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Kentucky Board of PharmacyGeneral Counsel
Oct. 2020Frankfort, Kentucky, United States• Manages KRS 13A rulemaking for the regulation of pharmacies, manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacists, technicians, and interns, including drafting proposed new rules and amendments and navigating the public comment and hearing process.
• Testifies regarding proposed rules at the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee and Senate and House Health Services Committees. • Tracks state and federal legislation impacting pharmacies, manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacists, technicians, and interns and testifies to House and Senate Committees. • Manages relationships with Kentucky house and senate members regarding bills impacting the Board of Pharmacy or practice of pharmacy.
Litigates KRS 13B administrative disciplinary cases against permit, license and registration holders. • Advises the Board regarding changes in state and federal law impacting the practice of pharmacy. • Represents the Board in state and federal court. • Manages compliance with open records and open meetings law. • Supervises legal staff, including staff attorney and law clerks. • Coordinates legal, regulatory affairs and enforcement with the CHFS Office of Inspector General, DEA, FBI and FDA. • Provides legal counsel to the Board, board staff and Executive Director.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family ServicesRegional Attorney
Nov. 2017 - Oct. 2020Lexington, Kentucky Area• Represented DCBS in District and Circuit courts and the Court of Appeals. • Represented the Cabinet in involuntary parental termination bench trials (averaged 60/year). • Represented the Cabinet in KRS 13B administrative appeals of child abuse and neglect findings (averaged 35/year). • Provided legal counsel to social workers assigned to families in need of social service assistance.
• Authored legal trainings for regional social service staff.
Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy (Public Defender)Staff Attorney
Nov. 2015 - Sep. 2017Hopkinsville, KY- Represents indigent clients accused of criminal actions in all courts in the Commonwealth. - Handles litigation for indigent clients by promptly interviewing clients and maintaining contact through conclusion of the case. - Gathers knowledge for bond advocacy. - Researches legal issues and writes clear, concise motions for appropriate cases. - Files motions and insures copies of motions are placed in the client's file. - Obtains knowledge of cases through discovery and investigation sufficient to make a decision regarding disposition. - Develops a theory of the case that is consistent with the facts and the law and refines the theory through case reviews and brainstorming. - Develops a method of organization for trial with a consistent, well-developed theory prepared prior to trial and presents with integrity a vigorous, effective, ethical case at trial. - Negotiates with skill for clients and properly advises clients of the current law.
National Wildlife Federation, Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon SocietyOutreach and Advocacy Coordinator, Mississippi River Delta Campaign
Nov. 2012 - Oct. 2015New Orleans, Louisiana• Identified, engaged and cultivated community leaders and key stakeholders (grasstops) in support of coastal restoration and community flood protection. • Lobbied and advocated for policy and regulation to ensure community flood protection and natural hazard resiliency with members of the Louisiana Legislature, city officials, state agencies, and the Corps of Engineers. • Planned, developed, and executed an education and outreach campaign in the Greater New Orleans area to build partnerships to support coastal restoration, protecting communities from future storms. • Managed and directed outreach interns and volunteers.
• Planned and coordinated large and small-scale events. • Oversaw the campaign’s advocacy budget.
• Co-authored the program’s multi-million-dollar grant proposal and report.
Louisiana Sea Grant Office of Law and Public PolicyContract Research Associate/Water Law Specialist
May. 2012 - Oct. 2012Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area- Conducted a comprehensive study of state water laws in order to write a white paper for the Louisiana Legislature on how to best protect Louisiana's waters. - Drafted white papers for coastal parish governments to encourage the inclusion of ordinances to protect their Parish from sea level rise and increased subsidence.
- Drafted a gap analysis of coastal parish ordinances. The gap analysis highlighted areas of local law that needed improvement due to climate change.
Louisiana Sea GrantEnvironmental Law and Policy Research Analyst
Oct. 2010 - May. 2012Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area- Worked with the Department of Natural Resources to draft regulations to extend the coastal zone boundary
- Worked with the Tulane Water Law Institute to review the Restore Act to ensure protection for Louisiana natural resources
- Spoke to local government officials about methods they could use to restore coastline in their parishes.
- Researched and drafted memoranda and law review articles on environmental and coastal law. Memoranda and articles prepared dealt with extending the gulfward boundary, beach re-nourishment, permitting under the Clean Water Act, beneficial use of dredged material, local government ordinance recommendations due to sea level rise, aquaculture regulations, the policy implications of requiring all shrimp vessels to have turtle excluder devices, acquisitive prescription, and the legal remedies available for removing abandoned and derelict vessels from state bodies of water and the legal issues that arise with oystermen and oil companies being co-lessees of state water bottoms. - Prospective publication: Rebuilding Louisiana's Coast Without Invoking the Fifth Amendment's Taking Clause: Using Background Principles of Law
- Reviewed the Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Handbook
- Prepared the Louisiana Proposed Legislative Resolution for the 2012 Comprehensive Master Plan
- Drafted the Louisiana Coastal Law Email Update Issue #31.
- Attended a two day educational driving trip down the Mississippi River to LUMCON lead by Don Davis, the Director Emeritus of Oral Histories at LSU, and chronicling the coastal issues that plague Louisiana
Murray State UniversityBusiness Communications Adjunct Professor
Aug. 2008 - May. 2009Murray, KY• Taught a 3-hour course to 39 undergraduates in Business Communication.
• Drafted lesson plans, prepared exams and homework assignments, issued final grades.
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