Paralegal

LARRY G. MARTIN

Lake Forest, CA *****

714-***-**** **********@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY

I bring a unique skill set with over seventeen (17) years experience, specializing in contract law, transactional law, real estate law; corporate law, corporate governance, SEC filings and governance, as well as litigation support. I offer a dedicated work ethic with seasoned experience and effective communication skills to minimize the risks of a company’s exposure with daily operations.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Contract Paralegal

Taco Bell Corp. 2/17 – Present

Restaurant Operations

Support HR/Franchise Legal Department with daily operational contract matters, review and redline operational contracts;

Provide litigation support and legal research; and

Manage and maintain litigation database and contract management database.

Contract Paralegal

American Advisors Group 3/16 – 10/16

Reverse Mortgage

Prepare and administer corporate minutes, corporate actions, board resolutions, share register, federal, state & local filings, etc.;

Perform contract review of advertising, marketing and operational agreements for state, federal and industry compliance;

Manage all legal billings of over $1M in annual legal spending;

Provide litigation support for on-going litigation matters; and

Support Chief Legal Officer and three attorneys with daily legal services.

Manager, Corporate & Securities Paralegal

American Healthcare Investors 3/15 – 11/15

Healthcare and healthcare related real estate investments

Managed SEC filings to meet statutory requirements;

Prepared SEC filing notices (8K, 10Q, 10K, S11, Section 16, etc.) related to commercial real estate acquisitions totaling over $500M;

Perform risk analysis and contract management in support of due diligence for acquisitions;

Maintained stockholder share balances and issuance related to private offerings, director elections, director renewals, etc.;

Supported SEC Securities Counsel with daily operations (SEC filing notices, governance, board minutes, marketing materials, etc.);

Reviewed all marketing material for Rule 134 compliance; and

Prepared legal correspondence and Legal research.

Corporate Paralegal

Opus Bank 7/11 – 7/13

57 banking locations in the U.S. Western Region

Supported General Counsel with the bank’s start-up operations and departmental development with start-up revenues of $50M to operating revenues of over $170M in two years;

Provide legal support to daily banking operations (transactional matters, governance, strategic acquisitions, etc.);

Managed and administered bank litigation matters, loan pool sales, etc.;

Administered contract review, risk assessment, and renewal of all banking procurement, marketing & advertising, sourcing and operational contracts, including review and attrition of approximately 1,800 agreements as a result of two (2) separate acquisitions to an operating portfolio of approximately 600 agreements;

Supported in-house counsel with a variety of banking transactions, including but not limited to, acquisition and development loans, construction loans, bridge loans, mezzanine loans, multi-property revolving credit, tenant-in-common credit, working capital lines of credit, equipment lines of credit, distressed loans, loan modifications, foreclosures, and other related matters;

Supported General Counsel with all insurance renewals and negotiations; and

Supported Treasury Management’s drafting of all online banking services terms and conditions.

Contract Paralegal 5/10 – 7/11

Danaher Corporation

Dental products and equipment

Maintained, prepared and processed corporate governance, procedures, annual state and federal filings (i.e. statements of information, UCC filings, Form D’s, blue sky filings, etc.), and corporate resolutions for over 900 subsidiaries;

Prepared various document materials related to mergers and dissolution of corporations, partnerships, subsidiary companies, etc.;

Reviewed, drafted, and negotiated various corporate contracts (IP agreements, confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements, master agreements, marketing and advertising agreements, product and service agreements, software license agreements, vendor agreements, etc.), pleadings, and corporate forms;

Prepared patent applications and related documents for filing with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office;

Reviewed issued patents and coordinated any applicable corrections;

Performed trademark search with USPTO and internet for availability of trademarks;

Performed electronic filing of trademark and service mark applications with the USPTO and the prosecution of applications;

Provided litigation support, research, document preparation for product liability, worker’s comp., employment matters, etc.;

Prepared legal correspondence and legal memorandum;

Performed legal research, risk management processes and analysis; and

Prepared and maintained contract and file databases, etc.

Contract Paralegal 9/09 – 5/10

Quest Diagnostics Corporation

Diagnostic products and testing services

Review, draft and negotiate corporate and operational contracts, including pricing and payment guidelines (vendor agreements, sales agreements, SaaS agreements, service agreements, purchase & sale agreements, confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements, master agreements, licensing agreements, etc.) for company’s subsidiary operations;

Create and administer contract management database and SAP data entry; and

Support Director of Finance in daily business functions and perform legal administrative tasks.

Contract Paralegal

24 Hour Fitness, Inc. 5/08 – 9/09

Health and fitness

Perform risk analysis of company’s contract portfolio consisting of approximately 1,200 contracts;

Prepare independent contract risk assessments and go forward recommendations based on risk management initiatives;

Prepare and administer contract management database; and

Perform legal administrative tasks in support of department management.

