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Team-oriented and creative attorney with extensive experience handling a variety of legal matters including contract, financial services, products liability, and construction disputes. Regularly negotiate contracts, solve problems, assess risk, facilitate issue resolution, collaborate with clients, and manage discovery. I regularly:• Manage matters from evaluation through final disposition, including all aspects of negotiation, risk assessment, litigation (including pleadings, discovery, motion preparation and argument, trial preparation, trial, post-trial motions, and appeals), and conflict resolution.• Oversee and conduct claim evaluation focused on early dispute resolution and settlement. • Manage a large docket of matters. • Use collaborative management style with paralegals, junior attorneys, and support staff to minimize costs and maximize efficiency.• Communicate effectively with non-attorneys and a variety of personalities to foster best outcomes.• Prepare and oversee case budgets. • Negotiate contracts and terms in a variety of industries.• Counsel and educate clients on risk management and regulatory issues regarding current and proposed business practices.• Effectively mediate commercial, construction, real estate, products liability, and financial services matters. • Collaborate with colleagues to develop and implement diversity initiatives promoting women and minorities as a member of the Polsinelli Women’s Initiative, and Diversity & Inclusion Committee.• Recruit, train, and supervise summer associates as a member of the Associate Recruiting Committee.Prior Successes:• Prepared and won at least fifty motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment.• Drafted, argued, and won case on appeal to the Eastern District Court of Appeals. • Won defense verdicts for clients in cases as the first chair trial attorney.

Head Coach and Program Director responsible for leading and coaching competitive trampoline and tumbling program. Coached children ages 3 - 21 to develop gymnastics skills and participate in competitions across the United States. Responsible for coordinating and developing program for staff and recruiting new gymnasts.

Drafted proposed order and memoranda of law for civil and criminal cases. Prepared jury instructions for a patent infringement jury trial. Researched various legal issues and prepared memoranda.