Fraud Investigator Administrative

Christopher Henry

Bronxville, NY (*****) 347-***-**** *************@*****.*** LinkedIn

Qualified Attorney Profile

Diligent legal professional with progressive experience providing legal advice, interpreting legislative data, and enforcing organizational regulatory compliance. Capacity to conduct extensive legal research, analyze legal data, interview suspects, gather evidence, and present in court. Demonstrated ability to establish, nurture, and manage professional relationships with federal, state, local, as well as international agencies across government and private sectors. Familiar with various legislation covering civil litigation, employment law, fiscal & contract law, and privacy & civil liberty. Capacity to manage heavy caseloads, serve as a legal subject matter expert, participate in legal consultations, examine legal statutes, attend legislative hearings, and interpret technical legal issues. Adept at conducting complex legal investigations, compliance inspections, as well as procedural audits. Articulate communicator skilled in communicating and conveying legal information accurately in written and verbal English while engaging with legal industry, as well as non-legal sector professionals. Cross-functional collaborator able to work with various stakeholders, inclusive of NYPD staff, court personnel, FBI officials, Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) teams, as well as senior legal experts from government institutions. Proficiency in utilizing various latest industry, inclusive of MS Office suite applications.

Key Proficiencies

Legal Research Plead Development & Filing Stakeholder Relationship Building Case Management

Risk Analysis & Control Evidence Collection & Evaluation Legal Compliance Inspection

Case Investigation Suspect & Witness Interrogation Staff Training & Development

Legal Document Preparation & Review Case Litigation Tribunal Presentation

Cross-functional Collaboration Compliance Regulation Law Interpretation

CAREER OVERVIEW

New York City Police Department New York, NY 2022 – Present

Agency Attorney III

Act as Managing Attorney and manage eight staff members. Perform various duties, inclusive of assessing, editing, discussing, and recommending disciplinary penalties for misconduct and corruption allegations against employees based on the New York City Police Department’s Disciplinary Penalty Matrix. Review case files developed by Internal Affairs Bureau, charge accused employees, negotiate with opposing counsel, and present cases in an administrative tribunal. Develop and rollout training for staff on civilian disciplinary process.

Contributed to training efforts for new employees and new supervisors by developing educational PowerPoint presentations on NYPD's civilian discipline process.

Assessed the strengths, skills, attitude, cultural fit and experience of attorneys and paralegals interviewing for open positions within the NYPD.

Conducted monthly case reviews to ensure attorney productivity and expeditious movement of cases through the disciplinary process.

New York City Police Department New York, NY 2021 – 2022

Agency Attorney II

Act as Deputy Managing Attorney and manage eight staff. Perform various duties, inclusive of assessing, editing, discussing, and recommending disciplinary penalties for misconduct and corruption allegations against staff based on NYPD’s Disciplinary Penalty Matrix. Review case files developed by Internal Affairs Bureau, charge accused employees, negotiate with opposing counsel, and present cases in tribunal. Gather evidence, interview, and prepare witnesses prior to tribunal. Actively engage with investigators to provide additional questions, advise on additional investigatory steps, and offer case updates. Develop and maintain positive relationships with law enforcement professionals to guarantee free flow of information.

Skillfully lead seven attorneys and one paralegal while serving as Deputy Managing Attorney.

Successfully analyzed investigatory file of alleged staff misconduct to determine appropriate administrative charges and guaranteed employees were served with relevant charges.

Engaged and negotiated with opposing counsel regarding offers/ settlements and proceeded to NYPD administrative tribunal trials in cases where stalemate was reached with opposing counsel and presented case appeals before Civil Service Commission.

Recognized across department for outstanding work conducted in preparing multiple children to testify on various cases, namely termination case against an employee alleged to have made inappropriate comments to a child.

Skillfully prepared AFLAC fraud investigator via video conferencing in a case against an employee alleged to have received reimbursement for services never rendered.

New York City Police Department New York, NY 2019 – 2021

Agency Attorney I

Oversaw caseload of 100+ cases from inception to trial and prepared administrative cases against New York City Police Department staff. Investigated cases of misconduct and corruption. Developed professional responsibilities with law enforcement professionals. Presented against NYPD staff in administrative tribunals, filed pleadings to initiate administrative matters, attended pre-trial, as well as pre-hearing conferences. Negotiated with opposing counsel to resolve case issues prior to trial and updated court on changes in case. Assessed and provided legal assessment on Equal Employment Opportunity violation allegations. Updated investigators on case changes and advised on investigation direction.

Actively corresponded with NYPD investigators during case investigation to guarantee all investigations were completed thoroughly.

Directed prosecution of civilian NYPD staff involved in misconduct and corruption in administrative tribunals, drafted subpoenas for witnesses, and gathered evidence to strengthen case.

Successfully presented multiple department’s cases through direct testimony, cross examination, and admission of evidence.

Complete Discovery Source New York, NY 2018 – 2019

Discovery Attorney

Conducted various duties, inclusive of first as well as second level quality control reviews, analyzing legal issues, and providing feedback on significant highlighted issues. Coded privileged and confidential documents using an e-discovery database. Determined relevance, privilege, and confidentiality of litigation and investigatory documents through performing thorough analysis.

Reviewed employee emails, user drivers, paper files, as well as database collections for electronic discovery related to California wildfires.

New York City Police Department New York, NY 2016 – 2018

Agency Attorney I

Oversaw caseload of 100+ cases from inception to trial and prepared administrative cases against New York City Police Department staff. Investigated cases of misconduct and corruption. Developed professional responsibilities with law enforcement professionals. Presented against NYPD staff in administrative tribunals, filed pleadings to initiate administrative matters, attended pre-trial, as well as pre-hearing conferences. Negotiated with opposing counsel to resolve case issues prior to trial and updated court on changes in case. Assessed and provided legal assessment on Equal Employment Opportunity violation allegations. Updated investigators on case changes and advised on investigation direction.

Actively corresponded with NYPD investigators during case investigation to guarantee all investigations were completed thoroughly.

Directed prosecution of civilian NYPD staff involved in misconduct and corruption in administrative tribunals, drafted subpoenas for witnesses, and gathered evidence to strengthen case.

Successfully presented multiple department’s cases through direct testimony, cross examination, and admission of evidence.

Law Office of Christopher Henry Middletown, NY 2015 – 2016

Attorney

Assisted elderly clients with drafting wills, healthcare proxies and living wills, as well as powers of attorney appointment. Offered notarial services and legal assistance to administrators of estates regarding post-mortem estates. Filed probate court documents to establish a deceased person’s estate in absence of will. Provided representation to clients in child custody cases involving jurisdictional issues related to custody and visitation.

Offered legal services to clients that could not afford legal services under the City Bar Justice Center pro bono Cancer Advocacy & Elderlaw Project.

Partnered with City Bar Justice center pro bono Lawyers’ Foreclosure Intervention Unit in assisting low to moderate income earning homeowners facing foreclosure.

Assisted clients with family and matrimonial matters; filed uncontested divorce for a client where the spouses reached an agreement on issues of property division, child custody, and support, as well as alimony.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Discovery Attorney Epiq System New York, NY

Discovery Attorney Deloitte New York, NY

Director/ Program Leader Town of Wallkill Boys and Girls Club Middletown, NY

Law Clerk and Mediator Cleveland Municipal Court Cleveland, OH

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Juris Doctor Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY

LICENSES & CERTIFICATION

Admitted to the Bar of New York State New York, NY

Admitted to the Bar of Georgia State Atlanta, Georgia

MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

New York Bar Association Member

Boys and Girls Club Mentor

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