Nick Vail Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Drafted motions, proposed orders, notices, memos, briefs, affidavits and other legal documents.• Conducted legal research primarily in the fields of creditor’s rights, bankruptcy, and contract law. • Assisted with setting hearings, filing documents with the courts, preparing trial and deposition exhibits, and other administrative tasks.

- Conducted research and drafted memoranda on a wide array of legal issues.- Assisted drafting legal documents including deeds of trust and promissory notes.- Assisted attorneys in multiple practice areas including litigation, real estate, and estate planning.

- Observed courtroom proceedings in multiple district courts.- Reviewed Writs of Habeas Corpus and presented recommended actions to the court.- Conducted research on the subject of contested competency in criminal trials and presented findings to members of the court.

Melville, New York

- Conducted investigations into accounts deemed to pose possible high credit or fraud risk and prepared and presented risk assessment reports and recommendations for upper management and law enforcement agencies.- Took actions to mitigate, on average, over $200,000 in risk exposure per month through building cash reserves and terminating fraudulent or unsupportive merchant accounts and transactions.- Learned to detect and confirm fraudulent activity such as laundering, collusion, and… Show more - Conducted investigations into accounts deemed to pose possible high credit or fraud risk and prepared and presented risk assessment reports and recommendations for upper management and law enforcement agencies.- Took actions to mitigate, on average, over $200,000 in risk exposure per month through building cash reserves and terminating fraudulent or unsupportive merchant accounts and transactions.- Learned to detect and confirm fraudulent activity such as laundering, collusion, and identity theft through analyzing financial patterns, open source research, conducting merchant interviews, and performing document validations. - Interacted and coordinated with member of numerous other departments including Sales, Legal, Compliance, Treasury, and Collections. Dealt and communicated with merchants, sales agents, and clients on a daily basis. Show less

Conducted open source research of financial service executives for the organization’s Middle Eastand North Africa Business Intelligence practice* Conducted research and analysis on numerous terrorist and militant attacks in the Middle East andNorth Africa for the organization’s Intelligence and Analysis department* Worked alongside a diverse group of people of numerous nationalities and backgrounds in thecompany’s Dubai office while also working with members of the… Show more Conducted open source research of financial service executives for the organization’s Middle Eastand North Africa Business Intelligence practice* Conducted research and analysis on numerous terrorist and militant attacks in the Middle East andNorth Africa for the organization’s Intelligence and Analysis department* Worked alongside a diverse group of people of numerous nationalities and backgrounds in thecompany’s Dubai office while also working with members of the organization’s London office viaemail and videoconference Show less

Assisted in managing a $90,000 budget* Helped coordinate setting season schedules, travel arrangements, personnel hiring, team marketing,and game day operations* Oversaw organization growth through innovative ideas, hard work, and dedication on and off theice* Gained essential time management and teamwork skills throughout my three years as a member ofthe team

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Cum Laude (Top 10%)

Activities and Societies: Texas A&M Law Review - Citations Editor; Order of the Coif

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance