Anthony Hallums Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

• Supervise staff of paralegals assigned to the litigation department to initiate the legal process on behalf of major consumer & commercial credit clients.
• Plan, schedule, review and assign litigation collection accounts to subordinates to draft documents for filing with various courts in New York and New Jersey.
• Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for paralegal staff in accordance with firm & department goals. Monitor team productivity and quality, and escalate issues as they arise.
• Work with managing attorneys and management to ensure compliance with client’s and firm’s work standards.
• Train and evaluate staff; develop procedures for and effectively use case management and other software to organize, review and track document production, including pleadings, stipulations, motions and judgment.

Rye, New York

• Maintained bankruptcy files for large foreclosure servicer utilizing CaseAware case management software. Reviewed bankruptcy petitions, drafted, filed and served necessary documents with the bankruptcy court to allow.
• Reviewed Mortgages, CEMA's, Deeds, Title Commitments and other documents to determine best course action to resolve title claims filed by lenders and foreclosure firms.
• Drafted legal briefs, judgment motions and pleadings necessary to resolve title claims through the court process. Assisted counsel in preparing answers and providing documentation and information for discovery requests.
• Managed portfolio of collections accounts for Federal Credit Unions, Title Insurance Agencies and other commercial entities for debtors in New York and New Jersey.
• Drafted and served all pleadings, judgments, default motions and documents necessary to enforce court ordered judgments in New York State and New Jersey Courts.

Tarrytown, NY

• Managed portfolio of delinquent loan and credit card accounts for Federal Credit Unions, banks and collection agencies.
• Drafted all legal pleadings including summons & complaints, judgments, summary judgment motions and affidavits to be filed with various courts in New York and New Jersey.
• Drafted and serve restraining notices, income executions and information subpoenas to enforce court ordered judgments.
• Collect and process payments made on collection accounts utilizing Collection software; Increased the firm's collection profits by70% in less than 2 years.