. Administers the National Industrial Security Program, Insider Threat Program, and Controlled Unclassified Information Program.

Represented individuals and small businesses in matters related to business and corporate law, regulatory compliance, and civil, administrative and appellate litigation. Provided investigative and consulting services in civil, criminal and administrative matters. Provided continuing education training in investigative and privacy law, regulatory compliance, ethics, and the use of DNA and digital evidence in investigations.

Director of investigations and chief legal officer. Provided operational oversight to investigations, consulting and training divisions. Provided specialized investigative and consulting services in matters involving fraud, waste and abuse, hidden assets, due diligence, legal and regulatory compliance, digital and forensic evidence, competitive intelligence, and threat assessment and management. Provided training in investigative and privacy law, regulatory compliance, ethics, and the use of digital and DNA evidence in investigations. Provided in-house legal counsel to company across all areas of its operation. Represented company in civil and administrative proceedings and manage litigation conducted by outside counsel.

Provided in-house legal counsel to North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. Directed two attorneys and staff assigned to DNA claims division. Planned, coordinated and conducted complex legal and forensic investigations. Ensured agency compliance with statutes, rules and regulations governing operations. Represented Commission in civil and administrative proceedings. Served as agency law enforcement and governmental affairs liaison.

Represented North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, State Highway Patrol, Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, Crime Victim’s Compensation Commission and State Boxing Authority in civil and administrative proceedings. Represented State of North Carolina in criminal and civil appeals. Provided basic and advanced law enforcement instruction in criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional law and civil liability.

Provided in-house legal counsel to North Carolina Department of Labor. Evaluated matters submitted for litigation, directing necessary follow-up investigation and recommending agency action. Ensured compliance with statutes, rules and regulations governing agency. Managed departmental litigation. Coordinated collection of civil penalties and assessments. Drafted administrative rules and proposed legislation and represented Department before rule-making and legislative bodies.

Represented public and private clients in civil litigation and administrative proceedings, concentrating in areas of general civil liability, municipal/police liability and employment law.

Served as law clerk to to Chief Judge Sidney S. Eagles, Jr.

Agency representative on multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement task force. Served as Task Force Assistant Coordinator. Planned, coordinated and conducted complex criminal investigations, undercover operations, technical and human intelligence gathering, and tactical operations to meet investigative objectives.