FELICIA ADAMS

lwyrgrl@gmail.com

1410 Jon Juca Court  Stone Mountain, GA 30088      Phone: 678-906-7952

 

Highly analytical and results-oriented attorney licensed by the State Bar of Georgia with extensive experience preparing nationally recognized law firms and corporations for complex business litigation.  Contract administration and proposal writing experience include crafting proposals and service agreements for government contracting opportunities.  Relevant project management experience includes coordinating document review workflow and evaluating budgetary constraints.  Solid wireless communications lease management and due diligence experience including build-to-suit tower agreements, right of way easements and cell tower co-location agreements for major telecommunications company.  Contract management experience includes drafting, negotiating and reviewing telecommunications leases, software license agreements and non-disclosure agreements.

 

 

01/2016 – PresentCaduceus Healthcare, Inc. Atlanta, GA

Associate General Counsel/Proposal Writer

❖      Provide legal assistance to Office of General Counsel concerning legal disputes brought on behalf of the company

❖      Research and draft protests related to federal contracting violations

❖      Research Federal Regulations (FAR, CFR and SCA) in regards to protests for federal contracts and request for proposals

❖      Assists Proposal Department writing technical proposals in response to Request for Proposals (RFP) or Request for Quotations (RFQ)

❖      Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying RFPs and attending strategy meetings

❖      Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; and transmitting proposals

❖      Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; and maintaining proposal support databases

❖      Ensures compliance of technical proposals; Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations

 

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

 

05/2014 – 01/2016Special Counsel, Atlanta, GA

Contract Attorney

❖      Assist in large-scale document review in response to requests for production involving construction litigation

❖      Review electronic documents for relevance and privilege

 

12/2005 – 08/2013Counsel On Call, Atlanta, GA

e-Discovery Attorney/Team Leader

❖      Managed and supervised attorneys in large-scale electronic discovery projects

❖      Managed day-to-day workflow and budgets to ensure adherence to company guidelines

❖      Interfaced regularly with corporate clients and outside counsel; deposition/witness prep

❖      Due diligence review of financial documents and software license/services agreements

❖      Due diligence review and abstraction of cell tower leases (including co-location agreements)

 

 

05/2005 – 10/2005Hudson Legal, Atlanta, GA

Contract Attorney

❖      Assisted in pre-trial litigation process by reviewing electronic documents for production to opposing counsel

❖      Reviewed documents for relevance, confidentiality and privilege involving securities and ERISA

❖      Conducted quality control review to further assist litigation team in discovery process

❖      Supervised and trained new contract attorneys added to document review team

 

09/2003 – 05/2005Cambridge Professional Staff, Atlanta, GA

Contract Attorney

❖      Assisted in pre-trial discovery process in response to requests for production

❖      Reviewed documents for relevance, confidentiality and privilege involving complex business litigation (e.g. trademark, copyright and patents)

❖      Performed due diligence review and lease abstraction of cell tower lease agreements for major telecommunications corporation

 

04/2003 – 09/2003Kilpatrick Townsend LLP, Atlanta, GA

Project Attorney

❖      Performed extensive legal research for senior partners involving civil litigation issues

❖      Analyzed state court decisions on insurance defense issues.

❖      Prepared legal memoranda on commercial litigation issues

 

07/2002 – 03/2003King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta GA

Project Attorney

❖      Performed extensive research and prepared legal memoranda on toxic tort issues

❖      Assisted in discovery process in response to requests for production from opposing counsel

❖      Reviewed electronic documents for responsiveness, confidentiality and privilege

 

10/2001 – 06/2002Kilpatrick Townsend  LLP, Atlanta, GA

Project Attorney

❖      Assisted partners in preparation for breach of contract and anti-trust litigation involving rival healthcare institutions and managed care insurance companies; prepared deposition summaries

❖      Performed extensive research and prepared legal memoranda on insurance defense issues

❖      Assisted in settlement negotiations (including arbitration proceedings) with opposing counsel

 

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

 

07/2000 – 09/2001Sprint PCS, Roswell, GA

Lease Specialist

❖      Managed and monitored cellular tower leases and license agreements to ensure timely completion of required actions (e.g. exercise of lease options);

❖      Resolved landlord issues including utilities, access, payment, property tax, and insurance by coordinating with Finance, Risk Management, and Site Development

❖      Due diligence review of leases for regulatory (FAA/FCC) & environmental (NEPA) compliance

 

 

 

11/1999 –06/2000AT&T, Atlanta, GA     

Contract Specialist

❖      Managed the development, negotiation, execution and administration of fiber-optic cable construction contracts to ensure adherence to company policies and quality processes

❖      Prepared solicitation documents to include specialized provisions

❖      Assisted deal implementation team in expansion of wireless communications network by partnering with major tower companies

❖      Reviewed, abstracted and analyzed leases for regulatory & environmental compliance

 

EDUCATION

❖      Juris Doctorate (1997) - Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

❖      Bachelor of Arts (1990) - Stanford University, Stanford, CA