Experience 

Associate, The Law Office of Glen J. Torcivia and Associates, P.A.
West Palm Beach, FL
2004-present 

• Advise local agencies and private businesses on procurement issues
• Negotiate and draft contracts for complex transactions
• Draft ordinances and resolutions
• Litigation in State and Federal Court and before administrative agencies

Legal Counsel to the Clerk of the Circuit Court
West Palm Beach, FL       
2003

• Advisor to management on all legal issues affecting a constitutional office.
• Conducted extensive research and rendered timely legal opinions based on state statute, local ordinances, court rules and other regulatory guidance.

Federal Contracts Attorney
Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA                    
1999-2003 

• Lead counsel to major space program directorate and operational contracting division with multi-billion dollar budgets and diverse procurement requirements.

• Advised leadership in all phases of acquisition process including successful contract awards, complicated modifications, and varying appropriations.

Federal Prosecutor,
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM                 
1997-1999 

• Prosecutor and administrator of largest Air Force Federal Magistrate Court program with weekly appearances in Federal Court as Special Assistant United States Attorney.

• Supervised and increased efficiency of administrative discharge process.

Tort Attorney and Medical Advisor
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM                 
1996-1997

• Managed staff of 4 paralegals in processing and resolving claims filed by and against the Government within the annual budget of $1 million.
• Lead medical-legal advisor to senior staff of joint Air Force/Veterans hospital.

General Transactional Practice
1996-Present

• Interpret federal, state and other local regulations to assist management and senior officials in furtherance of their goals and the agency mission.
• Assist in the resolution of private civil law issues by providing legal advice

Selected Accomplishments 

• Instrumental in award without protest of a multi-billion dollar Air Force satellite control network contract.
• Successfully litigated 200-page fraudulent claim before a federal jury.
• Appointed Special Assistant United States Attorney to prosecute federal criminal violations before federal magistrate.
• Investigated, researched and resolved medical malpractice, personal injury and sonic boom claims.
• Conducted various Federal Acquisition Regulation seminars covering procurement integrity and ethics.
• Provided legal aid services to active duty military members deploying to Iraqi.
• Drafted legal memoranda in response to Freedom of Information Act Requests, now used as boilerplate response by an Air Force legal office.
• Represented Air Force in preservation of NIKE missile Site 43L and Battery Bunker with the California Register of Historic Resources.  
• Responsible for first women’s All Air Force Soccer team.
• Successfully defended unemployment compensation claim for local government office.
• Successfully defended election contest suit for City of Belle Glade.
• Drafted comprehensive purchasing polices and ordinances for local governments.
• Prosecuted code enforcement violations for Village of Palm Springs.
• Represented local municipalities in code enforcement foreclosures.

Education

• Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL
  Juris Doctorate, May 1996 (Magna Cum Laude); class rank 11/130; GPA 3.50/4.00
• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, May 1992, GPA 3.54/4.00

Bar Admissions

• Florida, October 1996 
• California, December 2002 (inactive)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1997
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 2004
• 11^th Circuit Court of Appeals 2006