Caterpillar Inc.

Corporate Counsel - Global Litigation

SALC Firm

• Represent local governmental entities in addressing their legal needs, whether formulating policy or litigating in court
• Provide a full suite of legal services to small and medium size businesses whether transactional work or civil litigation

Attorney

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen

• Concurrently litigated multiple cases on behalf of the largest corporations in the area
• Handled commercial litigation, including multi-million dollar lawsuits in Federal Court
• Successfully negotiate multiple collective bargaining agreements for local governmental entities 
• Provided full legal representation to various municipalities and other governmental agencies
• Litigated various employment law matters on behalf of corporate employers

Attorney/Of Counsel

City of Peoria

• Interpret legislation and rulings to advise senior management and the board on legal implications for existing practices
• Represented employer in litigation (administrative, court, and appeals) achieving a 90+% success rate including awards and settlements
• Developed and implemented policies, procedures, and programs to enhance workflow and ensure legal compliance for three different departments
• Managing legal and support staff to maintain the highest legal and professional standards
• Created new processes for negotiating and drafting business agreements, leases, and complex sales contracts 
• Received commendations for outstanding performance from upper management and the board

Assistant Corporation Counsel

Peoria County State's Attorney's Office

• Managed over 2000 cases annually requiring high levels of efficient case management
• Successfully tried over 20 jury trials and over 100 bench trials
• Reduced backlog of cases from eight months down to two months within 1 year of being in charge

Assistant State's Attorney

Law Offices of Syed E. Ahmad

• Negotiated multiple contracts involving Mergers and Acquisition involving national level motel chains and locally owned business worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars
• Successfully negotiated dissolutions and divestment of businesses valued at over US$1.5 million
• Supervised and negotiated a US$2 million land purchase and construction project 
• Developed word-processing templates to decrease the time required to produce high quality standard documents
• Conducted corporate leadership briefings to inform management about implications of new legislation

Prairie State Legal Services

• Interviewed clients to determine case merit and viability, executed terms and discussed case strategy direcly with clients
• Drafted legal memoranda for attorneys and received commendations for outstanding performance from the attorneys

Law Intern

Michigan Nonprofit Association

• Established legal research priorities and goals to support and enhance company outreach to clients
• Researched applicable laws and new legislation impacting nonprofit finances and taxation

Graduate Intern

Member of the Bar: 
 - State of Illinois
 - State of Texas
 - US District Court of Central Illinois
 - US District Court of Northern Illinois

Public Speaking:

-"Let's Be Blunt: Big Changes Are Coming in Illinois" Heyl Royster 2019
-“Civil Rights & Liability Update” Illinois Municipal League 2019
-“Complying With the Illinois Open Meetings Act” IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference 2019
-“Illinois’ Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act” Heyl Royster’s Annual Governmental Holiday Seminar 2018
-“Preserving Evidence: The Local Government Perspective” Heyl Royster's 33rd Annual Claims Handling Seminar 2018
-“Temporary Restraining Orders, Preliminary & Permanent Injunctions ‘When, Why and How’” Heyl Royster “Avoiding Litigation Part Deux” Seminar 2018
-“The Open Meetings Act, explained” Heyl Royster 2018

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