2023 SPM Rinky Parwani PARWANI LAW, P.A. 9905 Alambra Avenue
PHONE:813-514-8280 Tampa,Florida 33619
FAX:813-514-8281 website:www.parwanilaw.com
Rinky S.Parwani,Managing Attorney,licensed in FL,CA,TX,IA
July 24,2023
Delivered Via US Mail and Electronic Mail(VABCIerkQMonroe-clerk.com)
Monroe County Clerk of Court
Attention: Value Adjustment Board Clerk
PO Box 1980
Key West, Florida 33041-1980
Re: Monroe County Value Adjustment Attorney Special Magistrate 2023/2024
Dear Monroe County Value Adjustment Board:
I am applying for the Monroe County Value Adjustment Board Attorney Special Magistrate
2023/2024 term. I have enclosed a copy of my resume. I will forward my new certificate once
the training is issued by the Department of Revenue. I am available for all locations as long as we
coordinate them with my court schedule
I am able to meet the scope of services defined in the advertisement as I have done so for many
years with other Counties in the State of Florida. I will sign a contract at the negotiated hourly
rate. Current rates for my VAB counsel work in other counties range from $125 to $200 per hour
with various hourly minimums and travel reimbursements.
1 have practiced law for more 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 25
years. I have fifteen 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 was the primary attorney handling the good cause decisions for three
years. I have also handled good cause requests for Manatee County for numerous years. I have
either been an alternate magistrate or a special magistrate at various times from 2009 through 2023
for the following counties: Seminole, Osceola, Hernando, Citrus, Brevard, Volusia, Lee, Polk,
Pasco, Manatee, Santa Rosa, Marion, Citrus, Pinellas, Monroe, Indian River and Sumter. I am
legal counsel for the following County Value Adjustment Boards for many years: Hillsborough,
Osceola,Polk,Pinellas,Alachua and Pasco. I also have been legal counsel for Sumter and Hardee
Counties. I have a significant understanding and experience with the Department of Revenue
Value Adjustment Board Rules. I have taken the Value Adjustment Board Training each year
since 2008 and I am extremely familiar with Axia.
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 arn very familiar with the legal property tax issues in I'lorida and have
been. intiniately involved in the challenges including litigation and high-profile matters for VaILIC
Adjustment Boards.
Thank you and I appreciate your consideration f'or the position,
Very tr y )urs,,
Rinky S. Parwani
9905 Alambra Avenue 813.514.8280
Tampa,Florida 33619 rinky(-}uparwanilaw.com
Rinky S. Parwani
Professional Parwani Law,P.A. 2008-Present Tampa, Florida
Experience Managing Attorney
Successful small firm practice. Variety of cases including but not limited to real estate, debt
resolution,foreclosure,mortgage modification,bankruptcy,litigation,immigration,probate,wills
and trusts, class actions, employment law, corporate, traffic, guardianship, social security,
dependency,family law,appeals and contract work. Representation of businesses,individuals,
doctors,government agencies and entertainment clients.Serve as county special magistrate and
legal counsel to numerous 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 only being open 3 years. Nominated in 2011 and 2012 for
Brandon Small Business of the Year Award. Recognized for Pro Bono Service from 2010 to
2014 by 131 Judicial District. Selected as American Bar Association General and Solo Small
Firm Diversity Fellow for 2011 2012. Selected as a 2013 Super Lawyer Florida Rising Star.
Nominated fivm 2013 through 2020 for the'Riverview Chamber Business of the Year Award.
Finalist for Riverview Chamber Business of the Year Award 2020. Parwani Law,P.A.received
the outstanding Pro Bono Service Award for 2017 from the 13"Judicial District US Legal Elite
2019 Best Bankruptcy & Debt Negotiations Attorney Tampa Bay. Attorney and Practice
Magazine 2019 Top Ten Immigration Law Attorney. Lawyer of Distinction 2019. Worksite
Hero Specialty Award from CarecrSourre Tampa Bay 2019.
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 for large firm 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, FORA, 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 Attorney
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, intemet 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.
EduCatlOn' 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
NtttlaierSlnpitTtd Florida Bar—Admitted 4/2003 Bar Number 629634
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 Tax Court—Admitted 12/2009 Bar Number PR0625
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(inactive)
American Bar Association
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Publicatlorl ` `', 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! It's a Social Security Number,"June
2002
"Legally Savvy"Column,CapitalistChicks.com,2006 and 2007
2012
"How to Advise Your Client in Foreclosure" Stetson Law Review
"Identity Theft:Protect Yourself!"an article published in the American Prepaid Legal
Institute News Briefs Newsletter October 2012 Issue,Volume 10,No.33.
"Choosing an Entity for Your Business American Prepaid Legal Institute News Briefs
Newsletter November 2012 Issue,Volume 11,No.33.
"Mediation is not Meditation:How to Stay Active and Engaged"page 10,
January/February 2015 issue of the American Bar Association Solo,Small Firm and
General Practice Division Magazine GPSOLO.
Tampa Tribune and"Some Tips for Beginning Entrepreneurs"August 9,2015
"Residential Foreclosures: Helping Your Client with Options."(Volume 33,Number
2,page 26)American Bar Association GP SOLO Magazine in the March/April 2016
=QtheE'8ustne'8s Hillsborough Community College,Adjunct Professor,Paralegal Program,
and Tetting Bankruptcy,Immigration,Legal Research and Writing I and II,Tampa,FL
Sierra Nevada College,Accounting Professor,Incline Village,NV
- Glendale Community College,Accounting Instructor,Glendale,CA
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
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