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RssPartner/Senior Attorney

I am a civil litigation, business and transactional attorney with a wide array of abilities and experiences seeks a senior-level executive legal position in a corporation that would utilize current skills and creativity, yet allow opportunity for additional growth and continuing career challenges. I am looking to focus my diverse practice into contracting, procurement and executive management to hone my expertise into one area of practice that I most enjoy.

Lawyer

Lexington, SC

About Me

Industry:

Legal Services

Occupation:

Lawyer

Ideal Companies:

State of South Carolina, Federal Government, Lexington County, City of Columbia
 

Education level:

Doctorate

Will Relocate:

No

Location:

Lexington, SC

Work Experiences

12/1997 - Present

(private)

Manager

  • • Negotiated, effectuated and managed a multitude of private and public contracts, including construction, information technology, hardware and software solutions and escrow agreements, commercial real estate sales, development and leases, franchise agreements and share exchanges • Successfully prosecuted and defended complex and non-complex jury and non-jury cases involving a wide array of subject-matters in State and federal courts, as well as in administrative hearings and alternative dispute forums as sole, lead or supporting attorney • Supervised and trained associate attorneys and paralegals and instrumentally contributed in the firm’s planning and management • Advised and maintained a variety of private and public entities as corporate counsel for government, banking and financial services, information technology, real estate development, elder care, construction, oil and gas distribution, architects, engineers, physicians and manufacturing entities • Firm expert in analyzing, strategizing and implementing most successful tactics for uncommon or difficult projects, cases and contracts • Promoted to partner in AV-rated firm after only three (3) years due, in part, to exceptional litigation record and earnings

1/1995 - 12/1997

Rothwell Law Firm

Individual Contributor

  • • Researched issues relating to collections and general civil matters and performed state-wide debtor asset searches. • Drafted pleadings for state and federal court, as well as memoranda, orders and all litigation documents.. • Managed, prepared and provided litigation support to successfully prove damages for a $975,000 judgment in federal court on a breach of oral contract case against a major insurance company.

1/1988 - 6/1994

South Carolina Senate

Manager

  • • Managed busy offices for two State senators concurrently and for a total of six different members from both major parties, many of whom were active in the budgetary process with the Finance Committee and frequent Subcommittee Chair. • Performed all types of constituent service and responsible for all correspondence in Senatorial Districts encompassing Richland, Charleston, Dorchester, Abbeville, Berkeley, Greenville, Spartanburg, Abbeville and Pickens Counties. • Responsible for legislative development support and public relations with lobbyist, judicial and board candidates, media, constituents, various State agencies and legislative advocates and opponents of all types. • Responsible for public records document management and retention.

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