Insurance Management

Kim L. boyd, esq.

P.O. Box ****** Mobile: 214-***-****

Dallas, TX 75370 Email: *****************@*****.***

corporate counsel regulatory compliance litigation management

Strategic and focused attorney with extensive experience in corporate law,

insurance defense, regulatory compliance, and strategy formulation. Expert

proficiency in complex real estate loan transactions, commercial financing,

and new business formations. Comprehensive understanding of sophisticated

multi-party negotiations, settlement tactics, and business litigation.

Leverage expertise and analytical skills to provide business and legal

advisory services in a challenging global economy and competitive legal

environment. Apply a hands-on approach and diverse strategic planning and

mediation skills to meet the needs of a dynamic and changing professional

landscape. Analytical risk management and entrepreneurial drive immediately

transferable to general counsel positions in any industry.

Lead by example and build consensus with internal stakeholders and external

third parties to successfully achieve goals. Outstanding interpersonal

communication and leadership skills. JD, Washburn University (Topeka, KS).

Professional strengths include:

Litigation Management / Legal Research Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving

Insurance Law / Claims & Coverage External Counsel & Staff Management

Policy Formulation & Enforcement Legislative & Regulatory Compliance

Arbitration & Negotiation Public Speaking / Oral Presentations

experience & ACHIEVEMENTS

KIM L. BOYD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Dallas, TX 1990-Present

Established and grew a private practice specializing in corporate

governance, regulatory compliance optimization, and claim litigation

management. Leveraged extensive personal and professional network to earn

high-profile assignments with leading enterprises in the insurance,

insurance defense, corporate governance, and service industries in Texas.

Aggressively negotiate complex operating and commercial leases,

representing clients in deliberations against contentious parties.

Acquired valuable expertise in insurance defense and contract law as an

industry leader for over 20 years. Highlighted assignments include the

following:

. The Associates Insurance Company, Irving, TX.

o Retained as an independent advisor to a leading credit

insurance company owned by the Ford Motor Company. Ensured

that every credit product issued by the company complied

with the consumer regulations unique to each state.

o Conducted extensive market research in all fifty states,

summarizing results and presenting policy change

recommendations to senior management.

. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Dallas, TX.

o Claims Attorney Successfully investigated and handled

fidelity claims relating to theft of

Money and Property from employers of banks and

companies handling money. Was voted as

the Top Attorney for the best reporting to Home Office

in the Region.

o Successfully handled Surety Claims for Commercial

Construction Jobs. Substituted as the General Contractor by

directing the completion of multi-million dollar

construction jobs. Handled contractor and subcontractor

payments.

. Thompson & Cowles Law Firm., Dallas, TX.

o Assisted with drafting litigation in several insurance

defense cases. Created trial notebooks for the First Chair

Defense Attorneys.

o Was successful in reviewing and writing a Memorandum of

Review of an Insurance Defense File which fell through the

cracks in the diary system, thus saving the Insurance

Company and Law Firm from a default judgment.

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. GEICO Insurance Company., Dallas, TX.

o Assisted with litigation management of auto policy claims.

Directed Outside Counsel as to settlement negotiations.

o Represented the Company's interest in keeping costs of

outside Counsel reasonable by conducting billing reviews.

Settled pre-litigation claims to prevent the need to hire

Outside Counsel.

. Connecticut General Insurance Company, Irving, TX.

o Handled Fidelity and Surety Claims as a Temporary Employee.

. Encore Fundraising Group, Inc., Prosper, TX.

o Analyzed, revised, and updated contracts governing magazine,

candy, and door-to-door sales activities to comply with

current safety regulations.

o Re-organized a not-for-profit enterprise into a corporation

from an existing partnership.

o Saved the company thousands of dollars in potential fines

from the Attorney General of Texas.

. Crum and Forster Insurance, Dallas, Texas

o Supervised Three Automobile Claims Adjusters with claim

handling. Reviewed claims files and directed the Adjusters

as to extra investigation necessary to properly evaluate the

claims and reported to Department Claims Manager..

o Handled all local Inter-company arbitration of claims for

subrogation. Successfully won over 90 percent of all

arbitration cases handled.

education & BAR ADMISSIONS

WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW - Juris Doctor, Topeka, KS.

Bar Admissions: State Bars of Texas and Kansas.

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY - Bachelor of Arts, Language Arts, Hays, KS.

Honors & Distinction: Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Honors & Distinction: Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Ongoing professional training

Continuing legal education (CLE) courses in Role as a Corporate Counsel,

Estate Planning, Contract Drafting,

and Negotiations.

Multi-adjuster license holder (for renewal) certified in Property &

Casualty, Fidelity & Surety, and Boiler Insurance.

Completed a 16-hour course offered by B2G, Inc. on compiling government

request for proposals (RFP's).

Attended a concentrated training course on depositions run by the National

Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA).

Professional Memberships

Former Associations: Texas Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas

Women's Bar Association,

Denton County Bar Association, Collin County Bar Association, Women's

Lions Club (Denton, TX).

Additional Information

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Word & Excel.

Community Leadership: Habitat for Humanity Volunteer; Dallas Navy League.

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