Craig Clark
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******* ****
City: Cincinnati
State: OH
Zip: 45251
Country: USA
Phone: 513-***-****
Skill Level: Senior
Salary Range: $40,000
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CRAIG S. CLARK, JD, CPP
3375 Lindsay Lane Cincinnati, Ohio 45251
513-***-**** *********@********.***
SECURITY & LOSS PREVENTION, DEFENSE LAW
Senior attorney with more than 20 years of experience as in-house counsel and with private firms. Expertise in investigation, evidence gathering, and witness location and development. Extensive background in retail loss prevention, safety, and accident prevention. Demonstrated strengths in legal writing including appeal briefs. History of successful process and procedure development, as well as preparation of procedural manuals and other documentation.
Investigation & Fact Finding Discovery Security Audits Asset Protection
Process Development Continuous Improvement Hiring & Training Standards
Pre-Trial Preparation Criminal & Civil Trial Practice Information Technology (IT)
Recovery & Collections Compliance Relationship Management Exposure Reduction
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HAMMOND LAW GROUP LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio 2000-2010 (currently part-time)
Immigration law firm with approximately 7 attorneys and 40 additional staff.
Associate Attorney
Managed the full range of non-immigration matters for the firm, ranging from professional liability insurance to unemployment filings and in-house operations. Ensured server and backup systems were fully operational and oversaw their maintenance along with computers and workstations.
Overhauled the internal filing system and introduced computerization and automation to speed record location and processing, and managed the third-party vendor who enacted the new coding and record filing system.
Designed and implemented procedures to codify filing methods, standardize data storage, and improve maintenance and workstation operations.
ASSET PROTECTION CONSULTANTS, Cincinnati, Ohio 1986-2000
Consulting firm specializing in accounts payable audits and loss collection.
Private Security Consultant
Personally performed security audits and served as an expert witness in civil trials surrounding security, loss prevention, and customer acts and injuries, managed a team of auditors. Directed invoice and billing reviews to identify improper discounts, failures to pay, incorrect tax calculation and collection, and other errors that generated additional cost and overcharges.
Drove continuous improvement in invoice screening and searching methods to better identify inappropriate costs and shortages resulting from errors.
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Boca Raton, Florida 1982-1986
World's leading producer of electronic devices for theft prevention in retail and other industries.
Security Applications Consultant
Interfaced frequently with clients to provide guidance on the legal ramifications of various anti-theft programs and provide expertise useful in selecting the right solution. Partnered with the sales team to educate client management on closed-circuit television (CCTV) and electronic article surveillance systems and applications.
Deployed training programs for new systems and applications.
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Early Career (full details available on request):
Director of Loss Prevention, Associated Dry Goods Corporation, St.Louis, MO
As corporate in-house counsel, administered leasing contracts, prepared for liability defense litigation, and headed retail security and safety and accident prevention efforts.
Vice President / General Counsel, Stop-Loss, Inc, Atlanta, GA
Developed and implemented electronic surveillance and sales training to reduce and eliminate loss in retail, industry, and library settings. Limited liability exposure through innovative equipment use safeguards and methods.
Director of In-House Security & Safety, May Department Stores, Cleveland, OH
As in-house counsel for loss prevention and safety, successfully managed the corporate security and safety programs during a wide array of events, including race riots and labor strikes. Performed pre-trial preparation for liability litigation.
Protection Manager, Shillitos Department Stores, Cincinnati, OH
Managed Security Department, case preparation for criminal matters and for defense of corporation
From civil matters (Self insured corporation)
Patrolman, Village of Mariemont, Hamilton County, OH
General patrol and investigative duties
United States Air Force, various state and overseas location
Staff Sergeant, Provost Marshal Investigations, case investigation and prosecution, Courts Martial Activities, black market investigations
FORMAL EDUCATION
Juris Doctor (JD)
BSC in Police Science, English, & Accounting
Salmon P. Chase School of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio
Now part of Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
Provost Marshal Generals School, Ft. Gordon, GA
General Air police and Investigations training, USAF
BAR ADMISSIONS
Ohio State Bar
U.S. 6th District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Member, Ohio Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Cincinnati Board of Realtors, Sixteen year member, Arbitration Committee
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