Fractional general counsel, providing corporate, employment counseling, litigation consulting for businesses and law firms.

•Served as the chief legal advisor on executive team, leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives of a woman-owned New Jersey-based global manufacturer of high-quality sterilization products and instrument reprocessing solutions for the healthcare community; participated in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures, and programs; providing senior management with effective advice on program and operation strategies and implementation; oversaw HR with… Show more •Served as the chief legal advisor on executive team, leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives of a woman-owned New Jersey-based global manufacturer of high-quality sterilization products and instrument reprocessing solutions for the healthcare community; participated in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures, and programs; providing senior management with effective advice on program and operation strategies and implementation; oversaw HR with oversight of personnel training and matters for employees across the country and in Latin America; oversight of and selection of outside counsel; drafted, analyzed, and negotiated vendor agreements, quality agreements, sales and commissions agreements, and other contracts; applied for state and federal grants; prepared application for women-owned business certifications, prepared corporate governance documents and meeting minutes for executive board meetings, handled IP, copyright, trademark, bankruptcy, small claims, OPRA/FOIA and other litigated matters internally.•Actively involved in marketing initiatives and recruiting. Show less

•Represented companies/individuals in complex commercial litigation, class action, copyright/trademark infringement prosecution/defense, enforcement of franchise non-compete clauses, post-employment restrictive covenant enforcement and defense, management side employment discrimination defense (Title VII, ADEA, NJLAD, CEPA) before administrative, state, and federal agencies/courts, wage and hour allegations, constitutional violation allegations, commercial tenancy, products liability, insurance… Show more •Represented companies/individuals in complex commercial litigation, class action, copyright/trademark infringement prosecution/defense, enforcement of franchise non-compete clauses, post-employment restrictive covenant enforcement and defense, management side employment discrimination defense (Title VII, ADEA, NJLAD, CEPA) before administrative, state, and federal agencies/courts, wage and hour allegations, constitutional violation allegations, commercial tenancy, products liability, insurance coverage, probate and partition actions, tax-sale foreclosure, among others. •Develop and maintain relationships with clients; counseling clients on labor/employment matters, corporate documents and bylaws, conducting internal investigations and interviews of employees in response to pre-suit whistleblowing, discrimination, and accommodation claims. Show less

Represented private and public-entity clients in complex commercial litigation, employment discrimination, wage and hour class action disputes, constitutional law violations, NJ Tort Claims Act, Open Public Records Act defense and enforcement, contested estate and probate litigation, commercial and residential landlord tenant issues, complaints alleging trade secret violations, multi-million dollar legal malpractice action with an underlying condemnation case.

•General Equity: prepared bench memoranda on emergent applications involving oppressed minority shareholders, implications of a staggered board of directors, enforcement of settlement agreements/contracts/fiduciary obligations, enforcement arbitration awards, and other complex matters.•Probate: worked with the Surrogate’s Court and prepared bench memoranda regarding assignments for the benefit of creditors, testamentary capacity, undue influence, probate vs. non-probate assets, probable… Show more •General Equity: prepared bench memoranda on emergent applications involving oppressed minority shareholders, implications of a staggered board of directors, enforcement of settlement agreements/contracts/fiduciary obligations, enforcement arbitration awards, and other complex matters.•Probate: worked with the Surrogate’s Court and prepared bench memoranda regarding assignments for the benefit of creditors, testamentary capacity, undue influence, probate vs. non-probate assets, probable intent, accounting, funerary proceedings/services, and creating/enforcing special needs trusts.•Foreclosure: prepared bench memoranda and opinions on in rem tax foreclosures, enforcement of settlement agreements, stay of eviction/sheriff’s sale pending foreclosure finality. Show less

Prepared draft opinions, researched, and analyzed statutes and case law on employment discrimination under state and federal law, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims, prisoner’s rights, intellectual property and copyright claims involving multi-national corporations, both domestic and foreign.

Researched case law and drafted opinions on the automatic stay provision of the bankruptcy code, willful violation of the automatic stay, notice provisions, landlord-tenant issues, repossession of automobiles, contract disputes and bench book memorandum on res judicata and collateral estoppel under Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings.

Performed legal research and edited draft opinions on issues pertaining to domestic violence, child support, foster care placement, custody, visitation and terminations of parental rights, adoption, and drug court.