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EXPERIENCE

A.M. Saccullo Legal, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware
Attorney, April 2016 to present

• Litigate collections cases in federal courts throughout the country for Fortune 500 Company
• Represent clients in commercial litigation, bankruptcy cases, secured transactions, and debt negotiations
• Advise regional businesses regarding restructuring, sale transactions, and corporate governance dispute
• Investigate companies and individuals for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and related causes of action
• Draft briefs and memoranda for federal litigation

Office of Illinois Attorney General, Rockford, Illinois
Assistant Attorney General, September 2014 to April 2016

• Represented state agencies in litigation to prevent financial abuse in bankruptcy, trust and estates, and government benefit matters.
• Guided the Office’s policy and involvement in national bankruptcy cases.
• Tried child support enforcement collection cases

Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, Delaware
Attorney, June 2010 to August 2014

• Represented local banks in securitized transactions, UCC foreclosure proceedings, and consumer debt collection
• Successfully negotiated class action settlements in litigation before Delaware and New York bankruptcy courts
• Argued contested motions involving jurisdictional issues, director and officer liability, fraudulent transfers, and other complex issues before bankruptcy court
• Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed commercial contracts for workouts, real estate agreements, loan modifications, asset sales, and securitized bankruptcy transactions

Ciardi Ciardi & Astin, Wilmington, Delaware
Attorney, October 2008 to May 2010

• Drafted sale and plan documents, corporate resolutions, settlement agreements, confidentiality agreements, bankruptcy pleadings, briefs, memoranda of law, and other legal documents
• Confirmed two Chapter 11 bankruptcy plans, filed several Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, and had large Chapter 11 asset sale approved in 2009 
• Selected by bankruptcy judge to co-present at continuing education course

 Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware
 Associate Attorney, May 2003 to October 2008

• Managed all aspects of chapter 11 liquidations, including: evaluation of assets to be liquidated; solicitation of bids for asset sale; negotiation and drafting of sale documents; resolution of litigation surrounding intellectual property, key vendors, and lien holders; management of leases, other company contracts, and real property occupied by the corporation
• Negotiated lease buyout in contested lease sale transaction
• Served on hiring committee

 BAR ADMISSIONS

• Supreme Court of Delaware, 2004
•  United States District Court for the District of Delaware, 2004
•  Supreme Court of Illinois, 2009
•  United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2009
•  United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2020

 EDUCATION

The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 

• J.D., May 2003, graduated in top 25% of class

 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

•   M.A. in English with a concentration in Rhetoric, May 2013, GPA 3.9/4.0

The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

• B.S. with High Honors in Marketing and Certification in International Business, May 2000, GPA 4.89/5.0

 PUBLICATIONS

 Editor of Volo
 Authored three U.S. Circuit Court opinion summaries published in 2014

 Editor for compilation of Patrick Branwell Brontë works
 Authored “Notes on the Text” and several annotations published in 2010

 Penn State International Law Review, Senior Editor 2002
 Authored article published in Fall 2002

 PAST COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Practical Writing and Composition Instructor, Northern Illinois University
• Board Member of Rockford Dance Company
• Prairie State Legal Services Volunteer Attorney, Rockford Office
• Miller Center for Public Interest Advocacy Fellowship Recipient
• C.A.R.E. (Credit Abuse Resistance Education) Presenter, Rockford, Illinois Chapter
• Farm Finance Coordinator for Angelic Organics Learning Center
• American Bankruptcy Institute Member
• Literacy Volunteers Serving Adults Tutor