Scott Mickelson Email and Phone Number

• Built and managed a multi-member troupe to perform magic over the past forty years, including the irreplaceable contributions from Eadie Koch, the “oldest living magician’s assistant in captivity” (who performed when she was one hundred years old).• Performed magic shows with my family magic troupe for thousands of audiences, for public and private groups, over the past forty years.• Designed and constructed original illusions for community stages, libraries, schools, and meeting rooms.• Taught magic to children of all ages and abilities, including the physically and mentally disabled/differently abled and the gifted and talented.• Studied and rehearsed patter from patter scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts, and cues as directed.• Pre-set each magic effect, routine, and illusion prior to show time to ensure that every piece of the show was where it was before it was used to amaze and amuse the audience.• Dressed in historical costumes and performed educational, amazing routines to entertain audiences.• Adapted to final specifications and then constructed pre-existing illusions from conceptual building plans.• Performed original and classic magic tricks and illusions to entertain and mystify audiences, always including audience members as participants in every show.• Collaborated with other performers, on-stage assistants, and stage-hands responsible for lighting, costumes, make-up, and props, all as part of an ensemble.• At the start of each performance, promoted the concept that magic works best when you do not tell the secret of the trick and instead keep the magic inside of yourself.

• Designed comprehensive estate plans with wills and revocable living trusts.• Created Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts and Veterans Asset Protection Trusts for clients.• Represented clients in estate administration in Wisconsin probate court cases.• Assisted Attorney Daniel J. Krause with real estate litigation involving expert advice.• Provided clients with personalized legal services and guidance to help them put a strong plan in place to support their families if the worst should happen.• Walked clients through the estate planning process, from designing their estate plan to signing their documents, making sure that their entire plan is complete.• Helped clients focus on their future and their legacy.

Employee of The Employer Group, Verona, WI, as PEO co-employer with Friendly Law Firm LLC, at which I work as a Senior Associate Attorney

• Collaboratively secured corporate gifts with United Way of Dane County staff members and a team of other Loaned Executives during a full-time, limited-term employment position.• Increased health insurance coverage in Dane County by promoting HealthConnect with Loaned Executive cohorts as opportunities for helping others complete applications.• Shared the inspiration among Loaned Executive cohorts of using personalized, handwritten Thank You cards for employers’ generosity in supporting United Way of Dane County.• Planned and implemented successful campaigns for corporate donations with Dane County employers, overseeing a portfolio of seventeen accounts.• Inspired the use of “Private and Confidential” subject lines when emailing Personal Identifiable Information (PII).• Motivated and assisted companies’ Employee Campaign Managers, United Way staff, and Loaned Executives when providing physical and digital materials for employee campaigns.

• Lead a multi-department team to draft, revise, and finalize a form and accompanying email that adopted updated, contractual terms and conditions.• Promoted TASC’s culture of philanthropy at United Way events and State Bar of Wisconsin conferences.• Deployed over seventy-five emails in Outlook Message Format (OMF) with TASC forms and processes to give callers useful and necessary details in writing as part of call work.• Educated TASC’s Customer Care representatives about reporting HIPAA violations.• Trained Customer Care and others about frames of analysis for callers’ concerns.• Supported TASC clients who remained on legacy systems with their plans and accounts as they updated to TASC’s Universal Benefit Account platform with my call work.• Authored prompt and succinct responses to TASC’s clients’ e-mailed correspondence.

• Within a United Way of Dane County campaign that raised a total of $18,735,00, planned and implemented successful employee campaigns within businesses and organizations, overseeing a portfolio of over thirty-two accounts that brought in $342,182.• Synergistically secured corporate gifts with guidance from United Way staff and a team of twenty-four Loaned Executives during a full-time, seventeen-week assignment.• Furthered the organization’s goal setting by researching each account and its potential.• Utilizing established Best Practices, customized strategies for each account.• Motivated and assisted companies’ Employee Campaign Manager when scheduling, conducting, and successfully concluding employee campaigns.• Worked with Resource Development staff to ensure accurate campaign projections in the campaign database.

• Drove privately owned vehicle to transport passengers throughout Madison, Milwaukee, and the surrounding Dane and Milwaukee County communities.

