Valerie Sue Weiss

Attorney at Law ady8jv@r.postjobfree.com

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Los Angeles, CA 90013

+1-347-***-****

+34-633-**-**-**

ADMISSIONS

New York, 2007: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial Dept (Bar Membership in Good Standing and Active)

California, 1986: Supreme Court, 4th, 9th and Federal Circuit Courts, and United States District Courts in Southern and Central Districts of California. (Bar Membership in Good Standing and on voluntary inactive status with ability for immediate re-activation if required for employment)

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA

Master’s Degree in Literature and Linguistics -- Outstanding July, 2022

Literature and Linguistics Masters’ Program

Dual Masters’ Program in the Study of Research and Critical Analysis

Emphasis on Historical and Social Application

Master’s Dissertation: “Playing It Forward -The Silent Film Reemerges In

Volume The Sounds Of Silence Lost In Translation And Found In Adaptation:

The Emergence of A Female Perspective In Just Judith”

LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL, LOS ANGELES

Juris Doctor June 1985

Jessup International Honors Moot Court

Production Assistant, International and Comparative Law Journal

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

B.A. in Literature June 1982

Dean's Honor List, Member of National Honor Society Advanced Placement in Math and English

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW

International and Comparative Law Institute in Paris, France 1982 Summer

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND

Law Faculty, Emphasis in Commercial Contract law Sept. 1981 to June 1982

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA, CENTRO DE LENGUAS MODERNAS Sept. 2019 -May 2020,

Granada, Spain

Intensive French and Spanish studies of language and culture in preparation for dual US and EU citizenship and dual residency

UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN, CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE D'ÉTUDES FRANÇAISES January 2019 - May 2019

Perpignan, France

Intensive French studies of language and culture; preparation for Nationalization

Level Placement Exams – Achieved Certified B.1.1 Level

ALFMED, Académie de Langues June 2017 to Dec 2018 Perpignan, France

Intensive French studies; preparation for TCF TP exam in December, 2017

TCF TP training- French assessment test (Test de Connaissance de Français Tout Public -- Diploma issued by the CIEP, Paris --Achieved B-1 Level of proficiency, January 2018. Re-examination scheduled for May 2019.

Cinema workshops with level certificate issued by ALFMED according to the CEFRL

TCF EXAM January 2017 – Achieved Nationally Certified B.1.1 Level French

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Washington, DC April 2020

US Small Business Administration Corona Virus Disaster Relief Program

Invited to join Coronavirus Emergency Loan Program for small businesses in US passing all Security Clearance for US government.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SENIOR ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT HEAD

Special Education Law Offices of Sheila C. Bayne.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: JAMES D. PETERS III

Prepare Complaints for Special Needs Children against School Districts

Pre-Conference Hearings, Discovery and Preparation for and chairing Due Process Hearings

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY/CONSULTANT/HEARING-ATTORNEY/SOLE PRACTITIONER

DIRECT HIRE—APPEARING ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY

Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak Dec 2014 to Oct 2015

Covering All 5 Boroughs of NY for Rochester Office – Remote Environment but for Court Appearances

Represented banks in Residential Foreclosures

Applications used include: MS Excel, CMS

Covered Mandatory Settlement Conferences on Foreclosures per N.Y. CVP. LAW § 3408 and Status Conferences before Judges

Presented/Argued Motions (i.e. For Order of Reference and Appointment of Referee, for Summary Judgement and Foreclosure Sale and Notices to Discontinue)

Argued in defense of home owner Motions to Dismiss based on Standing and other Banking Laws

Review of Transfer Files for Entry to CMS Office System

Preparing Client Reports on the above

Grand Army Medical, LLC, New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA Aug to Nov 2009

Audrey Golden Associates, NY

Review, Preparation and Approval of Out of State Subpoenas on Movie Studios in Partnership Dispute

Review, Preparation and Approval of Summary Judgment Motion pleadings in Construction Contract Case

Attend Case Management CA Conference

Discovery

SOLE PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANT 1992 to Dec 2014

Law Office of Valerie S. Weiss, San Diego and Los Angeles, CA Nov 2015 to May 2017 and New York -- All Five Boroughs

Review of Files/Motions in Order to make appearances in all Civil (State and Federal) Courts in NY on Status, Pre- Trial and Settlement Conferences; Summary Judgement Motions; Motions to Discontinue; Motions to Dismiss in Residential Foreclosures, representing banks in Creditor Default, landlord-tenant (hpd, civil and Supreme Courts) and general business disputes.

