Insurance Assistant
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Patrick Breen
Email: abqicu@r.postjobfree.com
Address: * ****** *****
City: Towaco
State: NJ
Zip: 07082
Country: USA
Phone: 646-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $80,000
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1PATRICK F. BREEN
1 Chapel Court, Towaco, New Jersey 07082
abqicu@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
2012 to 2013 Bank of America, Newark, New Jersey
Contractor - Independent Foreclosure Review
Evaluated mortgage loans in default servicing and determined whether all required loss-mitigation processes and procedures were conducted in accordance with federal, Bank of America, or other applicable mortgage-assistance program guidelines and requirements.
2011 to 2012 Dorsey & Semrau, Boonton, New Jersey
Associate Attorney
Drafted legal opinion letters for municipal clients on wide range of issues including code revisions, employment matters, governing body structure and procedure, and economic development.
Drafted ordinances, resolutions and public services contracts; drafted and reviewed bid specifications under Local Public Contracts Law
Regularly served as counsel at meetings of municipal governing bodies
Assisted with tax appeal litigation on behalf of approximately16 municipalities; drafted briefs in support of Chapter 91 motions and appointment of municipal tax receiver; argued Chapter 91 motions before State Tax Court; conducted depositions of tax appeal plaintiffs.
Assisted municipal clients with bankruptcy, foreclosure, property and licensing matters
Defended suits on behalf of municipal clients and the Morris County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund; drafted pleadings and motions; served as counsel at depositions; argued motions before Superior Court.
Represented clients in Chancery, Family, Municipal and Special Civil Part courts.
1995 to 2010 Office of the District Attorney, Bronx County, Bronx, New York
Assistant District Attorney
Narcotics Bureau, December 2009 through July, 2010
Investigations Division, October 1999 to November 2009
Appeals Bureau, August 1997 to September 1999
Trial attorney responsible for investigating and prosecuting arson, economic, automotive and narcotics crimes. Won convictions in 60% of cases tried, compared to County-wide conviction rate of 43%.
Initiated and supervised the investigation and prosecution of crimes impacting the public and commercial sectors, including embezzlement, insurance fraud, tax offenses, mortgage and real property fraud, computer crimes, video and audio piracy, identity theft and elder abuse.
Conducted grand jury presentations, pretrial conferences, hearings, bench and jury trials and post-conviction proceedings in state and federal courts; prepared fact and expert witnesses for testimony.
Drafted expansive papers and submissions including: approximately 100 search warrant applications, 200 indictments, and extensive motions, memoranda and briefs.
Member of 24-hour homicide/felony response team, with responsibility for crime scene investigation and preservation, witness and suspect interviews and arrest authorization.
Wrote appellate briefs, motions, advisory memoranda, leave applications, responses to federal writs of habeas corpus and to Freedom of Information Law requests.
Argued before New York Appellate Division and Term, First Department; and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Elder Abuse Initiative lecturer; Precinct Council representative
EDUCATION Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
Juris Doctor, May 1997
Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Economics, 1992; selected to Liberal Arts Honors Society
Admissions & Appointments
State of New York; State of New Jersey; U.S. District Courts for New Jersey and the Southern District of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit; Assigned Counsel Plan, 1st Dept.
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