Human Resources Sales
Resume:
Michael L. Thiele, Esq.
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SKILLS
Experience in Drafting Pleadings, Motions and Briefs Trained in Lexus-Nexus and Westlaw
Drafting Depositions and Managing Discovery Issues Strategy Review and Planning
Able To Work Independently and Manage Timeliness Issues Focus on Client Relationships
EXPERIENCE
Currently Self Employed
Volunteered With the Metro Volunteer Lawyers Organization
Attorney, Hearing Representative, TALX UCM Services, Inc., Westminster, CO
September 11, 2006 to August 3, 2010
Represented clients in unemployment hearings
Prepared witnesses regarding what to expect in a state unemployment hearing
Filed appeals, motions, and subpoenas
Researched existing and changing employment law
Reviewed and filed exhibits for use as evidence
Consulted client in-house counsel and human resources concerning EEOC claims
Provided clients with counseling concerning potential civil litigation
Bankruptcy Attorney, Macey & Aleman, PC. Denver, CO
September 2005 to July 2006
Reviewed and worked with clients/debtors regarding their bankruptcy petition documents prior to meeting with the Chapter 7 Trustees
Represented clients/debtors in 11 U.S.C. §341 hearings
Successfully negotiated with creditors and Trustees concerning the value and status of items in the Bankruptcy Estate
Litigated issues concerning clients/debtor’s ownership of their vehicles and other property by successfully arguing 11 U.S.C. §722 appeals
Negotiated with the Trial Attorney for the United States Trustee and was able to avoid a 11 U.S.C. §704(b)(2) motion filed to dismiss my clients/debtor’s case
Obtained 11 U.S.C. §524 Reaffirmation agreements that successfully helped my clients/debtors retain their homes
Protected clients/debtor’s interests when filing the initial 11 U.S.C. §364 Automatic Stay
Worked with clients/debtors to prepare their initial Chapter 13 Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculation Commitment Period and Disposable Income form
Corporate Legal Externship, The Western Group, Inc., St. Louis, MO
January 2003 to January 2004
Researched and drafted briefs concerning multiple State employee leasing statutes
Created checklists to help managers conform to multiple State requirements when contracting leased workers
Researched law concerning how the Western Group, Inc. could avoid potential law suits by using protective “no damages for delay” contractual language when hiring short term employee leasing companies who then failed to meet their agreed upon deadlines
Koshman Motorsports, Sauget, ILL June 2001 to August 2004
Managed bookwork, customer affairs, ordering necessary parts, and company sales, time and other associated records
Faculty Fellow, Saint Louis University, School of Law, St. Louis, MO December 2002 to May 2003
Assisted in researching and preparing the Transatlantic Law Journal for publication
Identification Coordinator, St. Louis Community College, Information and Telecommunications Department, St. Louis, MO March 2000 to July 2001
Helped re-enforce the integrity of student records in SLCC’s Oracle database
IT Support, Campaign Development and Analyst, William J. Federer’s 2000 Election Campaign, St. Louis County, MO July 2000 to December 2000
Used Microsoft Access and SQL; developed database to maximize the campaign’s outreach to local supporters and potential non-affiliated voters alike
Helped maintain the campaign call center
Helped ready and complete necessary documents required by the Federal Election Commission
Conferred with other campaign officials concerning policy and strategies
Internship, Senator Christopher S. Bond’s Election Office, St. Louis County, MO 1997 to1998
EDUCATION
Saint Louis University, School of Law, St. Louis, MO
J.D. in June 2004
University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
B.A. in Political Science in June 1999
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Client/Server Developer Certificate 2000
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