Private Practice Attorney- Tax Service and Law Office of Mark Dent, Columbus, Ohio
   2006-Present
      •   Provided, designed and taught tax course consisting of 32 classroom hours
      •   Acquired 175 new clients within first four months of operations
      •   Created estate plans for over 20 clients
      •   Prepared over 200 tax returns to include S-Corp, Partnership and Estate taxes
      •   Supervised and reviewed the preparation of 133 tax returns
      •   Successfully responded to numerous IRS and state audits
      •   Promoted, designed,and implemented successful marketing and business plan

Adjunct Professor- Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio
   2007-Present

      •   Participated in leadership development in an academic institution with three graduate level programs and over 10,000 students
      •   Developed and implemented class curriculum for an upper level business class
      •   Taught 200 classroom hours of business management to over 50 students

JAG Officer in the US Army- U.S. Army, Fort Drum, NY
   2001-2006

Aviation Lead Trial Counsel

      •   Successfully brought to trial 12 Court-Martial cases to including rape, burglary and extortion
      •   Served as lead counsel for multiple criminal jury trials
      •   Responsible for advising 37 commanders on administrative and criminal matters for a 2700 member aviation brigade
      •   Administratively removed over 75 soldiers from the military

Tax Center Officer in Charge

      •   Initiated and oversaw the tax assistance center, processing over 3,200 individual returns generating $750K worth of free tax service and providing $14M in returns for the Fort Drum community
      •   Acquired, trained and managed staff of 17 to include one assistant manager, 4 supervisors and 12 tax preparation specialists
      •   Created model standard operating procedure for office
      •   Developed and implemented new reporting procedures to provide pertinent information to the Army and Fort Drum community

General Practice and Fiscal Law Attorney

      •   Deployed to Afghanistan, providing fiscal oversight and legal assistance to soldiers
      •   Oversaw the spending of $250M in Congressional appropriation of Operation and Management funds for the entire installation at Kandahar, Afghanistan
      •   Provided legal service to a client base of over 29,000 soldiers, family members and retirees
      •   Drafted over 250 legal documents to include wills, trusts and contracts

Administrative Law Technical Manager

      •   Developed and oversaw computer tracking system of all administrative law actions for Fort Polk
      •   Programmed Microsoft Access database to produce multiple office reports from one data set
      •   Provided legal reviews for multi-million dollar liability claims on soldiers and commanders
      •   Educated and advised senior officers on formal investigation for loss of life and loss of equipment

ARTICLES AND LECTURES

Rapid Refund Loans: Discussed the economic impact of refund anticipation loans to the New York State Senate Banking Committee (May 2005, Albany, NY)

Rules of Engagement: Legal instruction of what level of force may be used in combat situations (June 2005, Fort Drum, NY)

Law of War: Soldier's legal obligations to remain in compliance with Geneva Conventions, international law and United States Treaties (June 2005, Fort Drum, NY)

Code of Conduct: Expectations and requirements of a Untied States Soldier when captured by a hostile force (June 2005, Fort Drum, NY)

Debt Collection: Legal obligation of consumers under the debt collection practices act (Mark Dent. "Capt Goodlaw tells how to deal with debt collectors." The Blizzard, January 13, 2005, page 5)

AFFILIATIONS:

Ohio State Bar
American Bar Association
Columbus City Bar Association
Clintonville Chamber of Commerce
Alpha- Beta- Gama
American Legion Post 1757

EDUCATION:

Juris Doctor- Concentration in Taxation 2000, Pettit College of Law, Ada, OH

Bachelors of Arts- Political Science 1997, University of Buffalo, Amherst, NY