Summary: Highly motivated, charismatic, and driven professional with nearly two decades of litigation experience in real property law, commercial transactions, healthcare operations and compliance, along with various other fields.
EDUCATION:
University of La Verne, B.A. in Political Science – August 2001 – May 2005
University of West Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D. – June 2013 – June 2018
EXPERIENCE
SCHELL NUELLE LLP – November 2019 – Present
Real Property, Employment, Healthcare Compliance and Operation, Family Law experience
Manage and Develop Immigration department
Oversee and management the development of a litigation department
Research various issues and develop strategic methodologies re the claim
Negotiate and resolve numerous legal disputes
Research various case laws, regulations and statutes
SMILE BRANDS, INC. – March 2018 – November 2019
Manage all litigation nationwide involving employment, professional negligence and administrative disputes
Assist with various HIPAA breaches and establish various protocols to prevent such breaches
Manage the all Dental Board actions and assist with negotiating a settlement with the Dental Board
Create and present various policies and protocols to executive staff regarding compliance issues involving HIPAA, Dental Practice issues to assist with limiting various claims involving professional negligence, and XRAY regulations.
Evaluate numerous land contracts re legal compliance with federal and state standards
Manage nationwide immigration database for all F-1, H-1B, TN E- Visas and applicable Employment Based Green Card Applications
US LAW CENTER – June 2017 – February 2018
Senior Law Clerk
Assist with various client intakes regarding professional negligence, employment disputes, products liability and family law disputes
Prepare discovery requests and responses
Prepare Complaints and various demand letter
Prepare numerous motions
Prepare and investigate EIOR, Immigration Removal Proceedings and various Visas
Assist with numerous family and employment-green card application
PRIME HEALHCARE MANAGEMENT – August 2011 – June 2017
Litigation Paralegal re healthcare management
Prepare various complaints and motions involving cases re healthcare reimbursement
Assist with various HIPAA disclosure issues
Assist with Medicare Appeals Process
Argue various matters in Small Claims Court
Operate as a liaison for the immigration for a nationwide health organization
Prepare guidelines and policy handbooks in handling immigration re H-1Bs, TN Visas, O Visas, E Visas, and Employment Based Applications
Prepare guidebook re TPS and-F-1 visas re OPT
JOHANSON BERENSON, LLP – June 2010 – August 2011
Corporate and litigation paralegal experience
Draft various ESOP agreement for companies
Prepare Operating Agreements at Attorney’s direction
Evaluate and research various ERISA regulations for numerous corporate implementation at attorney’s direction
KEITH A. FINK & ASSOCIATION – January 2007 – June 2010
Employment Litigation Experience
Assist with various employment disputes
Prepare discovery summaries
Compile and organize various motions and pleadings for hearings
Prepare complaints and motions
BOWMAN AND BROOKE – August 2005 – February 2009
Products liability and lemon law experience
Prepare various discovery responses and requests
Attend and summarize various vehicle inspections
Assist with numerous trials in both state and federal courts
SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Suite
Proficient in Legal Research on West Law
Conversational in Spanish
HOBBIES
Ultramarathons