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Before joining Kelly & Berens, Ms. Miller maintained a general business practice for many years, focusing her practice in the business law and employment sector. She has represented individuals and corporations in a number of matters, including discrimination claims, drug testing, health and safety, contract negotiations, breach of contract claims, and wage/hour claims. She worked with over fifteen federal agencies regarding Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) issues as an investigator, counselor, mediator and final agency decision (FAD) writer for eight years. She has a niche practice in representing NCAA Division I basketball, volleyball, hockey and football coaches in contract negotiations, NCAA hearings, and termination proceedings.
Ms. Miller’s free time is spent volunteering for a number of organizations, playing golf, tennis, running, reading, rescuing greyhounds and enjoying family and friends. As a former All Big Ten performer and college golf coach, she has played in quite a few state, national amateur and LPGA tournaments. She’s won a few state titles but no longer has the time to practice since joining Kelly & Berens.
Education:
- B.S., University of Illinois, 1989
- J.D., University of Illinois, 1993
Bar/Court Admissions:
- Minnesota, 2007
- California, 1998
- Colorado, 1993
- U.S. District Court of Wisconsin, Western District, 2009
- U.S. District Court of Minnesota, 2007
- U.S. District Court of California, Southern District, 1999
Employment History:
- Kelly & Berens, PA, January 2007 - present
- Law Office of Justi Rae Miller, December 1998 - January 2007
- Delany Siegel, Zorn & Associates, Contract Attorney, June 1999 - January 2007
- University of Colorado, Head Women's Golf Coach, March 1994 - July 1997
- Law Firm of J.K. Marshall, Associate, November 1993 - February 1994
- Reno, Zahm, Folgate, Lindberg & Powell, Summer Associate, May - August 1992
- Thomas, Mamer & Haughey, Law Clerk, May - August 1991
- University of Illinois, Assistant Golf Coach, August 1991 - May 1993
- University of Illinois, Academic Graduate Advisor, September 1991 - May 1993
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Inns of Court (Douglas K. Amdahl, Minneapolis, CA), 2008 - present
- American Inns of Court (Earl Warren, Oakland, CA) 2003 - 2004
- Lawyers Club of San Diego, 1998 - 2007
- Director, February 1999 - July 2002
- Website Committee Chair & Webmaster, June 2000 - June 2006
- Golf Committee Member, January 2000 - January 2001
- Annual Dinner Committee Member, January - May 2001
- East County Chapter of Lawyers Club, February 1999 - July 2002
- President, July 2001 - July 2002
- Paralegal Scholarship Chair, March 1999 - July 2001
- San Diego County Bar Association, February 1999 - July 2002
- Law Week Committee Chair, November 1999 - November 2001
- Co-Chair for Free Law Day, November 1999 - May 2000
- Thomas Homan Law Society, June 1999 - April 2002
- Newsletter Editor, March 2000 - April 2002
Other Associations and Memberships:
- Greyhound Adoption Center, San Diego, July 1998 - July 2004
- Placement representative, weekly volunteer, trainer, July 1998 - July 2004
- Medical Coordinator, January - June 1999 & February - June 2002
- University of Minnesota Raptor Center Volunteer, August 2006 - April 2007
- Pacific Women's Sports Foundation, June 1998 - July 2002
- Team Fund/Individual Scholarship Chair, September 1998 - July 2002
- GIGL/Breast Cancer Fund Tournament, Committee Member, 1998
- Norwest/Colorado Open, Committee Member, 1994 - 1997
Certification:
- Mediation Certificate, San Diego Mediation Center, 2001
- EEO MD-110 Training, 1999 - 2007
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