Attorney, Manager/Team Leader, Customer Service, Legal, Administrative

Emory Keith Mauldin

P.O. Box ***** 205-***-****

Birmingham, Alabama 35219 ********@*******.***

Highly-motivated professional with over 15 years of experience in legal and business settings. Detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple matters while focusing on important tasks. Managerial experience with proven track record of building relationships, developing and implementing strategies, project management, conflict resolution and innovation. Excellent communication skills, strong critical analysis, and time management. Extensive experience drafting legal documents and other correspondence, staff training and conducting investigations.

BAR ADMISSION Alabama, 2002

EDUCATION

Legal: CUMBERLAND SCHOOL OF LAW, Samford University

Date of Graduation: May 2002

Awards and Activities:

Member, 2 National Moot Court Teams

Selected, National Mediation Team

Winner, 2000 Fall Mediation competition

Member, Henry Upton Simons Moot Court Board

Regional Convention Chair, SRBLSA, 2002

Dean’s List, Spring 2001

Recipient, Richard E. Davis Book Scholarship

Scholar of Merit Award, Race and American Law

Semifinalist, 2000 Summer Moot Court competition

Quarterfinalist, 2000 Fall Moot Court competition

Merit Award, Legal Research and Writing BarBri Representative

Undergraduate: HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, Hampton, Virginia

B.A. – Political Science May 1999

EXPERIENCE

Mission Alabama Legal Counsel

Birmingham, AL July 2010 – present

Provide legal research and advice focused in areas of employment law/human resources, federal and state regulatory compliance and contract law; draft numerous and varied legal documents assuring regulatory compliance, continued community goodwill and continued annual growth.

Reviewed, reduced and reorganized non-profit initiatives thereby decreasing financial and staff inefficiencies, increasing program effectiveness for clients served and overall financial health of the organization. Programs were cut by 40% while constituents served increased by 275%.

Drafted the application grant for and supervised for 5 Americorp VISTA team members that helped build non-profit capacity in areas of fundraising, marketing, volunteer coordination, k-12 educational initiatives and entrepreneurship.

Recruit, market and manage several dozen high schools, colleges, trade schools, military contacts and other service providers to participate in education initiative, Alabama College and Career Access Program (ACCAP) - credited with serving over 5,000 high school seniors since 2011and helping those students receive over 100 million dollars in scholarship offers.

Mauldin Law Firm, L.L.C. Sole Practitioner

Birmingham, AL September 2003 – May 2010

Represented over 160 clients in Federal, state and municipal courts across the state of Alabama in civil and criminal matters.

Drafted pre-trial, trial and post-judgment motions and other pleadings.

Appeared as counsel at dozens of depositions, pre-trial hearings, alternative dispute resolution proceedings, trials and settlement negotiations related to criminal defense, bankruptcy, domestic relations, family law, personal injury, general litigation and appellate advocacy.

Conducted substantial investigations and discovery of documentary and testimonial research for case analysis, trial preparation and settlement negotiations.

Gorham & Waldrep, P.C. Attorney

Birmingham, AL March, 2003 – August 2003

Conducted investigations and discovery, drafted pleadings on behalf of Municipalities.

Drafted appellate briefs and appeared as appellate counsel on personnel board employment disputes.

Appeared as counsel in numerous hearings, depositions; conducted legal research, discovery and drafted legal memoranda and pleadings as Assistant counsel for two unions, local utility, local school board and other public-sector clients.

Gorham & Waldrep, P.C. Contract Attorney

Birmingham, AL October 2002 – March 2003

Researched various legal issues, drafted memoranda of law and assisted in trial preparation in the public agency and employment defense practice areas of a civil litigation firm.

Conducted significant document review and editing for supervising attorneys.

Law Clerk New South Federal Bank Birmingham, AL January 2002 – May 2002

Intern Motor Carrier Safety Consultants Birmingham, AL July 2001- December 2001

Law Clerk U. S. Department of Labor Birmingham, AL January 2001 – May 2001

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