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• Draft and negotiate contracts and agreements for corporate clients, including, but not limited to, purchase and sale agreements, master service agreements, subcontracting agreements, employment agreements, consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, lease and license agreements.• Advise clients on corporate and business issues, including liability protection, applicability of data and consumer privacy laws, consumer protection issues, developing and implementing internal corporate policies, employee matters, and business disputes. • Experienced in commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures of corporate clients, including drafting and negotiating letters of intent, asset or equity purchase agreements, and related internal corporate documents. • Assist with a variety of corporate governance and corporate succession planning matters.• Represent corporate clients in all aspects of business controversies and pre-litigation matters.

• Participated in trial preparation including preparing witnesses for examination, preparing exhibits for admission, and assist with finalizing legal arguments by providing statutory and/or case law support • Researched legal theories and drafted memoranda to assist in preparation for initiating litigation to resolve client disputes• Interviewed potential clients and counseled current clients on legal strategies developed from research• Analyzed and researched relevant case law in connection with appellate brief drafting

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted with the preparation of a criminal tax trial, including drafting pre-trial motions, proposed jury instructions, and a voir dire examination of defendant’s expert witness• Researched and analyzed tax regulations to specify a variety of charges against a tax evader

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advanced the Suspension and Debarment Program by recommending administrative action against federal contractors for consistently performing poorly or fraudulently• Drafted Compliance Agreements as an alternative to suspension or debarment of contractors

1800 F Street

• Performed independent reviews of government contracts to ensure compliance with federal policies, including the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”)• For qui tam cases, received relator claims for violation of False Claims Act and conducted related analysis of solicitations, bids, and award contracts• Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda on ethics and procurement policies and procedures• Prepared a manual of legal background, procedures, and guidelines on Energy Savings Performance Contracts• Wrote an article that was published in JC's seasonal newsletter on the application of the implied false certification doctrine to the False Claims Act and its contrasting interpretations by different circuit courts

• Assisted low-income individuals who are being audited by the IRS by client interviewing and counseling, negotiating settlements in relation to debts, drafting legal documents and memoranda, and keeping files.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

• Worked with franchisees of a corporation and NACS to opt out of a class action lawsuit against a credit card company and drafted Statement of Objections for each corporation.• Assisted in filing Chapter 11 for a company and in sending notices to creditors and other governmental agencies. • Reviewed cases for family law issues, real estate issues, and civil claims; assisted in preparing complaints and motions in these areas of the law.

Ron Shultz, CPA Firm Intern Fall 2012• Inputted all of clients’ financial data into QuickBooks• Generated a Profit/Loss Schedule, along with other requests for the clients• Inputted Financial Data of Clients into Pro Series Tax Software and have generate a W2, 1099 and Schedules A, B, D, etc.

Fort Pierce, Florida

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)