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Stephanie L. Soondar, Esq.

**** ***** ******* **., ***. 2201 Pennsauken NJ 08109 acrjr8@r.postjobfree.com Mob 856-***-**** ADMITTED New Jersey State Bar, New York State Bar, Pennsylvania State Bar pending motion for reciprocity; District Court of New Jersey, Third Circuit Court of Appeals. CANDIDATE INTEREST I am a self-motivated litigator seeking growth and a community of like- minded attorneys dedicated to their files and careers. I have litigated real property, construction, secured credit, consumer dispute and financial product claims in state and federal courts. I previously participated in securities, class action, and shareholder litigations. While capable and having run several dozen routine litigations simultaneously, my interest and professional growth lie in more complex matters. LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC, Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA

January 2013 – June 2015

Litigation Attorney

Sole litigator for all contested real property matters for secured creditor law office: contested foreclosure, third party complaint with consumer finance claims, curative litigation for flawed security interest, title resolution, damage hearings, emergent application, post-sale litigation, deficiency action, appellate practice, federal practice. Managed consistent volume of sixty to eighty matters at any time.

Created, managed, executed litigation strategy: all research and drafting, motion practice, discovery including deposition practice, court appearance and oral argument. Managed litigation paralegal and created standard motions and processes for firm implementation.

Contributed to non-contested tasks: reviewed service and default requests; reviewed damage applications; executed pre-complaint due diligence; sole attorney managing subordinate lienor actions, evictions, and deed-in-lieu transactions; acted as legal resource for staff and clients. Construction Lien Collections, LLC, New York, NY, USA February 2011 – September 2012

Staff Counsel

Litigated construction matters in New York State Court. Responsible for litigation strategy, research and legal writing, motion practice, court appearances and oral advocacy.

Mediated construction disputes, negotiated settlement, drafted settlement documents. Successfully negotiated surety bond claims, limited creditor protection in bankruptcy, and levied garnishments.

Engaged in transactional practice to preserve business-to-business rights in contract drafting. Contributed to downstream and upstream project management. Financial Services Company, LLC, New York, NY, USA June 2010 – February 2011

Distressed Real Estate Workout Attorney

Defended debtor practice in state Court. Researched, drafted, argued trial motions; some appellate practice. Responsible for litigation strategy, court appearance, oral argument.

Established company processes, including dispute resolution process for ‘problem files’. Authored an audit manual for examination of secured debt, assessing compliance with state and federal laws.

Acted as a general legal resource on matters including: business entity and corporate matters, business-to-business transactions, collection practice, compliance, and employment matters. Soondar Legal Resume, August 2015, Page 2 of 2

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, May 2010 – June 2010, New York, NY, USA Labaton Sucharow LLP, June 2009 – March 2010, New York, NY, USA Barrack, Rodos and Bacine, June 2008 – January 2009, Philadelphia, PA, USA Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, May 2008 – June 2008, New York, NY, USA Robbins Gellar Rudman & Dowd LLP, February 2008 – May 2008, Philadelphia, PA, USA Short-term Staff Attorney (by contract)

Performed discovery tasks for large securities litigations involving real estate investment trusts

(REIT) and asset-backed securities (ABS); specialized in auditor review. Performed deposition preparation. Developed client relationships while at Robbins Gellar. EDUCATION:

Temple University

Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Juris Doctor, Awarded May 2007

Trial Advocacy Training, Civil Rights Clinic.

International Academic Exposure: studying business law and that nation’s Jurisprudence; internship. Tokyo, Japan (Spring 2007); Cairo, Egypt (Sum. 2006); Beijing, China (Fall 2005); Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand (Sum. 2005), Legal Commercial Intern; Paris, France (Sum. 2004). University of Kent at Canterbury

Brussels School of International Studies, renamed University of Kent at Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Master of Arts in International Relations, Dissertation: Justum Bellum (Law of War), Awarded November 2003

Temple University

Fox School of Business and Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics, Awarded Magna Cum Laude May 2001

Temple Honors Curricula, Fox Honors Curricula, Beta Gamma Sigma, Golden Key Honor Society

International Academic Exposure: studying and internship. Rome, Italy (Fall 1999); London, United Kingdom (Sum. 1998).

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Recent Efforts to Reign in Excessive Executive Compensation, New York State Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section, Inside, Vol. 28 No. 1, 5 (May 2010) (with A. Major). Executive Compensation at a Turning Point, Law.com Special Feature, http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=120********** (Dec. 17, 2009) (with A. Major). Litigation and Recoupment of Executive Compensation, Vol. 13 No. 2 New York Bus. L.J. 8

(December 2009), updated and reprinted with permission, 6 Hastings Bus. L.J. 397 (Summer 2010)

(with A. Major).

Presented, New York County Lawyers’ Association, Corporate Law Committee (Jan. 2010) (with A. Major).

Presented, New York County Lawyers’ Association, Securities and Exchanges Committee (May 2009) (with A. Major).

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