• Managed insurance defense matters from inception to completion representing clients for cases in litigation and pre-litigation, including personal injury, breach of contract, and professional liability• Litigated insurance coverage, insurer bad faith, and contribution issues in state and federal court.• As second chair, conducted several jury trials for complex litigation matters, including contract and trademark disputes• Defend and took depositions in both state and federal matters• Communicated with claims professionals for insurance companies regarding case analysis and progress• Argued contested pre-trial motions including motions to strike, discovery motions, and dispositive motions• Negotiated favorable settlements for clients with litigation and pre-litigation matters• Analyzed insurance coverage positions and draft coverage opinion memoranda• Performed legal research and draft pre-trial motions and responses, complaints, legal memoranda, demand letters and other litigation documents

• Managed cases from inception to completion representing clients in commercial litigation matters,including creditor’s rights litigation and forcible entry and detainer• As lead attorney, conducted several bench trials and prepared to lead several jury trials for forcibleentry and detainer actions• Argued contested pre-trial motions including motions to dismiss, motions to strike, and motions forsummary judgment• Assisted attorneys with litigation cases for mortgage foreclosure, breach of fiduciary duty, breachof contract, and post-judgment matters• Negotiated favorable settlements for clients with litigation and pre-litigation matters• Drafted multiple appellate response briefs, including winning response brief on statutoryinterpretation issue• Drafted pre-trial motions and responses, complaints, legal memoranda, demand letters and otherlitigation documents• Perform legal research for various state and federal cases• Issued and answered written discovery and conducted document review

• Research and draft legal memoranda for various state and federal commercial litigation issues including federal antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, bankruptcy, fraudulent transfers, mortgage foreclosures, and defamation• Regularly research and draft pre-trial motions• Draft jury instructions for multiple forcible entry and detainer trials• Drafted Appellate response brief on statutory interpretation issue• Assist with document review and discovery production• Draft demand letters for attorneys pertaining to various legal issues• Coordinate project timelines for multiple attorneys• Cite-check attorneys’ motions and briefs

• Managed investigating, analyzing, and mailing demand letters to potential infringers• Performed legal research pertaining to patent litigation• Assisted with all aspects of complex patent litigation, including motion practice,discovery, and document review• Assisted with document review and identifying potential discovery holes• Reviewed deposition testimony and draft deposition abstracts

• Drafted judicial opinions and legal memoranda• Researched and drafted a report on contribution, indemnification, and breach of contract• Conducted legal research for various state claims including forum non conveniens,statutory and common law negligence, and spoliation of evidence• Attended motion hearings and analyzed legal briefs