Quality Control Administrative

Melody Mirbaba

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Address: **** *. ********* ******

City: Denver

State: CO

Zip: 80210

Country: USA

Phone: 303-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $90,000

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Melody Mirbaba, Esq.

Denver, CO 80210

Excellent communication, presentation, counseling, and interpersonal skills, reinforced by proven ability to cultivate effective relationships with diverse clients, and staff, from hourly, to executive, to elected officials. Strong planner, organizer, and decision maker who can meet challenges head on, take positive approaches to problem solving, overcome resistance, and gain the cooperation necessary to move an organization forward.

EXPERIENCE

9/02 aaa Present

Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Colorado Attorney General.

From 9/04 aaa Present, Public Officials Unit:

aa Represent Coloradoaaas public officials, including: the Judicial Department, the Secretary of State, the Governor, the Treasurer, the Department of Local Affairs, the Department of Military Affairs, and the State Auditor. Represent Coloradoaaas public officials in actions for declaratory and injunctive relief in matters of statewide and national significance, often involving issues of first impression.

aa Regularly advise state public officials regarding various legal subjects in an effort to take proactive measures to avoid litigation, and to defend litigation naming public officials as defendants in actions seeking declaratory or injunctive relief.

aa Provide general legal advice in various areas of law (from criminal, to civil, to bankruptcy); lead counsel in major complex litigation; extensive research and writing; negotiate and draft settlements and other stipulations; draft formal and informal Attorney General Opinions; substantial experience in protection of confidential and sensitive records in both civil and criminal matters; advise client-agencies as to the conduct of formal rule-making hearings and other administrative law hearings; advise and draft and defend client-agencyaaas administrative law decisions; review and advise clients regarding proposed administrative rules.

aa Practice First Amendment law, election law, and defend against a multitude of state and federal constitutional challenges to State laws or actions.

aa Conduct trials and preliminary injunction hearings; present oral arguments; appear before state courts across Colorado, the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the 10th Circuit, and various administrative bodies.

aa Have represented the Division of Insurance, the Colorado Board of Financial Services, the Colorado Board of Dental Examiners, and the Water Quality Control Commission.

From 9/02 aaa 9/04, Human Services Unit.

Assistant Attorney General

aa Litigated matters for the Colorado Department of Human Services and its divisions, including: Child Care, Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Youth Corrections and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Divisions.

aa Primary duties included: general legal advice regarding interpretation of statutes and administrative regulations, review proposed administrative rules, advise client as to the conduct of formal rule-making hearings, and other administrative law hearings, draft and defend client-agencyaaas administrative law decisions.

aa Represented the Department of Human Services in the administrative prosecution of child abuse and neglected matters; conducted investigations of child abuse and neglect allegations; interviewed witnesses, victims, law enforcement officials, and experts; extensive research and writing; drafted briefs, settlement agreements and pleadings; member of the Department of Human Servicesaaa Fatality Review Board which reviewed the circumstances surrounding the death of children in order to improve child services to avoid fatalities.

1/00 aaa 8/02 Attorney, Law Offices of Frank J. Ball, Denver, Colorado.

aa Litigated matters in the areas of: general civil litigation, domestic law, juvenile delinquency law, collections, criminal law, employment law, and contracts.

aa Voluminous appearances before Colorado District and County Courts.

aa Litigated jury trials and court trials.

aa Researched and drafted pleadings, briefs, settlement agreements and contracts.

aa Communicated with clients, opposing parties, witnesses, experts and court, personnel.

6/00 aaa 8/02 Special Advocate, Colorado Judicial System.

aa Court appointed by judges and magistrates as Special Advocate to represent children in domestic law cases.

aa Conducted investigations, including interviewing witnesses, children, parties, and experts, submitted findings and recommendations regarding child custody, parenting time, and abuse allegations, testified as a witness on behalf of children regarding investigations, findings and recommendations.

EDUCATION .

University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado.

aa Juris Doctorate, May 1999.

aa Member of 1998-99 American Bar Association Trial Team.

aa 1999 Irving P. Andrews Criminal Law Association Mock Trial Competition: First Place.

aa 1998 Hoffman Trial Competition: Finalist.

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.

aa BA, Sociology; Minor, Public Relations, May 1996.

AWARDS & OTHER RELEVANT ACTIVITIES .

aa 2010 Recipient of the Governor Ralph L. Carr Award for Excellence in Public Service.

aa Faculty member with the National Institute of Trial Advocacy for upcoming April 2013 trial program and live webinar program.

aa Extensive experience leading the Attorney Generalaaas Office in the development of several training and continuing education programs, including: (1) continuing education programs for all job classifications for the Office; (2) trial and deposition skills on-going training program for new and seasoned attorneys; (3) personally presenting continuing education programs and recruiting respected members of the community to present programs for the Office.

aa Member of the Attorney Generalaaas Excellence Committee.

aa Member of the Attorney Generalaaas Continuing Legal Education Committee.

aa Member of the Attorney Generalaaas Conflicts Counsel Committee.

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