Jill Sperber, JD

Experience

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  Office of San Francisco Public Defender

  Jan 1984 - Dec 1988

  Deputy Public Defender

  Represented indigent clients accused of state misdemeanor and felony violations in very high volume, urban public defense office. Sole counsel in 25 jury trials. Job requirements: scrappiness and moxie.

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  State Bar of California

  Jan 1990 - Jun 1998

  Appellate practice specializing in public policy analysis of California's attorney discipline and admissions matters, including petitions that produced four reported state Supreme Court opinions. Propelled consensus on multi-stakeholder policy proposals improving lawyer discipline system and enhancing public protection. Prosecuted attorney discipline complaints in the State Bar Court; represented the Committee of Bar Examiners in moral character hearings of Bar applicants.

  • Attorney Staff, General Counsel

    Jan 1993 - Jun 1998

  • Deputy Trial Counsel

    Jan 1990 - Dec 1993
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  State Bar of California

  Nov 1999 - May 2012

  Recruited by the state's top prosecutor for the State Bar of California for executive level reports and policy recommendations for Board of Governors improving attorney discipline and consumer protection goals of California's lawyer regulatory system; communications with Board, senior management, and key stakeholders, including CA Supreme Court staff; delivered government-required audits on Enforcement's compliance with internal policies and procedures; managed review unit for appeals of closed complaints. Show less

  • Special Assistant to the Chief Trial Counsel (Executive Management)

    Nov 2010 - May 2012

  • Director, Mandatory Fee Arbitration (Executive Management)

    Nov 1999 - Dec 2010
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  Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

  Nov 2012 - May 2015

  Quality Assurance, LA Metro Office of Inspector General

  Perform quality assurance for investigative reports by Office of Inspector General. Support initiatives including corrective action recommendations for Board and senior management. Draft investigations policies and procedures benchmarked against national standards.

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  Affiliated Monitors, Inc

  Nov 2012 - Jan 2013

  Ethics & Compliance Consultant

  Consultant for nationwide compliance monitoring firm providing proactive and reactive solutions for government contractors and regulated entities facing regulatory scrutiny.

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  Visa

  Jul 2015 - now

  Director, Business Conduct Office (Compliance)

  • Investigates Hotline reports and referrals of alleged business conduct and policy violations by internal personnel• Distills essentials for coherent C-suite quality executive summaries; presents findings on substantiated cases to multi-functional stakeholders for disciplinary outcomes; ensures outcomes are aligned with precedent to ensure fairness• Connects evidentiary dots discreetly and sensitively in matrix environment across regions, functions, and titles • Trusted neutral for highly sensitive, high risk concerns Show less