Real Estate Insurance

Karla S. Williams, MPA

**** *'Donnell Court, Unit 2101

Richmond, Virginia 23228

Phone: 804-***-****

Email: abmdds@r.postjobfree.com

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OBJECTIVE A highly motivated professional and effective leader with a

focus on Compliance brings a diverse background across the areas of Legal,

Real Estate, and Financial Services seeks a challenging opportunity to

enhance professional development.

EDUCATION

2002-2005 Virginia Commonwealth University,

Richmond, Virginia

Masters of Public Administration

Date of Graduation: August 2005

2000-2002 Virginia Commonwealth University,

Richmond, Virginia

Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Date of Graduation: May 2002

1998-2000 Richard Bland College of the College of

William & Mary, Petersburg, Virginia

Associates of Science

Date of Graduation: June

2000

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Operating Systems

XP/Vista/Window7

Microsoft Office Suite 2003/2007

LexisNexis, Westlaw, SPSS

SPECIAL TRAINING

2009 Compliance OSHA Training

2009 Compliance Ethics & Code of Conduct

2008 State Insurance Regulatory Training

2008 SERFF Training

2006 Mortgage Regulation Training

2006 Virginia Real Estate Salesperson License

2004 Virginia Notary Public

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2004 Henrico County, Virginia Election

Official

Served as Ballot Officer for 2004

Presidential Election

2005 Lunch Buddy, Clark Springs Elementary

Served as mentor in mentorship

program

EMPLOYMENT

06/2008-4/2010 Compliance Analyst

Institutional Life Services, LLC

-serve as lead compliance analyst for Life Insurance

Settlement transactions

-develop training materials to be used firm-wide for

mandated continuing education

-manage and secure company licensure with State Insurance

Bureaus

-compile relevant facts and perform root cause analysis to

make the appropriate decision

-interpret state insurance laws and/regulations using

legal reasoning skills

-prepare organization for state regulatory market conduct

examinations

-responsible for the analysis, evaluation, and approval of

compliance policies

-draft and approve company marketing materials prior to use

-investigate and proactively resolve issues related to

fraudulent activity

-conduct standardized audits of records, reports,

operational practices, and transactions

-maintain and generate monthly audit reports for

accountability purposes

-review and analyze various documents and recommend

corrective action of deficiencies

-develop continuous relationships with insurance

regulators, internal and external clients

-design and create all compliance exception reports

-file insurance contracts with state insurance department

for review and approval

-supervise account reconciliations for multiple escrow

accounts

-analyze record of bids and proposals to determine purchase

contract awards

-collaborate with management to determine staffing and

budgetary projections

-direct and manage the closing of multiple legal

transactions

-track and monitor contract transaction costs

-provide oversight to team members in areas of case

management and compliance

-delegate tasks to other compliance personnel as needed

-analyze state and federal legislation to identify

potential regulatory issues and/concerns

-conduct compliance reviews of contract specifications and

language

09/2007-06/2008 Paralegal, Commercial Real Estate

Gregory Kaplan, PLC

-served as paralegal/case administrator for Small Business

Administration (SBA) 504 and 7(a) Loans transactions

-coordinated with accounting department when necessary

-tracked and monitored contract transaction costs

-participated in the acquisition of commercial real estate

-determine awards of real estate contract bids and

proposals

-researched applicable commercial real estate laws using

LexisNexis and the Internet

-interpreted commercial real estate laws and/regulations

using legal reasoning skills

-drafted contracts such as Deeds of Trust and other closing

related loan documents

-planned, developed and established contractual strategy

for legal agreements

-developed continuous relationships with internal and

external clients

-maintained and managed client files

-planned, organized, coordinated, and recommended the

implementation of departmental programs and policies

-conducted compliance reviews of contract specifications

and contract changes

-reviewed and analyzed documents such as leases agreements

and Deeds of Trust

-prepared and filed UCC financing statements

-provided oversight and guidance to administrative

assistant

-prepared and maintained transactional closing binders

-performed notary public services

06/2006- 12/2007 Real Estate Sales Associate

Re/Max

-effectively represented buyers and seller in real estate

transactions

-drafted documents such as representation contracts and

purchase agreements

-negotiated and managed real estate purchase contracts on

behalf of clients

-tracked contract cost by cost that are invoiced and cost

that are incurred

-planned, developed and established contractual strategy

contracts

-collect and analyzing current market data and trends

-assisted clients in the acquisition of residential real

estate

-reviewed negotiation strategy and coordinated strategy

with team

-maintained and managed client files

-lead, defined, managed and integrated the efforts of staff

-attended client review meetings

08/2005-07/2006 Paralegal, Public Finance

McGuire Woods LLP

-supported attorneys on the Public Finance Team

-performed notary public services

-participated in file organization and maintenance

-reviewed financial reports of government expenditures

-conducted Internet and web-based research

-participated in financial transaction closings

-developed and maintained continuous relationships with

local/state government officials

-drafted legal documents and correspondence

-conducted analysis on applicable municipal bond laws using

LexisNexis using legal reasoning skills

-provided oversight and guidance to administrative

assistant

-conducted standardized audits of records, reports, and

transactions

06/2004-08/2005 Paralegal, Real Estate/Corporate/ Securities

Hirschler Fleischer, a

Professional Corporation

-supported attorneys on the Real Estate/ Securities Team in

corporate transactions

-researched applicable real estate and securities laws

using Westlaw

-gained knowledge and understanding of SEC regulations

and/laws

-drafted and filed state securities filings

-conducted Internet and web-based research

-prepared state documentation to form and/or qualify

business entities

-interpreted real estate and securities laws

and/regulations using legal reasoning skills

-maintained for corporate licensure with State Secretary of

State Offices

-participated in closing 1031 exchange transactions

-managed and coordinated departmental projects as assigned

-developed continuous relationship with internal and

external clients

-drafted legal documents and correspondence

-supervised and delegated tasks to legal assistant

10/2002-5/2004 Brokerage Associate

General Counsel's Office of Wachovia Securities, LLC

-supported attorneys on the Retail Brokerage Arbitration

Team

-effectively managed outside counsel legal fees and

expenses

-reviewed and analyzed customer account financial

statements

-researched applicable securities laws using LexisNexis and

Westlaw

-interpreted securities laws and/regulations using legal

reasoning skills

-gained knowledge and understanding of SEC regulations

and/laws

-review and analyze various documents and recommend

corrective action of deficiencies

-develop continuous relationships with insurance

regulators, internal and external clients

-designed and created all compliance exception reports

-compiled relevant facts and perform root cause analysis to

make the appropriate decision

-reviewed documents for incontinences and fraudulent

activity

-organized, coordinated, and recommended the implementation

of programs and policies

-drafted Discovery Document and Information Requests

-gathered and bates labeled documents responsive to

discovery requests

-prepared and issued third-party Subpoena Duces Tecum

-managed and coordinated departmental projects as assigned

-provided oversight and guidance to administrative

assistant

-investigated and proactively resolved issues related to

fraudulent activity

-conducted standardized audits of records and reports

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