I provide legal support for multiple business groups, including: • Regulatory & Social Media Complaints;• Unclaimed Property and Escheatment;• Legal Order Processing (handles third-party subpoenas); and• Consumer Resolution Team (oversees foreclosure litigation and other mortgage-related claims).I have also supported:• Loss Mitigation;• Attorney Network Firm Management (oversees outside law firms); • Deed-In-Lieu;• Short Sale:• Real Estate-Owned; and• Property Preservation.For these groups, I have: • Guided responses to: sensitive inquiries and investigations from regulatory and investigative agencies; executive/consumer complaints, enabling the Bank to mitigate legal, financial, and media risk; and subpoenas for testimony and document production in criminal, investigative, and civil actions• Delivered expertise on federal and state banking laws and regulations, regulatory agency agreements, court rulings, investor agreements, and worked on creating or modifying Bank strategies and processes• Collaborated with senior management on marketing, account servicing, and business initiatives that minimized costs and risks: o Analyzed statutory/licensing risks and requirements, worked with vendors, and revised marketing materials, program documents, internal procedures, and vendor contracts, which led to the deployment of high-profile, multi-state Mortgage for Lease™ program affecting $600M in loans o Enabled the completion of bulk property sales (each involving 500+ properties) and revised contracts with public agencies for donation of 200+ properties o Guided due diligence and post-sale transition issues for $12M sale of subsidiaries and $200M sale of subsidiary’s assets• Advised on agreements, disputes, and communications involving Bank vendors• Worked with Policy team and trade groups to discuss best practices and regulatory change proposalsSelected to the Legal Department's Diversity & Inclusion Business Council.

I oversaw, managed, and directed strategy on defending litigation brought against Bank of America and its affiliates involving home mortgages. At any given time, I was independently managing approximately 200 to 300 lawsuits. The cases involved a wide-range of issues and allegations arising from the lender/borrower relationship, including: • breach of contract, • fraud, • Truth in Lending Act (TILA), • Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA), • Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and • other state consumer protection laws.

Litigator/counselor on matters involving contract disputes, real estate-related disputes, consumer fraud, eminent domain, and unfair competition/trade disputesI was a deputy practice group leader for the West Coast Commercial Litigation group, an Associate Development Partner, and a member of the Hiring Committee for the Oakland office. I also managed the Summer Associate Program for the Oakland office.

Merged with Reed Smith LLP - effective January 2003.

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