phillips resume (september 20, 2016)
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H. EDWARD PHILLIPS III
3060 Brookview Forest Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
(919) 426-5254 (cell) or (615) 941-1945 (home) [email protected]
CAREER SUMMARY: Highly motivated attorney with strong background in litigation, appellate practice, administrative law, and regulatory compliance. In working with two Fortune 500 companies, I saved millions
of dollars in capital expenditures by educating internal stake holders as to available regulatory options,
negotiated settlements, and provided ethical and objective advice to client groups.
EXPERIENCE:
Counsel, Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC), Nashville, Tennessee
January 2013 – Present
Safeguarded agency from potential exposure to funding cuts by proposing a thorough plan to ensure continued compliance with privacy and data sharing standards for confidential student information in
conformity with state and federal law.
Assisted state employees in obtaining tuition waivers and fee discounts.
Acted on behalf of the Division of Postsecondary State Authorization (DPSA) to ensure compliance related to annual reauthorization of postsecondary institutions, institutional closures, and
authorization determinations.
Managed team members related to surety bond renewals, investigation and resolution of formal complaints, and compliance issues involving state statutes and agency rule violations.
Actively reviewed regulatory exemption requests, name change applications, and change of ownership submissions while supporting the division’s lead attorney in developing policy and rule
revisions, assessment of litigation issues, and legal research.
Owner, the Law Office of H. Edward Phillips, PLLC, Wake Forest, North Carolina
July 2009 – December 2012
Litigated both civil and criminal matters in North Carolina on behalf of appointed and retained clients, which included drafting pleadings and motions, conducting discovery, and presenting oral
motions and arguments in various state courts.
Represented clients in administrative matters before the North Carolina Utilities Commission, and the North Carolina Medical Board.
Prepared legal memorandum, correspondence, and estate documents for individual clients.
Attorney, EMBARQ (formerly Sprint), Wake Forest, North Carolina November 2001 – June 2009
Protected the company’s interests through litigation, regulatory compliance, and development of regulatory policy in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Appearances in Kentucky, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, and US Virgin Islands.
Instrumental in developing key legislation passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2005 and 2008, enabling Sprint to increase local revenues by up to $2,000,000 annually, and the latter which deregulated landline telecommunications services within the state, respectively.
First chair in numerous regulatory hearings, oral arguments, and complex wireless arbitration in
Tennessee, while supporting internal stakeholders in negotiations of various franchise and joint-use
agreements.
Developed a comprehensive settlement in North Carolina litigation preventing liability exposure to the company exceeding $1,200,000.
Represented the company in merger proceedings in Tennessee resulting in the creation of Embarq as the
successor to Sprint’s legacy landline holdings.
Regulatory Manager and Attorney, Intermedia Communications, Inc., Tampa, Florida
February 2000 – October 2001
Managed several employees in state and federal regulatory activities while delivering discernible results to management that demonstrated efficiencies obtained through compliance.
Directed internal stake holders to meet major regulatory deadlines including the implementation of the Federal Communication Commission’s orders concerning the Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act (CALEA) and “Truth in Billing.”
Educated internal stakeholders by conducting seminars regarding changes in regulation that slashed costs by more than $5,000,000 in the company’s capital expenditures.
Senior Attorney, Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA), Nashville,
Tennessee December 1995 – February 2000
Advised TRA directors and staff in complex utility litigation to ensure agency decisions withstood scrutiny on appeal.
Represented the agency as first chair in numerous matters before the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Prosecuted public utilities for regulatory non-compliance.
Assigned as a hearing officer to prepare matters for hearing by the agency, and was appointed to serve as an administrative law judge to preside over cases for determination on the merits.
Served as member of the drafting committee responsible for developing agency rules, rule revisions, and regulatory policy in the state, and drafted a large number of the agency’s final orders.
LICENSES: Member in good standing of both the North Carolina and Tennessee Bars. Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.
EDUCATION: Juris Doctor, 1994, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis. Bachelor of Arts, 1990, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Graduated with High Honors as a member of Golden Key National Honor Society and Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society.
AUTHOR:
The Proposed Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, 24 U. MEM. L. REV., No. 3, 491, 1994.
Foreign Relations and the Founding of the American Republic , Drumbeat, Vol. 34, No. 1, Spring 2016, The General Society Sons of the Revolution.
H. EDWARD PHILLIPS III 3060 Brookview Forest Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
(919) 426-5254 (cell) or (615) 941-1945 (home)