EDUCATION
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Davidson College, B.A., 1994
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Treasurer, Phi Delta Theta
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1998
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Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation
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Accomplishment Coaching, LP, 2021
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Coaches Training Program
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LANGUAGES
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English
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Spanish
PRESENTATIONS
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“Top 8 Most Problematic Parts of Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements”
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National Business Institute, Dec. 2017
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“Construction Liens in North Carolina”
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N.C. Advocates for Justice, Nov. 2017
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“Why Contracts are Important; What to do If You Are not Getting Paid”
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Business Management Program, Hispanic Contractors Assn. of the Carolinas, Oct. 2016
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“What Can Go Wrong on a Construction Project?”
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Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas, Nov. 2015
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“Retail, Office, and Restaurant Leases: Key Provisions and Warranties”
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National Business Institute, Feb. 2015, Sept. 2014
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“Recent Revisions to the North Carolina Lien Law”
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Remodelers Council, HBA of Durham, Orange, Chatham Counties, April 2013
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“Are We There Yet? – eRecording in North Carolina in 2012”
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Fall Gathering, Investors Title Insurance Company, Oct. 2012
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“Overview of the Litigation Process”
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Legal Issues for Professional Engineers, HalfMoon Seminars, Nov. 2011
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“Setting up a Company and Critical Subcontract Terms”
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Remodelers Council, HBA of Durham, Orange, Chatham Counties, Oct. 2011
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“The Roles of the Broker, Buyer, and Seller in a Commercial Real Estate Transaction”
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Broker Post License 3 Class, Durham Technical Community College, 2007
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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American Marketing Association, Triangle Chapter – General Counsel
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Sterling Montessori Parent Faculty Association – Past Vice President; Past Treasurer
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Home Builders Association-Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties – Past Member
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Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas – Past Member
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BNI, Durham chapter (RD27) – past Vice President, past member of Membership Committee
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Church of Reconciliation (PCUSA), Chapel Hill, N.C. – member, past Youth Group Leader
RECENT WORK
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Represented developer selling assemblage of vacant lots to national home builder
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Helped personal training practice exit commercial lease in default and negotiate lease at new location
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Drafted lot purchase agreement for national home builder for 54 lots
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Prepared loan documents and closed loan for coffee and jazz house; loan from community development lender
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Drafted subcontractor agreement for IT services company
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Prepared master services agreement and service level agreement for IT services company
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Helped ad agency obtain take-down from the web by former employee of misappropriated works
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Drafted amendments to leases with Home Goods and TJ Maxx on behalf of landlord
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Prepared lot purchase agreement for national home builder for 86 lots
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Advised IT services company in dispute with bio-technology company, including enforcement of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements
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Represented ad agency in negotiations with departing shareholders
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Advised Spanish diesel engine dealer on avenues of recovery related to engine damaged in transit by ship from Durban, South Africa to Karlstad, Sweden
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Advised marketing firm in a dispute with large, multinational research institute
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Translated (into Spanish) for association of realtors various agreements, addenda, and forms
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Helped steel erection company purchase a fabrication warehouse, using SBA loan, from seller in bankruptcy
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Prepared employment contract for IT services company
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Negotiated settlement between multistate property management and investment company and pool construction company
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Drafted template construction contract for multistate property management and investment company, including preparation of written policies for contract requests, change orders, and progress and final payments
The outcome of a particular matter cannot be based upon a lawyer’s or law firm’s past results.