Vice President United States
Resume:
BRIAN LINKOWSKI
CUMMING, GA *****
**********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE:
Fidelity National Financial, Atlanta, Georgia
Vice President, November 2012- Present
Manage outside counsel as it relates to litigation against the company.
Develop budgets and financial plans for managing and controlling litigation for the company.
Prepare memorandums of law on various legal issues for the company.
Oral advocacy and courtroom experience includes lead counsel in jury trials, appeared for status conferences and settlement conferences in State and Federal Court, and lead negotiations for settlement prior to trial.
Supervise, manage, and train employees.
Rubin Lublin, Norcross, Georgia
Associate, November 2008 – October 2012
Litigated and negotiated settlements with opposing parties on behalf of several lenders and title companies.
Provided research, legal analysis on legal questions or issues for both lenders and title companies.
Prepared memorandums of law on various legal issues.
Provided legal and strategic advice to senior management and business executives.
Participated in all phases of discovery including depositions.
Supervised and manage the preparation of the defense in litigation.
Performed title examinations to determine insurability of title.
Developed budgets and financial plans for managing and controlling litigation.
Supervised, managed, trained, and evaluated employees including other attorneys and paralegals.
Obtained numerous favorable reported court decisions for various clients.
Made presentations including training seminars for clients.
Lim, Duncan, & Basil, LLC, Tallapoosa, Georgia
Associate, August 2004- October 2008
Assisted partners in all phases of pre-trial litigation in federal and
state courts.
Litigated cases and executed all aspects of case development,
including drafting complaints, motions, briefs and memoranda, conducting
necessary research, and presenting oral arguments at trials and motion
hearings.
Drafted demand letters and other correspondence for settlement purposes
and negotiated settlements with opposing parties.
Conducted extensive contract review; real estate closings and related transactions and drafted all related documents; including purchase and sale agreements, title searches and clearing title, and post closing and pre closing related issues.
Assisted in prosecution of Bankruptcy petitions; preparation of all related documents in the formation of small businesses.
ASSOCIATIONS:
Georgia Bar Association; Real Estate Division, Business Law Division
Tennessee Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia Association of Realtors
Georgia Real Estate Investors Association
Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
BAR CERTIFICATION:
Georgia State Bar, November 2004
Georgia Court of Appeals, May 2005
Georgia Supreme Court, May 2005
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, May 2005
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, August 2010
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, June 2010
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, August 2005
Tennessee State Bar, July 2010
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, October 2010
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, August 2010
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, November 2010
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, October 2012
EDUCATION:
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Masters in Business Administration, July 2012
New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
Juris Doctor, May 2004
Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut
Bachelors of Science in Justice and Law Administration, May 2000
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