jill steele resume

7/29/2019 Jill Steele Resume

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JnT HUMPIil.EYE STFFJ,F J.D.2 69 - 966- 3 3 8 5' j hsteele@b attle ueehnL gov

EDUCATION:Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan 48933Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, May, 1996

. Graduated in top ten percent of class

. Awarded Certificate of Merit, Worker's Compensation Law, December, 1994

. Awarded Certificate of Merit, State Administrative Law, December, 1995

. Awarded Alumni Memorial Scholarship, February, 1996

. Selbcted for and completed internship at Thomas M. Cooley Sixty Plus Elderlaw Clinic

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49003Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, June, 1993

Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, Michigart 490L7Associate in Applied Science, Summa Cum Laude, December, I99l

PROFESSIONAL FXPERIENCE:

Cify of Battle Creek, 10 N Division Streeto Baffle Creek, MI.Interim City Attorney,June 1o 2013 to present. Chief legal counsel to City, attending all City Commission meetings,workshops, and in providing legal advice and counsel to the City Commission, City Officials,City Departments, City staff, and other City Boards and Commissions. Supervisory role overCity Attorney's office staff and budget. Primary legal counsel to numerous City of Battle Creekdepartments, boards, commissions, and councils, including, but not limited to, Airport, Transit,and Wastewater. Negotiate, draft, review and approve Clty Contracts.

City of Battle Creek, 10 N Division Street, Battle Creek, MI. Deputy City Attorney,October, 2009 to May,2013. Acting City Attorney in absence of City Attorney with respect toCity Attorneyos office staffand at City Commission meetings, workshops, and in providing legaladvice and counsel to the City Commission, City Officials, City Deparffnents and other CityBoards and Commissions. Supervisory role over City Attorney's office employees (exceptingthe City Attomey). Lead attorney in civil litigation. Primary legal counsel to numerous City ofBattle Creek boards, commissions, councils and departments, including, but not limited to:Zoning Board of Appeals; Battle Creek Transit Local Advisory Counsel; Battle Creek TransitLocal Coordinating Committee; Income Tax Review Board; Rental Property Hearing Board(now eliminated); Planning Commission; Assessing Department; Transit Department; Income

Tax Depaitment; Water Billing Deparlment; City Clerk; Human Resources; Planning, Zaning &Community Development. Negotiate, draft, review and approve City Contracts.

City of Battle Creek, 10 N Division Street, Battle Creek, MI. Assistant City Attorney,April, 2009 to October, 2009. Civil litigation on behalf of the Clty in civil rights, tort, andcontract actions, as well as administrative hearings. Providing legal advice and counsel to CityOfficials, City Deparunents and other City Boards and Commissions in all matters related totheir official duties. Criminal prosecution and code violation prosecution.


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JnT HUMPIil.EYE STFFJ,F J.D.2 69 - 966- 3 3 8 5' j hsteele@b attle ueehnL gov

EDUCATION:Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan 48933Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, May, 1996

. Graduated in top ten percent of class

. Awarded Certificate of Merit, Worker's Compensation Law, December, 1994

. Awarded Certificate of Merit, State Administrative Law, December, 1995

. Awarded Alumni Memorial Scholarship, February, 1996

. Selbcted for and completed internship at Thomas M. Cooley Sixty Plus Elderlaw Clinic

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49003Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, June, 1993

Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, Michigart 490L7Associate in Applied Science, Summa Cum Laude, December, I99l

PROFESSIONAL FXPERIENCE:

Cify of Battle Creek, 10 N Division Streeto Baffle Creek, MI.Interim City Attorney,June 1o 2013 to present. Chief legal counsel to City, attending all City Commission meetings,workshops, and in providing legal advice and counsel to the City Commission, City Officials,City Departments, City staff, and other City Boards and Commissions. Supervisory role overCity Attorney's office staff and budget. Primary legal counsel to numerous City of Battle Creekdepartments, boards, commissions, and councils, including, but not limited to, Airport, Transit,and Wastewater. Negotiate, draft, review and approve Clty Contracts.

City of Battle Creek, 10 N Division Street, Battle Creek, MI. Deputy City Attorney,October, 2009 to May,2013. Acting City Attorney in absence of City Attorney with respect toCity Attorneyos office staffand at City Commission meetings, workshops, and in providing legaladvice and counsel to the City Commission, City Officials, City Deparffnents and other CityBoards and Commissions. Supervisory role over City Attorney's office employees (exceptingthe City Attomey). Lead attorney in civil litigation. Primary legal counsel to numerous City ofBattle Creek boards, commissions, councils and departments, including, but not limited to:Zoning Board of Appeals; Battle Creek Transit Local Advisory Counsel; Battle Creek TransitLocal Coordinating Committee; Income Tax Review Board; Rental Property Hearing Board(now eliminated); Planning Commission; Assessing Department; Transit Department; Income

Tax Depaitment; Water Billing Deparlment; City Clerk; Human Resources; Planning, Zaning &Community Development. Negotiate, draft, review and approve City Contracts.

