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Tampa, Florida, United States

Representing special districts across the state of Florida.

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

Representing large national insurance corporations in first party litigation matters with specific focus on homeowners/property insurance disputes.

Gulfport, Florida, United States

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

Calvin Kuenzel Student Bar Association Executive Board: ABA-LSD Representative:• Elected to conduct the business of the Stetson Chapter of the ABA-LSD in keeping with the guidelines of the national ABA-LSD and Constitution, By-Laws and Handbook of the local chapter• Served as an elected 1L Class Representative to vote on campus matters such as student fees, budgets, and student organization funding requestsStetson Ambassadors, Gulfport, FL: • Selected via a competitive review process to represent Stetson Law at community functions, mentor new students, assist with campus tours, and work on special projects for the Dean's Office• Played a critical role in orientation by training as a peer mentor to help incoming students prepare for law school

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

• Worked closely with with RJT’s General Counsel to ensure various in-house policies and procedures were in conformity with fiduciary obligations and federal regulations. Reviewed and made edits to internal governing documents to bring them in line with current best practices.• Researched and prepared memoranda on various federal banking regulatory matters such as state law preemption, pledging, fiduciary discretion, and internal audit procedures. Routinely reviewed state laws to ensure internal 50-state-surveys on various trust, estate, and fiduciary laws remained up to date.• Assisted in litigation matters by analyzing opposing counsel’s arguments, performing opposition research, reviewing and summarizing transcripts, and facilitating discovery.

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

• Analyzed high net-worth clients’ ($5mm-$25mm) existing estate plans (trusts, wills, POAs, marital agreements, etc.) to identify key areas for additional planning. Drafted and delivered comprehensive reports summarizing. clients’ estate plans with an emphasis on tax planning opportunities and end-of-life planning deficiencies.• Drafted whitepapers on various wealth planning strategies including charitable trust planning, life insurance planning, qualified small business stock exclusions, private foundations, and qualified opportunity zones.

Clearwater, Florida, United States

• Researched local and state government land use issues such as community development districts, liability concerns arising from development agreements, rezoning procedures, the discovery rule and its application to claims based on latent defects in real property, the merger doctrine’s effect on special covenants, and special warranty deeds granted by municipalities. • Worked with city attorneys to draft new quasi-judicial hearing procedures for a type of city council hearing that has never occurred before in the history of the city. • Reviewed complaints, discovery documents, and other court filings in order to prepare case summaries used by city attorneys in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and other adversarial settings.

Clearwater, Florida, United States

• Lead the firm’s front-line effort to be the foremost authority on emergency legislation passed during the pandemic. Gained a high-level understanding of the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Responsible for monitoring PPP guidance and interim final rule updates, analyzing rule changes, and drafting presentations to keep attorneys, CPAs, and other professionals abreast of the most current rules and guidance.• Published as a contributing author in The Employee Retention Credit Guide: Everything You Need to Know, and More to Claim and Receive the Employee Retention Credit. Drafted and edited articles published to Forbes (garnering over 750k views) regarding the Paycheck Protection Program, other CARES Act relief programs, and subsequent changes thereto on a rolling basis as new interim final rules and guidance were released.• Researched complex estate and tax planning issues and drafted memorandums regarding documentary transfer taxes, subsidiary LLC liability limitation, creditor protection strategies, and FBI asset petition procedures.

Venice, Florida, United States

• Performed market research on individual stocks, funds, and managers in order to make recommendations to the company’s Investment Committee • Analyzed client portfolios in order to rebalance allocations and maintain compliance with company policies/governing documents • Worked closely with large institutional clients to prepare and deliver monthly performance reports including endowment summaries and investment policy statement compliance reports • Produced FINRA compliant content used to communicate with clients. Interfaced with Wells Fargo’s Compliance Department to obtain approval on all client communications.

Gainesville, Florida Area

Paired with a position group (Defensive Backs) and tasked with maintaining the upkeep and equipment requirements of 15 coaches, players, and staff. Was in charge of running practice for the position group including setting up and breaking down all drills as well as monitoring the clock and directing the group in transition from drill to drill. Assisted in the logistics of moving a 200-person athletic program to five cities throughout the southeast. Worked in an extremely high stakes environment where time was always a factor and there was zero room for error as the safety of players was involved.

Served as the Student Government’s point of contact for clubs and organizations to request funds from the budget made available to them. Facilitated the process for the Colleges of Law, Agriculture, Health and Human Practices, and Construction Management as they submitted requests for funding from the Board. Under my guidance, these Councils received almost $18,000.00 in grants.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Planned and oversaw the move of 29 buildings into the newly constructed Venice High School building. Managed a crew of four workers and completed the move after 12 days, two days ahead of our allotted 14. Was invited back to continue interning throughout the year after my summer contract was up. o (Summer 2015) Again, selected as the paid Construction Management Intern on multi-million-dollar Pine View School Rebuild Project. Shadowed the lead Project Manager and Superintendent. Wrote and Reviewed Submittals and RFIs (Request for Information). Oversaw logistics of the move of over 40 buildings on the school’s campus and managed a team of five people to complete the task

Candidate For Juris Doctor

Bachelor'S Degree, Telecommunications Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Telecommunications Management