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Pamela J. Lanier, LLM, JD

Carl Junction, MO 64834

ad5tqs@r.postjobfree.com • 417-***-**** • linkedin.com/in/pamela-lanier-561b73151/ Commercial Legal Counsel & Business Executive

Accomplished, strategic senior-level business professional with 20+ years’ demonstrated success leading all facets of corporate legal services, regulatory compliance, cyber security and privacy, human resources functions and initiatives, and change management projects. Expert guide to assess complex risks and create effective policies, strategies, and action plans to optimize results while encouraging employee engagement. Specializes in creating collaborative and inclusive working environments, leading cross-functional teams through regulatory challenges, maintaining focus on both goals and strategy.

Financial and Executive Management Competencies

• Contract Negotiation

• Regulatory Compliance

• Strategic Planning & Risk Assessment

• Financial Planning & Budget Management

• Staff Development & Leadership Training

• Policy Development & Implementation

• Turnaround/Change/Crisis Management

• Project Planning & Management

Professional Experience

Downstream Casino & Resort, Quapaw, OK

Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, 06/2023 – 03/2024; Director of Legal Affairs 09/2021, 06/2023; Contract Administrator 03/2021, 09/2021

Led multi-functional team for 10-year plan feasibility study. Designed and implemented compliance processes; purchasing and disposition procedures; and risk management program. Provided regulatory interpretation, investigative, and mediation services as required. Designed and implemented best practices, commercial terms, and negotiation strategies, to improve financial performance. Selected and implemented innovative contract management software. Established and successfully executed departmental KPI’s to reduce risk, legal exposure, and increase customer satisfaction. Liberty Utilities, Joplin, MO

Manager, Operations Strategy, 07/2020 – 2/2021

Initiated and launched program to reduce third party damages, including relationship management of outside contractor, development of cloud-based solution to record, analyze and manage data relating to events, and application of process mapping and other Six Sigma tools for greater efficiency. Formed and led team to maximize use of telematics system to improve driver performance. Author of Liberty Leadership, an on-going seminar series with designed suggestions for individual and team practices to achieve knowledge transfer, succession-planning support, and leadership development. Asbell Companies, Carl Junction, MO

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, 10/2017-06/2020; General Counsel, 1/2016-10/2017 Directed all aspects of legal services and regulatory compliance. Led HR Department on an interim basis and managed employment law risks throughout tenure, including policy development and implementation, internal investigations, incident response, and termination process. Leader of change management

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projects including reorganization and staff realignment. Contract negotiation and administration supporting construction, transportation, and industrial services businesses. Key Contributions:

• Created and implemented best-in-class practices to achieve compliance with DOT, FAA, FRA, OSHA, OFCCP, EEOC, ERISA, FMLA, FSLA and relevant state and local regulations

• Successfully advised and represented organization on all legal matters, spending less than 5% of legal budget on both punitive awards and outside counsel

• Strategically developed and implemented employee-focused programs and executive leadership training summit, leading cross-functional teams and improving engagement rates by 80% Pamela J. Lanier, PC., Sunrise Beach, MO

Owner, 2/2003-1/2016

Owned and operated successful consulting firm, providing several high-profile organizations with legal and business counsel. Successfully represented clients before local courts and regulatory agencies. Provided human resources leadership and legal support to $1million business. Key Contributions:

• Designed and executed Asbell Co’s emergency succession plan after the founder’s fatal accident.

• Represented local entrepreneurs during both consolidation and expansion periods through M & A and real estate transaction services

Honeywell Sensing & Control, a division of Honeywell International, Inc., Freeport, IL General Counsel, 10/1999-2/2003; Senior Counsel, 5/1998-10/1999 Directed all aspects of global legal services and regulatory compliance for a billion-dollar division of a Fortune 50 publicly traded global manufacturing and service business. Provided superior legal counsel to business leaders across 5 countries and 26 US states, recognized through promotion to General Counsel. Key Contributions:

• Successful negotiation of complex domestic and international contracts for the acquisition and disposition of businesses and product lines to fulfill on the strategic plan and deliver quarterly financial results

• Reduced employment law related expenses by 80%

• Key executive team member for integration plans for acquisitions and divestitures

• Reduction of global legal spend by 45%

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Rockford, IL

Associate Attorney, 2/1996-5/1998

At the direction of the law firm’s Rockford, IL partners as well as the Employment Law Practice and Commercial Practice partners, delivered best-in-class legal services to a variety of clients, including insurance companies and significant regional and local employers, both public and private. Key Contributions:

• Drafted and updated Employment Handbooks

• Presented EEO training for employers as part of the firm’s conferences

• Appeared before various courts in commercial litigation matters

• Legal research and writing on behalf of employers in response to administrative charges

• Drafted documents supporting M&A activities, including asset acquisitions and dispositions

• Performed employer investigations and reports as assigned Education and Credentials

LLM, Gaming Law & Regulation

William S. Boyd School of Law UNLV

Juris Doctorate

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ

Director, Appellate Moot Court • Associate Editor, Seton Hall Legislative Journal • National Secretary – Treasurer, ABA / LSD • Intern, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office • Judicial Clerk, Tax Court of N J Masters Studies, Public Administration

Northern Illinois University Graduate School, DeKalb, IL Graduate Assistant, Illinois City Management Association Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Public Administration Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Certificates

Missouri State University Center for Dispute Resolution Mediation Training IASSC Certified Green Belt

Executive Development Program, 2023, UNR & UNLV

Expertise Leading Seminars & Training Courses in the Following Areas

- Employee Handbooks - Employment Law

- Commercial Contract Terms and Conditions - Excellence in Sustained Performance

- The Art of Successful Contract Negotiation - Conducting Internal Investigations

- Building High Performing Teams - Product Liability

- Attorney/Client Privilege - Agency Principles

Professional Affiliations & Board Service

Current: Oklahoma Bar, United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and Member of the Missouri Bar and Quapaw Nation Bar Association Previous Bar Memberships (Eligible for Reinstatement): New York, New Jersey, and Illinois Missouri Bar Association Volunteer Speakers Bureau Previous Service

Northern Illinois University Athletic Director’s Board of Advisors Martin Luther King Community Services of Illinois Board of Directors Stevenson County Economic Development Board of Directors Winnebago County Bar Association Board of Directors Lake West Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Treasurer, Asbell Foundation

Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce Cultural Enterprise Recruitment Committee

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