Real Estate Management

THOMAS J. VAIL, ESQUIRE

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SEVEN FIELDS, PENNSYLVANIA 16046

CELLULAR TELEPHONE: 412-***-****

ablzqa@r.postjobfree.com

EMPLOYMENT:

PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA

July 2011-Government Ethics Specialist

. Responsible for ensuring PNC employees are in compliance with

federal and state laws regulating banking and financial

institutions;

. Research, update and maintain databases containing federal and

state laws regulating banking and financial institutions,

including SEC regulations pertaining to political contributions,

campaign finance, and Pay-to-Play.

. Responsible for quarterly PNC employee political contribution

certification;

. Responsible for drafting and filing annual state and federal

disclosure statements;

. Assisted in reviewing and drafting Request for Proposals to

federal, state and local government entities;

. Reviewed and drafted responses to Act 44 disclosure statements;

. Researched and drafted memoranda on variety of issues regarding

government entertainment laws, government conflict of interest

law, campaign finance laws and government pay-to-play laws.

. Responsible for pre-clearance of all PNC employee entertainment

of government officials, political contributions, and employment

with government entities;

HUDSON LEGAL SERVICES, Pittsburgh, PA

January 2011-July 2011-Contract Attorney

. Reviewed documents for a variety of legal issues including

relevance, privilege and work product;

. Proficient in Catalyst and Concordance;

. Conducted both electronic and hard copy document reviews;

. Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.

FEDERATED INVESTORS, INC., Pittsburgh, PA

August 2006-January 2010-Investment Management

. Assisted in ensuring Federated Investors to be in compliance

with various Securities and Exchange Commission releases;

. Researched and drafted internal memoranda on a variety of issues

regarding compliance and regulation of securities and mutual

funds;

. Assisted in reviewing and drafting of Prospectuses, Statements

of

Additional Information and other corporate documents;

. Assisted in causing Federated Investors to be in compliance with

various Securities and Exchange Commission releases;

. Negotiated, reviewed and drafted various contracts;

. Prepared and drafted various legal documents.

RAPHAEL, RAMSDEN & BEHERS, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA

July 2000-May 2006-Associate in Domestic Relations Law Firm

. Managed cases from initial client consultation through case

conclusion;

. Prepared for and conducted trials and hearings in court;

. Prepared, drafted, presented and defended motions in court;

. Advised clients in a variety of legal issues related to domestic

relations, including business law, contracts; estate planning,

real estate law and pensions;

. Researched and drafted memoranda on a variety of issues related

to domestic relations, including business law, contracts,

bankruptcy; estate law, pensions and federal and state tax law;

. Prepared, drafted and reviewed a variety of documents, including

settlement contracts, deeds, estate documents, domestic

relations orders, pension, tax and business related documents.

. Prepared, drafted and reviewed pleadings;

. Conducted and defended depositions;

. Prepared, drafted and reviewed discovery documents.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND AFFILIATIONS

Admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1998-

Present

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW, Pittsburgh, PA

Juris Doctorate, May 1997

Activities: Appellate Moot Court Competition, Fall 1995

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Arts, English Writing, Magna cum laude, August 1993

Worked full-time to finance college education

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