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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

o Represent clients in construction defect litigation matters involving residential, commercial, and industrial properties, including contract review and analysis, pre-trial preparation, trial, and appealso Established and grew the construction and real estate practice group to a 10-attorney group billing $3+ million annuallyo Manage a team of attorneys handling a complex caseload of construction cases, ensuring timely and effective representation of clientso Develop and implement strategic plans for litigation, considering factors such as evidence, expert witnesses, and potential settlement optionso Negotiate settlements to achieve favorable outcomes for clientso Prepare for and conduct trials, including cross-examination of witnesses, presenting evidence, and delivering persuasive argumentsTop Trial Outcomes:o Successfully defended a general contractor in a luxury custom home construction defect dispute, securing a reduction in damages at arbitration from $6 million sought by homeowner to $29,000o Obtained a take-nothing judgment at trial in favor of client contractor and recovered $350,000 in attorney’s fees, upheld after oral argument before the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas, Texas. Stern v. Bella Custom Homes, Inc., 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 6746, 2019 WL 3543574 (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 5, 2019, no pet.) (mem. op.)o Represented a design-build contractor in a commercial construction defect dispute, reducing owners’ sought damages from $2,819,705 to $544,314 through arbitrationo Represented general contractor in a residential townhome construction defect arbitration, reducing homeowners' sought damages from $1,637,437 to $957,327o Obtained summary judgment in favor of client dismissing employment discrimination claim, upheld on appeal by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Reynolds v. Sovran Acquisitions, L.P., 2015 WL 6501552 (N.D. Texas 2015) affirmed by Reynolds v. Sovran Acquisitions, L.P., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 9522 (5th Cir. Tex., May 24, 2016)

Houston, Texas Area

o Represent clients in real estate and business transactions, including entity formation, purchase and sale, leasing, and financingo Represented clients in formation and governance of business entities, including drafting entity documentation such as operating agreements and corporate resolutionso Manage civil litigation docket of breach of contract, product liability, premises liability, construction defect, and personal injury claimsTransaction Experience:o Represented buyer in $3.2 million acquisition and renovation of 20,000 sq. ft. class B+ commercial office buildingo Represented borrowers in $28,750,000 CMBS refinance of a 998 unit multi-family apartment portfolio consisting of three complexeso Represented borrower in recovery of $1 million proceeds drawn from letters of credito Represented seller in $19,200,000 disposition of 576 unit multi-family apartment complexo Represented borrower in $15,000,000 CMBS refinance of a 464 unit multi-family apartment complexo Represented seller in $15,500,000 disposition of 200 unit multi-family apartment complex

Houston, Texas Area

o Focus on creditor’s rights, real estate, and consumer financeo Represent clients in leasing, financing, collections, and foreclosures of consumer and commercial debtso Litigate contracts, foreclosures, forcible detainers, lien priority disputes, and real estate quiet title and trespass to try title claimso Recovered collateral for clients through judicial action, including cars, trucks, motorcycles and boats.o Represented national mortgage company in sales of post-foreclosure bank owned real estate.o Represented lenders in foreclosures and evictions of commercial and residential real estate.o Revise forms for compliance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, and other federal and state regulationso Develop, oversee, and manage more than 300 working client files each montho Supervise and manage up to 20 staff employeesSettlement Experience:o Represented national mortgage servicer in a dispute with their title insurer because of failure to record lien at closing. Achieved settlement in client’s favor.o Represented a ceramic tile company from Spain in a dispute with a Texas reseller for unpaid invoices. Achieved $790,000 settlement and payment plan in client’s favor without damaging client’s relationship with reseller.

Houston, Texas Area

Researched bankruptcy and commercial litigation issues. Drafted memos evaluating client matters.

Houston, Texas Area

Researched cases relating to Deceptive Trade Practices Act and drafted memos on consumer protection and health care statutes. Attended depositions, hearings, and settlement negotiations.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Analyzed $1 billion loan origination pipeline for trends, including changes in loan characteristics and monthly volume. Reported weekly to the Pricing Committee, a senior management team responsible for setting loan rates.Designed Loan Pricing Model. Responsible for reporting of loan pricing variances from published rate-sheets to divisional SVPs. Provided impact analysis to senior management for proposed rate changes.

Herndon, Va

Created FY2002 Revenue Planning Model and designed and updated Revenue Forecasting Model. Analyzed monthly revenue variance by product, top customers, new accounts, customer account turnover, and historical product-revenue trends.

Herndon, Va

Redesigned revenue reporting capabilities. Expanded General Ledger from 5 to 60 accounts at the product / sub-product level. Created billing to revenue ledger transition database, reducing month-end revenue close to 1 day.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Coordinated with Billing and Facilities Costs departments to compile, audit, and reconcile customer accounts and updated billing system for incorrect charges. Recovered over $100K in unbilled Internet usage and $125K/month of recurring local loop charges.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Order of the Lytae, Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity, Hispanic Law Students Association, STCL Texas Exes.

B.A., Economics