Michael B. Reichert Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Collaborated with board members, attorneys, and local officials to maximize utilization of budget authority, resolve legal and ethical concerns, and ensure that housing agencies operated in compliance with federal.
• Represented HUD in multi-family mortgage financing transactions by facilitating closings for mortgages insured under the National Housing Act
• Answered congressional inquiries, composed executive correspondence, and provided policy guidance on federal acquisition requirements

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Led all executive level support as the Executive Officer to the Director and provided policy guidance concerning all legal and programmatic issues
• Reviewed proposed departmental policies for legal sufficiency and provided counsel concerning civilian personnel law, employment discrimination, and all labor relations matters
• Prepared research memoranda and presentations informing management of the impact of changes in civilian personnel and labor law regulations and advised managers on the resolution of grievances

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Presided over unemployment hearings regarding eligibility for unemployment benefits
• Heard direct and cross-examination testimony from sworn witnesses
• Questioned appellants and employers' representatives, judged credibility, and made findings of fact
• Weighed testimonial and documentary evidence and ruled on its admissibility
• Composed and issued full and binding decisions while ensuring pro se appellants were afforded full due process protections

Evansville, Indiana Area

• Prepared final form trial briefs and briefs in support of motions for summary judgment
• Researched and drafted legal memoranda and created confidential mediation submissions
• Filed motions, pleadings, and other documents with Vanderburgh County Courts

Evansville, Indiana Area

• Reviewed case files in order to ensure accuracy and prepared files for the daily court docket
• Maintained an efficient and accessible filing system for all pending criminal cases

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: • Recipient, Norman Lefstein Award of Excellence - 2010 • Competitor, National Health Law Moot Court Competition.

B.A., Philosphy & Political Science

Activities and Societies: • Recipient, Academic Achievement Award in Philosophy - 2003 & 2004 • Recipient, Scholastic Achievement Award.