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PROFILE

Highly efficient, reliable and industrious ATTORNEY with strong oratory skills and extensive experience advising clients on a wide variety of legal and economic issues gained via years of loyal and exemplary service for leading organizations within the intellectual property rights sector.

A proactive, committed, client-focused communicator with a passion to deliver and a broad and in-depth knowledge of law, legal standards and regulations.

An innovative and resourceful professional, with extensive research, case preparation and advisory skills, and proven ability to meet deadlines, surpass targets and deliver results regardless of pressure.


CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

Staff Attorney (1996 - Present)
James Associates, Inc.
New Jersey

Responsibilities
- Lead consultant on numerous intellectual property issues for businesses and major clients.
- Advising and liaising with clients.
- Ensuring accuracy and effective maintenance of client records.
- Keeping abreast of latest developments, guidelines and procedures.

Key Achievements
- Commended for efficiently handling numerous cases.
- Successfully prepared analysis memoranda on regulatory & private cause-of-action issues.
- Regularly provided sound recommendations & consistently accurate advice to clients.
- Successfully ensured a consistently strong client focus.
- Successfully provided key advice to clients on products, associated risks & remedial action.
- Consistently ensured client's compliance with CPSC directives and CPSA.
- Successfully ensured adherence to FDA, CPSC & OSHA health & safety regulations.
- Developed, reviewed & implemented many processes to improve efficiency.
- Consistently ensured all client queries resolved in quick/ efficient manner.
- Regularly commended on effective counsel on product recalls and mergers.
- Personally analyzed/ provided key advice to clients on patent safety/ product liability issues.
- Excellent client rapport and commended for high quality knowledge.
- Consistently ensured the highest standards of service & integrity.
- Proved highly adept at communicating legal advice to clients in a clear & articulate way.
- Regularly commended for quality of advice & client support.
- Forged strong relations and developed excellent rapport with clients.

Law Clerk (1989-1996)
James and Thomas
New Jersey

- Gained in-depth knowledge of legal research issues, procedures and processes.
- Personally established more efficient systems for preparing pre-trial motions.
- Entrusted with formulating trial strategy for cases.
- Proved highly adept at drafting memoranda of law successfully.
- Commended on excellent evaluation of settlement claims made against key client.


QUALIFICATIONS

St. John's University (May 1990)
- J.D.


MEMBERSHIPS

- Virginia State Bar
- American Bar Association


SKILLS

- Extensive knowledge of intellectual property in a wide breath of fields.
- Extensive legal sector experience and expertise.
- Extensive counseling knowledge and skills.
- Strong planning, researching and reporting skills.
- Strong strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Natural ability to work on own initiative or as part of team.
- Excellent listening skills and strong attention to detail.