Lisa-Roxanne Walters, Esq.

223 Gates Avenue zebra_esq@justice.com

Brooklyn, New York 11238 (718)783-6727/(347)742-7109

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

§ Extensive corporate governance/housekeeping experience including for- and non- profit entity start-up & advisement

§ Extensive tax preparation and advisement experience for individuals and small businesses

§ Extensive real property experience as a broker, property manager, as well as negotiating and drafting commercial and residential contracts

§ Substantive transactional experience, and related litigation, in the areas of Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy

§ Substantive experience in computer operations, software implementation, internet and networking

§ Full-time and Adjunct academic appointments in the above areas

§ Consulting, career counseling and professional training/development experience in most of the above areas

§ Some counseling and referral experience with domestic violence, indigent and similar populations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Solo Practitioner/Attorney-at-Law, 2004 – Present, Brooklyn, New York

Handle small private client load with focus on business start-ups for small businesses and non-profit organizations; tax advice and preparation; real estate transactions; some related litigation

Assistant Supervisor, Operations Group, November 1999 – Present (part-time/on-call)

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York

Duties: Manage workflow and assign paralegals; also do same for Word Processing group and some “Help Desk” functions when needed; "problem" resolution; heavy attorney contact; perform some research, train new paralegals, cite-checking and related tasks when work is unusually heavy; assess and proactively deal with employee obstacles.

Paralegal/Interim Coordinator, February 1998 – November 1999

Phillips Nizer Benjamin Krim & Ballon LLP, New York, New York

Duties: general corporate housekeeping, SEC filings (w/ EDGAR); corporate finance; M&A; real estate; research on LEXIS, WESTLAW, CBD Infotek, LIVEDGAR, FreeEdgar; U.C.C.; drafted some agreements & audit letters; some corporate litigation; interim coordinator duties included paralegal hiring, supervision & training.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont’d):

Domestic Violence Housing Specialist and Paralegal, April 1997 – November 1997

Food First, Inc. and Subsidiaries, Brooklyn, New York

Duties: arranged pre-litigious housing settlements for domestic violence clients; screened domestic violence shelter residents for housing as well as provided referrals for other services; act as liaison to government agencies; corporate housekeeping of parent corporation & subsidiaries; for- and non-profit entity formation; real estate closings; drafted petitions, motions, pleadings & other related documents; had heavy contact with adversarial parties.

Real Estate Salesperson/Broker, 1989 - 1996

L. Walters Realty, Brooklyn, New York, (sole proprietorship from 1994-1996)

Homestead Network Realtor, Bronx, NY (salesperson from 1989-1993)

Rental and management of residential and commercial properties throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens; some co-op sales.

Contractual/Freelance Tax Preparer, 1994 – Present

Individual and small business tax preparation; sometimes contract with H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt and other independent tax preparers.

Lead Computer Operator/ Shift Supervisor, September 1988 – June 1993

Chemical Bank (now J.P. Morgan Chase), New York, New York

Duties: Supervised data entry operators; ran batch job processing, ACH & wire transfers.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Adjunct Professor, July 2003 - Present

DeVry Institute, Keller Graduate School of Management Studies, New York, New York

Courses: Legal, Ethical & Political Dimensions of Business, Negotiations, Business Law

Professor, January 2003 - Present

Interboro Institute, New York, New York

Courses: Introduction to Law, Contracts, Torts, Business Law, Ethics, Criminal Law, Domestic Relations, Litigation, Real Property, Freshman Seminar, Office Practice & Procedures

-Also act as Moot Court Judge, serve on Curriculum Committee and lead Paralegal Career Advisement workshop and assist in ABA Approval compliance

Instructor, December 2002 – Present

Legal Assistants Corporation, New York, New York

Seminars: Bankruptcy, General Corporate “Housekeeping”, Intellectual Property and Cite-Checking/Bluebooking

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (cont’d):

Adjunct Professor and Advisory Committee Member, July 2001 - Present

School of Continuing Studies, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York

Courses: Computers and the Law, Ethics, General Corporate “Housekeeping”*, Securities Regulation*, Antitrust/Hart-Scott-Rodino*, Mergers & Acquisitions*, Uniform Commercial Code/ Article 9*, Bankruptcy*, Intellectual Property/Trademark*, Mutual Funds/’40 Act*, New York Real Estate Brokers Licensing Course

(*these classes are part of the Advanced Corporate Practice program that I developed)

- Also assist in other Continuing Studies curricula development.

Adjunct Professor, April 2002 – December 2003

Paralegal Studies, Berkeley College, White Plains, New York

Courses: International Business Law; Computerized Legal Applications & Research (includes application of entire Microsoft Office suite)

- Also assisted in ABA approval compliance

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

Juris Doctorate, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, 2002, admitted NYS Bar, 2d Judicial Department

Bachelors of Arts in Sociology & Legal Studies, City University of New York Baccalaureate Program, New York, 1998 (John Jay College Of Criminal Justice & York College)

Certified NYS Real Estate Instructor, NY State Division of Licensing Services, December 2002

Certified Netware Engineer, Novell, 1994

HONORS / AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS:

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, New York

Dean's Academic Merit Scholarship, 1999 – 2000, 2001 - 2002

Heyman Scholar, 1999 – 2000, 2001 - 2002

American Corporate Counsel Association Allan Ferman Scholarship, 2002

Association of Black Women Attorneys Scholarship, 2001

C. Bainbridge Smith Fellowship Award, 2001

City University of New York Baccalaureate Program, New York, New York

Graduated cum laude and Dean's List, 1998

Dean's List, 1995-1998

Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York

Martin Luther King, Jr. Full Academic Scholarship, 1988 – 1990

LANOP, New York, New York

Merit Scholarship, 1993 – 1994

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Bar Association Association of the Bar of the City of New York

New York State Bar Association Nat’l Association for Legal Assistants

Nat’l Federation of Paralegal Associations Association For Conflict Resolution

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Ø Member, Paralegal Studies Program Advisory Committee, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

Chairperson and Proposal Review Committee Member, Since 1997

New York City Department of Youth & Community Development, Neighborhood Advisory Board #2, Brooklyn, New York

Mentor / Group Facilitator, Since 1996

Meltdown, Inc. – Social Service Arts Organization, Brooklyn, New York

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