STUART R. BLATT

**** *. ***** ****. **** Raton, Florida 33487 Phone: 561-***-**** Mobile: 212-***-**** Email: adoxes@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/blattesq

Mailing Address: 604 Banyan Trail, No. 812101, Boca Raton, Florida 33481 Professional Summary

• Accomplished Counsel and nationally known executive for national and global financial institutions. Twenty-five plus years of diverse legal experience, gained through a combination of law firm and senior in-house roles in banking and financial services organizations. Past President and member of the Board of Directors for two national 501 (C) (3) Associations. Skills:

• Delivering unparalleled accomplishments to clients. Proactive in ensuring compliance with federal and state laws. Assessing and protecting corporate reputational risk. Accomplished business development builder. Successful and effective litigation experience. Monitored and appeared before state and federal legislatures, government agency regulators, Attorneys General. Selected, monitored and audited outside counsel in several states. Strong computer and AV skills. Corporate Ombudsman resolving internal and external corporate complaints. Delivered speaking engagements throughout the country at national conferences. A skilled strategist who turns plans into workable solutions utilizing first-class service and delivery. Proven track record of creative problem-solving, excellent written and oral communication skills, and creation of strong and trusted cross-functional relationships.

Professional Law Firm Experience:

Greenspoon Marder, LLP 2016 - 2019

New York, NY

• Of Counsel – Regulatory Compliance. Counsel to the firm advising clients on legal and regulatory matters and ensuring compliance to federal, state and local laws. Engaged in business development for adding new clients. GM is a national full-service Am Law 200 and NLJ 500 business law firm with over 200 attorneys across 26 locations in the United States.

Margolis, Pritzker, Epstein & Blatt, P.C. 2000 - 2015 Mid-Atlantic States

• Counsel: Engaged in general and complex litigation, lobbying, real estate, commercial and corporate law. Specialist in all facets of major automotive dealerships (MBZ, BMW, Toyota) and represented major financial services clients including but not limited to Citibank, Bank of America, TD Bank.

Professional Corporate Experience:

Citibank 1971 - 1977

New York 1980 – 2013

• House Counsel - overseeing all financial service aspects of business matters, selecting and managing external legal counsel, managing state and federal compliance matters, analyzing national and local litigation. Astute ability to advise on contract status, legal risks, and the legal liabilities associated with contractual relationships. Chosen to become outside Regional Counsel in 1980.

E. J. Korvettes Department Stores 1967 - 1971

New York

• House Counsel overseeing all aspects of corporate business matters and employees. Directed the creation of a nationwide computer system to monitor the progress of files. Selected and managed outside counsel.

Distinguished Achievements with Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) Organizations: National Creditors Bar Association President 1997 - 1999 University Park, Florida Board Member: 1995 - 2015

• A nationwide non-profit professional trade association of prominent national law firms. Served as President responsible for: monitoring staff, human resources, strategic planning, implementing, managing, overseeing and reviewing all association activities, meeting with federal and state regulators.

Receivables Management Association International President 2010 Sacramento, California Member 2004- 2014

• Served as President, responsible for managing, reviewing and supervising all association activity, human resources and strategic planning. Chair of National Legislative Committee for ten years.

• Worked with Attorneys General as a liaison.

• Met with Congressional members of both the House and Senate, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and related federal and state agencies. Other Achievements:

• Prior experience included Marine Midland Bank and Dun & Bradstreet

• Acted as US Counsel for Canadian Financial Services Corporations

• Counsel for SSA Baltimore Federal Credit Union

• Counsel for The Money Store and Bank of America

• Advisor to the Seneca-Cayuga Nation.

• Panel Chairman: Health Claims Arbitration Board. – Conducted hearings.

• Adjunct Professor – University of Baltimore.

• Automotive Parts Dealer – Owner for Florida based BAP/GEON Imported Auto Parts. Education.

State University of New York at Buffalo, NY - B.A. University of Baltimore - Juris Doctor

George Washington University – Post Graduate Studies in LLM Program. Member: New York State Bar.

Competency.

MS Office 365 - (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook). Strong computer skills in operating other software applications. Skilled in AV and computer hardware systems: including cabling, data base creation, usage and management.

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