***********@*****.**** com Hockessin, Ford DE +1-856-***-****
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Looking to return to the practice of law after a suspension. WORK HISTORY
Insurance agent at Bankers Life & Casualty
01/2023 - 06/2023 (5 months)
*Guide clients in the gathering of information, such as bank account records, income tax returns, life and disability insurance records, pension plans, or wills.
Attorney at Law Offices of Mark W. Ford, LLC
06/1992 - 01/2023 (31 years)
*Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation.*Prepare, draft, and review legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.*Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.*Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.*Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.*Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.*Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges, and question witnesses during the course of a trial.*Represent clients in court or before government agencies.*Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.*Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.*Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.*Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.*Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.*Supervise legal assistants.*Probate wills and represent and advise executors and administrators of estates.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University-Camden
Graduated 1982
Law
Ursinus College
Graduated 1979
Political Science
SKILLS
Negotiation, 39 years
Discovery and trial prep., 39 years
LANGUAGES
English, Advanced
SOCIAL NETWORKS
Facebook, https://Mark Ford
Twitter, https://Instagram
Linkedin, https://Mark Ford
ABOUT ME
I served in the military
I have a drivers license
I have management experience
I have a security clearance