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Sarah Dimmick

Sarah Dimmick

Tampa,Florida

Summary

Dedicated attorney offering expertise in real estate law. Proven success in building trusting rapport with clients and offering sound legal advice in clear and understandable terms. Hardworking and dedicated to client advocacy and business success. Adept at developing and maintaining lasting, trusting, professional relationships. Organized and dependable, detail oriented team player or leader as needed.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Attorney – Real Estate

Crown Castle Inc
07.2015 - Current
  • Manage and ensure corporate compliance with 2005 Sprint Master Lease and Sublease pertaining to Sprint owned tower portfolio of 6500 telecommunication towers
  • Provide guidance and information across the company relating to Crown Castle’s and Sprint’s rights and obligations
  • Ensure compliance with limited power of attorney rights
  • Review, negotiate and advise Crown’s acquisition team and applicable business partners on all real estate contracts with the United States Military telecom sites
  • Provide landlord specific risk analysis and guidance to affected business partners
  • Subject matter point person with primary responsibility for all telecommunication site leases and property interests in Puerto Rico
  • Manage Outside Counsel firms, ensuring compliance with established billing arrangements, management of work requests, timely response, etc
  • Partner with Outside Counsel when necessary to achieve optimal result for Crown Castle
  • Responsible for all aspects of drafting and negotiating telecommunications real estate contracts including leases, easements, and land purchases
  • Provide efficient legal guidance and advice on all aspects of property management including landlord disputes, default claims and resolutions, decommission of sites, relocation of easements and/or equipment.
  • Research and interpret laws, rulings and regulations to advise clients on business and legal transactions.

Attorney

Crown Castle International Corp
07.2006 - 01.2015
  • Responsible for all aspects of drafting and negotiating telecommunications real estate contracts including leases, easements, and land purchases;
  • Provide legal guidance to Land Acquisition Specialists in the drafting and negotiating of letter agreements to ensure that company risks are acceptable and that the letter agreements are drafted accurately and in a clear and concise manner
  • Provide organized, updated feedback on progress to business and finance managers;
  • Provide legal guidance to Transaction Specialists in the resolution of title, drafting, and negotiation issues;
  • Manage 3 outside counsel law firms in US and Canada to ensure accuracy and timeliness of legal services.

Sr. Paralegal

E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
07.1994 - 07.2004

01.2002 - 01.2004
  • Responsible for drafting and negotiating all utilities agreements for US sites, including: natural gas, water, and electricity
  • Responsible for drafting and negotiating all confidentiality agreements for the Engineering department
  • Six Sigma Green Belt certified
  • Developed successful program eliminating unnecessary office moves throughout Legal department
  • Presented plan to General Counsel and Associate General Counsel committee
  • Initiation of new guidelines resulted in $40,000 savings annually.

01.2000 - 01.2002
  • Partnered with responsible attorney for all necessary agreements in Engineering including: licensing of Engineering Standards, sales of safety programs, and sales of equipment
  • Responsible for all confidentiality agreements for Engineering group
  • Partnered with responsible attorney to support Utilities group, including all purchasing agreements of natural gas, water and electricity.

01.1996 - 01.2000
  • Partnered with responsible attorney to support Sr
  • Buyers of goods and services throughout DuPont
  • Drafted and edited agreements for purchase and sale of aeronautic, railcar and tanker equipment
  • Supported the Hazardous Materials group in handling legal aspects of releases, spills, etc.

01.1994 - 01.1996
  • Managed large document reviews at multiple DuPont sites
  • Conducted interviews of relevant personnel
  • Drafted responses to interrogatories and requests for production
  • Participated in trial preparations.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English

University of Delaware

Juris Doctor - undefined

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE
2002

Skills

Partners effectively with others, leveraging strengths and differences to achieve results

Efficiently manages multiple responsibilities, driving outcomes through effective prioritization

Proactively adapts to change while maintaining optimism and reliability

Builds and maintains trust through active listening, effective communication and knowledge sharing

Seeks diverse perspectives leading to thoughtful and ethical decision making in complex situations

Skilled in document review, privilege status review, legal research and writing, qc of legal documents and communications

Affiliations

Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar Florida Authorized In House Counsel Member ABA

Timeline

Sr. Attorney – Real Estate - Crown Castle Inc
07.2015 - Current
Attorney - Crown Castle International Corp
07.2006 - 01.2015
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01.2002 - 01.2004
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01.2000 - 01.2002
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01.1996 - 01.2000
Sr. Paralegal - E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
07.1994 - 07.2004
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01.1994 - 01.1996
University of Delaware - Bachelor of Arts, English
Widener University School of Law - Juris Doctor,
Sarah Dimmick