Mary Karlson

Prepared all required documents for the formation of Community Facilities Districts for public agency clients. Documents prepared include formation resolutions, ordinances, election ballots, waivers for property owners, certificates for client and principals involved in the formation proceedings, and notices of special tax liens.

In the firm's role as bond counsel, prepared all required documents for the sale of various types of bonds for public agency clients. Document prepared include bond resolutions for passage by the public agency client, indentures, fiscal agent agreements, closing certificates and opinionss pertinent to the type of financing.

Provided administrative support for two discreet functions - the day-to-day legal matters of the Trust and the secretarial matters related to the Board of Trustees, including composition and preparation of agendas, resolutions, and minutes for Trustee meetings, maintenance of Trust records, including Trust by-laws; making trustee meeting arrangements, annual preparation and distribution of conflict of interest disclosure documents to exempt employees and all Trustees, and preparation of report thereon for review by auditors and Audit Committee chair; preparation of consultant contracts, drafting of correspondence and memoranda for General Counsel; serving as liaison between General Counsel and Trustees, senior-level executives of the Trust, and outside counsel; monitoring department budget and preparing annual budget for review and submission by General Counsel; maintaining filing system; processing bills; maintaining General Counsel's calendar; organizing meetings; making complex travel arrangements, and preparing itinerary for General Counsel.

Working for the Program Manager for Standards and Research Projects, I prepared annual department and project budgets for submittal to Administration; tracked budget expenditures for the department and project budgets; organized meetings for department projects on both a domestic and international leval; prepared consultant contracts, drafted correspondence for signature of Program Manager; prepared detailed minutes of meetings; arranged meetings and appointments for Program Manager while on travel, prepared itinerary, and prepared expense report following conclusion of trip; maintained department calendar.

Hired initially as a Legal Secretary for the City Attorney's Office, the position expanded from primarily secretarial duties to include composition and preparation of ordinances, resolutions and various legal documents including leases, contracts, easements and deeds; composition of correspondence, including legal opinions, requiring both a knowledge and understanding of city ordinances and state law and a thorough knowledge and understanding of policies and activities of both City government and the office; review and analysis of past budgets and preparation of annual budget proposal to the Mayor and City Council; explanation and interpretation of City ordinances, state law, and City policies in response to questions from the general public and other departments, based on my research, past opinions given by the attorneys, past practice, and legal insight; and general office duties including opening, reading and routing of mail, maintenance of files, providing information to callers, maintaining calendar for attorneys, making travel arrangements, and scheduling of appointments and meeting facilities.

Working in the Right-of-Way Division of the Department of Transportation, my duties included supervision of two Land Clerks and the preparation of various legal documents, including deeds, right-of-way agreements, easements, and rights of entry from legal descriptions contained on plats or right-of-way plans for the acquisition of private property for highway purposes; maintaining a filing system for all highway project files; and preparing weekly work schedules for the acquisition agents.