BRENDA FLOCK, ESQUIRE, MSW

**** ***** ****** ? Philadelphia, PA 19128

acr1xx@r.postjobfree.com ? 267-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/brendaflock

CHIEF LEGAL and ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE

Corporate Counsel ? Labor & Employment Attorney ? Risk Management Officer

Corporate Counsel and Executive Non-Profit Leader, serving as Corporate

Attorney, Risk Management Officer and Employee Relations Administrator.

Known as an issue-resolving executive, providing in-house legal advice to

the Executive Leadership Team. Recognized as a dedicated, creative problem

solver of legal, HR and business challenges. Specialize in legal and

employment liability. Prevent and manage risk, particularly associated with

allegations of discrimination and wrongful discharge. Consistently wins

cases before administrative agencies. Creates employee relations policies

and procedures. Provides mentoring to staff.

? Undefeated Won every case (25-plus) before EEOC, PA HRC and PCHR

? Rainmaker Secured and maintained $4,000,000 contract with State of

Delaware

? Risk Minimizer Reduced discrimination claims from six annually to zero

Labor/Employment Law Litigation Avoidance Corporate Legal HR Staff

Counsel Leadership

Negotiation Skills Grant Writing ADA, FMLA, HIPAA FLSA, ADEA

Medicaid Compliance Risk Management Non-Profit Strategic Planning

Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NON-PROFIT ADVISORS - Philadelphia, PA August

2003- Present

An advisory practice providing non-profit organizations and their leaders

with legal advice and consultation.

Principal

Specialize in employment law, Title VII, contracts and risk management.

NORTHEAST TREATMENT CENTERS, INC. - Philadelphia, PA

April 2001- December 2014

Behavioral health and social services non-profit corporation with 17

locations in the greater Philadelphia market with approximately 800 staff

members serving approximately 9,000 people annually.

In-House Counsel and Risk Management Officer

Reported directly to the CFO. Served as member of the corporate Executive

Council. Provided legal advice and direction to President/CEO and other

senior leaders. Responsible for the management and resolution of all legal

issues (including labor and employment laws, contracts, real estate

transactions as well as prevention and management of risk and liability).

Managed Title VII and other labor and employment issues involving

allegations of discrimination and/or wrongful discharge. Developed, drafted

and implemented policies and procedures that ensure compliance with labor

and employment laws (including ADA Amendments Act, ADEA, FMLA, GINA, USERRA

and HIPAA). Prepared Medicaid compliance plans.

Developed strategies that effectively resolve issues and drafts policies

for future issues management. Assessed risk in all areas of potential

exposure (including policy compliance, Medicaid billing, consumer/patient

care and employment practices).

Served as interim HR Director for 4-month period strengthening supervision

and staff mentoring particularly with regard to on-boarding, construing

criminal records documents and working with hiring managers to review and

identify candidates.

CONTRIBUTIONS

. Won every case (25-plus) before the EEOC, the Pennsylvania Human

Relations Commission, and the Philadelphia Commission on Human

Relations, resulting in savings of $5,000-$10,000 per case for

administrative agency legal work while preventing very costly future

potential litigation.

. Drafted a proposal for the State of Delaware that retained the state

payer relationship, maintained a key agency presence in the state,

resulting in a new $4,000,000 contract.

. With 800 employees (full and part-time plus contractors), reduced

discrimination claims from six per year to zero by investigating and

successfully resolving employee grievances, personnel issues, and staff

performance problems prior to discharge, thereby avoiding litigation

and saving significant dollars.

. Trained supervisors to document performance issues before termination,

avoiding intangible expenses of discrimination claims and negative

visibility.

. Managed outside counsel cost effectively by negotiating flat fees

instead of billable hour charges and initiated clear identification of

what could be done in-house, thus reducing outside legal expense.

. Drafted and negotiated numerous vendor contracts, real estate leases,

and contracts for independent contractors. Through skillful contract

review protected agency interests and saved money by doing the work in-

house rather than utilizing outside counsel.

. Served as Acting Director of Human Resources during a transition of

this position and provided supervision to the HR staff in areas such as

onboarding of employees, and reviewed records and documents when

considering potential employees for hire.

. Designed and implemented annual employee benefits plans for health and

dental insurance and other ancillary benefits, resulting in cost

savings by keeping premium increases to a minimum.

TO OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE WITH HEALTH, Inc. - Philadelphia, PA

2000-2001

Small non-profit agency serving underprivileged children in Philadelphia

Program Director and In-House Counsel

Served as in-house counsel. Successfully drafted grant proposals for

clinical programs and administered grant implementation.

KELLY, McLAUGHLIN & FOSTER, PC - Philadelphia, PA

1983-1997

Mid-size litigation firm with offices in PA and NJ

Partner (1990-1997)

Associate (1983-1989)

Served as managing partner of asbestos litigation department. Responsible

for performance of professional staff of five. Handled labor law and

employment law cases. Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised attorneys,

paralegals and staff. Analyzed cases, planned strategy, conducted

discovery, tried cases in state and federal courts, and negotiated

settlements. Other practice areas included contracts, product liability,

insurance, personal injury and general litigation.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, PA

Juris Doctor

Dickinson Law Review; American Jurisprudence Award - Insurance Law

Bar Admission in Pennsylvania

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree in Social Work

Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Bachelor of Arts in English

BAR ADMISSIONS

Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; U.S. District

Court for the Eastern District of PA.

MEMBERSHIPS

Philadelphia Bar Association

Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group

BOARDS

Center for Families and Relationships

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