K. Brooke Salazar
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Byrider Franchising, Inc., Paralegal (2007 to Present)
Human Resources Function
. Consulting on Termination Decisions and then Drafting and Delivering
Termination Notices
. Drafting Written Responses to the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
. Conducting Employee Investigations of Charges of Harassment
. Attending Employee Mediations with Various State and Federal Agencies
. Consulting on Termination Decisions
. Investigating, Preparing and Delivering of Litigation Discovery
. Witness Testimony Preparation
. Consulting on Benefit and Compliance Matters
. Developing Training on Human Resources Federal Compliance Issues
. Conducting Employee Manual Legal Review and Modifications
. Drafting Premium Discount Program Plus for Ohio Worker's Compensation
Agency, which has resulted in an $80,000 savings over a two year
period
. Negotiating and Drafting of Confidentiality Agreements, Employee
Releases, Employee Settlement Agreements and Employee Arbitration
Agreements
Corporate Duties
. Maintaining Corporate Books and State Corporate Filings for 5
Corporations Simultaneously
. Developing Red Flag Training and Privacy Policy
. Developing a Credit Document Retention Policy to comply with Various
State and Federal Laws
. Corporate Training of 631 Employees on various Federal Laws and
Regulations
. Maintaining the Licensing for 14 Facilities
Eric Koselke, Brent Westerfeld & Jeff Evans, Attorneys at Law, Paralegal
(2005 to 2007)
. Paralegal for Numerous Death Penalty Cases in Various Stages from the
Trial to
Habeas Phase
. Conducted Client Interviews and Witness Testimony Preparation
. Researched Family History, Criminal Histories and Neighborhood
Demographics
Ranging from Present Day to Fifty Years Prior
. Reviewed, Organized and Outlined Discovery and Outlined Trial
Transcripts
. Instituted Electronic Filing System for Discovery
. Drafted Portions of Appellant's Brief, various Motions and Pleadings
Salazar-Rutherford Mitigation Services, Administrative Assistant (2003 to
2005)
. Conducted Family Interviews of Defendants of Death Penalty Cases
. Various Administrative Duties
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana: Bachelor of Arts in August of
2003
? Bachelor Degree in Political Science (GPA: 3.5)
? Certificate in African Studies (GPA: 3.5)