HELEN SCOTT JOHNSON

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QUALIFICATIONS

Business experience: Mediated, tried, and negotiated complex cases involving multi-million dollar estates, including the valuation and partitioning of commercial real estate and development properties. Intelligent “solution finder” with proven integrity: Creative “out-of-box” thinker capable of learning client objectives and goals and designing “win-win” solutions under pressure. Excels at change management. Resourceful persuader and highly skilled negotiator: Won consistently as a trial lawyer and mediator, and achieved the third-highest gross sales for first month in business in company history as Franchise Owner and Sales Director for It’s Just Lunch.

Exceptional networking skills: Launched a profitable law practice in only 18 months through networking and word-of-mouth advertising only. Astute researcher and scout of quality, high-net-worth prospects and clients.

Special skills: Communicating effectively both orally and in writing, in litigious and non-litigious settings. Analyzing and developing solutions to complex legal and business challenges. Creating and maintaining client relationships. Maximize efficiencies to reduce expenses. Confident, detail oriented entrepreneur. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor LED Lighting Upgrade Company, Detroit MI November 2014-November 2015

Responsible for creating phone sale appointment setting system for start up lighting sales company and training other sales team members in the system. Put over 100 new companies on books through phone sales totaling over 2 million dollars in potential revenues during the first year of company operations. Independent Contractor June 2010- Provide contract legal writing assignments to individuals and businesses Chief Operating Officer, Lexseva, LLC. (Portland OR February,2009-June 2010 Responsible for overall operations of legal process outsourcing company, including oversight of sales, marketing, training and management of team of Indian attorneys, legal analysis and quality control. Took company from start up status to full operations with diverse clientele among law firms and legal departments. National Sales Director, Taskklock, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February-June 2008 Led and trained commission only sales team for a software company providing inventory, expense, and income tracking for machine and woodworking shops, including developing procedures for online demonstrations of the product during sales calls. Promoted to national sales director after three weeks as sales agent. Regional Director, Fortistcs Inc. (Portland OR 2007- 2008 Serve as independent contractor finding and recruiting clients for tax consulting service specializing in export and research and development tax credit recapture for medium sized private companies. Work directly with CEO’s of companies with revenues from 50 million to 1 billion dollars. Top performer in nationwide team and selected for attendance at Winner’s Weekend, for the top team members. Commission only sales. Independent Contractor, Steven V. Rizzo, PC (Portland OR 2005 - 2007 Served as independent contractor providing non-licensed legal and paralegal services to small asbestos focused law firm. Duties included research, analysis of legal issues, drafting pleadings, discovery document analysis, preliminary assessment of all new cases to identify potential defenses and unique legal issues, intensive factual investigation on large scale projects, preparation of initial case opinion analysis reports for approval by attorney including evaluation of all factual and legal issues and projection of liability, and estimated risk to client, deposition summaries, large project document analysis and summarization. Franchise Owner, It’s Just Lunch (Portland, OR 2002- 2004 Launched, operated, and sold this profitable dating-service franchise. Hired, trained, and managed a sales and customer service staff, and maintained a database of 1,400+ clients. Persuaded prospective clients to join service.

Grossed $65K+ in sales during first month of operation (top-3 start-up gross sales in company history).

Attorney / Of Counsel, Cox, Mustain-Wood, Walker and Schumacher (Denver, CO 2001- 2002

Elected as Co-Chair of Colorado Collaborative Family Law Professionals to assist the organization with bringing Collaborative Law to the State of Colorado (appeared as guest speaker at numerous events).

President / Attorney, Helen Scott Johnson (Private Law Practice, Lafayette, LA 1986 - 2001 Founded, built, and managed a highly successful law practice in the State of Louisiana focused on domestic- relations law. Oversaw all aspects of business operations, including hiring, training, and managing support staff, marketing, preparing and trying cases (divorce, child custody, support issues, and community property partitions).

Tried and negotiated complex cases involving the partitioning of income-generating commercial real estate and development property. Required extensive knowledge of business and commercial property valuation and tax consequences.

Established thriving practice within 18 months through aggressive and intelligent networking and prospecting. Attracted high-net-worth clients with multi-million-dollar estates (including peers, judges, and lawyers).

Invited to join the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the most prestigious organization for domestic relations attorneys (only 1,400 members nationwide; membership by invitation only with rigorous testing and recommendation requirements).

Frequently requested to speak on ethics and professionalism at the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Lafayette Parish Bar Association, and the National Business Institute. Management of Super Docket (Lafayette, Louisiana, US District Court, Western District of Louisiana August 1985

Super Docket involved management of 75 cases set for trial before 5 Judges in one week. Duties included preparing trial assessment memoranda, training and supervision of two new clerks and assuring the flow and management of the docket. Federal Judicial Clerkship for The Honorable Tom Stagg, United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport

Louisiana 1983-1985 Federal Judicial Clerkship with the Honorable John V. Parker, United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge,

Louisiana 1982-1983 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / PERSONAL INTERESTS

Certified Professional Coach

Former Member of Ethics Committee & Board of Directors – U.S. Judo Association

Co-Chair – Colorado Collaborative Family Law Professionals (2001 – 2002)

Fellow – American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1994 – 2002)

Member – Louisiana State Bar Committee on Ethics (1998 – 2001)

Member – American Inns of Court, Acadiana Chapter (1994 – 2001)

Volunteer Chef -- Oregon Food Bank (2004-)

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, Louisiana State University, Licensed with Louisiana State Bar Association. BA Degree, University of Southwestern Louisiana