Lateshia H. Frye, Esq.

**** ** *** **. *****, FL 33055 786-***-**** acf77v@r.postjobfree.com

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Frye & Reid, Miami, Florida

Attorney May 2013 –

• Resolve issues involving Immigration, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Property,

Business Organization, Debt Relief, and Criminal and Family Law.

• Draft and Prepare legal correspondences, including but not limited to contracts, deeds, wills, and trusts;

Prepare and File summons, complaints, motions, and other legal correspondences

• Prepare and File petitions and applications with the USCIS, Department of State and NVC for Employment

Visas, Family Visas and Work Permits, including but not limited to, P visas, EB-1, I-485, N-400, I-131,

I- 295F, and I- 130.

• Business Formation

• Comprehensive review and analysis of legal documentation and conducted legal research on case

specifics.

Butler & Hosch, Miami, Florida

Litigation Attorney March 2014 –

• Designated attorney handling Mediations, Conciliations, Depositions, Hearings, Trials, and Settlement

Negotiations

• Gathered, Reviewed and Analyzed discovery, documents, experts credentials, and transcripts for

depositions in preparation of Trial and Negotiations

• Prepared and Drafted detailed questions for deposition of witnesses and experts

• Drafted complaints, notices, pleadings, motions and other correspondences

• Drafted, propounded and responded to all discovery to the point of Trial

• Drafted and served summons, defaults, published NOAs, and completed drops

• Analyzed, searched, and gathered information regarding court dockets, judgments, orders, liens,

bankruptcies, taxes, and other official records.

• Comprehensive review and analysis of legal documentation and conducted legal research on case

specifics.

Choice Legal Group, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Attorney January 2013 – March 2014

• Negotiated and Resolved issues regarding Subrogation, Junior Liens, Evictions, Leases, deeds, and other

Real Estate and Property issues

• Designated attorney handling Mediations, Hearings, and Trials, and settlements

• Drafted notices, pleadings, motions and other legal correspondences

• Operate and use LPS, Pacer, LenStar, VendorScape, CMS and other client communication systems and

Government systems to communicate with client and conduct internal processes

• Reviewed and Verified accuracy and completeness of land-related documents, deeds, title, promissory

notes, and demand letters

State Attorney Office, Miami-Dade, Florida

Student Attorney August 2011 – May 2012

Prepared misdemeanor and felony cases for trial; and represented the state in misdemeanor cases

Investigated facts; reviewed documents, including but not limited to, face sheets, DJJ recommendations,

and affidavits of probation; research legal issues; and drafted legal memorandas and pleadings

Prepped, requested, filed, and amended discovery, motions, court orders, and notices

Analyzed evidence and police reports, interviewed victims, witnesses, officers, & JPO’s to extrapolate facts

and to determine necessary witnesses

O perated and searched legal databases – C op Search, Hydra (a prosecutorial case tracking

s ystem), CIJS (Miami - Dade County mainframe system) – t o inquire information

Gathered, Reviewed and Analyzed discovery, police reports, witness statements, and other evidence in

preparation to conduct depositions

Conducted Questioning of officers and witnesses during depositions

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Lateshia H. Frye, Esq.

3873 NW 202 St. Miami, FL 33055 786-***-**** acf77v@r.postjobfree.com

Schram Behan & Behan Law Office, Okemos, Michigan

Student Attorney April 2010 – August 2011

Worked in firm specializing probate & estate administration, estate planning, tax and business organization

Prepared and filed documentations regarding LLCs, Corporations and Partnerships and other business

transactions

Handled mediations, depositions and petitions for administration of estates

Drafted wills, trusts, buy & sale agreements, contracts, leases, briefs, and legal documents for business

transactions and court

Gathered, Reviewed, Analyzed, and Dissected contracts, wills, tax agreements and other legal documents

to prepare for Negotiations, Depositions, and Trial

Prepared and Drafted detailed questions for deposition of Defendants and other party members

M iami Dade C ounty Correctional & Rehabilitation Dept., Miami, FL

C ompliance Review Officer J anuary 2 007 – M ay 2 009

G ained and applied k nowledge of correctional inspecti on and accreditation standard and

p rocedure

M aintain ed d ocumentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation

o utcomes.

F ile d a ppropriate compliance r eports with regulatory agencies and R eport ed v iolations of

c ompliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or

r equired.

I dentified c ompliance issues that require follow - up or investigation ; C onduct ed o r direct ed t h e

i nternal investigation of compliance issues.

C onduct ed p eriodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are

f ollowed.

S erve d a s a confidential point of contact for employees o r inmates to communicate with

s uperiors, seek clarifica tion on issues or dilemmas, or report irregular ities

V erified t hat all facility a nd regulatory policies and p rocedures have been documented,

i mplemented, and communicated.

EDUCATION

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI

Juris Doctor, May 2012

Concentration in Litigation

University of Miami, Miami, FL

B.A, Criminology & Psychology, May 2009

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