Nathaniel T. Pendleton, J.D.
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Summary
I am a proactive, articulate, strategic and results-oriented professional with well-rounded and wide-ranging business, legal, compliance and human resources expertise. I have diverse experience in business roles related to marketing, process management and regulatory compliance. Adept at developing insightful, effective solutions, solving problems pragmatically, assessing client needs and managing projects. Experienced at tackling a wide range of challenges by applying fresh, creative thinking and delivering significant and timely results. My ideal position challenges me with issues that are always different and intellectually stimulating.
Experience
Enterprise Holdings, LLC
ABM – March 2014 – Present
My team actively negotiates and implements corporate service contracts for transportation solutions for all of the largest corporations in the Lexington metro area
Supervise, manage and direct multiple office locations with specific emphasis on contract compliance, management of several ongoing projects and coordination and implantation of human resource initiatives
Responsible for maintaining and growing business relationships, reviewing agreements and providing recommendations as needed
Law Office of Nathaniel Pendleton, PLLC
Attorney at Law – August 2011 – February 2014
Coordinated with other law offices and provided due diligence in purchasing contracts, analytics in complex litigation cases and recommendations involving human resource and labor law issues
Provided consultation, legal advice and outside counsel for a wide array of corporate clients
Drafted and implanted RFPs and large-scale corporate contracts and pursued collections actions in the event of breach of agreements or other contract disputes
Bernheim & Dolinsky, PLLC
Office Manager/Attorney – February 2009 – September 2011
Acquired over $250,000 in new revenue through solo marketing efforts
Facilitated all in-house HR functions including recruitment, hiring, training, scheduling, payroll and performance evaluations for a large number of case managers and one associate attorney working thousands of complex personal injury cases
Represented several of Louisville’s largest medical clinics and practitioners in insurance subrogation matters, recovering over $500,000 in unpaid or denied medical claims
Conducted jury trials, argued dispositive motions, examined witnesses, conducted depositions and mediation sessions and prepared pleadings, documents and exhibits for presentation in the courtroom
Law Office of Ellie Kerstetter, PLLC
Office Manager/Attorney – May 2008 – February 2009
Sole office manager providing all HR functions including recruitment, hiring, training, payroll, scheduling and quarterly performance reviews
Performed legal research in fields such as contract, labor and family law and prepared thousands of essential and highly sensitive documents, pleadings and contracts in related cases
Client base was almost entirely native Spanish-speaking with very little English proficiency
Education
Samford University 2005 – 2008
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Phi Delta Phi Honor Society
Awarded a competitive externship with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office based on exceptional academic performance and demonstration of trial skills
Obtained a third year practice card and personally tried several misdemeanor criminal cases under the supervision of the Assistant District Attorney
Provided services as a Spanish translator, runner and document clerk to a wide variety of law offices throughout the Birmingham, AL metro area
Auburn University 2000 – 2005
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Economics), Tau Sigma Honor Society
One of ten undergraduates selected from over a thousand applicants for a graduate-level solo research project with a faculty mentor
Awarded a substantial stipend and presented my work at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research in 2005 as a speaker at both Washington & Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute
Skills
Spanish fluency
Microsoft Office expert user