MONICA G. MITCHELL

acs282@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: (818) 744 - 4114

Flintridge, California 91011

Admitted Registered Attorney U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 2002 (active) State Bar of California 1988 (active)

State Bar of Washington 1988 (not active)

U.S. District Court (Central District of California) Experience

Assistant General Counsel (Natrol, Inc., Los Angeles, CA) Duties as in-house counsel to an international nutraceutical manufacturer included contract negotiations, drafting and licensing, corporate governance and policy development, mergers and acquisitions (due diligence), regulatory and compliance issues, real estate, labor issues, maintenance of intellectual property portfolios, patent prosecution and opinion work as well as management of general litigation (product liability, patent infringement). (2005 – 2010) I was rehired in 2010 as an Independent Consultant for Natrol, Inc. Chief Staff Attorney (Hanford Radiation Litigation Offices, Seattle, WA) Duties included legal research, motion practice, depositions, appellate briefing and oral arguments for high profile complex toxic tort and environmental litigation as well as development of persuasive legal health effects and environmental issues through research, reports and testimony of renowned scientists/experts.

(1992- 2005)*

Contract Attorney (Haines, Russ, McMurray & DeRecat ; Hosp, Lytle, Richard & Grainieri, Los Angeles, CA) Handled pretrial discovery and preparation for complex land use actions including legal research, motions and depositions. (1989-1991) Associate Attorney (Turner & Schofield, Pasadena, CA) Assisted with probate, trust and estate planning issues including drafting documents, client counseling, court appearances, and research. (1988-1989)

Education Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA - Juris Doctorate Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ - Bachelor of Science Independent Study/Research at Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany. Assist with research, editing of EU comparative intellectual property law issues and studies of U.S. Patent system *(2001-2002) Languages Conversational level - German, Spanish and Italian.