Insurance Life

Diane Bissell

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Address: **** ********* *****

City: Portland

State: MI

Zip: 48875

Country: USA

Phone: 517-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $120,000

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Educational Background:

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Profile Summary Experienced litigation, transactional and regulatory attorney.

Extensive legal experience in the private and public sectors as well as serving as in house counsel.

Proven ability to effectively represent clients in administrative and civil hearing.

Significant regulatory experience related to consumer protection.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple cases/projects simultaneously and achieve optimum results.

Legal Experience:

Regulatory and In House Counsel

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau

Securities Division

2010 - present

Director (formerly Deputy Commissioner)

Selected as the first Deputy Commissioner of the newly established Securities Division in October 2010. Responsible for evaluating the current organizational structure of the Securities Division to ensure it efficiently and effectively administers the Michigan Uniform Securities Act (2002).

Reorganized the Securities Division's Investor Education program resulting in a 60% reduction in program expenses.

Successfully negotiated and implemented an electronic document storage/retention system thereby eliminating conventional storage and enhancing the security and protection of confidential documents/information filed with the Securities Division.

Draft/negotiate requests for external vendor services.

Represent the Securities Division at legislative hearings, seminars, and other events; serve as expert witness in criminal cases.

Negotiate and draft settlement agreements, consent orders, and memoranda of understanding relating to violations of the Michigan Uniform Securities Act (2002).

Prepare Interpretative Opinions, No-Action Letters, Exemption Orders, and Administrative Pleadings.

Guest Speaker at the Michigan State University College of Law's Annual Midwest Securities Law Institute, October 2012.

Author, "A Brief Overview of Michigan Securities Regulation," The Michigan Business Law Journal, Spring 2011.

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation

Office of General Counsel

Administrative Law Specialist

Responsible for providing legal advice to the various divisions within the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR), including Bank & Trust, Credit Union, Insurance, Mortgage, Policy and Consumer Services.

Analyzed legislation affecting the financial services industry and attend and testify at committee hearings; meet with legislators to discuss affect/impact of proposed legislation on the financial services industry.

Accurately and impartially assessed the merits of complex consumer complaints applying knowledge of the primary consumer financial protection laws, regulations, and rules.

Successfully represented OFIR at administrative hearings.

Jackson National Life Insurance Company/National Planning Corporation

Associate General Counsel

1997-2006

Associate General Counsel

Selected as corporate counsel to manage and oversee broker dealer/investment adviser arbitrations, regulatory and compliance matters for National Planning Corporation's four independent retail broker dealers throughout the United States.

Hired and supervised staff of legal assistants, administrative assistants and law students.

Interviewed and retained outside counsel; worked side by side with outside counsel developing strategy for arbitrations, regulatory matters and administrative hearings.

Establish budget for outside counsel and case management expenses for each year and for each case.

Co-authored the winning Supreme Court Brief in Oade v Jackson Nat'l Life Ins. 465 Mich. 244, 632 N.W.2d 126 (2001), which was the 2004 Thomas Cooley Law School "Best Brief.

Legal Experience:

Private Practice Kohl Secrest Wardle Lynch Clark and Hampton

Associate Attorney 1993-1997

997

Successfully tried civil cases in district and circuit courts, including first and third party insurance cases.

Responsible for handling worker's compensation appeals and environmental cases.

Legal Experience:

Private Practice, cont. Butzel Long

Associate Attorney 1990-1993

1990-1993

* Represented business/commercial clients in commercial arbitrations conducted in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules/procedures.

* Responsible for representing manufacturing clients in Superfund and state environmental matters.

Butzel Keidan 1986-1989

Associate Attorney

1986-1990

Counsel clients with respect to lending regulations including Truth in Lending, RESPA, and Home Equity Line of Credit.

Provide legal counsel to commercial clients with respect to the purchase and sale of assets; draft purchase and sale agreements.

Draft various corporate agreements for institutional clients including software licensing agreements.

Represent super-secured creditors in complex, commercial finance transactions.

Education Michigan State University College of Law (Detroit College of Law)

1984-1987

Selected as the Director of the Moot Court Board (received tuition waiver).

Graduated January 1987 cum laude

Staff Member, Law Review, 1985-1987.

Team Member (advocate), First Place Benjamin Cardozo Moot Court Competition Team, Spring 1986

Alma College 1979-1983

1979-1983

Dual majors: Spanish and Business Administration.

Teacher, Introductory Spanish.

Student Assistant to Pre-Law Professor and Registrar.

Employed during college; responsible for the majority of college expenses.

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