QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:

Creative licensed attorney in Texas, Georgia, and Kentucky, with registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Former design engineer with practical problem solving abilities involving electrical and electronic systems.

EDUCATION & LICENSURE

USPTO Registration Number 74,554

Certified Mediator

Real Estate MCE Instructor (2011-13)

Licensed Realtor (2010-12)

Licensed Mortgage Broker (2006-08)

J.D.

Magna Cum Laude ( Ranking: 3rd/158) Law Review, West Publishing Award, Henry Doyle Moot Court Competition-2nd Place

Thurgood Marshall School of Law Houston, TX (2004)

BS Electrical Engineering

BA Radio/Television Communications Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor Society, Presidential Scholarship

GPA 3.28/4.0

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Prairie View, TX (1999)

Specialty Areas

USPTO Rules & Regs.

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Patent Document Review

Real Estate Law

Federal Debt Compliance Act

Foreclosures (incl. related Probate issue)

Bankruptcy

Due Dilligence Reporting

Oil & Gas Leasing

Land use issues

Complex Leases

Residential & Commerical Real Estate

Property Tax Disputes

Skills

Client Interviewing

Curing Title

Managing Debt/Default Portfolios

Attorney and Staff Management

Litigation Management and Management of Outside Counsel

Document Review

Privilege Review

Drafting: Contracts; Curative Documents; affidavits; lien releases; security instruments; title reports and opinions

Negotiation/ADR

Motion Practice

Federal Clerkship (patent cases)

Hands-on Technical Training

Universal Power Systems

Three-phase circuit theory

Analog and digital electronic circuit theory and programs

Sealed and wet celled battery systems

Electrical drives

Power Systems

Switchgears

Armguards

Power control rooms

CAD Designing

Technical Writing

Training

Preventive Maintenance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Title Attorney

BDF LAW GROUP Addison, TX, (9/2015-11/2016)

Assisting clients with matters involving non-compliant originations, loss mitigation, bankruptcy, foreclosures, or REO files

Assisting with disputes related to default portfolios, loss mitigation, and REO departments for national lenders to maintain compliance with federal guidelines.

Review and prepare Federal Debt Compliance Act

Resolve deceased borrowers and probate issues related for foreclosure

Contract Attorney

EQD, Epiq, Hudson Consulting, Providus, Donavan & Watkins Dallas, TX (4/2015-Present)

Litigation document review including with Privilege Log, Privilege Review, QC Review, 1st Level Review, and Special search assignments.

Patent Litigation Projects:

Merck vs. Apotex Inc. (11/2010-5/2011)

Fannie Mae vs. Deloitte (2015)

Microsoft vs. Metlife (2008)

Legal Counsel & Title Manager

Ursus Holdings, LLC Arlington, TX (08/2012-03/2015)

Managed attorneys and legal staff to assist banking clients with disputes related to default portfolios, loss mitigation, and REO departments for national lenders to maintain compliance with federal guidelines.

Performed litigation management and monitoring for outside counsel including document review, drafting, and settlement negotiations.

Managing Attorney

Law Offices of Natasha L. Gransberry

(formerly The Gransberry Law Firm, PLLC)

Cedar Hill, TX (05/2005-08/2012; 04/2015-Present)

Contract Compliance Attorney for OneWest Bank

Fee Attorney/Escrow officer closing over 300 residential and commercial loans

Contract Oil & Gas/Real Estate Attorney with Flowers Davis

Contract Attorney with Singleton Cooksey Law Firm to provide commercial lease abstracting

Contract Staff Attorney with Earl Carl Institute for real estate (handled TROs, foreclosures & evictions)

Drafted and negotiated real estate contracts, HUD closing statements, obtained payoffs, reviewed title reports & opinions, and perform curative work for property owners.

Abstracted leases for complex commercial real estate leases and/or commercial/residential loan instruments and related documents (review of SNDA, estoppels, leases, amendments, & CAM, rents)

Resolved Ad valorem/Property tax disputes

Resolved probate and trust matters

Federal Judicial Intern to the Hon. Marcia A. Crone

Eastern District Of Texas Beaumont, TX (Summer 2004)

Prepared memos for pre-trial motions in patent infringement cases and other civil matters

Assisted in cite-checks and reviewing orders assigned by the law clerks

Observed initial court appearances, detention hearings, sentencing hearings, and criminal trials

Production Engineer

Powell Electrical Mfg Co. Houston, TX (12/2000-06/2002)

Reviewed sales instructions and customer specifications to determine design requirements

Designed electrical drawings and instructions for manufacture and installation of assigned projects

Initiated changes to drawings and created bills of materials

Field Service Engineer

Toshiba Int’l Corp. Houston, TX (06/1999-12/2000)

Serviced electrical UPS systems including: Performed startups, emergency and preventive maintenance, and technical support

Provided technical support to customers on operational or maintenance aspects of system equipment

Analyzed system problems, consulted with customers on applications and training

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