Investigation and Research into Pharmaceutical Publically Traded Companies for Private Clients related to pending patent applications and in progress projects and potential products

Research under Hatch-Watchman Act and Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)

Investment consultation (stocks, bonds, mutual funds)

Conducted trials—long and short cause, mediations, arbitrations, trial, all discovery, including expert

and lay depositions and preparation of privilege logs, law and motion work, obtained injunctive and other equitable relief, trial preparation including interview of witnesses, preparation of Motions in Limine and Trial Notebooks, legal memos and recommendations

Prepared bankruptcy Petitions and filed or defended against adversary proceedings Chapter 7, and Motions for Relief, Motions to Dismiss, bankruptcy trials and appeals, pre-trial and in limine motions, bankruptcy appeal briefs and motions

Prepared QDRO’s (Qualified Domestic Relations Orders—creation of fixed trusts of vested and future interests)

Reviewed, negotiated and wrote contracts for commercial and residential real estate and business transactions, including lease buy-outs and loan and escrow documentation

Successful trials before US Merit System Protect Board on behalf of former spouses of federal civil servants for survivor and retirement benefits

Prepared and argued law and motion, motions in limine and appellate motions in state and federal courts, conducted short cause and full judge and jury trials, Attend Case Management and Settlement Conferences (including negotiating global settlements with insurance companies and/or represented parties in civil matters covering personal injury, business disputes, government benefit appeals and other administrative matters, property damage or loss, health services

Mexican resort, medical clinic Partnership agreements, on line health service contracts, commercial and residential leases, loan documents, etc.)

Created, managed and grew general practice noted above and including litigation of business disputes, personal injury, no fault

Consulted and contracted with law firms and sole practitioners to cover depositions, hearings and other law and motion work

Defended residential and commercial landlord tenant litigation, including breach of lease affirmative

defense on part of tenants, failure to complete build-outs, failure to repair, evictions for holdovers, evictions for failure to pay rent and other breaches.

Prepared HPD complaints, Retaliatory eviction and harassment complaints

Out of State Subpoenas on Movie Studios in Partnership Dispute

Summary Judgment Motion pleadings in Construction Contract Case

Discovery

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, Wash, DC Internship 1992 Summer

Covered Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on the Hill and wrote summaries of Hearings

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY, LITIGATION MANAGER, CONSULTANT 1990 to1992

LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES P. LeBEAU, San Diego, CA

Managed Litigation Department, including hiring and firing of support staff, paralegals and attorneys

Acted as Lead Counsel on trials relating to real estate matters, conservatorship and will contests, insurance disputes, personal injuries, products liability and commercial law

Drafted contracts and loan proposals, security and pledge agreements (including for Multi-Million Dollar Mexican Resort and Medical Clinics), other business agreements, corporate documents—including incorporation, resolutions, minutes and dissolution, leases-including commercial lease buy-outs and build outs and construction proposals, and settlements

Reviewed, negotiated and wrote contracts for commercial and residential real estate and business transactions, including lease buy-outs and loan and escrow documentation

Prosecuted and defended residential and commercial landlord tenant litigation, including breach of lease affirmative defense on part of tenants, holdovers, evictions for failure to pay rent and other breaches.

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY 1986 to1990

KINKLE, RODIGER & SPRIGGS, LANE, BLAIN & WOODS and HERZIG, SCHAPP & YANNY

Prepared pleadings and briefs and argued motions

Participated in site inspections, settlement conferences and arbitrations in State and Federal courts

Handled all aspects of discovery process, including taking and defending lay and expert depositions

Communicated with and counseled clients

Worked on matters including securities fraud (SD US Grant Hotel, represented appraiser), construction defects (represented Contractors and subs), Personal Injury (represented School Districts, large Grocery Chains), Trade Secret Infringement including Breach of non-compete Clauses, stolen formulas, client lists and clients)

Represented Plaintiffs in Patent and Trade Mark Infringement and Anti-Compete Clause Actions for Plastics and Stuffed Animal manufacturers in San Diego and Beverly Hills, respectively, including technical site inspections and reports, discovery, law and motion work; Assisted in Patent Application filings and appeals to United States Patent Office

IN HOUSE LEGAL ASSISTANT l985 to 1986

PARKS, PALMER, TURNER, & YEMENIDJIAN, Los Angeles, CA

Created and managed Forensic Accounting and Merger & Acquisitions Departments

Performed investment analysis and valuations and Wrote, edited and distributed investor newsletter

Responsible for UCC and loan documentation and filing, banking transactions, and accounting and trust matters

Acted as litigation liaison with outside counsel

E-Discovery/document review/Legal Consultation

Gillenchy llp Oct 2015 to Nov 2015

Epiq Systems, NY

Senior Attorney Privilege Log Review in Defense of SEC investigation of Financial Institution by U.S. in relation to activities in Loan Modification Programs, including FCA, FHA HAMP, FNMA and FHLMC. Allegations included claims of violations of Banking Laws and Rules including the FCA, Federal TILA, State Disclosure Laws, and alleged False Certifications under FHA, Dodd-Frank, RESPA and HUD and other Incentive Compensation rules.

