Corporate Legal Counsel
Private Practice
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :25 years, 0 أشهر
• Operating and managing an international private practice, advising on matters within the United States and the Middle East
• Advised on corporate formations, compliance issues, corporate governance matters, shareholder issues, real estate/construction law, trusts and estates, civil and criminal matters.
• Conducted contract review, transactional work, asset acquisition and disposal agreements
Provided high quality, zealous legal representation to indigent persons accused of crimes in the State of Missouri at the Missouri Trial Court and Appellate Court levels.
• Successfully closed 701 cases during tenure, including Class A and B Felonies punishable up to life imprisonment
• Efficiently managed caseload with an average of more than 100 active cases
• Recognized by supervisors for developing and maintaining exceptional client relationships that remained positive because clients understood I fought to pursue their best interests.
• Served as both advocate and adviser; represented clients throughout legal proceedings
• Developed strategies, arguments, and testimony in preparation for presentation of cases
• Conducted numerous trials, hearings, and depositions, selected jurors, met with judges
• Performed administrative and managerial functions related to the practice of law
The Civil division acts as legal counsel to elected officials and County departments; the Criminal division prosecutes criminal and juvenile defendants for crimes against society.
• Actively participated as second-chair in several trials, generated arguments against points of law, assisted in voir dire selection, and advised on presentation of opening/closing arguments
• Exceptionally handled preliminary hearings as a MO Rule 13 qualified law student
• Evaluated evidence and laws to determine advisability of civil and/or criminal matters
• Studied changes to statutes and regulations, as well as Court precedent, to determine ramifications for pending cases
Assisted U.S. Attorneys in their role as the chief federal law enforcement officers in their districts, aiding in federal criminal and civil cases involving the United States Government.
• Successfully won a federal commercial fraud appellate decision on the briefs
• Assisted in bank and mortgage fraud conspiracy cases and Medicare fraud cases by gathering and evaluating evidence and interviewing multiple witnesses.
• Recognized by supervising attorneys for exceptional work on multiple civil and criminal investigations and prosecutions
• Analyzed the probable outcomes and assisted in settlement talks of cases
Owned and operated a property development company that bought, rehabilitated, rented, and sold properties in the Saint Louis, Missouri area
• Employed and managed workers for repair and maintenance of investment properties
• Established good working relationships with financial officers and municipal officials resulting in efficient access to funding, debt restructuring and minimal governmental difficulties
• Utilized asset based and lease financing to fund expansion of operations
• Effectively collaborated with architects to develop options for investment
• Handled landlord/tenant disputes
Developed leads into clients and assisted them in planning for the contingencies of life including but not limited to retirement, education, disability, and estate planning.
• Worked with clients to determine present and future financial needs, determine pathways to reach sought ends, and insure against the negative possibilities
• Structured, presented and sold different investment portfolios to aid clients in meeting their investment objectives
Internships at: Anheuser-Busch; Trans States Airlines; United States Attorney's Office; St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office
Wall Street Journal Award for Economics; Presidential Scholarship; Dean's List; Honor Roll; Recommended for Fulbright Scholarship by the Institute for International Education