JAMES L. ADELMAN

Attorney at Law

** *. **** ******* ** Bel Air, MD 21014* (relocating to Chicago May 2023)

443-***-**** adzl0n@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Community College of Baltimore County 7200 Sollers Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21222 443-***-****

Director, Purchasing & Procurement 10/21 – present 40 hours per week may contact supervisor

Manage purchases and procurements of Goods, Services, Information Technology and Construction for three campuses and three satellite centers.

Monitor and enforce contract deliverables for all college contracts.

Drafted and revised Board of Trustees contract approval thresholds to improve acquisition efficiency.

Issue and negotiate over $10 million annually in contract awards.

Manage contract deliverables and contractor performance issues.

University of Maryland Medical System, 900 Elkridge Landing, Linthicum, MD 21090 443-***-****

Contract Manager, Capital Clinical Contracting 1/21 – 10/21 45 hours per week may contact supervisor

•Drafted and negotiated contracts for state-of-the-art medical equipment and devices with leading equipment manufacturers including Abbott, GE Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Phillips, Roche, and Siemens.

•Expedited negotiation and delivery of medical equipment to meet budget goals and open newly constructed hospital on time in June 2021.

•Collaborated with physicians, researchers and management to established technical requirements for equipment purchases.

•Achieved 30% cost savings through GSA pricing schedules, Intergovernmental Agreements and Cooperative Agreements.

•Reviewed contracts for compliance with State and Federal healthcare data privacy laws and UMMS policies.

Office of the Maryland Attorney General, N. St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 410-***-****

Assistant Attorney General - Maryland Health Benefit Exchange 6/20 – 10/20 40 hrs/week

May contact supervisor

•Advised MHBE regarding healthcare compliance issues.

•Drafted IT Contracts, Service Agreements and Transactional Documents.

•Negotiated contract terms with Vendors, Contractors, and Subcontractors.

•Provided analysis of proposed state and federal legislation and regulations.

•Reviewed and approved procurement solicitations for publication.

•Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda for Board of Trustees.

University of Maryland Global Campus, 3501 University Blvd. East, Adelphi, Md 20783 800-***-****

Assistant Director, Goods and Services Procurement 2/17 – 6/20 40 hrs./wk may contact supervisor

Analyzed and drafted procurements on behalf of the University.

Reviewed solicitations for compliance with State and Federal laws, regulations, and University policies and procedures.

Approved solicitations for publication.

Led Pre-Proposal Meetings, Vendor Oral Presentations and Evaluation Committee Meetings.

Issued Contract Awards to selected vendors.

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Maryland Department of Budget & Management, 45 Calvert Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 410-***-****

Procurement Analyst 2/13 – 2/17 40 hrs/wk may contact supervisor

Analyzed and drafted services solicitations for Maryland government agencies.

Supervised work product of assigned Procurement Officers.

Reviewed solicitations for compliance with State and Federal laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

Advised agencies of deficiencies and required corrective measures.

Approved solicitations and prepared matters for executive branch board approval.

Actively participated in Pre-Proposal Meetings, Vendor Presentations, Evaluation Committee Meetings, and Debriefings.

LeClair Ryan, Contract Attorney Richmond, VA 8/2011-10/2011; 12/2012-2/2013

Fish & Richardson, Contract Attorney Chicago, IL 7/2012-8/2012

McGuire Woods, Contract Attorney Richmond, VA 5/2012-6/2012 Brown Greer, Contract Attorney Richmond, VA 10/2011-3/2012

Conducted electronic discovery services on behalf of Fortune 500 companies in class action lawsuits.

Analyzed documents for relevance, confidentiality, attorney-client and work product privilege, and redaction utilizing Relativity and other electronic discovery software.

Coded contracts, financial statements, business communications, medical records, patent and trademark applications, product design and manufacturing data, scientific studies and articles, and marketing and sales materials for responsiveness, attorney-client privilege, work product, confidentiality, and redaction.

Performed redaction and secondary review of documents in response to court ordered discovery orders.

Adelman Law Firm, Chicago, IL

Attorney 8/2006 – 8/2011

Litigation of employment, contract, commercial, and criminal matters; preparation of contracts and legal memoranda; client development; and settlement negotiation.

Awarded $310,000 judgment as trial counsel in highly publicized trademark infringement case.

Negotiated $150,000 settlement with Travelers Insurance in wrongful denial of claim action.

Successfully litigated personal injury and products liability cases.

EDUCATION

Chicago Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL: Juris Doctor

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI: Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Honors: Phi Eta Sigma Academic Honorary, Dean’s List, Michigan Economic Society.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Maryland Court of Appeals 2017

Illinois Supreme Court (inactive)

United States District Court Northern District of Illinois

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