Tammy Fraley Email & Phone Number

--Tried cases in circuit court, including multiple violent crime cases--Engaged in extensive plea negotiations--Presented arguments at motion hour--Drafted briefs and responses to defense motions--Presented oral arguments on immigration and post-conviction issues--Fought to regain monetary losses for victims in Restitution Hearings--Participated as a member of the Drug Court, Mental Health Court and Veterans Treatment Court staffing teams

--Reviewed discovery and identified potential issues--Drafted rocket docket offers and informations--Conducted legal research on post-conviction issues--Consulted with victims and their families

9Th Judicial Circuit

--Acted as co-counsel in circuit court trials and examined lay and expert witnesses--Prepared and introduced exhibits of physical evidence in trials--Successfully conducted suppression hearings in circuit court--Drafted and submitted briefs --Made bond arguments during motion hour--Extended and negotiated plea offers for pending felony cases--Negotiated with defense attorneys for alternate sentences or treatment in lieu of revoking probation or voiding pretrial diversion--Facilitated the Rocket Docket program and improved its efficiency--Drafted plea offers, Informations, waivers, motions and orders--Prepared Indictments to be presented to the Grand Jury--Developed trial strategies for upcoming high profile cases--Conducted legal research on criminal procedure, evidence and case law--Prepared responses to 11.42 and 60.02 motions--Participated in jury trial proceedings at counsel table--Completed Search Warrant training for law enforcement officers--Drafted property forfeiture orders while determining statutory requirements, dollar amounts to be distributed to agencies, and location of the seized property

Louisville, Kentucky Area

--Research Assistant for Leslie W. Abramson, Frost Brown Todd Professor of Law, University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law --Updated and Shepardized cases in the Kentucky Practice Series - Criminal Practice and Procedure chapters on Prior Bad Acts, Juvenile Proceedings, and Sentencing --Updated, Shepardized, cite-checked, and edited chapters on Discovery and Trials in the casebook Criminal Procedure: The Post Investigative Process

Elizabethtown, Ky

-- Provided paralegal support during motion hour, hearings, plea negotiations, and trials-- Explored and developed defenses and mitigation strategies with licensed attorneys-- Assisted with voir dire, witnesses, exhibits and jury instructions in circuit court trials-- Researched case law, media coverage, and witness background information-- Timely filed motions and appeal notices as appropriate-- Reviewed Probation & Parole's Pre-Sentence Investigation reports for accuracy-- Negotiated favorable contracts with conflict attorneys and service vendors-- Led all hiring, recruiting, promotion and retention efforts within the office-- Oversaw a $1.3 million budget while managing procurement and payroll -- Managed Hardin County’s Rocket Docket functions on behalf of the public defender's office--Collaborated with prosecutors to increase efficiency in plea negotiations--Identified conflicts of interest within the office and between co-defendants--Presented attorneys with Waivers of Dual/Multiple Representation or Requests For Conflict Counsel --Served as the office's OSHA Compliance Representative

Elizabethtown, Ky

-- Drafted pleadings, reviewed discovery, and prepared correspondence to judges and legislators-- Served as administrative support to the Directing Attorney and the Regional Manager-- Selected as a member of the design, implementation team for a new case tracking system which incorporated CourtNet and the Kentucky Revised Statutes into the database-- Provided clients with information regarding charges, bonds and future court dates

Radcliff, Ky

-- Conducted closing transactions for the firm's largest revenue-producing client-- Researched title chains, resolved lien issues, composed title opinions and disbursed escrow funds-- Prepared deeds, mortgages, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development forms and Federal Housing Administration documents--Served as the liaison between the firm and the lenders

Louisville, Ky

--Balanced customer, teller, and ledger transactions and electronically stored document images--Identified, documented and reported fraudulent activities to the Fraud Dept. Manager and the Director of Security--Ran daily statistical reports to track information for IT, Accounting, and Online Banking

Louisville, Ky

--Reviewed loan applications, reconciled credit reports and verified borrower assets--Researched historical flood data to protect the bank's interest in the land--Prepared reports for underwriter assessment and loan approval*worked in both the Mortgage Dept. and Deposit Operations during the time period

Louisville, Ky

--Complied with all FDIC regulations while handling large commercial deposits at the bank's corporate office--Completed Currency Transaction Reports and Suspicious Activity Reports as required by the U.S. Dept. of Treasury--Maintained vault and ATM cash flow in the drive-thru banking area--Identified counterfeit money and fraudulent checks

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Memberships include American Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, National Association for Criminal.

B.A. In Political Science, Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General