Assistant Attorney General Resume Samples

Description :

1. Handled juvenile prosecutions in the District of Columbia. The cases are brought in the Family Court of the District of Columbia Superior Court.
2. Prosecute offenders, under the age of eighteen, for a wide variety of offenses ranging from first-degree murder to driving without a permit.
3. Drafted petitions that charge a criminal offense under the DC Code, Federal Code, or DC Municipal Regulations.
4. Interviewed and prepared police and civilian witnesses; make charging decisions; researched, wrote, and litigated motions; and managed all aspects of a trial calendar from intake through sentencing.
5. Conducted presentations to community groups to inform them of ongoing programs of the Office of the Attorney General.
6. Managed a caseload of over child support enforcement cases across six counties Represented the State's interest in personal injury.
7. Worked with state agencies to gather information needed to prepare pleadings Advocated on behalf of State in administrative appeal cases filed by recipients.
8. Working closely with the Department of Corrections and its employees to draft and respond to emotions as well as discovery requests leading to oral argument.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Public Administration

Description :

1. Provided legal advice in all areas of government finance, including post issuance compliance, bond, local government investment pool.
2. Headed up the Contracts Law Forum (see below) and advised all of the state level conduit finance issuers of revenue bonds and certificates of participation.
3. Handled public disclosure litigation, as well as managed many outside law firms serving in special attorney general contract capacities in a wide array of roles.
4. Provided legal advice on a wide range of administrative legal matters. A multi agency resource for contract officers and attorneys.
5. Brought new leadership and long range planning to a body that was languishing, giving it new life and invigorating it with skilled management practices.
6. Provided comprehensive legal advice and representation to Arizona's Department of Child Safety in matters pertaining to child abuse and neglect.
7. Conducted research and prepared pleadings on issues of juvenile law.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

BS

Description :

1. Duties included conducting investigations of corporate entities, compliance analysis, all aspects of litigation, drafting compliance documents, 
2. Reviewing advertising and marketing materials, providing interviews to local and national media, professional speaking engagements.
3. A multi-state investigation against both companies for unfair and deceptive business and marketing practices relating to debt consolidation and credit repair services.
   
4. Recruited to enforce the Kansas Consumer Protection Act Wrote and lobbied for the Kansas Business Opportunity Registration Law.
5. An organized 50-state task force in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission to prosecute fraudulent business opportunity schemes.
6. Aggressive prosecution led to life imprisonment for the particularly egregious violator and multi-million dollar judgments.
7. Assistant Attorney General-Provided legal representation to the Iowa Department of Transportation on employment law issues, civil litigation.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

J.D.

Description :

1. Investigate fraud and abuse involving mismanagement of charitable assets, conflicts of interest, deceptive fundraising practices and breaches of fiduciary duties.
2. Issue subpoenas; take testimony under oath; draft court papers, including complaints, affirmations, and memoranda of law; and negotiate settlement agreements.
3. Review and analyze complaints made by the public; draft memoranda recommending a course of action, and interview witnesses.
4. Represent the Attorney General in court proceedings; speak on behalf of the Charities Bureau at public events and workshops.
5. Helped create the Director's U initiative, a program designed to enhance the leadership of not-for-profits by providing training, administrative support.
6. Prepared a report announcing the findings of an inquiry concerning charitable "cause marketing" campaigns and drafted best practices.
7. Coordinated a group of attorneys on e-discovery tasks in connection with complex environmental tort litigation matters.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

J.D.

