Real Estate Attorney
Resume:
BRANDON S. ROTHKOPF
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*** **. ***** ****** • Florissant, Missouri 63031 • ***************@*****.*** • [314-***-**** (cell)]
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CANDIDATE PROFILE Successful real estate and business attorney with more than eight years of practice; excels at providing value to clients in both litigation and transactional matters; experienced in investigating and litigating a variety of cases at multiple levels; investigated and tried variety of cases at multiple levels; responsible for billing more than 1,900 hours per year over the past five years.
ADMISSIONS and AFFILIATIONS
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United States District Eastern District of Missouri 2003
Missouri State Bar 2003
Illinois State Bar 2004
EXPERIENCE
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Sauerwein Simon P.C.
St. Louis, Missouri
Associate Attorney
December 2005 - Present
Responsible for successfully handling recent appellate court case: Ambassador Floor Company, et al. v. Bruner Builders, LLC, et al., 323 S.W.3d 38 (Mo. App.E.D. 2010). Regular duties include representing lenders, businesses, and individuals in quiet title cases, reformation actions, and other real estate matters, including trial experience, as well as representing title insurance companies in a variety of legal matters including declaratory judgment, breach of contract, and vexatious refusal cases. Negotiated and documented numerous business transactions, including commercial real estate transactions, company formations, asset purchases and stock sales, domain name sales, and other business transactions. Work with insurance underwriters in drafting coverage opinions and resolving title policy claims.
Buckley & Buckley, P.C.
St. Louis, Missouri
Associate Attorney
July 2003 – December 2005
Defended insureds in personal liability cases, including premises and auto liability cases. Represented numerous manufacturers in asbestos related litigation in both Missouri and Illinois. Participated in all aspects of case management, including all substantive motion hearings. Drafted a wide variety of both legal and other documents.
LeFevre & LeFevre, P.P.L.C.,
Saginaw, Michigan
Law Clerk
Summer of 2002
Assisted managing partner in preparing personal injury, worker compensation, and criminal defense cases for trial. Drafted complaints, discovery, and other pleadings. Conducted research in several fields of law. Participated in client interviews.
EDUCATION
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Juris Doctor
Ave Maria School of Law May 2003
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ave Maria Moot Court Board; 2001-2002; Cardozo School of Law/BMI Competition Fifth Place; Thomas More Moot Court Competition Honorable Mention
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude
Franciscan University of Steubenville May 2000
Steubenville, Ohio
Dean’s List; Study Abroad Program in Gaming, Austria, 1998; Finnegan Fieldhouse Man of the Year, 1999
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
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Familiar with Macintosh and Windows operating platforms. Proficient user of Westlaw and Lexus Nexus. General office skills.
REFERENCES
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Joshua Engelbart
Associate Attorney
Buckley & Buckley, LLC
Scott Mueller
Associate Attorney
Danna McKitrick, P.C.
Martin W. Blanchard
Former Partner
Sauerwein, Simon & Blanchard, P.C.
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