Expert Details
Legal Malpractice
ID: 737597
Missouri, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: J.D. | Subject: Law | Institution: Santa Clara University School of Law |
| Year: 2001 | Degree: B.A. | Subject: Philosophy | Institution: Boston University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Successful solo law and mediation practice serving clients in the Midwest and California with legal disputes (litigation and transactional), business, and risk-oriented counseling. Certified mediator offering resolution services in disputes nationwide. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2020 | Employer: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | Title: Senior Associate | Department: Commercial Disputes |
Responsibilities:Primary responsibility for institutional clients litigating matters in state and federal courts nationwide. Handled all aspects of litigation, including case strategy, budgeting, discovery and depositions, experts, dispositive motion practice, court hearings and oral arguments, TROs, jury and bench trials, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and appeals.Highlights include: * Prevailed on behalf of financial services defense client in Florida bench trial. * Successful appeals in state and federal venues for financial services clients. * Prevailed on behalf of energy sector client in Missouri bench trial involving tax refund. * Prevailed in Missouri jury trial in pro bono criminal matter. * Leadership roles on committees for recruiting and firm-wide associate advocacy. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2013 | Employer: Costell & Cornelius Law Corporation | Title: Senior Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Attorney in boutique litigation firm with primary responsibility for business-related, commercial and real estate litigation from inception through settlement, trial and appeal. Second-chaired federal bankruptcy adversary bench trial resulting in favorable judgment relieving client of obligations under multimillion dollar note and deed of trust. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2010 | Employer: Stern & Goldberg | Title: Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Represented clients in state and federal courts in California in commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, business torts, unfair competition, partnership disputes, construction, commercial transactions, real estate matters, malpractice, Anti-SLAPP, trade secret and trademark. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2008 | Employer: Resch Polster & Berger | Title: Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Assisted partners and senior associates in California commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, commercial transactions, and real estate matters. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: Jones Day | Title: Attorney | Department: |
Responsibilities:Defended the world's largest credit reporting agency in numerous consumer California lawsuits brought under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and similar consumer statutes. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2004 | Employer: Judicial Extern | Title: Supreme Court of California | Department: |
Responsibilities:Drafted legal memoranda advocating rulings and opinions to Justice Joyce L. Kennard. Analyzed the viability of petitions for review and presented those findings to staff. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Bar Admissions: California (2005), Missouri (2013), Kansas (2014) |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Publications: 1 (2018) Topic= negotiability under Florida law |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Speaking Engagement(s): Stay Violations & Discharge Injunctions Post-Taggart, 2020 |