Litigation - Successful results in Federal and State court. Trial attorney and creative thinker.Created jurisdictional workers' compensation defense in CA which later was modeled as the basis for statutory law in several states. Persuasively argued against and defended 8 appeals including appeal to the CA Supreme court.Contracts - Negotiated contract for Olympic sport athlete's exclusive apparel line (Lauren Fendrick - Jolyn Clothing) to include corresponding nationwide exclusive distribution rights. Draft, review & revise software licenses and business contracts for software company client.Regulatory work - Regularly review and advise construction client on operational implementation to comply with ever changing state and federal employment law; OSHA regulatory review and appeals minimize and/or avoid fines.Risk Consulting - created best practices for MLB to comply with state workers' compensation laws in 50 states; drafted required addendum used with minor league standard uniform player contract.Sponsorship and marketing agreements - negotiate and draft sponsorship, marketing and appearance agreements between brand and athletes. Review, revise and edit sponsorship agreements for one MLB club.General Counsel - Advise regarding employment law; light merger & acquisition due diligence; business buy/sell agreements; non-disclosure agreements; non-compete. Review and manage contract performance between brand/athlete; media distribution company/athlete to ensure contractual compliance. Advise re: HIPAA; MSA's; Medical privacy issues and enforcement of arbitration clauseLegislative Services - Lead attorney in 2012/2013 in successful CA lobbying effort (AB1309) workers' compensation law; testified before insurance commissioner; Assembly Labor; Senate Labor and Governor's office; heavily assisted with drafting of statute and legislative intent. Public Speaker - Past speaker at MLB Winter meetings to workers' compensation quality council; baseball ops; international and domestic scouts. Speaker at numerous seminars and conventions.