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Michael Garbarino

Michael Garbarino

Houston,TX

Summary

Experienced attorney and counselor at law. Collaborative leader dedicated to partnering with coworkers to promote empowering work culture, high employee engagement, and transparent performance metrics. Documented strengths in building relationships with diverse range of stakeholders.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Law Office of Michael Garbarino

Garbarinolaw, LLLC
02.2016 - 06.2022
  • Owned and operated boutique law practice on Big Island of Hawaii with emphasis in real estate, property valuation, and land use in active lava zones.
  • Represented Leilani Community Association in 2018 Kilauea Volcano lava disaster, including via federal court action to enforce FEMA and law enforcement protections for the lava inundated neighborhood.

General Manager and Co-Founder

Omni Appraisals, LLC
10.2012 - 12.2018
  • Drove year-over-year business growth and long-range planning, expanding coverage service areas to all eight of Hawaii Island's geographical districts.
  • Analyzed market trends and produced prompt, high quality, thoroughly researched custom appraisal reports for residential properties island wide.

Director of Policy and Outreach

Office Of Inspector General
02.2006 - 12.2011
  • Agency liaison to federal authorities, the governor's office, and the legislature; oversaw agency responses to proposed law changes.
  • Served in roles of successive responsibility for the Inspector General of Texas Health and Human Services, first as Deputy General Counsel, then as Director for Policy and Outreach.
  • Oversaw administrative enforcement actions against health care providers for program violations via contested case hearings; authorized settlements.
  • Improved agency outreach and website visibility through operation of a toll free hotline as well as development and implementation of SEO strategies.

Assistant General Counsel

Texas Health & Human Services Commission
02.2002 - 02.2006
  • Statewide expert on eligibility related legal questions for health and human services programs, subject matter expert on policy implementation of eligibility law changes.
  • Facilitated implementation of major program changes requiring governing board approval, such as a “resource first“ policy on Medicaid eligibility (to preserve access to program benefits for the poor).
  • Appointed lead legal counsel on implementation of the largest privatization contract of program eligibility operations in state history.

Assistant Attorney General

Office Of The Attorney General, State Of Texas
09.1999 - 02.2002
  • Promoted from staff attorney to Senior managing attorney for special projects in the Open Records Division.
  • Managed agency lawyers and staff responsible for issuing administrative open records decisions as requested by governmental bodies pursuant to the Texas Public Information Law.
  • Authored several formal decisions on open records law issued by the Attorney General, and taught open records law to attorneys, government officials, and the public.

Education

J.D. - Law

University of Texas School of Law
Austin, Texas
05.1995

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Communications

University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX
05.1994

Skills

  • Legal Correspondence
  • Oral Arguments
  • Court Preparation
  • Legal Advice & Counseling
  • Executive Leadership
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Client Interviews
  • Policy and Procedure Adherence
  • Contract Review
  • Public Speaking Engagements
  • Legal Research & Writing Skills
  • Expertise in Legal Proceedings
  • Motion Preparation
  • Review of Pleadings
  • Report Generation

Work Availability

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Quote

Where you stumble and fall, there you discover the gold.
Joseph Campbell

Timeline

Law Office of Michael Garbarino

Garbarinolaw, LLLC
02.2016 - 06.2022

General Manager and Co-Founder

Omni Appraisals, LLC
10.2012 - 12.2018

Director of Policy and Outreach

Office Of Inspector General
02.2006 - 12.2011

Assistant General Counsel

Texas Health & Human Services Commission
02.2002 - 02.2006

Assistant Attorney General

Office Of The Attorney General, State Of Texas
09.1999 - 02.2002

J.D. - Law

University of Texas School of Law

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Communications

University of Texas At Austin

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