• Drove privately owned vehicle to transport passengers throughout Madison, Milwaukee, and the surrounding Dane and Milwaukee County communities.

• Interviewed job applicants to obtain and verify information on work history, training, education, and job skills to screen and evaluate applicants.• Processed and reviewed employment applications and job orders to match applicants with job requirements after evaluating qualifications or eligibility of applicants.• Conducted reference checks on job applicants; assisted job applicants with completing accurate background checks; and scheduled new employee orientations and drug screens.• Informed job applicants of details such as duties and responsibilities, compensation, schedules, and working conditions.• Selected qualified job applicants or refer them to HR managers, making hiring recommendations as appropriate.• Informed job applicants of their acceptance or rejection of employment, discussing future options when necessary.• Performed searches for qualified job candidates, using computer databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources, media advertisements, job fairs, and employee referrals.• Conducted reference checks on job applicants.• Assisted job applicants with completing accurate background checks.• As a team member, contacted individuals to be interviewed at Adecco’s office in person and implement recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.• Administered skill, aptitude, and personality assessments to prospective employees for clients’ staffing needs.• Scheduled new employee orientations and drug screens.• As a member of a team, coordinated with companies’ HR departments to secure temporary employees, based on hiring needs.

• For the Google Street View Project, through Adecco and throughout Madison, Milwaukee, and the greater southern Wisconsin, Dubuque, Iowa, and Rockton, Illinois, I drove a Google car to collect mapped camera data for Google’s Street View.

• Presented legal education seminars about estate planning and safeguarding lives throughout Wisconsin.• Provided comprehensive estate planning services including: drafting hundreds of estate planning documents for individuals, opposite-gender couples, and same-gender couples to execute, including wills, deeds, and trusts; and representing and advising personal representatives of estates and probating wills.• Specialized in estate planning for same-gender couples and special education law.• Developed Individualized Education Programs and Section 504 Accommodation Plans for children with special education needs during Multidisciplinary Team meetings.• Represented and advised clients with marital property agreements, with guardianships, in divorces, in post-divorce actions, and in dissolutions of their partnership interests in property.• Prepared legal documents, including leases, contracts, complaints, motions, discovery demands and responses, and legal briefs and opinions.• Represented individuals, couples, businesses, and non-profit groups in a variety of legal matters, from civil and transactional matters to criminal defense and municipal cases.• Prosecuted and defended clients’ interests in civil litigation actions, in both small claims and large claims cases, including foreclosures and personal injury matters.• Assisted clients with employment concerns involving state and private employers.• Responded to thousands of phone call inquiries for legal advice and representation, conducting telephonic interviews and screenings.• Advised business clients on a variety of topics, including: business transactions, the advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, and legal rights and obligations; the drafting of articles of incorporation, a non-profit status application, and operating agreements; and the formation of business entities to operate within Wisconsin.• Served clients with private and commercial real estate transactions and litigation.

• Became proficient with manual paper-to-computer data-entry of healthcare, dental, and medical insurance billing.• Audited others' data-entry work to ensure accuracy of those billing records' entries.

• Worked to assist Madison-Kipp Corporation with its QS 9000 Certification preparation and organization.

• Prepared complex litigation for trials and motion hearings.• Represented clients in trial and appellate courts and in administrative forums.• Resolved cases by motion and settlement and negotiation.• Provided legal counsel and advice to clients in civil and criminal matters.• Assisted with management and organization aspects of a small law firm.• Used emerging technology in the practice of law.• Investigated factual matters in criminal and civil cases.• Drafted and researched appellate briefs.• Learned and utilized litigation skills.• Accepted new clients from the State Public Defender Assigned Counsel Division.

• Researched legal issues in areas of family, child, and municipal law.• Volunteered research work for Lambda Legal Defense Marriage Project.

• Prepared bench memos for pending cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.• Drafted, edited, and re-wrote an opinion with Justice Abrahamson.

• Assisted the research of Dean David Trubek through the International Studies & Programs.

• Drafted and edited briefs, memoranda of law, and other pleadings.• Assisted clients at trial and with other representation concerns.• Researched legal issues and investigated factual matters.