Resume

Career Profile

I am an attorney with more than 40 years of experience working on civil litigation matters. I have substantial experience prosecuting cases involving:

• Legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty;
• Whistleblower and wrongful termination business torts;
• Personal injury due to pharmaceutical products, medical malpractice, motor vehicle collisions or premises liability.

Professional Skills

• Legal Research
• Drafting Pleadings and Briefs
• Investigation
• Conducting Discovery
• Depositions
• Analysis of Records
• Pre-Trial and Post-Trial Motions
• Trials and Court Hearings
• Appellate Practice
• Arbitrations and Mediations

Work Experience

Extensive legal work involving analysis of medical records, health care claims, health care liens, subrogation claims.

As a self-employed business owner, responsible for:

• Compliance with HIPAA and HITECH regulations governing medical information;
• Compliance with state and federal employment regulations;
• Selection and deployment of office technology and software applications such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Pro;
• Management of legal staff, including the professional development of paralegal candidates;

Guest Lecturer in Ethics at College of St. Catherine's University, St. Paul, MN; Testified in Grand Jury Proceedings involving the Dalkon Shield IUD.

Interests

I am currently a student at St. Paul College learning how to create websites. My objective is to gain fluency in the languages used by web designers such as html and css. Our course also covers bootstrap and javascript frameworks. In addiition, I am taking a introduction to computer science class that covers a broad range of technology issues including machine language, binary and hexidecimal numbers, internet security, encryption, and networking.

In my personal time I enjoy gardening, oil painting and cooking.