SCOTT J. CIPINKO
Attorney At Law
1231 Promontory Path
Marietta, Georgia 30062
Home: 678-858-4001
E-Mail: sjcipinko@sjcsolutions.net
Chief Legal Officer/Chief Executive/National Leader in Insurance/Strategic Planning/ Regulatory and Compliance Specialist/ Start -up Specialist/National Marketing Leadership
Attorney with corporate legal and regulatory experience in my private practice and as executive director of three national trade associations seeking a challenging environment utilizing my legal and compliance experience while assisting a corporation to avoid legal and regulatory roadblocks.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Established and operated one person fifty - state and federal government relations program for national trade association.
Established committees, planned and oversaw all conferences for national trade association
Established first office for new trade association including staff, space and equipment
Operated $250,000.00 budget at a first year surplus of fifteen percent
Developed and drafted all monthly and quarterly publications for national trade associations
Formed and mobilized multi-industry coalition and coauthored landmark credit insurance carve-out in the Financial Institutions and Consumer Choice Act of 1991 passed by both Houses of Congress
Conducted the first Credit Insurance Industry meetings with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Drafted the first self regulatory Code of Ethical Conduct for the Sale of Credit Insurance adopted as a standard for the Financial Services Industry
Negotiated and implemented settlement of potential multi-million dollar anti-trust lawsuit against the Credit Insurance Industry
Published first national directories of state and federal trade associations and law firms for use by the Credit Insurance Industry
Listed in Who’s Who In Insurance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 – Present LAW OFFICES OF SJ CIPINKO, LLC Marietta, Georgia
International Law Firm
Principal
Represent clients including corporations, trade associations, financial institutions; Actively work with state regulators and legislators to fashion remedies for clients and draft new laws and regulations; Work directly with all insurance, banking and other state and federal regulators; Responsible for the formation of new companies, partnerships and limited liability companies.
2005- 2006 LORD BISSELL & BROOK, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
International Law Firm
Of Counsel
Represent clients including insurance companies, corporations and Limited Liability companies doing business with insurance companies and parties that establishing new insurance companies; Perform insurance regulatory and legislative work to solve issues of concern to Firm clients; Actively work with state and federal regulators; Formed new companies, partnerships and limited liability companies; Negotiated settlements of litigation; Lead counsel on matters including the drafting of Amicus Curiae briefs; Settled hurricane related claims and prosecution of parties for insurance fraud.
2002-2005 LIFE OFFICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (LOMA)/LIFE INSURERS COUNCIL, Atlanta, Georgia
International Associations of Life and Health Insurance Companies
Vice President, LOMA
Drafter of all contracts Including intellectual property agreements; International agreements; Licensing agreements; Publication and purchasing agreements; Computer programming and software agreements and service contracts; Recommend policy on communications with members;
Draft Letters of Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding;
Recommend retention of outside counsel; Selected to serve as a
Member of LOMA’s Business Opportunities Committee and a Member of LOMA’s Operations Committee and Drafted monthly for international business publication.
Executive Director, Life Insurers Council
Reported to President & CEO of LOMA; In charge of the operation and management of the Life Insurers Council; Performed legislative, regulatory, media and public relations work which required extensive knowledge of and experience with the insurance industry, its distribution systems and operations; Leading spokesman for the industry including testifying as an expert witness before state regulatory and legislative bodies; Conducted all state and federal government relations activities; Developed and implemented all Facets of national conferences, seminars and business meetings; Developed and drafted all national monthly publications; Recruited Members; Development and implementation of annual budget; Hiring and/or managing staff and professional consultants; Drafting of pleadings, Briefs and summaries of Board-approved litigation matters; Expanding membership to international companies through expanded services; Development of Annual and long-term plans and goals.
1993 - 2002 NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF LIFE COMPANIES, Chicago, Illinois
National Association of Life and Health Insurance Companies
Executive Director
Responsible for all legal matters, including managing litigation and retaining and supervising outside counsel; Testifying as an expert witness before state insurance regulatory and legislative bodies; Sole responsibility for all state and federal legal and government relations activities; Recommending and implementing policy positions; Representing the industry in Washington, D.C. before Congress and federal regulators; Representing the NALC before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, National Conference of Insurance Legislators and other government and industry organizations; Liaison to legislative committees; Responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing national conferences; Developing and Drafting all publications; Responsibility for recruiting and retention of NALC Members; Responsibility for drafting and implementing budget; Hiring and managing office staff and professional consultants.
EDUCATION
GRADUATE: IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Juris Doctor, 1987
UNDERGRADUATE:
DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1982
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Law Office Economics and Technology
Awarded: Dean's Honor List, 1986-1987
Member: Chicago-Kent Moot Court Society
Semi-Finalist: Charles Evans Hughes Moot Court Competition
Recipient: Florence & Lawrence West Merit Award Scholarship
Elected President of the IIT Chicago-Kent Decalogue Society