Attorney/Lawyer/Legal

GENERAL PRACTITIONER / LAWYER

Profile

Accomplished lawyer, respected for good judgment and outstanding logical thinking skills. Articulate professional who works enthusiastically in self-managed assignments or as a team player who can effectively establish and execute priorities to accomplish both immediate and long-term goals. Excellent research, writing, and executive presentation skills combined with the ability to adapt quickly in a new environment and succeed on executing multiple tasks.

Experience

United States Army (XVIII Airborne Corps) -Ft. Bragg, NC & Baghdad, Iraq Jan 2006-Present

Federal Litigation Attorney / Special Assistant United States Attorney / JAG Attorney Nov 2008-Present

- Served as Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, prosecuting criminal activities on Fort Bragg military installation, with cases including misdemeanors and felonies

Trial Counsel (525 Battlefield Surveillance Brigade) -Fob Sykes, Tal Afar, Iraq Oct 2008

- Initiated court martial proceedings involving alleged rape case; administered summary court martial for adultery, studied and outlined legal reviews on financial liability investigations

- Presided over commander’s inquiry on an alleged improper relationship, served as Commander’s legal advisor; produced 22 powers of attorney; and advised more than 300 soldiers about their legal rights when redeployed

Information Operations and Joint Fires Cell Attorney Jan 2008-Oct 2008

- Served as the Legal Advisor to the Information Operations and Joint Fires Cell at Multi-National Corps - Iraq and as the chief legal advisor to the Deputy Commanding General of Operations in Iraq

- Conducted investigations, wrote information papers, and evaluated Title 17 of the US Code and Copyright issues concerning the U.S. in Iraq

- Drafted, researched and reviewed numerous contracts; proposed changes to and amended contracts in the IO section; played an integral part of mission success by regular use of TS/SCI clearance

- Performed Lead JA duties on rewards program at MNC-I while helping divisions, brigades, and military units handle payments to local citizens and reviewed fires support packets for probable cause and legal sufficiency

Operational Law Attorney Jan 2007-2008

- Performed operational and international law advisory roles to the XVIII Airborne Corps command and staff while serving as an integrated member of the Corps staff; areas of responsibility included Assault Command Post Operations, Joint Planning Group, Information Operations, Fires and Effects and Current Operations, reviewing government contracts and US role in Iraq

- Established appropriate proactive legal opinions intended for operational plans, ROE, legal annexes, international agreements, UN resolutions, status of forces agreements, EPW and detainee issues, fiscal law issues, deployment claims, and the Law of War issues

- Performed duties of OSJA internal plans and training officer as JAG battle captain

Legal Assistance Attorney April 2006-Jan 2007

- Represented clients in factual and legal disputes in the areas of consumer law, family law, casualty assistance, personal finance and debt disputes, Service Members’ Civil Relief Act, reports of survey, contract disputes, real estate matters, and OER/NCOER appeals

- Provided legal advice to deploying soldiers and their families

- Developed more than 500 wills drafted numerous trusts including special needs trusts, and settled disputes in Magistrate Court

Genser, Dubow, Genser & Cona, LLP -Jericho, NY March 2004-April 2005

W.R. Berkley Insurance Company -Greenwich, CT Summer 2003

Law Clerk

- Organized files of New York City County Courts; wrote wills, property deeds, health care proxy’s, notice of motion’s, RJI’s and supporting papers

- Performed legal research concerning highly confidential and problematic reinsurance cases such as Enron dispute and arbitration

Teach for America Elementary School Teacher, Newark Public Schools -Newark, NJ Aug 2000-June 2002

Formal Education

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Juris Doctor, Hofstra University School of Law -Hempstead, NY: 2005

- Organizer/Founder of school softball and chess teams

- Member of Environmental Law Society

Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Supervision, St. Peter’s College -Jersey City, NJ: 2001

- Dean’s List for the entire four semesters

- Co-organizer of local school board election

- Valedictorian of graduating class with a 4.0 Grade Point Average

Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in Government, The College of William & Mary -Williamsburg, VA: 2000

- Graduated with honors in History (Dean’s List for three separate semesters)

- Organizer of volunteer group of teachers at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail in Williamsburg, Virginia

- Founder/President of State Champion Chess Team

Recognitions

- Recognized as outstanding 1st year public school teacher, City of Newark: 2001

- Defense Meritorious Service Award / Iraq Campaign Medal

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