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Chelsey Stoppleworth

Wyndmere,ND

Summary

Persuasive expert analyzes complex legal issues, formulates legal arguments, and provides sound advice on a wide range of topics. Adept at navigating legal systems, leveraging resources, and communicating with clients. Thorough understanding of precedents and regulations.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Judge Advocate Officer

North Dakota National Guard
06.2017 - Current
  • Attended Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MS in June 2017.
  • Attended the Direct Commissioning Course at Fort Benning, GA in September 2021.
  • Attained a Judge Advocate certificate at the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course at Charlottesville, VA.
  • Provide guidance, counsel, and support to senior officials and subordinate organizations on diverse legal issues including UCMJ actions, administrative separations, financial liability investigations, and line of duty determinations.
  • Provide soldiers with high-quality legal assistance, including estate planning services regarding wills, power of attorneys, and advance health care directives in preparation for deployments.

Attorney Advisor

National Guard Bureau
04.2023 - 10.2023
  • Advised the State's United States Property and Fiscal Officer, North Dakota National Guard senior leadership, and subordinate National Guard commanded units on the impacting aspects of drafting, interpretation, and application of legislation, Federal regulations, state regulations, or other guiding instruments as they relate to the U.S Constitution, North Dakota Constitution, civil law, criminal law, labor law, and acquisition and fiscal law issues.
  • Reviewed contracts, procurement actions, and real property matters involving Federal and state funds for legal sufficiency, appropriate titling, and claim initiation or resolution actions.
  • Conducted extensive legal research and provided legal interpretation of the Joint Ethics Regulation and related policies to complex ethics issues and policies.
  • Provided oversight and guidance to current and retired service members with legal assistance, including estate planning services regarding wills, power of attorneys, and advance health care directives.
  • Reviewed financial liability investigations, line of duty determinations, and similar administrative proceedings for legal sufficiency and draft legal memorandums with legal recommendations for the approving authority.

Associate Attorney

Lies, Bullis, & Hatting, PLLP
09.2019 - 04.2023
  • Drafted all pleadings, briefs, subpoenas, motions, memos, wills, trusts, power of attorneys, advance health care directives, separation agreements, partnership agreements, incorporation documents, and other legal documents.
  • Filed timely case pleadings to meet firm deadlines.
  • Performed extensive legal research and provided clients with high-quality legal services in various civil and criminal matters, including debt collection, criminal defense, divorce, child custody, protective orders, permanent injunctions, land disputes, estate and gift tax planning, and probate administration.
  • Represented clients in and out of court through mediation, arbitration, and settlement negotiations.
  • Developed and implemented litigation, discovery, settlement, and trial strategies to resolve cases in the client's best interest.
  • Conducted intake interviews with potential clients and provided legal advice accordingly.

Education

J.D. - Law

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
05.2019

Bachelor of Science - New Media and Web Design

North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND
08.2015

Skills

  • Case Interpretation
  • Evaluating Documents
  • Risk Management
  • Efficient Researcher

Bar Admissions

  • North Dakota (2019)
  • Minnesota (2020)

Affiliations

  • State Bar Association of North Dakota (2019-Present)
  • Minnesota State Bar Association (2020-Present)
  • American Bar Association (2019-Present)

Additional Information

Proficient in Westlaw and LexisNexis

Timeline

Attorney Advisor

National Guard Bureau
04.2023 - 10.2023

Associate Attorney

Lies, Bullis, & Hatting, PLLP
09.2019 - 04.2023

Judge Advocate Officer

North Dakota National Guard
06.2017 - Current

J.D. - Law

University of North Dakota

Bachelor of Science - New Media and Web Design

North Dakota State University

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