Item I1 Parwani PARWANI LAW, P.A. 9905 Alambra Avenue
PHONE: 813 -514 -8280 Tampa, Florida 33619
FAX: 813 -514 -8281 website: www.parw aniIaw.com
Rinky S Parwani, Shareholder Attorney, licensed in FL, CA, TX, IA
Efrain Aponte, Senior Associate Attorney, licensed in FL, PR
Kindra Ebanks, Paralegal, not licensed to practice law
Amanda Olson, Paralegal, not licensed to practice law
May 30, 2012
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Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk to the Value Adjustment Board
PO Box 1980
Key West, Florida 33041 -1980 7
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I would like this letter to serve as my application in response to the Monroe County Value
Adjustment Board Attorney Special Magistrate for 2012. I have enclosed a copy of my resume
for your review.
I have practiced law for greater than five years with ad valorem experience. I do not represent the
Property Appraiser, the Tax Collector, any taxing authority or any property owner in any
administrative or judicial review of property taxes. I have been licensed to practice law for 14
years. I have five years of experience providing legal services to Florida counties. I have been
an attorney special magistrate for Hillsborough County from 2008 through 2010. For
Hillsborough County I have been the primary attorney handling the good cause decisions for
three years. I also have either been an alternate magistrate or a special magistrate in 2009, 2010,
and /or 2011 for the following counties: Osceola, Lee, Polk, Pasco, Manatee, Santa Rosa, Marion,
Pinellas, Monroe, and Sumter. I also handled good cause decisions for Manatee County in 2011.
I am approved as an alternate special magistrate in Indian River County for 2012. I am currently
legal counsel for the following County Value Adjustment Boards: Hillsborough, Sumter, and
Pasco. I have significant understanding and experience with the Department of Revenue Value
Adjustment Board Rules.
I have a license to practice law in four states: California, Iowa, Texas and Florida. I have handled
property tax issues in all four states. I have also worked for various government entities in other
states during my career. I am very familiar with the legal property tax issues in Florida and have
been intimately involved in the challenges including litigation and high profile matters.
Attached, please find the 2011 certification for completed training provided by the State of
Florida Department of Revenue. I plan to complete the training provided this year once it
becomes available.
Below are additional references for your consideration.
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Michael and Linda Dreier
17935 Pheasant Lake Drive
Tinley Park, Illinois 60487
(708) 334 -9741
Bill Murphy
2431 Heron Terrace #A -202
Clearwater, Florida 33762
(727) 368 -4367
Mark and Sheryl Chiapetta
2485 Vermont Court
Cape Coral, Florida 33991 -3067
(239) 229 -5233
(239) 283 -2543
Cynthia Haumann
Clerk of Court, Finance Department
Manager, Board of Records Department
315 Court Street
5th Floor
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 464-3463
Kathryn Courtney
Value Adjustment Board
P. 0. Box 988
Bartow, Florida 33830 -0988
(863) 534 -6502
Diane Vollmer
Board Records Supervisor
Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
1115 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, Florida 34205
941- 749 -1800, ext. 4182
Pati Kopke
Board Records
Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
1115 Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, Florida 34205
941- 749 -1800 Ext. 4162
Donalee Schmidt
Lead Board Clerk
Board Records Department
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Office of Paula S. O'Neil
Clerk & Comptroller, Pasco County
East Pasco Government Center
14236 6th Street, Suite 201
Dade City, FL 33523
(352) 521 -4347 ext. 4347
Kimberly Richards
BOCC Records
Value Adjustment Board Manager
601 E. Kennedy Boulevard, 12 Floor
Tampa, Florida 33601
813- 307 -7090
Julia Poupart, Director
Hillsborough County
BOCC Records/Value Adjustment Board
601 E. Kennedy Blvd, 12th Floor
Tampa, Fl 33602
(813) 307 -7036
I am happy to accept the approved compensation customary for this position.
Thank you for your consideration of this application. If I can provide any additional information
please do not hesitate to contact me. I would be honored to have the opportunity to work for you
this coming season.
Very truly yours,
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Rinky S. Parwani
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3511 Osprey Cove Drive Phone (813) 675 -5941
Riverview, Florida 33578 E -mail parwanir @yahoo.com
Rinky S. Parwani
Professional Parwani Law, P.A. Tampa, Florida
Experience Shareholder Attorney
Successful general solo practice. Manage four employees. Variety of cases including real estate,
debt resolution, foreclosure, mortgage modification, bankruptcy, litigation, immigration, wills
and trusts, class actions, employment law, corporate and contract work. Representation of
businesses, individuals, doctors and entertainment clients. Served as county special magistrate
and legal counsel to Value Adjustment Boards. Volunteer for Fox Channel 13 Tampa Bay Ask -
A Lawyer. Winner of 2010 Brandon Small Business of the Year Award for Minority and
Women Owned Business after being open 3 years. Recognized for Pro Bono Service in 2010
by 13 Judicial District. Selected as American Bar Association General and Solo Small Firm
Diversity Fellow for 2011 -2012.
Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna Dallas, Texas
Partner
Advised Fortune 500 clients on litigation and corporate aspects of business and
legal requirements for consumer mortgage lending. Provided legal advice to
software engineers regarding web based and DOS based mortgage documentation
preparation system. A member of the director team responsible for strategic
guidance, management and law firm vision.
Countrywide Home Loans Plano, Texas
Senior Vice President of Fair Lending and Legal Compliance
Head of all legal compliance and fair lending for over 1000 retail branches and
the telemarketing group. Managed a staff of over 30 employees. Responsible for
all executive strategic guidance concerning policies and procedures. Maintained
and developed compliance policies and procedures in accordance with company
culture and laws. Provided advice to executive team on federal and state laws
and regulations including HMDA, RESPA, TILA, ECOA, FCRA, GLBA,
OFAC, BSA, high cost and privacy regulations.
Wells Fargo Financial Des Moines, Iowa
Assistant General Counsel
Advised executives and business units on state and federal consumer lending
laws for unsecured, secured, and real estate loans, retail credit and sales finance.
Well versed in HMDA, TILA, RESPA and other lending regulatory schemes for
consumer lending. Lead attorney advising credit card business unit including
home equity loans.
Private Practice with Law Firms Beverly Hills and Lake Tahoe, California
Corporate and Litigation Associate Attomey
Responsible for all aspects of multi - million dollar business transactions, tax
planning and real estate matters for local, national and international businesses
and individuals. Handled issues concerning covenants, conditions and
restrictions, wetlands, easements, partnerships, corporations, limited liability
companies, business sales, acquisitions, mergers, start-ups, transaction
negotiation, corporate compliance, corporate governance, securities compliance,
employment law and trademark, copyright. Represented film, internet and music
companies, artists, performers and commercial photographers with the formation
of business entities, sophisticated film financing transactions, complex corporate
negotiated transactions, the commercial exploitation of intellectual property
rights, employment contracts and securities and corporate law compliance. Lead
trial attorney managing all aspects of federal and state, complex, press- worthy,
multi - million dollar, international litigation and appeals, including discovery,
motions, briefs, depositions, court appearances and mediations.
Education 1998 University of Minnesota Law School Minneapolis, Minnesota
JD
Dean's List
Outstanding Woman Graduate Award of 1998
Won Minnesota Bar Computer Law Essay Contest
Editor of Journal, Moot Court Competitor
1993 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa
MBA
Graduated at age nineteen.
Vice President of Management Honor Society
1992 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa
BS
Double major in accounting and corporate finance
Completed program in two calendar years
Memberships and Florida Bar — Admitted 4/2003 Bar Number 629634
Associations
Texas Bar - Admitted 9/2005 Bar Number 24049868
California Bar - Admitted 12/1998 Bar Number 199487
Iowa Bar - Admitted 2/2004 Bar Number 18659
US Supreme Court — Admitted 5/2009
Ninth Circuit - Admitted 4/1999
Eleventh Circuit — Admitted 6/2009
US District Court - Central District of California - Admitted 1/1999
US District Court — Middle District of Florida — Admitted 5/2008
US District Court — Northern District of Florida — Admitted 6/2009
US District Court — Southern District of Florida — Admitted 7/2009
Fellow, Life Management Institute — 11/1992 - FLMI
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants - 11/1994 — CPA (inactive)
Institute of Certified Management Accountants — 11/94 — CMA
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Brandon Bar Association
Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Publications Computer Law News, A Publication of the Minnesota Bar Association, "Email in
the Workplace: The Employer's Right to Snoop in Minnesota," Winter 98 -99
The Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlements, "Blinder Vision, The `State Fund'
Decision Creating Numerous Unanswered Questions About the Duties of a Party
Receiving Possibly Privileged Documents in Discovery," January, 21, 2000
Certified Management Accountants' Society of Southern California Newsletter,
"Are You Ready for California's New Wage and Hour Law ?" March 2000
Metropolitan News, Special Edition New Admittee Handbook, "What Your Bar
Association Can Do For You," June 2001
Truckee Tracks Chamber Newsletter, "Do I Have An Employee Or An Independent
Contractor," May 2002 and "123456789 Shhh! Its a Social Security Number," June
2002
"Legally Savvy" Column, CapitalistChicks.com, 2006 and 2007
TO BE PUBLISHED 2012- "How to Advise Your Client in Foreclosure." Stetson
Law Review
Other Business Sierra Nevada College, Accounting Professor, Incline Village, NV
and Teaching Glendale Community College, Accounting Instructor, Glendale, CA
Experience Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, Employment Law Clerk, Minneapolis, MN
Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi, Summer Associate, Costa Mesa, CA
Imation, 3M spin -off, Paralegal, St. Paul, MN
Metrahealth, Financial Analyst, Tampa, FL
Cumberland Casualty and Surety, Accountant, Tampa, FL
The Principal Financial Group, Staff Accountant, Des Moines, IA
IDS Financial Services, Computer Information Manager, West Des Moines, IA