City of Battle Creek, 10 N Division Street, Battle Creek, MI. Assistant City Attorney,April, 2009 to October, 2009. Civil litigation on behalf of the Clty in civil rights, tort, andcontract actions, as well as administrative hearings. Providing legal advice and counsel to CityOfficials, City Deparunents and other City Boards and Commissions in all matters related totheir official duties. Criminal prosecution and code violation prosecution.


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* Chairperson, Zoning Board of Appeals. Hope Township, Bany County. Sworn into officeJuly, 2001 and elected Vice-Chair. Elected Chairperson of Board in 2009 and continue toserve in such capacity.

State Bar of Michigan. Member in Good Standing. November, 1996to present.

Township Attorney, Barry Township. December, 200 I through April, 2009 for prosecutionof ordinance violations

Assistant City Attorneyo City of Hastings. January, 1999 through December,2000.

Board Member, Hastings Educational Enrichment Foundation. September, 1996 throughDecember, 1997.

Indigent Defendant Criminal Defense Counsel Contract Participant, Barry County

Trial Court. January l,1997 through December 31, 2001.

Legal Aid of ientral Michigan, Private Attorney Involvement (PAI) for Barry County.June,1997 to June, 2001.

Taught: Trial Tactics Workshop. Kellogg Community College.

Lawyer/Guardian Ad Litem. Court appointments representing the welfare of minorchildren through the Barry County Family Court. January, 1997 through April, 2009.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ATTENDANCf, :

. Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) 38th Annual Labor &Employment Law Institute. April, 2013.

. ICLE Developing Social Media Policies for Employment Clients. February,2013.

. ICLE Trends in Wrongful Discharge and Retaliation Litigation. December,2012.

. ICLE HIPAA for Non-Health Care Attorneys. October, 2012.

. Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys (MAMA) Open Meetings Act ClosedSessions. September, 2012.

. ICLE Hot Topics in Municipal Law. May,20l2.

. Force Science Institute, Ltd. Force Science Analysis Certification Training Course.

February,2012.

. MAMA Open Meetings Act November,20ll.

. Michigan Municipal League (MMt) Public Employment Law Seminar. October, 2011.

.ICLE Masters in Litigation -Advocacy for the Ages. October, 2011.

. ICLE Drunk Driving Defense Update. October, 2011.

. Public Agency Training Council (PATC) Criminal Investigation of Deadly Force andOfficer Involved Shootings. August, 2011.

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. ICLE Michigan Jury Reform * Whit You Need to Know Now. August, 201l.

. MAMA Spring Conference. March,20ll.

.ICLE Medical Mirijuana: Business, Criminal and Municipal Issues. October,2010.

. Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) Mental HealthServices: A Community Based Response. September,2010.

.IMLA Cell Phone Towers. September,2010.

. MAMA Summer Conference. Juneo 2010.

. IMLA Web 2.O/Social Networking - Litigation. May, 2010.

. Battle Creek Pollce Department (BCPD) 2010 Defensive Tactics Training. February, 2010.

. BCPD Force-on-Force Training. January, 2010.

. ICLE After Hours Tax Law Series: Winning Strategies for Handling Property TaxAppeals & Dealing with Current Real Estate Issues. November, 2009.

.ICLE Masters in Litigation: Trials ofthe Century II; Deposition & Witness Examinations.October,2009.

. Miller Canfield: Michigan's Freedom of Information Act by Don M. Schmidt. October,2009..IMLA Drafting Complex Indemnification Provisions. October, 2009.

. MAMA Fall Conference. September, 2009.

. ICLE Land Use & Development 2009. September, 2009.

. Handling the Child Welfare Case- Apptying the Law to Practice: A Training for LawyersFocused on l)uties of Representing Children and Parents. Decembe420D4.

. Basic Planning and Zoning Seminar, Part II, Michigan Township Association. August,2001.

. Basic Planning and Zoning Seminar, Part I, Michigan Township Association. July, 2001.

. MAMA Spring Conference. April,2000.

. MAMA Annual Conference. October, 1999.

. MAMA Spring Conference. May, 1999.

.ICLE Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar. April, 1997.

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