Description :

1. Special Litigation Bureau Second-chaired federal and multi-state qui tam, prosecuting Title IV violations against for-profit colleges.
2. Independently represented the State in final stages of settlement, coordinating negotiations between the United States, multiple states, defendants.
3. Conducted extensive electronic discovery on behalf of a state agency.
4. Investigate qui tam complaints under the False Claims Act and the Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act.
5. Presenting investigation recommendations to the Office chain of command for intervention determination.
6. Prosecute delinquent taxpayers who operate after their business licenses have been revoked, including arguing motions for injunctive relief.
7. Conduct Revolving Door reviews pursuant to the Illinois State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and present determinations to the Office chain of command.
8. Negotiate multi-party settlements between whistleblower plaintiffs, defendant.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

Juris Doctor

Description :

1. Conducted complex confidential antitrust investigations and litigation concerning horizontal and vertical restraints of trade, monopolization.
2. Collaborated and coordinated with other states' attorney general, D.O.J.
3. Lead and managed multistate investigations and litigation.
4. Litigated federal and state antitrust matters included distribution, marketing, and intellectual property in including pharmaceutical, technology.
5. Engaged in case strategy and expert (economic, industry) coordination; substantial trial motion and appellate practice; discovery.
6. Substantial document review and extensive e-discovery; settlement negotiation, mediation, approval, and administration.
7. Conducted confidential government antitrust investigations. Drafted, issued, and enforced investigatory subpoenas (requests for information).

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

J.D.

Description :

1. Analyzed issues involving sufficiency of the evidence, statutory construction, constitutional issues pertaining to search and seizure, double jeopardy.
2. Arguments implicating the rules of evidence such as hearsay, relevancy, and character evidence.
   
3. Extensively reviewed trial court records and exhibits to formulate arguments on appeal.
4. Clearly, concisely, and persuasively written appellate briefs, motions, and writs for submission to the appellate courts.
5. Developed expert proficiency in legal research using to research constitutional law, case law, statutes, procedural rules.
6. Presented oral argument before the Supreme Court.
7. Counsel-of-record in seventeen published appellate court opinions (citations available).

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Management

Education

JD

Description :

1. Represented the State of Texas at legal proceedings to establish, enforce and modify court orders for child support and medical support.
2. Supervised establishment and enforcement staff on all aspects of the child support review process, judicial and administrative hearings and conferences.
3. Reviewed pleadings and agreed & non-agreed legal orders for proper legal action and sufficiency.
4. Analyzed case management needs and exercises discretion in the implementation of resolutions.
5. Negotiated and prepared agreements with private attorneys and pro se litigants in resolving child support matters in dockets.
6. Communicated frequently with private attorneys in determining pre-and post-hearing points of issue and resolutions.
7. Successfully argued numerous bench trials for determining support obligations and enforced sentencing against defendants.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Banking

Description :

1. Represented the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services on all phases of legal representation including litigation, motion practice.
2. Reviewed and interpreted contracts to determine legal claims and remedies for the Department.
3. Participated in numerous trials, evidentiary hearings, and pretrial conferences.
4. Managed cases both independently and directly with the supervising attorney through client communications, legally persuasive motions and responses.
5. Assisted in training newly hired attorneys on courtroom policies and procedures as well as providing guidance when necessary.
6. Negotiated terms of court orders and discovery compliance with opposing counsels.
7. Analyzed complex financial discovery via subpoena responses, accounting and personal and business tax returns.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Juris Doctor

Description :

1. Served as the lead counsel for overstating judges and Commonwealth's and County Attorneys.
2. Representing them in civil litigation matters before federal and state courts.
   
3. Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force's Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group.
4. Represented the Attorney General in the litigation over the Constitutionality of the General Assembly's.
5. Attempt to sweep funds recovered in consumer protection litigation.
6. Reviewed the proposed merger of the Hospital. Lead attorney on the Commonwealth of Kentucky v.
7. Successfully gaining an injunction to appoint a new Board of Directors and revitalize the school.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

J. D.

Description :

1. Coordinated the administration of approximately attorneys and support personnel in Albany and the Department's regional offices.
2. Responsible for the development and implementation of litigation policy, recruitment and training of personnel, budgetary determinations.
3. Assisted in the development of a computerized docket system.
4. Served as Co-Chair of departmental AIDS Coordinating Committee and a member of the Computerized Case Management Committee.
5. Organized annual in-house training seminars involving attorneys and paraprofessionals engaging in 30 workshops.
6. Supervised Correspondence Unit and Not-For-Profit Corporation Unit.
7. Developed a legal education program for at-risk high school students.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

Juris Doctor