Provide paralegal support in all areas of litigation practice with a concentration on debtor and creditor representation in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases from pre-bankruptcy services, through petition filing and application for final decree, including but not limited to first day/emergency motions (employment, utility continuation, payroll), cash collateral, plans, disclosure statements, and fee applications. Assist with the drafting, filing and service of pleadings, corporate resolutions, forms, financial reports and discovery requests and responses while making sure statutory and other deadlines are met. Provide detailed analysis of documentation and data. Draft and coordinate service of subpoenas. Assist with trial preparation and create professional quality exhibit binders. Monitor case schedules and filing deadlines. Travel to attend and provide support at depositions, hearings, and trials. Track billable hours. Organize and maintain case files and documentation (paper and electronic). Perform other tasks as needed.

Bankruptcy Trustee / Fiduciary Paralegal (Chapter 7) - Assisted the Chapter 7 Trustee in administering bankruptcy estates, conducting §341 meetings of creditors, monitoring case progress to be sure statutory and other deadlines were being met, drafting pleadings, preparing periodic reports in accordance with federal and local rules/guidelines, investigating and liquidating assets, maintaining bankruptcy estate accounts, ordering supplies, scheduling meetings and depositions and acting as primary contact person for attorneys, Debtors, creditors, U.S. Trustee personnel, Court personnel and other parties.Bankruptcy Litigation Paralegal - Provided support for the bankruptcy attorneys in all areas of their practice, including preparing forms and various pleadings and providing detailed analysis of documentation and data.

Provided administrative support to all firm attorneys in all areas of their litigation practice. Prepared pleadings, provided analysis of documentation and data, and created and maintained timelines to assist in complex litigation cases and appeals cases. Maintained and organized case documentation and prepared for trials including drafting and coordinating service of subpoenas and creating exhibits and exhibit binders.

Assisted Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee in administering all aspects of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases, by monitoring case progress to be sure statutory and other deadlines were being met, drafting pleadings, preparing periodic reports in accordance with federal and local rules/guidelines, investigating and liquidating assets, maintaining bankruptcy estate accounts, ordering supplies, scheduling meetings and depositions. Participated in a supporting role at §341 meetings of creditors. Communicated with attorneys, Debtors, creditors, U.S. Trustee personnel, Court personnel and interested parties. Assisted Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee in the operations associated with a golf course, maintaining bankruptcy estate bank accounts, processing payroll, and processing accounts payable and receivable.

Litigation Paralegal (Personal Injury and Civil) - Worked on personal injury and civil litigation cases. Created various checklists and forms to ensure statutory and other deadlines were met and to better organize and streamline the firm’s personal injury procedures.Corporate Paralegal - Drafted various documents and pleadings and maintained corporate books.Bankruptcy Litigation Paralegal - Assisted attorneys in the bankruptcy department in drafting motions for relief and proof of claims relating to foreclosure proceedings. Created various checklists and forms to organize and streamline the firm’s bankruptcy procedures.Foreclosure Paralegal / Foreclosure Clerk - Hired as a clerk in the foreclosure department and promoted to paralegal upon achieving Paralegal Certificate. Administered the foreclosure process from initial intake through foreclosure deed and post-foreclosure affidavit. Created various checklists and tracking forms to better organize and streamline the firm’s foreclosure procedures.