Real Estate Assistant

Ellen Barish

**** *** **** *****, *** Vegas NV **113

Phone: 702-***-**** Email: ***********@**.***

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Extensive experience handling general legal affairs, business and real estate transactions, business litigation, pre-litigation collection and workout, and regulatory issues for companies ranging from Fortune 100 to small businesses. Background in contracts, regulatory and litigation in the fields of Gaming, Banking, Automobile Finance, Equipment Leasing and Real Estate Development. Strong managerial abilities and demonstrated success in supporting strategic planning activities and overall business profitability.

Employment 2001-Present Joelmark, Inc. Las Vegas, NV In-House Counsel

General legal work for expansion of restaurant management and consulting company including but not limited to negotiation of leases with local casino hotels and Indian gaming casinos; human resources and preparation of corporate documents.

1999 – 2000 Saxton, Incorporated Las Vegas, NV

Associate General Counsel

1996-1999 Private Practice Las Vegas, NV

General legal work for selected clients.

1989-1996 Banc One AZ Corp/VNB AZ Phoenix, AZ

Assistant Regional General Counsel

Management of bankruptcy, collection, workout and litigation functions for Arizona, Colorado and Utah operations.

Litigation strategy and reporting for bank affiliates in western region.

Real estate workouts and documentation.

Regulatory reporting for NYSE traded financial institution.

Hired and managed outside counsel; hired and trained in-house staff.

Brought significant amount of legal work in-house saving $750,000 legal fees

Accepted early retirement package to move to Las Vegas. 1982-1989 Weinberg and Green Baltimore, MD

Senior Associate – Banking and Commercial Law Dept.

150 lawyer firm with practice including banking, finance, collection, workout and bankruptcy.

Complex collections/workouts for major financial institutions; transactional document preparation for major equipment leasing corporation.

Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland.

EDUCATION:

JD. University of Baltimore, MA- University of Maryland & BA- American University Bar Memberships: Maryland & Arizona

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