Experienced General Counsel & Compliance Leader with 15+ Years

Ramona Frazier

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General Counsel Litigation & Corporate Legal Leader

Versatile and performance-driven attorney with 15+ years of experience leading complex legal affairs across corporate, municipal, and litigation settings. Adept at delivering legal strategies that protect organizations, mitigate risk, and drive favorable outcomes. Proven leader in managing law firm operations, guiding in-house teams, and overseeing compliance for high-volume caseloads. Skilled in building trusted relationships with executives, boards, and stakeholders while ensuring alignment with evolving laws and regulations.

Core Competencies

Contract Drafting & Negotiation

Corporate Governance & Compliance

Risk Management & Policy Development

Litigation Strategy & Trial Advocacy

Employment & Labor Law

Personal Injury & Commercial Litigation

Training, Mentorship & Team Leadership

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Advisory

Selected Achievements

Managed 150+ pre-litigation and 50+ litigation lawsuits concurrently.

Oversaw 700+ active cases while leading a team of 15+ staff and 3 attorneys.

Achieved $10M+ in settlements and multiple favorable jury verdicts.

Directed compliance for 800+ firm cases, conducting 25+ depositions.

Drafted 10+ HR policies impacting 7,000+ employees following major legislative changes.

Maintained a 95% success rate in child custody cases while drafting 25+ wills.

Professional Experience

Buckeye Law Group – Columbus, OH Managing Attorney 05/2024 – 05/2025

Directed daily operations of the Columbus office, managing 15+ staff and 3 attorneys.

Maintained individual caseload of 700+ personal injury and commercial cases.

Conducted training sessions on personal injury law and mentored junior attorneys.

Partnered with Human Resources on compliance and policy matters.

Babin Law, LLC – Columbus, OH Personal Injury Department Manager 08/2022 – 04/2024

Oversaw department operations and developed standard operating procedures.

Acted as compliance officer for all personal injury and commercial litigation dockets.

First Chair in all commercial and personal injury litigation trials.

Conducted corporate depositions and filed multiple complex commercial litigation suits.

City of El Paso, City Attorney’s Office – El Paso, TX Assistant City Attorney 02/2021 – 08/2022

Provided legal guidance on contracts, interlocal agreements, and ordinances.

Implemented workforce policies to manage 600 furloughed employees post-pandemic.

Advised HR on governance of personnel across city operations.

Ensured compliance with evolving laws to minimize municipal liability.

Ramona Frazier Law, PLLC – El Paso, TX CEO / Attorney 11/2019 – 02/2021

Handled family law, commercial business contracts, and construction litigation.

Achieved 95% child custody success rate.

Drafted 25+ wills and managed diverse client caseloads.

Lovett Law Firm – El Paso, TX Litigation Attorney 05/2018 – 11/2019

Litigated personal injury claims against corporations and insurers.

First Chair in jury trials; participated in 30 mediations and 2 jury trials.

Managed 100+ cases, securing $600K+ in settlements.

Loncar & Associates, LLC – El Paso, TX Litigation Attorney 08/2016 – 05/2018

Oversaw litigation staff and managed 100+ personal injury & commercial lawsuits.

Conducted 30+ depositions and 20+ mediations, resolving cases pre-trial.

Wayne Wright, LLP – El Paso, TX Managing Attorney 03/2008 – 08/2016

Led office operations, supervising 15 staff members and 1 attorney.

Negotiated $10M+ in settlements and secured favorable jury verdicts.

Conducted 200+ depositions and participated in 50+ mediations.

Earlier Career: Litigation Associate (Crane & Associates, Rosenthal & Watson); Assistant Attorney General – Texas Office of the Attorney General.

Education

Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University – Juris Doctor

Centenary College of Louisiana – Bachelor of Applied Science

Licenses

Licensed Attorney – Texas & Ohio

Admitted to Eastern, Western, Northern & Southern Federal District Courts

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