Bar Exam Grader for the Business Entities Section of the Biannual Bar Exam (Appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court). This section tests provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and the Louisiana Civil Code dealing with corporations, partnerships, partnerships in commendam, limited liability companies, registered limited liability partnerships and mandates.

Analyzed public company statements and stock movement to determine whether to pursue litigation; draft complaint in federal securities fraud class actions based on material misstatements or omissions in violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and its implementing regulation, Rule 10b-5.

Consumer debt collection matters for debtors in Illinois, Louisiana, and Delaware.

Litigated class action disputes involving securities fraud and breach of corporate fiduciary duties on behalf of shareholders.

Surveyed and analyzed documents for Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein and Hilbert, LLC produced in environmental tort litigation matters in state courts – coding for responsiveness, importance, and privileges.

Maintained full responsibility for conducting a broad range of legal research and analysis, with an emphasis on conducting detailed document review and other deposition and trial preparation activities involving MDL- 2179 Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” Litigation on behalf of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.

Provided tax and estate planning, as well as transaction services for individuals and small businesses, including choice of entity advice and operational document drafting, contract draft.Assist debtors in collection/bankruptcy actions, tenants in landlord/tenant disputes, and defendants in breach of contract matters.

Defended broker-dealers and registered representatives against customer claims before FINRA arbitration tribunals, and also represented businesses and individuals in commercial and non-compete/employment matters. Responsible for all aspects of litigation process, including questioning witnesses, drafting and responding to discovery requests, drafting and arguing motions, briefs and agreements, participating in arbitrations and court hearings, counseling clients and conducting settlement negotiations.

Represented corporations, individuals, and businesses in commercial, employment, government regulation, and real estate disputes. Also represented contractors and sub-contractors in construction contract disputes. Responsible for all aspects of litigation process, including taking and defending depositions, drafting and responding to discovery requests, drafting and arguing motions, briefs and agreements, participating in arbitrations and court hearings, counseling clients and conducting settlement negotiations.

Represented Delaware corporations and/or their directors and alternative entities and/or their members in shareholder class actions, contested mergers and acquisitions and similar litigation, as well as counseling Delaware corporations and their directors on corporate governance and fiduciary duties issues. Responsible for all aspects of litigation process, including drafting deposition outlines and defending depositions, drafting and responding to discovery requests, drafting motions, briefs and agreements, participating in trials and court hearings, counseling clients and conducting settlement negotiations. Advised corporations, officers, directors, committees of the board of directors for legal compliance on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations and corporate governance issues in Delaware.Analyzed and advised Fortune 500 companies on their option granting practices for compliance with Delaware and federal law.

Legal research and drafting of bench memoranda, opinions, and various legal issues for federal district court and federal appeals court in Iowa and New York.