Michelle Coady *** South Webster Street 217-***-****
Taylorville, Illinois 62568 **************@*******.***
EDUCATION
Juris Doctorate
University of Missouri, School of Law 2002
Mediation Certification
College of DuPage, DuPage, Illinois 2005
Bachelor of Science
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois 1999
EMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW
Attorney, Fines Law Office
Taylorville, Illinois 2002 - Present
Experience in litigation and pre-trial preparation in the areas of insurance defense, automobile liability defense, employment and labor law, premises liability defense, appellate practice, creditor rights, conflict criminal public defender, family/dissolution, juvenile, mediation, municipal law and medical malpractice
Jury trial experience in the areas of insurance defense, medical malpractice and criminal defense.
Qualified mediator, child representation and guardian ad litem in the Fourth Judicial Circuit
Labor Relations Manager
Army Corp of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri 2001 - 2002
Contracted as a Labor Relations Manager to assist in the ratification and implementation of a new collective bargaining unit for Midwest sector
Provided mediation training to managers and education to employees in the creation of an internal employer sponsored mediation program
Advised managers and supervisors in the administration of discipline in compliance with the Corps’ collective bargaining agreement
Law Clerk
United States Postal Service, St. Louis, Missouri Summer 2001
Investigated and prepared employee cases for review by the EEOC and the Merit System Protection Board and answered inquiries by labor relation managers and facility supervisors in the interpretation of various employment statutes (i.e. FLSA, ADA, NLRA, EEOC, and MSPB)
Provided legal assistance for the Midwestern division in the areas of employment law, labor law, contract law, and tort actions
Compliance Assistant
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, 2000-2001
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Developed preliminary policies and procedures for the Professional Sports Counseling Panel in the area of career development of student-athletes
Drafted amendments to current NCAA rules and regulations
Labor Relations Assistant
PepsiCo, St. Louis, Missouri 1997-1999
Reviewed and reported on the progress of the plant’s affirmative action plan
Prepared for collective bargaining negotiations with six different collective bargaining units
Prepared education for union prevention in non-unionized sectors of the plant