Contract Paralegal 1/07 – 5/08

First American Title Corporation/Data Tree LLC

Property title and property insurance

Supported General Counsel with daily legal matters;

Reviewed and drafted agreements (confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements, license agreements, supplier agreements, etc.) with redline format;

Performed daily operational functions (i.e. memorandums, collection letters, etc.);

Audited company contracts and prepare risk assessments;

Reviewed departmental forms for compliance (deeds, mortgages, memoranda of leases, UCC financing statements, etc.);

Performed legal research for situational matters; and

Generated filing database.

Risk Management Team Lead, Contracts Specialist

MGE UPS Systems, Inc. 6/04 – 1/07

Sales and manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies

Negotiated, drafted, and finalized all company contracts, including pricing and payment guidelines (IP agreements, confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements, master agreements, product and service agreements, software license agreements, SaaS agreements, vendor agreements, etc.) resulting in an 18% increase in service contracts over a three (3) year period;

Perform administrative SAP functions. Supported Executive Management and outside counsel with IP contractual matters, patent application & infringement resolution processes;

Completed all company insurance renewals (property, workers comp., general liability, cargo, aviation, E&O, etc.); and

Supported V. P. of Risk Management with daily functions.

Contract Paralegal 2/04 – 6/04

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital

Acute and Long-Term Care

Supported Chief Operating Officer with drafting, redlining and negotiating departmental contracts (confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements, vendor agreements, SaaS agreement, employee agreements, supplier agreements, etc.) for attorney approval;

Prepared legal correspondence and memorandum; and

Analyzed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.

Contract Paralegal

PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. 12/03 – 2/04

Health Care Administration

Prepared & reviewed SEC filing documents (8K, 10Q, 10K, Section 16, etc.);

Prepared Section 16 stock issuance, stock transfer and stock dissolution forms related to D&O holdings;

Supported corporate attorneys to prepare corporate material documents. Reviewed and prepared corporate contracts (confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements, supplier agreements, purchase & sale agreements, etc.) for attorney approval;

Analyzed and prepared corporate information into company’s Hcue database; and

Prepared legal correspondence and legal memorandum.

Contract Paralegal 6/03 – 12/03

Callahan and Blaine

Civil Litigation and Transactional Law

Supported attorneys with generating and filing of pleadings, motions and various court documents;

Prepared and drafted legal correspondence and legal memorandum; and

Performed legal research and discovery production.

Contract Paralegal 12/02 – 6/03

Croudace and Dietrich Attorneys at Law

Real Estate and Transactional Law

Supported attorneys with real estate and transactional matters;

Prepared closing checklists and coordinated the closing process for various commercial real estate transactions;

Prepared and filed a variety of documents, including, deeds, mortgages, memoranda of leases, UCC financing statements, etc.;

Prepared and distributed closing binders;

Assist in completing the process for financing and other commercial lending transactions, including document management and document exchange;

Performed legal research with land use, easements and entitlement matters; and

Provided assistance to attorneys as needed with contract issues and preparation.

Legal Assistant / Records Administrator

Broadcom Corporation 6/00 – 11/02

Developer, manufacturer and sales of software/semiconductor devices

Litigation Experience:

Assisted attorneys with trial preparation;

Prepared trial exhibits to motions;

Reviewed and organized documents for trial discovery;

Prepared and drafted legal correspondence and legal memorandum; and

Performed legal research.

Corporate Experience:

Prepared & reviewed SEC filing notices (8K, 10Q, 10K, etc.) to meet statutory requirements;

Maintained SEC filings and corporate binders related to mergers & acquisitions and corporate operations;

Drafted and maintained corporate minute books;

Organized and codified all documents related to due diligence for over 13 merger/acquisitions;

Assisted various business groups with document organization and dissemination during acquisitions;

Maintained all confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements through the negotiation process;

Proposed language modifications to corporate agreements with redlining processes;

Supported IP Attorneys in contractual matters, patent applications & infringement resolution;

Reviewed issued patents and coordinated any applicable corrections;

Performed trademark search with USPTO and internet for availability of trademarks;

Performed electronic filing of trademark and service mark applications with the USPTO and the prosecution of applications; and

Created MS Access database for company-wide contracts and entered contract information to assist attorneys with contract history.

EDUCATION

Paralegal Certificate, University of California, Irvine

B.S., Business Administration, Business Concepts/Accounting Emphasis, Brentwick University, Palmers Green, England

SKILLS

Legal Acumen: Seasoned experience in contract review, redlining, drafting, and negotiation, corporate governance processes and procedures, SEC filings and regulatory compliance. Extensive attorney and executive support experience, client assessment, Knowledge of legal proceeding, briefs and motions, Legal research and case notes,

Software Skills: All MS Office applications, Visual Basic, West Law, Lexis-Nexis, Amicus, Legal Solutions, Workiva, Redlining, Deltaview, Comparite, MeetingPlace, iManage, eCounsel, Abacus Software, Dictaphone, AS 400 Database, AIS Billing, eCompass, HPRM.

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