Applications used include: Relativity

Coding for Privilege and Redaction

Willkie Fair & Gallagher, LLP Oct 2015

Epiq Systems, NY

Pharmaceutical Patent Infringement Case under carve out Section viii; Abbreviated new drug application and Code Orange book

Applications used include: Relativity

Coding for Responsiveness, Issues, and Privilege

Willkie Fair & Gallagher, LLP Oct 2014 to Dec 2014

Epiq Systems, NY

SEC defense to allegations of fraud in Restatements over financials, income, losses, deficient reserves, and executive compensation

Applications used include: Relativity

Coding for Responsiveness, Issues, and Privilege

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Jersey City, NJ Oct 2014 to Dec 2014

Execu-Search, NY

Contract Review to Develop Revenue Standards for US GAAP and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) by FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) and IASB (International Accounting Standards Board)

Applications used include: D-Ice Proprietary Software (Deloitte's Intelligent Contract Extraction)

Chosen as one of a small group of 5 reviewers to test new software program in context of the above contract review

AT&T, New York, NY July to Aug 2014

Compliance, NY

Patent Infringement claiming breach of several technical Internet Server/Security/Monitoring Patents

Applications used include: Relativity

Coding for Responsiveness, Issues, and Privilege

AT&T, New York, NY June to July 2014

Compliance, NY

DOJ Subpoena - Defense to FCPA -- allegations of taking bribes, gifts, privileged treatment for contracts

Applications used include: Relativity

Coding for Responsiveness, Issues, and Privilege

Of a smaller group called back to do QC review

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY May to June 2014

Compliance, NY

Alleged Fraud and Negligence in providing Insurance Leads

Applications used include: Relativity

Coding for Responsiveness, Issues, and Privilege

Quinn Emanuel, New York, NY July 2012 to Mar 2014

Providus, NY

Federal Mortgage Backed Securities Fraud

Blue Sky Claims, Fraud (Loan to Ratio, Owner Occupancy and Violations of Underwriting Guidelines)

Applications used include: Relativity

I was one of over 250 attorneys asked to prepare summary memos to supervising associates with direction and instructions on privilege coding, logging and redactions for the privilege team

One of 10 attorneys chosen from 250 for “Crack Successor Liability Task Force” including Relevancy, Issue Coding

and identification of key players and issues

One of 15 Attorneys of 160 Chosen for 2nd Level Review of Coding for and Preparation of Privilege Log and Redactions

One of 3 Attorneys of 160 Chosen for 3rd Level Review and to assist 1st Level in privilege coding and log entries

Third and Final Level Review of Coding for and Preparation of Privilege Log and Redactions

Garden City Group, Long Island, NY Sept. 2010 to June 2012

(Gulf Coast Claims Facility, Kenneth R. Feinberg and Patrick Juneau, Administrators)

American Legal, NY

Domestic Damage Claims Process from Trust- Environmental Spill

Compliance Review

Escalation Claim Status, Priority and Audit Teams

Research and Assist in the Processing and Resolution of Claims (Lost earnings, Personal and Real Property Damage, Lost Value of Real Property, Personal Injury, Loss of Subsistence)

Multi-District Claims e-Discovery

Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY and Washington, DC June to July 2010

Compliance, LP, NY

Bankruptcy Adversary Proceeding alleging fraudulent pre-filing transfers defeating outstanding loans by Major League Baseball Team and its Affiliates and Subsidiaries

Applications used include: alpha systems e-direct and Axcelerate

Requested to return with smaller group for Coding for Responsiveness, Privilege, Redaction, Confidentiality- Proprietary Information

Requested to stay on for a 3rd tier final small group of attorneys for QC, Second Level Review and further Privilege Redactions

Sherman & Sterling, LLP, New York, NY May to June 2010

Lerner-Cumbo & Associates, NY

SEC Investigation Defense - Securities CDO Transactions

Applications used include: Concordance

Coding for Responsiveness and Issues

Fried Frank, New York, NY March to May 2010

Compliance, LP, NY

FTC Investigation Defense - Unfair Trade Investigation of International Retail Centers

