Amber Lichti, JD

Experience

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  Cassem, Tierney, Adams, Gotch & Douglas

  Sept 2005 - Dec 2010

  Associate Attorney

  Performed all aspects of civil litigation including attending and arguing hearings, taking and defending depositions, preparing discovery, researching and writing briefs, and defending clients at trial.• Primarily focused on defending medical malpractice claims for physicians, nurses, and healthcare facilities. • Supervised paralegals and secretaries in managing cases.• Billed legal hours through a unique litigation coding system.• Reviewed and anlayzed detailed documents including medical charts, contracts, leases & wills.• Trained nurses at the Nebraska Medical Center regarding how to properly record information in a medical chart. Show less

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  Zurich North America

  Dec 2010 - Nov 2011

  Recovery Specialist

  Pursue other companies and/or individuals liable for claim settlement at the second-largest writer of commercial general liability insurance & fourth-largest commercial property-casual insurance.• Member of the Construction Defect/General Liability line of business• Collaborate with adjusters and the insured to develop our best avenue for a successful recovery• Manage and work with attorneys in negotiating and pursuing contribution• Negotiate with opposing insurance carriers to maximize our recovery potential• Led team meetings, including a meeting with Assistant Vice-Presidents and Team Managers for the Construction Defect line of business• Responsible for the development of a new budget project and participated in the pilot program• CD/GL Litigation Management and Vendor Management champion Show less

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  Planet Group

  Dec 2011 - Jan 2012

  Legal Administrator

  Served as corporate counsel for a small to medium size company, negotiating, writing and executing contracts.• Responsible for administering the contract log with approximately 1,000 contracts per year• Assist Executive management in negotiating, writing and executing contracts• Facilitate the maintenance of the building• Performed new hire orientations for new employees

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  Planet Group, Inc.

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

  Director of HR and Legal Operations

  HR Generalist who is responsible for a wide range of human resource functions.• Responsible for administering companywide benefits programs, including decisions regarding benefit renewals, educating employees, facilitating Open Enrollment, and continually handling employee questions and issues throughout the year• Worked in conjunction with an outside vendor to automate our payroll process with insurance carriers• Serve as the first point of contact for employee on all matters of the human resources function, including employee relations, benefit administration, FMLA and payroll• Assist and advise Executive Management on legal matters• Serve as the liaison between outside counsel and Planet Group for legal matters• In charge of payroll on a semi-monthly basis for approximately 100 salaried and hourly employees• Onboard and terminate employees• Negotiate, write and assist Executive management in executing contracts Show less

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  Wees & Low Orthodontics

  Dec 2016 - Oct 2017

  Office Manager

  Led daily operations for all aspects of the office including human resources, accounting, patient billing and insurance, and information technology. • Directly supervised 10 office employees and coordinated outsourced needs• Managed and resolved grievances, complaints and inquiries for patients, employees and doctors• Posted all daily transactions into Peachtree and balanced accounts on a monthly basis• Directly responsible for a dramatic increase in automatic payments from patients over a 10 month period Show less

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  Northern Natural Gas

  Jan 2018 - Nov 2020

  Team leader responsible for acting as the liaison between our team and management regarding Procurement Policies and Procedures, assists team members in solving day to day problems and participates in multiple intercompany projects within the Department and beyond. • Negotiates master contracts with outside vendors.• Reviews contractual terms with team members and assists in drafting redline responses back to vendors during the negotiation process.• Sits on BHE Output Process Group to critically evaluate how processes could be improved across the platforms to comply with a more commodity buying faced organization.• Participates in the Celonis pilot program as a member of the Procurement Team to ensure the data collected is critically evaluated and analyzed. • Reviews engineering bids and proposals to ensure they are compliant with company policies, legal requirements and project specifications.• Writes contractual documents per compliant bids and project specifications. Show less Successfully supported Engineering Teams in the development of bid events during the highest capital spending year Northern Natural Gas has ever seen.• Assisted internal customers in writing scopes of work by helping to examine all potential risks associated with the project at hand.• Acted as Co-Administrator of the new bidding software for Northern Natural Gas, thereby learning the system, implementing it into our system, and training all Northern users.• Worked with legal to begin negotiating terms and conditions of contracts. • Established and maintained effective working relationships with suppliers. Show less

  • Sr. Contracts Administrator

    Jun 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Contracts Administrator

    Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
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  Berkshire Hathaway Energy

  Nov 2020 - now

  General Counsel, Supply Chain