Michael Silla Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Area

Review and approve settlement agreements at multiple stages of the settlement agreement process. • Oversaw the initial review stage, confirming for attorneys in multiple areas of real estate practice the recital and party names and determine their relevancy to the settlement, to the terms of the agreement to confirm for Chase that the agreement lives within the boundaries they have set for the settlement. • Managed customer signed stage that the customer or third party is performing as expected for the business, meeting all terms and affording me the ability to countersign the agreement.• As an attorney, understood complex settlement terms and goals with ease, having in the past set such terms for settlement of similar complex litigation.• Uniquely understood as a former blood product professional at ARUP Laboratories the risk and controls environment surrounding home lending products offered by the firm, forming the basis for my detailed research and analysis of the root causes of issues surrounding eventual settlement and resolution of same.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Worked with in-house legal department in the operations space to resolve high-risk legal matters across all states. Analyzed, executed and helped draft and redline legal documentation to assist in-house counsel. These documents include a vast range of affidavits including Affidavits of Debt, as well as Settlement and Release Agreements, Verifications of Complaint, Assignments of Mortgage, Substitutions of Trustee, Replies to Answer and Affirmative Defenses, Responses to Preliminary Objections, and more.• Depth of operational knowledge regarding internal systems and software such as MS Office Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Acted as Subject Matter Expert in drafting procedures, researching documents (in iVault, Lender Processing System (LPS), Federated etc), training and assisting other employees, and ensuring compliance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

Greater Milwaukee Area

Researched borrower claims of abuse of procedure and practice in servicing mortgages in default, forbearance or loss mitigation during a period of mandated borrower review by the OCC, accessing Home Lending document repositories such as iVault, LPS, and Federated to complete such research.

Manitowoc, Wi

Part time - December 2010 to June 2013.• Researched, developed and drafted letters, complaints and motions involving potential and actual litigation matters. The research often required interpreting existing laws, rules and regulations, and using them to best advocate for my client position.• Often involving serious personal, familial, and professional dispute resolution.• Settled third party business disputes, successfully negotiating a financially friendly end to litigation, all memorialized in a personally drafted settlement agreement. The Manitowoc Company added as a client in 2010. Transitioned from full time to part time when hired by Hudson Legal to work full time as an Attorney.

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States

• Identified relevant facts, issues and defenses in client stories, criminal complaints and related evidence.• Developed legal strategy by research of relevant case law and statutes.• Litigated a significant caseload of adult and juvenile criminal law cases simultaneously, taking several misdemeanor cases through Jury Trial.

Saint Paul Minnesota

Self-litigated criminal law sentencing and probation revocation hearings.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Researched and drafted motions to the district court and drafted interoffice memoranda of different subjects relevant to the criminal law.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Planned, executed and managed Food and Drug (FDA) regulated blood component and medical device validations, earning a company - wide quality award.• Researched and wrote Quality Control Procedures and coordinated and managed compliance programs that monitored safety of blood products.• Identified variances in procedure, analyzed for trends and identified root cause(s).• Participated in interdepartmental corrective action teams, working with nurses, doctors and other staff to implement corrective action(s).• Prepared records for successful inspection by the FDA and the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

Juris Doctor (Jd), Law, 3.0

Activities and Societies: Black Lawyers School Association

Associates In Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, 3.6

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, General Studies, 2.5