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Courtney Howard, Esq. Attorney At Law
Apr. 2025
Matrix Home SolutionsChief Legal Officer
Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2025Arlington Heights, IL
Matrix Home Solutions of Southwest Florida Chief Legal Officer
Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2025Naples, Florida, United States
Freedom Initiative NowGeneral Counsel
Sep. 2021 - Apr. 2025Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States• Negotiate all contracts. • Oversee Federal Election Commission and Illinois State Board of Elections compliance. • Manage team comprised of Executive Director, Events Coordinator and Treasurer.
Matrix Home SolutionsGeneral Counsel
May. 2018 - Apr. 2025Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States• Key member of senior management that established Matrix as a leader in the home remodeling industry. As part of executive team, devise and implement effective strategies to met competitive and compliance challenges. • Lead in-house and outside legal teams responsible for supervising litigation.
• Manage general corporate governance.
• Create value in bringing legal in-house, effectively managing in-house resources and replacing outside counsel with more cost-conscious firms. Supervise and advise all outside counsel. • Identify and manage legal risks, emerging issues, and threats that may impact the business. • Promote and ensure close engagement with the executive team in addressing legal needs while maintaining professional independence and judgment.
• Interpret and analyze applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and proposed laws/regulations impacting the business. • Prepare opinions and provide legal advice. • Work closely with CFO on risk management and HR functions. • Formulate and implement acquisition strategies.
• Negotiate, draft, analyze and interpret a wide-range of agreements, including service agreements, employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, merger and acquisition agreements, LLC operating and consulting agreements.
• Work with teams to streamline contracting policy and procedures.
Witt & Howard, PLLCPartner
Oct. 2012 - Oct. 2021Denver, Colorado, United States· Handle state and federal civil litigation matters, including products liability, trademark disputes, insurance subrogation, personal injury, adversary proceedings and business disputes law matters through all stages of litigation. Make routine court appearances.
· Conduct factual investigations, draft pleadings, discovery, conduct depositions, and defend depositions. Prepare and produce factual witnesses for deposition.
· Interview and hire expert witnesses as case issues demand. Develop and prepare expert witnesses and disclosures.
· Draft motions, briefs, and other submissions to state and federal courts.
· Participate in settlement conferences with opposing counsel and mediator and negotiate informal settlements with opposing counsel. Draft all necessary documents in accordance with negotiated settlement terms. Successfully negotiate case resolution before trial.
· Conduct legal research and analysis regarding various issues presented in client cases; delegate similar tasks to law clerk and or paralegal as necessary.
· Negotiate business acquisitions, purchase contracts and share assignments; draft all necessary documents to accomplish transactions.
· Conduct due diligence for landowners seeking to sell mineral interests, assist landowner clients in assessing nature of interest and make recommendations regarding retention or sale of said interest.
· Serve as de facto in-house counsel for large home remodeling company.
Israels & Goldsworthy, PLLCManaging Partner
Jun. 2010 - Oct. 2012Denver Metropolitan Area· Handle civil litigation matters, including personal injury, insurance, business disputes, land disputes and family law matters through all stages of litigation.
· Conduct due diligence for landowners seeking to sell mineral interests, assist landowner clients in assessing nature of interest and make recommendations regarding retention or sale.
· Negotiate conservation easements for private landowners; provide general counsel to clients throughout the course of the easement creation, including the drafting of contracts, easements and other related documents; conduct review of due diligence materials and coordinate closing.
· Perform veterans’ benefits analysis and conduct necessary estate planning to assist families in securing approval for federal benefits from the Veterans’ Administration.
· Interview potential clients; maintain client communications through providing periodic status updates as needed.
Dworkin, Chambers, Williams, York, Benson, & EvansLegal Associate
Mar. 2007 - Jun. 2010Denver, Colorado, United States· Civil litigation associate in various insurance defense and subrogation matters, including but not limited to construction defect, premises liability, and workers’ compensation claims.
· Analyze strengths and weaknesses of cases, assess potential settlement value, and prepare litigation budgets incorporating said information.
· Conduct legal research and analysis regarding various issues presented in client cases.
· Evaluate necessity for expert opinions and conduct interviews with various experts for purposes of retention.
· Draft various pleadings, motions, releases, settlement agreements, contracts and other legal memoranda.
· Conduct discovery in various forms, including written and depositions.
· Appear before Arbitration Forums for binding arbitration hearings, participate in settlement conferences with opposing counsel and mediator and negotiate informal settlements with opposing counsel.
· Maintain and preserve client communications vis-à-vis providing monthly status reports and work closely with partner and paralegal team to manage and prioritize substantial caseload.
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