Attorney
Resume:
KATE E. RYAN
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
************@********.***
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Ulmer & Berne LLP: Cleveland, Ohio
Associate, 2003 to 12/31/2010
• Provided legal services and counseling to senior management of various public, private, and non-profit corporations regarding corporate legal and business issues, including consumer and investment fraud, employer negligence and intentional tort, agency liability, negligence, bad faith, corporate criminal matters, contract disputes, malpractice, medical provider liability, product liability, and class actions.
• Handled all aspects of litigation including: drafting court documents; conducting discovery; and representing individuals or corporations in court, settlement conferences, or at mediations and arbitrations.
• Managed and strategized defense litigation as counsel for individuals or corporate clients, including working closely with and advising in-house counsel on risk avoidance, liability exposure, early resolution through business solutions, and budget or litigation costs.
• Worked closely with insurance representatives on defense litigation plans, goals, budgets, and case resolution.
• Investigated evidentiary documentation and worked closely with expert witnesses on strategy involving corporate or individual tax returns, investment agreements, electronic or other communications, corporate agreements, corporate policies, and breaches in corporate and/or regulatory compliance.
• Drafted and reviewed transactional documents, including purchase policies and agreements, investment and insurance contracts, settlement and release agreements, confidentiality agreements, and articles of incorporation.
• Counseled and provided pro bono services to current and former military personnel and their immediate family members via referrals from the Office of Legal Services, U.S. Coast Guard, 9th District.
Gold, Schwartz & Co. LPA: Cleveland, Ohio
Associate, 2001 – 2003
• Represented individual and corporate clients in a variety of criminal and civil matters in federal and state courts against claims of corporate fraud, securities fraud, and felony matters.
• Represented individuals against claims arising in or relevant to the immigration court.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas: Cleveland, Ohio
Judicial Staff Attorney to the Honorable Carolyn B. Friedland, 1998 – 2001
EDUCATION
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University: Cleveland, Ohio
Juris Doctor, May 1997
Journal of Law and Health, Editor-in-Chief (1996 – 1997)
Note, Mandating Maternity Stays: Some Problems with the Good Idea, 11 J.L. & HEALTH 271 (1997)
Bowling Green State University: Bowling Green, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Education of the Deaf K-12, December 1990
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
John Carroll University: Associate Professor of Sociology & Law (1999 – 2000)
New York City Public Schools: Teacher for the Deaf, Bilingual Program at J47 (1993 – 1994)
United States Peace Corps: Volunteer in the Deaf Education Program (Ecuador 1991 – 1993)
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Y-Haven - a YMCA-related transitional housing agency for men (2003 to Present)
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Alumni Association (2001 to Present)
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Litigation Section Committee (2007 to Present)
Run for Peace - a 5K Run/Walk to benefit elementary education and a Cleveland neighborhood (2005 to Present)
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