Angela L. Abney Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Area

• Manage all aspects of e-discovery document reviews and compliance projects• Manage projects for a variety of Fortune 500 companies• Manage review teams of up to 60 contract attorneys• Oversee multiple review teams remotely, both onshore and offshore• Work extensively with Relativity and RelativityOne as well as other review platforms as needed (e.g., Nuix Discover/Ringtail)• Assist clients in drafting and editing SOPs/protocols • Collaborate… Show more • Manage all aspects of e-discovery document reviews and compliance projects• Manage projects for a variety of Fortune 500 companies• Manage review teams of up to 60 contract attorneys• Oversee multiple review teams remotely, both onshore and offshore• Work extensively with Relativity and RelativityOne as well as other review platforms as needed (e.g., Nuix Discover/Ringtail)• Assist clients in drafting and editing SOPs/protocols • Collaborate with clients, both outside counsel and corporations, to prepare document productions• Responsible for document productions of various sizes, including document productions exceeding 6 million pages• Coordinate with data vendors regarding setup, production of documents and continuous active learning• Optimize Relativity platform technology by designing workflows using analytics (duplicates, near duplicates and email threads)• Customize Relativity coding layouts for first and second level reviewers as well as for the client and outside counsel• Create fields and choices in Relativity for review as well as for administrative and reporting purposes• Batch documents for review team and counsel using different views and specialized batch sets• Train review teams on substance of the reviews and use of the review platforms• Design targeted QC searches in Relativity for coding accuracy (using dtSearch and keyword searches), consistency validations and final production checks• Identify documents needed for privilege logs; create and edit logs• Work with team leads to delegate QC tasks and assist in case management• Provide frequent feedback to reviewers, both individually and as a group• Report regularly to clients regarding project status, cost estimates and forecasts, both in writing and on status calls• Provide internal reporting statistics including project accuracy and revenue• Analyze workflow throughout projects and adjust to meet budget constraints and deadlines Show less

Austin, Texas Area

• Answered questions from reviewers• Helped create QC searches• Assisted with coordination of QC efforts• Drafted summaries and statistics reports for clients• Consolidated questions for client review• Provided feedback to team members• Worked with document review managers to organize workflow and ensure deadlines were met

Austin, Texas

• Analyzed e-discovery documents for responsiveness, privilege and confidentiality on a project-by-project basis• Identified and redacted documents for privilege and HIPAA-protected content• Created entries for privilege logs• Performed quality control on review team’s work and provided feedback to manager• Representative types of reviews: compliance, product liability litigation, patent litigation, SEC investigations, pharmaceutical mass tort actions… Show more • Analyzed e-discovery documents for responsiveness, privilege and confidentiality on a project-by-project basis• Identified and redacted documents for privilege and HIPAA-protected content• Created entries for privilege logs• Performed quality control on review team’s work and provided feedback to manager• Representative types of reviews: compliance, product liability litigation, patent litigation, SEC investigations, pharmaceutical mass tort actions, environmental litigation• Received Rising Star Award Show less

Austin, Texas Area

Owner of general law practice handling various matters, including business contracts, business and commercial disputes, wills and estates, business formation, family law, medical malpractice, and child support actions. I also assist other law firms as a contract attorney or temporary attorney for document review and discovery.

Austin, Texas Area

• Associate attorney for firm’s Austin and Houston litigation teams for seven years on hundreds of cases, including first-party bad faith insurance litigation, third-party large loss litigation, insurance coverage litigation, workers’ compensation coverage and litigation, construction defect actions, personal injury actions, premises liability and premises defect cases, products defect liability, Stowers litigation, DTPA and Insurance Code “Bad Faith” actions.• Practiced in and appeared… Show more • Associate attorney for firm’s Austin and Houston litigation teams for seven years on hundreds of cases, including first-party bad faith insurance litigation, third-party large loss litigation, insurance coverage litigation, workers’ compensation coverage and litigation, construction defect actions, personal injury actions, premises liability and premises defect cases, products defect liability, Stowers litigation, DTPA and Insurance Code “Bad Faith” actions.• Practiced in and appeared before numerous federal and state courts throughout Texas.• Won multiple motions/hearings on both substantive and procedural issues.• Was awarded substantial attorneys’ fees in three major discovery disputes on behalf of clients.• Acted as coverage and monitoring counsel.• Handled all phases of complex litigation in federal and state courts, including but not limited to, conducting thorough factual and legal investigations; interviewing witnesses; evaluating and analyzing applicable statutes and case law; drafting briefs, memoranda, and substantive and procedural motions; conducting discovery; conducting document review; taking and defending depositions; preparing witnesses (including insurance adjusters and executives) for deposition; developing and executing legal strategies; and providing client counseling and communication.• Reviewed insurance policies and identified coverage issues, potential defenses, indemnity issues, subrogation, and applicable exclusions.• Reviewed insurance policies and submissions from clients and provided coverage opinions and consultation, as well as drafted denial letters and/or reservation of rights letters.• Member of the firm’s litigation teams for Hurricanes Katrina and Ike.• Representative clients included Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, USAA Insurance Company, State Farm Insurance Company, The Hartford, Zurich Insurance Company, Century Insurance Company, State Auto Insurance Company, and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company Show less

Houston, Texas Area

• Member of general litigation defense team in Houston and handled numerous types of cases for large businesses and insurers, including class actions, securities litigation, oil and gas litigation, life insurance litigation, DTPA/consumer actions, “bad faith” first party insurance litigation, breach of contract actions.• Member of five-person “life insurance team” and handled all litigation and coverage issues for several national life insurance companies.• Brought numerous… Show more • Member of general litigation defense team in Houston and handled numerous types of cases for large businesses and insurers, including class actions, securities litigation, oil and gas litigation, life insurance litigation, DTPA/consumer actions, “bad faith” first party insurance litigation, breach of contract actions.• Member of five-person “life insurance team” and handled all litigation and coverage issues for several national life insurance companies.• Brought numerous declaratory judgment actions against insureds on behalf of insurers.• Assisted partners in preparing for trial.• Assisted partners and other associates in preparing for substantive hearings and other court proceedings.• Attended hearings, depositions, and mediations.• Advised clients regarding case and trial strategy, and settlement negotiations.• Lead member of discovery team in which thousands of documents were reviewed and produced.• Prepared in-person client presentations.• Handled all phases of complex litigation in federal and state courts, including but not limited to, conducting thorough factual and legal investigations; interviewing witnesses; evaluating and analyzing applicable statutes and case law; drafting briefs, memoranda, and substantive and procedural motions; taking and defending depositions; preparing witnesses (including insurance adjusters and executives) for deposition; developing and executing legal strategies; and providing client counseling and communication. • Reviewed insurance policies and identified coverage issues, potential defenses, indemnity issues, subrogation, and applicable exclusions.• Reviewed insurance policies and submissions from clients and provided coverage opinions and consultation, as well as drafted denial letters and/or reservation of rights letters.• Representative clients included Kinder Morgan, Halliburton, Prudential, AIG and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and American General Life Insurance Companies, to name a few. Show less

J.D., Law (With Honors)

B.A., History (With Honors)