Attorney, corporate counsel, HR

CV: Corporate Counsel/ HR/ Manager -

As an experienced trial lawyer, manager, mental health therapist and professor, I value management of employment matters in a manner that nurtures team work and promotes profitability. I have represented companies in labor, employment and HR issues, as a manager and as a corporate attorney.

Corporate counsel: I managed HR functions, also coordinating litigation matters with outside counsel. I reviewed & drafted manuals, organizational policies, contracts for vendors & government grants, and a key strategic policy (joint operation of a health care program). I have advised companies on employment, business, risk management, elder law, real estate, immigration and international issues.

Attorney: Licensed as a lawyer in Washington (1988) & Hawaii (1994) I have litigated complex business & employment cases, including representing health care professionals. I have served as a mediator, arbitrator, and judge pro tem. I completed the UW Law School Labor-Employment & HR training (1996) and was nominated to be an officer of the WSBA Labor and Employment Law Section (2013). I have served as a court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem, teaching continuing education to nurses, lawyers and mental health professionals on elder law issues (guardianship alternatives/preventing elder abuse).

Manager/College Professor: During 8 years with United Airlines, I held various management positions in sales, operations, & administration-personnel, earning an M.A. in clinical psychology. I represented management in labor/grievance procedures. From 2010-2012 I was in-house legal counsel for Heritage University, advising the administration on HR and employment issues. I also taught classes in business (organizational development, business law, managerial skills, and negotiation/conflict resolution).

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (Psychology; Minors: Math/Philosophy) University of Washington. 3.6 GPA

Master of Arts- Clinical Psychology, Western Seminary; Portland, OR. (Valedictorian-APA program)

Juris Doctorate - Seattle University (emphasis in business, employment, international law)

CERTIFICATES & DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRAINING

Certificate: Employment, Labor, & HR Law (Univ. of Washington Law School; 1996) – 6 week course

Instructor (CLE): Trust & Estates Dispute Resolution Act (Alternatives to Guardianship) – (2014)

Instructor (Univ. of Washington Law School) – CLE: Collecting International Arbitration Awards –(2016)

International Arbitration Training: (Hong Kong): Commercial Arbitration: Latin America - Asia (2013)

Mediation/Arbitration Certificates: Seattle University (2011); University of Washington (2014)

Congress of Latin American Arbitration (Lima, Peru) – (2015)

Court-appointed Arbitrator: King/Okanogan County Superior Courts; Judge pro tem: City of Sea-Tac

LANGUAGES

Primary: English, Spanish, Swedish. Conversational: French, Italian, Portuguese. Written: Greek (classical)

(Positions as Corporate Counsel)

Corporate Legal Counsel, Heritage University (Yakima area): 2010 – 2012

Provided research, advice & litigation support as in-house counsel for a private university on a broad range of issues (corporate, HR/employment, contracts, insurance and risk analysis, real estate, immigration & intellectual property). Revised employment handbooks. Analyzed privacy and social media issues. Drafted a complex strategic partnership agreement (co-venture in health care training by two universities)

(reported to): Mr. Rick Gagnier former CFO (Heritage University)

Corporate Counsel, Clearview International Ltd/CTVC of Hawaii (Honolulu, HI): 1994 – 1996)

Directed the Legal/HR Department for an international telecommunications company. Managed litigation

in Hawaii, Washington and Asia (Thailand). Supervised HR/personnel issues. Drafted Employee Manual

(reported to:) Mr. William L. Monson, Founder & CEO

(Positions in Private Law Practice)

1988-1999 Private practice (& Of Counsel, Peery Hiscock) Seattle, WA

Litigation (business, estates, employment). Lead counsel for plaintiff: CTVC of Hawaii v. Shinawatra (international case vs. prime minister of Thailand); Counsel: former Washington Governor Al Rosellini. Commercial work (Puget Sound Bank). Appellate case (probate). 1999- Who’s Who in American Law

2000-2005 Practice with Hon. Phil Talmadge (former WA Supreme Court Justice); Tukwila, WA

Represented airline employees (employment matters). Counsel for business owners (employment, commercial, corporate, real estate and jurisdictional issues). Real estate litigation (easements, title issues).

Joint-venture (Italy). Adoptions: Romania, China, Russia. Appellate case: (premises liability)

2010-2012Assistant Professor (Business) and Corporate Counsel (Heritage University, Yakima)

Classes Taught: International Business, Negotiation/Conflict Resolution, Business Law, Communication Skills; Organizational Design, Business Planning, Logic & Critical Thinking. Author of university text: Convergence Zone: A Study in Multi-Dimensional Conflict Resolution ©2010-2013

2000- 2017: Founder/Director of Charitable Foundation (Lightshine)/ Private practice (attorney)

Founder: Lightshine, NGO: orphanage & clean-water projects in Peru (with Seattle University & Rotary). Litigation: Business, guardianship, employment matters, and jurisdictional/international cases. Clients: Paul Moulton (CIO- Costco), Rufus Lumry (Seattle Mariners minority owner), & Bank of America.

REFERENCES Mr. Paul G. Moulton (CIO, Costco Wholesale Corporation)

Mr. Jerry McNaul (McNaul Ebel) Employment Attorney – Seattle

Mr. Don Bonker, former Congressman (Foreign Relations Comm)

Mr. Tom Young JD, Chief of Staff (Seattle) - Congressman Dave Reichert

Dr. Annette Clark, MD, JD; Dean (Seattle University Law School)

Ms. Trish Bostrom, attorney (former President, UW Alumni Association)

Mr. Rick Gagnier (CFO of Heritage University; 2010-2012)

Dr. Rafael Gonzalez-Vizoso, MD (ER physician/ Chairman of Lightshine)

Hon. Miguel Angel Velasquez – Consul General of Peru (Seattle)

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