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Julie Brady 2010 — File 189815
JULIE A. BRADY
55 Jaques Street, Unit 3 • Somerville, MA 02145 • [phone removed] • [email removed]
Education
University of Maine School of Law, Portland, ME
Juris Doctor, May, 1997
Dean’s List, Moot Court Board Member (1995 - 1997), Research Assistant to Dean Donald N. Zillman.
Colby College, Waterville, ME
Bachelor of Arts, May, 1993
Majors: French & Cultural Anthropology, cum laude, with distinction in each major.
Honors: Colby Book Award Recipient for Academic Excellence in a Foreign Language.
Senior Thesis: Travaux Critiques sur François Choderlos de Laçlos.
Dean’s List Student, Radio D.J. & News Reporter, Campus Events Coordinator, French Tutor, Student Librarian.
Université Stendal, Grenoble, France
January - September 1992
Studied literature, philosophy, and history in French. International Debate Team Member.
Experience
Attorney & Heath Care Fraud Coordinator, MA Division of Professional Licensure, Boston, MA
June 2007 - present
• Annual Performance Recognition Award Recipient, November 2009 (1 of 3 recipients of a pool of +/- 120 employees)
• Prosecute complaints filed against professional license holders, including chiropractors, physical and occupational
therapists, podiatrists, psychologists, social workers, speech language pathologists and audiologists, and veterinarians.
• Litigate cases before boards of registration involving claims of civil and criminal liability, professional malpractice,
unethical and unlicensed practice, torts, sexual assault, drug addiction, false advertising, improper billing, and fraud.
• Research, draft, and argue procedural and evidentiary motions, motions for summary decision, and motions for sanctions.
• Present inquiries and settlement offers to boards of registration. Conduct disciplinary hearings before boards.
• Negotiate and draft consent agreements, surrender agreements, and disciplinary documents to resolve complaints.
• Coordinate the DPL’s Heath Care Fraud Unit, which has more than 220 open investigations and cases of diverse health care
providers and health care facilities and which employs 3 investigators and 3 attorneys.
• Coordinate health care fraud investigations and initiatives with law enforcement and public protection agencies,
private insurers, and industry associations, including the Attorney General’s Office, DPH, IFB, NEAIFI, and NE-IASIU.
• Assist the Director with special projects, including researching privacy, security, discovery, and public records laws.
• Quantitative accomplishments include eliminating agency backlog of over 75 cases and investigations, researching and
authoring 4 agency policies, conducting 3 agency-wide trainings, and authoring multiple FAQ for agency website.
Assistant Attorney General, MA Attorney General’s Office, Boston, MA
January 2003 - June 2007
• Investigated and prosecuted fraud crimes ranging from individual insurance schemes to statewide criminal enterprises,
including insurance and unemployment fraud, tax fraud, identity fraud, forgery, conspiracy, larceny, and attempted larceny.
• Handled all aspects of diverse caseload from developing evidence and charging offenses to plea negotiations and trials.
• Drafted search warrants and immunity and cooperation agreements.
• Researched, drafted, and argued legal memoranda about criminal and constitutional law, evidence law, and agency law.
• Worked directly with numerous Massachusetts agencies, including the DIA, DOC, DOR, DPL, DUA, and IFB.
• Managed legal intern program for the Attorney General’s Insurance & Unemployment Fraud Division.
• Represented the Attorney General in a multi-state Residency Task Force Initiative.
Attorney, Brann & Isaacson, Lewiston, ME
January 1998 - September 2002
• Participated in multi-million dollar litigation, business transactions, and audits for national corporations, including
L.L. Bean, Sharper Image, J. Jill, SoBe, Time, BMG, Prodigy, Micron Electronics, and Great Northern Paper.
• Researched and drafted pleadings, motions, and trial and appellate memoranda for federal and state cases.
• Researched, analyzed, and drafted client memoranda and correspondence about federal and state taxation, industry and
trade regulation, customs law, contract law, business torts, consumer protection and privacy, and administrative law.
• Analyzed and edited manuals, policies, announcements, catalog copy, and web content for business clients.
Contract Attorney, State of Maine, Augusta, ME
August - December 1997
• Researched licensure status of insurance companies operating in Maine for resolution of multi-million dollar budget deficit.
• Authored and presented memoranda about findings, which resulted in settlement of class action lawsuit.
Research & Office Assistant, Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff, Portland, ME
Academic Years 1996 & 1997
• Researched issues involving product liability, medical malpractice, real estate, probate, and family law.
• Edited deeds, leases, wills, trusts, and health care directives. Scheduled client meetings and witnessed transactions.
Summer Associate, Texas Civil Rights Project, Austin, TX
Summer 1996
• Authored response to motion notwithstanding the verdict in Section 1983 action against 4 state judges.
• Wrote motion for class certification in ADA suit and motion for new trial in ADEA litigation.
• Researched and drafted memoranda about federal EEO laws, including Title VII, EPA, ADA, and ADEA.
• Evaluated complaints from Texas residents about alleged civil rights violations.
Judicial Law Clerk, Judges John Beliveau & Ellen Gorman, Eighth District Court, Lewiston, ME
Summer 1995
• Drafted divorce judgments, termination of parental rights orders, and relinquishment agreements.
• Briefed legal issues for cases under advisement, including privacy and paternity law, debt collection, and bankruptcy.
• Attended conferences with counsel and interviews of minors in neglect and abuse proceedings.
• Discussed possible dispositions and supporting rationales of cases with judges.
Paralegal, New York County District Attorney’s Office, New York, NY
June 1993 - August 1994
• Assisted 5 ADAs with trial preparations, including interviewing witnesses and analyzing evidence.
• Authored subpoenas and parole letters. Coordinated extraditions. Worked directly with NYPD, FBI, and INS.
Community Service
Member, City of Somerville, Design Review Committee (2009 - present)
President, Temple Street Condominium Trust (2006 - present)
Member, Somerville Community Corporation (2006 - present)
Warden, City of Somerville, Board of Election Commissioners (2005 - present)
Mentor, Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association (2005 - 2007)
Writing Instructor, Citizen Schools of Boston (2003 & 2004)
Member, City of Portland, State of Maine, Zoning Board of Appeals (1998 - 2002)
Additional Skills
Highly proficient in French
Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Westlaw, Lexis, and Internet research
Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel
Bar Admissions
Maine, Massachusetts, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts