Ivy Norris Voss
Gilbert
Summary
Have taught business law for twenty-five years as adjunct professor at Benedictine University, Southern New Hampshire University, Western International University and University of Phoenix while in full-time law practice. Accustomed to remote work. Experienced attorney with wide background advising on personnel, employment law, compliance, regulation, entrepreneurship, operations and policy. Experience with contracts, banking, finance, payrolls, taxation, real estate, contract drafting and review, and business plans. Served in public agencies, law firms and commercial businesses. Dynamic attorney skilled in Employment Law, Contract Drafting, and Compliance. Proven ability to provide strategic legal counsel to business owners, ensuring adherence to regulations and effective governance.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Attorney at Law
Mountain States Employers Council
Phoenix
01.2020 - Current
- Legal counsel to business owners for employment law, and wide range of business issues
- Advise re: HR matters, entity formation, management, taxes, and other matters
Attorney at Law
Davis Miles Gardner McGuire, PLLC
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Legal counsel to business owners for employment law, contracts, banking, taxation, finance, corporate law, LLC’s, and wide range of business issues
- Advise re: HR matters, entity formation, management, taxes, and other matters
General Counsel, Board of Trustees
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Legal counsel to the board of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System for regulatory matters, personnel and employment issues, policy, benefit plans, contracts, employment, working with outside counsel and government agencies, legislative initiatives, litigation, and Supreme Court appeals
- Managed EEOC investigation and complaints regarding staff, including termination of agency heads on two occasions
- Completed contract with agency for one year after leaving Attorney General’s office
Assistant Attorney General
State of Arizona
01.2012 - 01.2018
- Legal and regulatory guidance to agency heads, boards, and business managers concerning complex legal matters: contracts, legal opinions, statutory construction and interpretation, employment and HR issues, including EEOC complaints
- Worked with many government agencies
- Compliance with state and federal regulations
Attorney at Law
Voss & Associates, PLLC
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Private practice focused on business law, real estate transactions, contracts, and financial agreements, as well as torts, personal injury, and insurance
- Formed new LLC’s and corporations
Senior Vice President
Community Bancorp, Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Officer in Commercial Real Estate Division of publicly traded bank headquartered in Nevada, focused on commercial transactions
- Responsible for loan review, underwriting, collateral assessment, collateral verification
Assistant Vice President
Wells Fargo Bank
01.1996 - 01.2006
- Officer in Wells Fargo Business Lending Division reviewing loan applications, SBA loans, business plans, and background checks
President
MediPlus Insurance and Investments
01.1990 - 01.1996
- Owner and manager of insurance and investment brokerage
- Financial planning for businesses and individuals
- Licensed for insurance and securities
- Earned numerous awards for production
Education
Juris Doctor -
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Brigham Young University04-1995
Skills
- Employment Law
- Contract drafting
- Negotiation
- Policy and governance
- Compliance
- Benefits and insurance
- Finance and banking
- Business lending
- Remote Work
- Experienced trainer
Publications
- Arizona Disability Law, Presentation, State employees and agency heads, 2018
- Arizona’s Open Meeting Law, Presentation, Board of Trustees, Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, 2014
- Contract Drafting Basics, Presentation, Arizona Department of Housing, 2012
- Banking Against the Quicksand of a Shifting Market, Article, Commercial Executive Magazine, 38, 2008
- SBA Financing for Franchises, Speaker, Off the Grill Franchise Seminar, 2006
- Commercial Enterprise in Current Markets Seminar Materials, Materials, 2007
- Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution, Seminar Materials, 2012
- Negotiation and Resolution, Seminar Materials, 2012
- Articles Editor, Journal of Public Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1994-1995
- In the Best Interest, the Adoption of F.H., an Indian Child, by Ivy N. Voss, 8 BYU J. Pub. L., 151, 1993
Certification
State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Utah
State Bar of Utah
Timeline
Attorney at Law
Mountain States Employers Council
01.2020 - Current
Attorney at Law
Davis Miles Gardner McGuire, PLLC
01.2019 - 01.2020
General Counsel, Board of Trustees
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
01.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant Attorney General
State of Arizona
01.2012 - 01.2018
Attorney at Law
Voss & Associates, PLLC
01.2009 - 01.2012
Senior Vice President
Community Bancorp, Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2009
Assistant Vice President
Wells Fargo Bank
01.1996 - 01.2006
President
MediPlus Insurance and Investments
01.1990 - 01.1996
Juris Doctor -
J. Reuben Clark Law School