Highly diligent Management Executive eager to contribute strong legal background

toward supporting a progressive organization in ensuring and maximizing compliance

and bottom-line performance.

 

 

         Able to effectively spearhead proactive compliance directives and related training in support of risk management activities.

         Adept at designing, implementing, monitoring and enforcing highly successful compliance programs, policies, procedures and training.

         Advanced ability to comprehend and interpret business and contract documents.

         Excel in translating specific compliance needs and problems into viable and acceptable solutions.

         Display a collaborative work approach, adaptability, decisiveness, and sound judgment.

         Extensive experience in conducting legal research and writing, drafting comprehensive documents, and expeditiously resolving issues through seamless coordination with appropriate departments and teams.

         Reliably exhibit strong control focus and attention to detail.

         Highly skilled in enforcing privacy and confidentiality compliance.

         Proficiency in effectively supporting multiple business units and providing legal advice including drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, agreements and transactions.

 

 

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Chicago, IL, 2004 to Present

General Counsel and Ethics Officer      (2009 to Present)

• Awarded promotion to drive legal oversight, compliance, and policy implementation for Agency with $18B budget and 2,000 employees, consistently striving to decrease costs, bolster revenue, elevate quality, and streamline processes and procedures.
• Monitor administration of Medicaid coverage to 2.5 million adults and children, child support collection services totaling $1.3B, and employee health benefits spanning 400,000 individuals.
• Review, assess, and introduce legislation and rules, manage litigation, renew and procure services, and identify and respond to potential areas of legal vulnerability and risk.
• Effectively coordinate cohesive efforts among Governor s Office, Attorney General s Office, State Legislators, and internal Agency divisions such as Audits, Finance, Procurements, Medicaid, Healthcare Purchasing, and Child Support.
• Ensure and enforce stringent adherence by Agency personnel to legal and regulatory requirements.
• Spearhead activities within Office of General Counsel comprised of 34 attorneys, administrative law judges, hearing officers, and support personnel. 
• Provide critical counsel to Agency Director and Executive Staff, vital to ensuring consistent compliance and risk management.

 

Continued

 

 

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Professional Experience (Dept of Healthcare and Family Services) continued

 

Assistant General Counsel       (2004 to 2009)

• Consistently and vigilantly monitored and enforced provider compliance with Medicaid program.
• Counseled management in all facets of health, dental, pharmaceutical, and mental health benefit plan designs, expertly negotiated and drafted contracts, and performed litigation to generate considerable cost savings and improve health outcomes for plan beneficiaries.
• Exhibited proficiency in developing trial strategies and case theories, reviewing motions, orders, settlement agreements, and privilege issues, and coordinating mass e-mails and documents.
• Achieved multiple successful settlements which produced revenue and enhanced service delivery.

 

East West University, Chicago, Illinois, 2005 to 2006

Adjunct Professor

• Merged excellent communication and presentation skills to administer courses such as Labor Law, Business Law, Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Public Relations.

 

Private Practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2002 to 2004

Attorney

• Established cooperative client relationships, demonstrating impressive talents in case management to manage general law practice.                             

 

Klafter And Burke, Chicago, Illinois, 1992 to 1993 & 1996 to 2002

Associate Attorney

• Proficiently litigated real estate tax valuations for hundreds of residential, commercial, and industrial properties ranging in value between $100K and $30M.
• Appreciated for capturing substantial savings for clients and displaying outstanding leadership capabilities in supervising attorneys and support personnel.

 

Prior background:

 

Assistant State s Attorney, Criminal Div., The Cook County State s Attorney, Chicago, IL, 1993 to 1996

Law Clerk, Magistrate Gottschall, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1991

 

 

Juris Doctor, Loyola University Of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1992

 

Bachelor Of Arts, History, University Of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1989

 

 

State of Illinois

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Member, Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys

Member, Chicago Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association