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lawyer

Location:
St. Petersburg, FL
Posted:
November 25, 2014

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Resume:

Bruce A. Plesser

**** **** ******

South #***

Gulfport, Florida

33707

727-***-****

Member of New York and Florida Bars

Member of Eastern and Southern District of New York

Objective:

To apply my diverse legal, business and management skills as an Attorney,

Internal Consultant, Special Projects Professional, Executive Director of

Not For Profit Corporation, or Generalist

Executive Summary:

. An experienced executive attorney who possesses a variety of legal,

managerial and diplomatic skills

. Excels at identifying problems, evaluating options and presenting well-

reasoned recommendations.

. Consistently able to apply persuasive skills to achieve cooperation

and negotiate favorable settlements.

. A well-proven manager who engenders the trust and confidence of

others.

. A goal-oriented achiever who analyzes complicated legal and factual

situations, and makes quick but informed decisions, which positively

affect his business and his clients.

Areas of Experience:

Business Development Labor Relations Personal Injury

Environment Real Estate Research

Education Project & Staff Management Criminal Law

Civil/Business Litigation Family Law

Insurance Fraud

Professional History

Bruce A. Plesser, Esq. July, 2006-present

- criminal law

- personal injury law

- insurance compliance

- personal injury

- consultant

- Employment discrimination EEOC/ Florida Division of Human Relations

- Predatory lending

Dennis Hernandez and Associates, Tampa, Florida October 2005-April, 2006

. Complex commercial litigation

. Employment litigation/Title VII, EEOC, Florida Division of Human

Relations

. White collar criminal defense

. Employment discrimination

Jeffrey Waller, LLC. Hauppauge, New York, 2003-September- 2004

. Real Estate

. Criminal Law (State and Federal)

. Matrimonial and Family Law

. Juvenile Rights and Law Guardian

. Business Formations

. Personal Injury Litigation

John Ray and Associates, February 2002- February 2003

. Employment Law

. Matrimonial and Family Law

. Real Estate

. Criminal Law (State and Federal)

. Personal Injury Litigation

Law Offices of Castellano & Plesser, Smithtown, New York, 1989-1999

Built and operated a successful law practice involving a wide range of

business and legal issues. Cultivated relationships with clients and

developed new business through focused marketing efforts. Handled all

phases of litigation. Consistent record of negotiating favorable

settlements using research, diplomacy and persuasion. Areas of practice

included but was not limited to criminal defense, personal injury, family

law, business litigation, and real estate.

. Saved clients company more then $100K that it was obligated to

contribute to Teamsters pension fund by mediating a dispute between

the company and the union.

. Negotiated multiple buy-outs of partners and shareholders of

closely held corporations.

. Successfully resolved assorted disputes involving vendor, employee

and other contractual issues.

. Defended people and organizations charged with crimes, including

but not limited to murder, complex white collar conspiracies,

narcotics offenses, insurance fraud

District Attorney of Suffolk County, 1978-1989

Bureau Chief

Consistently promoted through the ranks; supervised staff of 50; served as

Attorney-in-Charge of organized crime and white collar prosecutions,

including political corruption.

. Managed assistant district attorneys. Formulated policy and

supervised clerical staff, maintained budget and statistical

analysis records.

. Led investigations of high level racketeering, which resulted in

the successful prosecutions of multi-million dollar criminal

enterprises.

. Successfully negotiated civil settlements in excess of $10 million.

. Cooperated with various other federal and state agencies on

investigations and prosecutions.

. Prosecuted defendants charged with insurance crime, extortion,

white collar crime, gambling, utilizing the most sophisticated law

enforcement techniques.

Education:

JD Cumberland School of Law, 1978

Admitted to the Florida Bar, Middle District Federal Court of Florida

Admitted to New York Bar and the Southern and Eastern Federal Districts of

New York

BA in Political Science, Emory University, 1975

Dean's List, Pi Sigma's Alpha Political Science Honorary.



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