| Experience | Years |
|---|
| Attorney & Counselor at Law, JBrowne Legal & Business Services, LLC | 2009-Current |
| Manage law firm and provide cost-effective services to individual and business clients. |
| Associate, Whitney & Bogris, LLP | 2008-2008 |
| Active in every stage of litigation in matters before state and federal courts; support partner in role as corporate client's general counsel, including transactional work; and assist in firm marketing and business development strategies.
Drafted motions, supporting memoranda of law, bench memos, and pleadings.
Filed and managed arbitration matters.
Created employee handbooks and assessed company policies to assure compliance with state and federal requirements.
Researched and prepared memoranda to formulate legal theories, evaluate claims and defenses, and resolve various substantive and procedural issues in high-stakes litigation.
Met with clients, and identified and assessed causes of action, defenses, and counter-claims to determine whether firm would engage potential cases.
Analyzed and modified settlement agreements.
Wrote and edited discovery documents and joint stipulations.
Authored corporate documents and agreements.
Work resulted in several victories, including sanctions awards and very favorable settlements for clients.
Led initiative to develop firm newsletter and oversee newsletter production.
Representative areas of law:
Complex Civil Litigation
Products Liability
Commercial Law
Consumer Law
Contract Disputes
Employment Law
Professional Liability
Insurance
Construction Disputes
Premises Liability
Corporate Law |
| Legal Intern/Medical Device Fellow , U.S. Food & Drug Administration | 2008-2008 |
| Worked in the Office of Compliance, Division of Bioresearch Monitoring, CDRH.
Conducted high profile investigation with special investigations branch to evaluate regulatory submissions and define inspection strategy.
Developed training program concerning Establishment Inspection Reports and enforcement actions.
Created a Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) template by analyzing other agencies' CIAs and recommending provisions and requirements to include under various circumstances.
Drafted a proposed voluntary disclosure program to enhance enforcement program.
Analyzed warning letter database to identify significant observations to support BIMO staff decision-making regarding issuance of warning letters, untitled letters, and information letters.
Reviewed, suggested revisions to, and participated in teleconferences regarding draft guidance documents.
Tracked and assessed legislation to determine implications for agency and modify projects as needed. |
| Summer Associate/Law Clerk, Whitney & Bogris, LLP | 2007-2008 |
| Researched and prepared memoranda to formulate legal theories, evaluate claims and defenses, and resolve various substantive and procedural issues in high-stakes litigation.
Completed comparative analysis of claims and defenses in numerous states.
Found and qualified expert witnesses.
Analyzed and modified settlement agreements. |
| Judicial Intern, U.S. District Court for The District of Maryland | 2007-2007 |
| Wrote draft opinions by analyzing case files and parties' motions and conducting research.
Assisted judge and law clerks before, during, and after trials and hearings. |
| Litigation Law Clerk, Washington Legal Foundation | 2006-2007 |
| Worked on high-profile and precedent-setting cases at the U.S. Supreme Court and appellate court level.
Performed legal research and analyzed statutes and case law to craft legal arguments, identify cases for amicus brief submissions, and provide guidance as to how courts should resolve case law and circuit splits.
Wrote legal memoranda and assisted in preparing U.S. Supreme Court and appellate court briefs and other submissions.
Submitted comments to a regulatory agency evaluating legal issues and recommending changes to proposed regulations.
Areas of law:
Constitutional
Securities
Federal Jurisdiction
Life Sciences
Intellectual Property
Administrative
Employment
|
| Law Clerk, Fedder & Garten | 2006-2007 |
| Conducted research and composed legal memos addressing complex legal issues to develop and bolster arguments, claims, and defenses in pending litigation, and to identify potential transactional, planning, and risk management strategies.
Areas of law:
Complex Civil Litigation
Consumer Protection
Contracts
Commercial Transactions and Litigation
Secured Transactions
Landlord/Tenant
Estates/Trusts
Warranties and Guarantees
Subrogation
Municipality
Creditor-Debtor
|