CHERYL D. WHITE-MINK

Windsor Locks, CT ***** 860-***-****

ad0uh7@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/firstlastname HIGHLY VERSATILE ATTORNEY

Employ Adept Negotiation and Sound Legal Strategies to Optimize Client Outcomes Resolve legal disputes from initial client contact to trial leveraging knowledge and experience. Boost opportunity for positive results through comprehensive legal research, conscientious document preparation, effective multi-tiered communication with stakeholders, and methodical analysis and strategy formation. Personable individual contributor/ team member that leverages broad, transferable skills to add value in legal roles across private, public and non-profit sectors. Capable implementation and usage of specialized digital technologies. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (RTX), PRATT & WHITNEY DIV., East Hartford, CT 2008 to 2023 Records Manager 2020 to 2023

Senior Litigation Manager 2008 to 2023

Managed select litigation including, among other things, asbestos and pre-suit investigations. Issued and managed legal holds. Devised litigation, discovery, and negotiation strategies in conjunction with in-house and outside counsel. Directed discovery and production in litigation, arbitrations, and mediations. Responded to sundry subpoenas, as well as discovery requests in 3rd- party matters. Guided/trained paralegal. Prepared employees for depositions.

• Transformed Company’s standard procedure and policies relating to records management and provided guidance to employees regarding said procedure/policies, increasing compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

• Improved litigation outcomes via reports to apprise management of litigation statuses, including financial and reputational risks, permitting pre-emptive decision-making and strategy development.

• Represented Pratt & Whitney on enterprise-wide Records Management Committee, ensuring leveraging of best practices and communication of post-merger expectations of policy alignment between business units to leadership/stakeholders in real time.

• Decreased prospective supplier vetting time 50% by developing heightened, standardized ethics and compliance review process.

• Proactively managed asbestos portfolio, reducing indemnity and expense payouts.

• Ensured evidence preservation for arbitrations, mediations and trials by partnering with eDiscovery and utilizing digital tool to track tasks, eliminating risk of successful spoliation claims. AETNA, Hartford, CT 2004 to 2008

Contract Attorney

Assignment via Kelly Law Registry. Assisted counsel with litigation and regulatory compliance inquiries. Identified and interviewed Company witnesses. Collected evidence and reviewed same to ascertain relevance, import, and privilege to prepare for production in response to subpoenas and inquiries from regulatory agencies. Tracked production from inception to conclusion. Delivered reports for and communicated regularly with in-house and outside counsel. Conducted legal research. Drafted legislative proposals.

• Advised employees on their Business Conduct and Integrity Disclosures, which resulted in increased compliance with company policies and external regulatory requirements.

• Precluded negative findings by various state insurance agencies through development of clear narrative based upon comprehensive review of producer compensation disclosure policies and practices history. AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER, LLP, Hartford, CT 2004 Document Review and Production Attorney

Assignment via Kelly Law Registry. Conducted electronic review to respond to a Hart-Scott-Rodino 2nd request from Department of Justice in connection with a telecommunications merger. Assisted with privilege log. LAW OFFICE OF W. MARTYN PHILPOT, JR., LLC, New Haven, CT 2003 to 2005 Independent Contractor

Researched a variety of legal issues arising in the context of plaintiffs’ personal injury, contract, and general litigation. Generated legal memoranda in opposition to defendants’ Motions to Dismiss, Motions to Strike, and Motions for Summary Judgment. BLOOMFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION, Bloomfield, CT 2003 Long-Term Substitute Teacher

Assignment through Kelly Educational Services. Instructed, planned lessons, and calculated year-end grades for 3rd and 4th grade students.

AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER, LLP, Hartford, CT 2001 Document Review and Production Attorney

Assignment via TMP Worldwide also known as Hudson Legal. Examined evidence for production to the Federal Trade Commission in connection with a proposed internet job site merger. THE LAW OFFICES OF ERSKINE D. MCINTOSH, PC, New Haven, CT 1995 to 2001

(formerly Turner, Brown, McIntosh & Associates, PC) Associate Attorney

Counseled clients. Defended clients in bankruptcy, personal injury, workers’ compensation, and general litigation matters. Deposed parties and witnesses in litigation. Negotiated case resolutions. Drafted contracts and wills. Represented claimants in debt collection, personal injury, property damage, subrogation, and workers’ compensation matters. Represented individuals and financial institutions in lease, purchase, refinancing, and sale of residential real property.

• Recruited to interrogate economist and prove damages (based on experience), maximizing damages verdict in wrongful death trial.

• Negotiated insurance coverages and liens in a significant personal injury case, resulting in maximum recovery and drastically reduced liens (10 cents on each dollar to reach an optimal outcome for client. CITY OF NEW HAVEN, CORPORATION COUNSEL’S OFFICE, New Haven, CT 1991 to 1995 Assistant Corporation Counsel

Delivered excellent self-insured municipality defense in public liability litigation consisting of auto liability, trip and falls, false arrest, and property damage. Deposed parties and witnesses. Examined claims brought against City vis-à-vis the Aldermanic Board of Claims. Evaluated litigation and claims for settlement and acquired requisite authorization. Provided full range of legal services to various City commissions and departments including legal opinions, 6 and 7 figure contracts, ordinance drafting and revision, institution of enforcement actions, and litigation defense.

• Revamped Traffic & Parking Ordinance and the administrative procedures incorporated therein, which ensured augmented revenue, as well as adequate due process protections for citizens.

• Prevailed in 5 out of 6 jury trials and mitigated recovery in the 6th matter after summary judgment was granted in favor of plaintiff, saving taxpayers over $600,000.

EDUCATION

− Completed 29 credits towards Master of Laws (LLM), Human Rights & Social Justice, University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT. Expected graduation December 2024.

− Coursework, excluding thesis, complete.

Top courses: Advanced Legal Research, Disability Law, Special Education Law

− Juris Doctor (JD), University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT

Judicial Clerkship Clinic, Family & Juvenile Court

− Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Day of Pride Scholar; Dean’s List; Honor’s Program; UTC Scholarship BAR ADMISSIONS

− United States District Court for The District of Connecticut

− State Bar of Pennsylvania (Inactive)

− State Bar of Connecticut

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

− Lawyers for Children America, Hartford, CT, 2016 to Present

Pro bono representation of minors in connection with petitions for abuse, neglect and termination of parental rights initiated against their parents by the Connecticut Department of Children & Families

Received award for outstanding pro bono representation in 2021, presented in a June 2022 ceremony

− Hopewell Concert Choir, Hopewell Baptist Church, Windsor, CT, 1990 to Present

Positions held: Director, 2021 to Present; Assistant Director, 2005 to 2021; Chaplain, 2010 to 2016; Vice President, 2017 to 2019