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Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Associate attorney working in the banking & finance, corporate, and real estate practice groups. Practice focuses on representing financial and banking institutions, with an emphasis on commercial lending, including asset-based financing, collateralized financing, syndicated facilities and participations, and acquisition financing. Perform loan document review and analysis, counsel clients on default and foreclosure issues, and prepare for and assist in closing of financing and acquisition transactions.Represent various multi-family residential housing clients in development and acquisition of existing multi-family units across the United States, with special emphasis on owners' associations and student housing. Research local, state, and federal regulations in relation to multi-family residential housing, draft and review purchase and lease documents, advise owners' associations in relation to assessment and foreclosure processes.

Responsible for leasing and franchising legal functions for fourth-largest restaurant franchise group in the US, with more than 12,000 employees in 610+ locations across seven brands in nine states. Negotiated all terms of more than 60 commercial real estate deals. Drafted and reviewed commercial lease documents and franchise agreements with landlords and franchisors. Assisted general counsel and associate general counsel in closing several major asset purchases (including portfolio purchases of $34 million, $27 million, and $18 million with 40+ stores) as well as financing transactions (a $235+ million syndication loan collateralized by more than 100 parcels of real estate and 300 restaurant locations).Helped to expand rapidly-growing company by more than 180 stores in a year.

Plano, Texas

Reviewed chain of title from patent to present for drilling and division order opinions for several Fortune 500 clients. Drafted, prepared, and delivered more than 30 drilling and division order title opinions identifying issues in clouded title and proper succession of interest, with an emphasis of probate and financing issues in title. Translated all Spanish-language title documents or other legal documents to English for all attorneys in the firm.

Dallas, Tx

Researched real property and mineral ownership issues. Drafted memoranda and preliminary title opinions on mineral ownership and chain of title issues. Reviewed and determined chain of title, including conducting stand up title research in Dallas, Leon, Irion, Tarrant, Madison, Glass, and Tom Green counties. Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed oil & gas leases, surface use documents, and mineral extraction documents with landowners.

Dallas, Tx

Supported busy boutique corporate law firm as law clerk during summer and school year. Formed over 55 entities in Texas and Delaware, drafted entity formation and corporate governance documents.Performed legal research on a variety of corporate issues (including choice of entity for a general partner of a limited partnership, piercing the corporate veil, ramifications of co-mingling of business and personal assets for limited liability company managers, and series LLC formation and uses in Texas). Reviewed and revised commercial leases, drafted correspondence to clients, managed social media and marketing accounts, drafted memoranda for delivery to partners and clients on entity structure and choice, corporate immigration, TABC regulations on out-of-state entities seeking licensing in Texas, and gambling regulation and policy for charitable and for-profit institutions. Additionally, prepared for and attended depositions with the litigation practice group, responded to discovery requests, reviewed and edited pleadings for filing with court in Dallas and Tarrant counties, drafted demand letters and other correspondence.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Performed legal research on various civil and criminal issues before the court for appellate judge, including research on jury selection and nullification, international precedent and the domestic overturn of international judgment, and the effect of indemnification language in contractual waivers. Observed oral arguments at trial and appellate levels. Drafted memorandum on interpretation of conveyance language for inclusion in published opinion.

Bakersfield, California Area

Built mandatory fee arbitration program for busy county bar association from the ground up to conform to state-mandated programs, including drafting forms for use by clients and attorneys, recruiting and scheduling volunteer arbitrators, liaising with California State Bar officials to ensure program compliance with state standards, and reviewing past arbitration cases and awards to ensure fairness and equal access to system.

Bakersfield, California Area

Reviewed all incoming and outgoing bankruptcy pleadings, filed and organized all bankruptcy documents for busy 6-attorney practice group. Kept time, coordinated schedules, organized meetings, answered phones, researched bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters, drafted correspondence, reviewed billing, and other administrative tasks for name partner in commercial litigation in addition to bankruptcy department.

J.D., Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: SMU International Law Review (Editor-in-Chief); Real Estate Law Association (Treasurer/Vice President).

B.A., Communication

Activities and Societies: Delta Delta Delta, Denison College Republicans, 91.1 WDUB FM

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