Northwestern University

Rutgers University School of Law - Newark

Muhlenberg College

Attorney, Regulatory Compliance / Data Privacy / Anti-Money Laundering Professional, and Accountant

•	Manage a seven person legal team within an international publicly traded company that sells consumer electronics and automotive parts
•	Draft and review domestic and international contracts, including vendor, supply, distribution, and license agreements
•	Work with global Human Resources in preparing employment contracts, investigating employee complaints, compliance, and company handbooks
•	Engage in data mapping and the creation of data privacy and record retention policies for all consumer-facing websites
•	Monitor patent and trademark dockets for renewal dates and infringement, and submit applications for new trademarks
•	Work directly with outside counsel regarding actual litigation and any perceived high-risk matters
•	Communicate directly with internal and external auditors with respect to SOX internal controls, legal contingencies, and related party transactions 
•	Through various initiatives, successfully reduced company’s legal overhead by over $400,000.00 annually

VOXX International Corporation

Deputy General Counsel

•	Ensure compliance with the firm’s and clients’ policies and procedures, and all pertinent regulations, including FDCPA, UDAAP, FHA, ECOA, FCRA, FACTA, EFTA, NACHA, TCPA, GLBA, AML, and E-SIGN Act
•	Prepare, review, and revise compliance and data privacy policies, procedures, and training material
•      Conduct risk assessments to identify potential areas of vulnerability, and design and implement internal controls to reduce or eliminate vulnerabilities
•	Investigate and resolve all formal complaints filed with the applicable regulatory agencies, including the CFPB, Attorney General, New York State DFS, and New York City DCA
•	Review and respond to customer concerns, including allegations of fraud, general disputes, and hardship claims
•	Provide daily guidance and oversight to the firm's various teams, including the compliance, auditing, accounting, and IT teams
•	Conduct trainings of firm employees with regard to all compliance matters that impact the practice of their job responsibilities
•	Work closely with the auditing team to identify potential compliance violations committed by company personnel, rectify such violations, and re-train the relevant employees
•	Appear in District and Civil Court for arbitration hearings, traverse hearings, trials, and motions
•	Engage in settlement negotiations with debtors
•	Draft the initial Summons and Complaint, Motions for Summary Judgment, and other legal documentation

Selip & Stylianou, LLP

Compliance and Litigation Attorney

•	Manage FC-1 foreclosure team, and Title Curative team, to ensure deadlines and monthly goals are met
•	Draft and implement data privacy and regulatory compliance policies
•	Prepare commercial and residential foreclosure complaints, RJIs, motions, and other foreclosure documents
•	Review title reports and cure title defects through title curative lawsuits, manual curative efforts, and title claims
•	Appear in State Court and Bankruptcy Court for settlement conferences, litigated matters, motions for relief from stay, and loss mitigation
•	Host weekly client phone conferences to discuss the status of various portfolios and to strategize their movement
•	Review real estate documents, including the contract, deed, transfer documents, and referee documents
•	Assist in coding the firm’s foreclosure software including the software’s layout and the document merges
•	Work with the accounting department daily to meet financial goals

Rosicki Rosicki and Associates (firm closed)

Managing Attorney

•	Prepare closing documents, including the transfer tax documents, Contract, Deed, and all Referee documents
•	Negotiate real estate contracts and attend the closings for residential, co-op, and commercial properties
•	Review title reports and cure title defects 
•	Communicate with clients and opposing counsel to facilitate loan modifications and short sales
•	Draft and review foreclosure documents, including the Complaint, RJI, and Motions
•	Attend and litigate in Bankruptcy Court on behalf of mortgage lenders, including Loss Mitigation Hearings, Confirmation Hearings, Motions for Relief from Stay, and defending against debtor motions

Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon

Associate Attorney

•	Interact with clients and lenders to effectuate mortgage modifications and short sales
•	Attend and assist with real estate closings 
•	Prepare and finalize Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions, the Means Test, Chapter 13 Payment Plans, Reaffirmation and Redemption Agreements, and review the Pacer docket
•	File motions in adversary proceedings to strip off and cram down mortgages
•	Draft and review corporate minutes, resolutions, bylaws, and purchase and sale agreements

Joshua Sherer