Applications used include: Kroll

Coding for Responsiveness, Issues, and Privilege

Requested to stay on w/ small core group less than 50% of original crew

Second Level Review, Privilege Log and Redactions

Pitta & Giblin, LLP, New York, NY Jan to Feb 2010

Merrill Brink International - DC & NY

International Union Dispute

Applications used include: Lexternet

Coding for Responsiveness, Issues, and Privilege

CITY OF NEW YORK LAW DEPT., Admin Law Division, New York, NY July 2008 to 2009

Dine Group, NY

Due Process Challenge to TLC Procedures

Applications used include: Concordance, FileRate

Coding for Responsiveness, Issues, and Privilege

Redactions, Coding and Annotation for Privilege Log

Expert Deposition Digests

Reviewing and interpreting for discovery-- litigation packages, Notifications of Summary Suspension and Revocation Hearings, Recommendations by presiding ALJs after Hearing and Final Orders by the Chairman of the Commission.

Reading, coding and redacting ALJ manuals, Standard Operating Procedures, draft and final TLC Rules and Local Laws.

JONES DAY, LLP, New York, NY July 2008

Hudson Legal, NY

FTC investigation defense - Unfair Trade Practice Dispute in National Sports Arena

Applications used include: Applied Discovery

Coding for Responsiveness, Subject Matter and Privilege

Redactions, Coding and Annotation for Privilege Log

DIRECT HIRE-- PROJECT DRIVEN STAFF ATTORNEY June 2008 COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, New York, NY

FTC investigation defense - Video Games and Software Fair Trade Dispute

Applications include: Webview, First Advantage

Coding for Responsiveness, Privilege and Redactions and Tagging (and Audio Review)

Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY May 2008

Kelly Law, NY

Breach of Contract, Mutual Mistake, Misrepresentation in Health Plan Internet Service Contract

Applications used include: Concordance

Coding for Responsiveness, Subject Matter and Privilege

Garfunkle, Wild & Travis, Long Island, NY April 2008

Update Legal, NY

Breach of Contract Health Plan Service Contract

Applications used include: Concordance and IPro—Additional Training

Coding for Confidentiality, Privilege and Responsiveness, Redactions and Tagging

McCarter & English, Newark NJ Jan to April 2008

Hudson Legal, NY

Pharmaceutical litigation: class action and individual lawsuits – largest e-discovery in US to date

Applications used include: Ringtail, Word, Word Perfect, Excel, Powerpoint

Training Assistant to Managing Attorney of 450 attorney consultants, including second level review of privilege redactions

E-Discovery: reviewed documents online for coding and production purposes

Classified documents for Relevance, Responsiveness, Confidentiality and Privilege; redacted documents

Performed QC (Quality Control)

Milberg LLP, New York, NY Aug to Oct 2006

Audrey Golden Associates, NY

White collar securities fraud litigation

Applications used include: Concordance, Summation, IPro, Lextranet and Lexis

Prepared trial chart of issues, witnesses, evidence and recommended further discovery

Legal research and memos on privilege issues

Prepared deposition files for expert witnesses

Digest expert depositions

PRESIDING JUDGE—Empire City Invitational

Mock Trial National Competition

For over four years I acted presiding judge at a bi-annual national competition - mock trials for High schools and Universities throughout the United States.

SALES EXPERIENCE

The Playhouse, Buffalo NY: Designed and marketed playbill to local businesses; Loyola Law School Women’s Round Table, Los Angeles, CA: Orchestrated the most profitable fund raiser to date---a full spa-day event for women lawyers including seminars, lunch, spa activities and a fashion show, including obtaining donations of time and money and product from local businesses, restaurant, clothing boutiques and stores, alumni; Black Economic Task Force of San Diego, CA: Wrote successful proposals to the city counsel for grants; Hosted educational seminars sponsored by Loyola Law School in my home for artists and lawyers. Participated in Los Angeles Downtown Development Committees.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Covered Administrative Hearings for welfare recipients; Successful grant proposals for non-profits in San Diego and Los Angeles; Wash. DC Criminal Justice Dept Intern; Chaired Loyola Law School weekend Seminars; Arts Critic/Reporter for Southern California Jewish Heritage News, ranged from writing reviews

of musical and dramatic performances to interviewing performers and Congresswomen; Produced and Performed Poetry Documentary accepted and screened by NY International Film Festival on the East and West Coast; My Poetry has been produced and performed by the Buffalo Playhouse Theater in a Series entitled Women on Men. Perform at open mics in NY and Brooklyn; working on various writing projects, including illustrated novel, illustrated poetry collection; e-book, screenplays and short stories.

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