Management Manager

CANDIDATE PROFILE Exceptional corporate Attorney with diverse experience

with Commercial Contracts; Business and Legal Affairs Management, and

Intellectual Property. Certificate Trademark Attorney training with the

United States Patent and Trademark Office. Effective, personable and

diplomatic communicator.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Contracts Trademarks Sales/Marketing

Negotiation Branding Procurement

Consulting Licensing Strategic Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attorney, Principal Member

Verve Management Group, LLC Atlanta, GA

2013 to present

. Advise business owners and senior management on business and legal

affairs strategies, transactions, infrastructure and operational

planning.

. Branding, Trademark due diligence searches, federal trademark

application preparation.

. Commercial contract management; contract drafting, review and

negotiation.

. Hire and supervise outside legal counsel and financial consultants for

clients as needed.

Business and Legal Affairs Of Counsel

Trademark Attorney, TaxConcepts, LLC Atlanta, GA

2005 to 2013

. Review, draft and negotiate various contracts including: Independent

Contractor; Confidentiality; Non-Disclosure; Licensing; Merchandising;

Vendor; Film Production; Commercial Leases; Employment; Literary;

Investor; and Debt Settlement agreements.

. Draft corporate entity structuring documents, By-Laws, Operating

Agreements, General Partnerships and Joint Venture contracts.

. Evaluate trademark and copyright protections and infringement risks.

. Prepare and manage Federal Trademark and Copyright applications.

. Analyze contractual implications of new business development

initiatives.

. Advise business owners and senior management on business and legal

affairs strategies, transactions and infrastructure.

. Hire and supervise outside legal counsel and financial consultants for

clients as needed.

. Frequent lecturer for business and legal educational symposiums.

Staff Counsel

Telcordia Technologies, Inc., Morristown, NJ

2000-2002

. Analyzed new telecommunications products/services and determined

software licensing contract requirements.

. Educated business unit clients regarding licensing rights and

contractual duties.

. Negotiated and reviewed proposed supplier contracts.

. Reduced procurement expenses thirty (30%) consistently by

strategically negotiating and drafting complex multi-million dollar

Software Licensing, Joint Venture and Affiliation Agreements.

Trademark Attorney, U.S. Trademark and Patent Office, Arlington, VA

1998 - 2000

. Prosecuted domestic and international trademark applications for

telecommunications goods and services.

. Responded to queries posed by corporate CEOs, legal counsel and Pro Se

applicants.

. Analyzed and determined Acquired Distinctiveness, Consent, Concurrent

Use Agreement claims.

. Completed USPTO Trademark Attorney Certification top of the class with

a 98% score.

Manager of Governmental and Public Affairs,

Time Warner Cable, Englewood, CO 1994-1996

. Negotiated Cable and Telecommunication Franchise Contracts with City

Mayors and Municipal Officials throughout the United States.

. Advised Programming Department on affiliate distribution; content and

disclaimer issues.

. Supervised General Managers of forty (40) cable system offices for

Telecom Act compliance; monitored and addressed all legal operational

issues.

. Developed and launched "Telemarketing Policy and Business Plan"

adopted as a Corporate-wide policy.

Document Review Contract Attorney

Puerto Rico Field Office -- Cousel on Call

1992-1993

. Travled to Puerto Rico weekly to conduct document review for issue

recognition, relevance, responsiveness and privilege determinations.

. Assisted in witness preparation for multi-million dollar contract and

SEC dispute.

Legal Production Assistant, Paramount Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA

1990-1991

EDUCATION

Howard University School of Law, Washington, DC

Jurist Doctor

Appointed Academic Tutor for First Year Law Students in Contract and

Civil Procedure

Howard University School of Law Moot Court Team

American Juris Prudence Award, Civil Procedure

American Juris Prudence Award, Legal Writing and Research

Charles Hamilton Houston "Best Brief" and "Best Orator" Awards

DC Law Students in Court Legal Clinic - Certified Practitioner, DC

Superior Court

"Who's Who among American Law Students" Inductee

Third Year Class President

Walter Kaitz Foundation Telecommunications Management Fellow

University of Pennsylvania Telecommunications Management

Certification

University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science/Mass Communications

MEMBERSIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

California State Bar Licensed Member

Chayil Foundation Board Member (prior)

Women in Film and Television Board Member (prior)

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