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<br />MIMI'll. 'JIU!1(ItJi 'ESQ
<br />4381 S.W. 100th Terrace, Davie, FL 33328
<br />Days: (305) 416-1812; Evenings: (954) 915-9833
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<br />BOARD CERTIFICATION
<br />Florida Bar Board Certified in City, County and Local Government Law (2001).
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<br />EXPERIENCE
<br />1999-Present Assistant City Attorney, City of Miami, FL
<br />Responsible for all aspects of employment litigation (State and Federal) involving
<br />the defense of the City of Miami, and including appeals; provide legal advice on
<br />employment policy issues, Sunshine law, public records. Supervising attorney for
<br />the Labor and Employment section, which includes Labor, Civil Service, and
<br />Workers' Compensation.
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<br />1995-1999
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<br />1993-1995
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<br />1982-1993
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<br />Assistant City Attorney/Police Legal Advisor, City of Hialeah, FL
<br />As Police Legal Advisor, responsible for litigating civil forfeitures, preparing
<br />legal bulletins, reviewing public records requests, and providing legal advice. As
<br />an Assistant City Attorney, responsibilities also included, representing the City in
<br />employment and labor matters (general employees/ AFSCME and the Fire
<br />union/IAFF); advising the Code Enforcement Board and the Personnel Board;
<br />drafting resolutions and ordinances, reviewing contracts, and preparing legal
<br />OpInIOns.
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<br />Staff Attorney, Dade County Police Benevolent Association (PBA), Miami, FL
<br />Provided legal advice and representation to law enforcement officers in
<br />employment and labor matters, including disciplinary actions and appeals,
<br />discharge of firearms, internal investigations, contractual grievances and
<br />arbitrations, civil service appeals, and collective bargaining.
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<br />City of Miami Police Department, Miami, FL
<br />1990-1993*: Personnel Manager: Managed the personnel functions of this
<br />1,500-member department, which also included payroll, drug testing,
<br />discrimination complaints, public records, and policy issues.
<br />(*Law Office of Mimi V. Turin, Miami, FL: as a part-time sole practitioner,
<br />provided legal representation, primarily in family law, from 1990-1993.)
<br />1986-1990: Personnel Analyst: Supervised the production of public records,
<br />prepared reports pursuant to Consent Decree, researched discrimination
<br />complaints, and coordinated special projects.
<br />1982-1986: Identification Technician: Crime scene processing, prisoner
<br />processing, latent print comparisons.
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<br />BAR ADMISSIONS
<br />State of Florida, April 1990
<br />United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, July 1991
<br />11 th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2003
<br />United States Supreme Court, October 2004
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