General business advice to clients in manufacturing, oil and gas, transportation, wholesale and retail industries. Litigation docket including warranty, personal injury, property damage, employment and intellectual property, matters in state and federal courts and regulatory agencies.

Responsible for confidentiality and secrecy agreements, formation documents, bank accounts, and SEC filings; drafting and negotiating MOUs, letters of intent, term sheets, technology sharing agreements, engineering and design contracts, land purchase agreements, economic development and incentive agreements, consulting agreements; providing legal advice concerning all aspects of a start-up enterprise. Using environmental expertise to drive pre-construction permit application processes and assure compliance with all legal requirements. Working shoulder to shoulder with the other co-founders to support all aspects of commercial development and build a profitable and ethical company, ground up.

First General Counsel to private wholesale grocery company with subsidiary chain of grocery and liquor stores, gas stations, on-site occupational and family medical facility, and employee credit union.

• Responsible for corporate governance, regulatory compliance, transactions, legal risk management
• Developed and implemented Environmental and Food Safety departments and audit program
• Supported HR, IT, Warehouse, Operations, Marketing, Logistics, Shipping, Import-Export, Real Estate, and Finance departments
• Instituted intellectual property protection for existing and new product and business branding
• Active in Food Marketing Institute Legal Affairs Committee

Enterprise-wide specialist in litigation and environmental matters for J.M. Huber Corporation, a global leader in hydrocolloids, specialty chemicals, minerals and engineered wood products. Former acting General Counsel for Oil & Gas Business, timberlands management group, and global supply chain financing business and Engineered Wood Products Business.

Managed general litigation docket including oil and gas, probate, consumer credit (FDCPA, FCRA, TILA), commercial product liability and warranty, transportation, and bankruptcy matters in state and federal courts and regulatory agencies.