Insurance Company

Marcel T. Miclea

**** ***** ***** #*** ******, MI 48820

Home Phone: 586-***-****

Email: abjc77@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Corporate Counsel / available to relocation to New York

PROFILE:

New York State-licensed attorney

Experienced in corporate, contracts law, litigation, international

transactions and immigration;

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with significant

responsibility;

Strong problem-solving skills, good judgment, professional work ethic and

teamwork;

"Can Do" attitude shaped by complex professional experiences and

international exposure;

Relate well to people from different cultures and socio-economic

conditions;

Working status: US citizen

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY (self employed)

George P. Mann & Associates PC ? Farmington Hills, Michigan (02/2010-

Present)

(Law firm specialized in immigration law)

o Responsible for running and managing the firm's satellite office;

o Handle client contact regarding family and employment-based

immigration;

o Identify legal issues, analyze facts, perform research and determine

appropriate case strategy;

o Interview clients in the office, prepare forms and draft court-related

documents;

Highlights:

o Conceptualized, structured and currently managing the firm's website:

www.greencard-us.com

LEGAL ANALYST

Ford Motor Company ? Dearborn, Michigan (3/2004-6/2008)

o Investigated nationwide tort claims (bodily injuries, property damage)

based on factual, technical and legal research, along with subrogation

claims made by insurance companies;

o Gathered and analyzed information from insurance companies, customers'

attorneys, Ford's dealerships, engineers and zone managers in order to

make informed and fair decisions;

o Consulted with in-house and outside counsel to explore potential

litigation outcomes;

o Made liability and settlement evaluations followed by negotiation of

claims resolution;

Highlights:

o Multiple recognitions for work quality and volume handled;

o Initiator of a web-based platform having the goal to improve

department's work efficiency by easy access to company's

information/case file data

LEGAL/BUSINESS CONSULTANT

Miclea Consulting Services LLC ? Romania (3/2002-9/2003)

(Consulting firm focused on contracts, litigation, arbitration, legal

compliance and debt recovery)

o Represented clients' interests in mediations and negotiations with

commercial partners, governmental agencies and local authorities;

o Analyzed and determined the effect of domestic and international laws

on clients' businesses, and anticipated and guarded against legal

risks;

o Counseled companies on commercial, civil, criminal, administrative and

litigation issues;

Highlights:

o Successful representation of a Romanian company in a complex

commercial dispute involving $400,000 worth of promissory notes which

generated over 30 separate civil and criminal legal actions (fraud,

breach of fiduciary duties, piercing of the corporate veil,

bankruptcy)

GENERAL LEGAL COUNSEL

Ilefor SA - Mobexpert Group ? Targu-Mures, Romania (10/1998-8/2003)

(Mobexpert is ranked in the top 12 largest European furniture producers and

retailers)

o Interfaced with company's departments to ensure legal compliance and

protection against risks;

o Handled all in-house legal affairs with focus on domestic and

international agreements, bank financing, debt recovery, employment,

tax laws, civil and administrative issues;

o Worked closely with all levels of management to evaluate legal impact

of business decisions;

o Assisted in the maintenance of corporate books and records, regulatory

filings and governance;

o Drafted pleadings, motions and argued cases in court and before

arbitration panels;

Highlights:

o Decreased pending case volume by 55% and increased dispute settlements

by 65%;

o Argued over 90 cases at all court levels, including Romania's Supreme

Court of Justice, and at all stages (trial, appeal and recourse),

along with arbitration before the Chamber of Commerce;

EDUCATION:

Master of Laws (LL.M) - GPA 3.03

Major: Corporate Finance ? Wayne State University ? Detroit, Michigan, 2008

LL.M thesis (International trade): "Is WTO the appropriate forum? A look at

the US-EC aircraft dispute: Boeing v. Airbus" - May 2007

Post Graduate Course

Major: Accounting for Managers ? Open University Business School, Romania,

2001

Master of Laws (LL.M) - GPA 4.00

Major: Commercial law ? Lucian Blaga University ? Sibiu, Romania, 1998

LL.M. thesis (International commerce/Conflict of laws): "Lex fori in

international business transactions" - June 1998

Bachelor of Public Administration and Legal Services (JD equivalent) - GPA

3.63

Major: Law ? Lucian Blaga University, ? Sibiu, Romania, 1997

ADMISSIONS:

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

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