• Medical records specialist for local law firm’s Medicare Set-Aside Department, and summarized deposition transcript for Medical Malpractice Department in preparation for trial. Temporary contract assignment.

• Civil litigation paralegal to 3 partners including the managing partner. • Case management, including adherence to client and court deadlines, legal research, factual investigations, records review, document management and trial preparation.• Drafted and interpreted legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, motions, orders, discovery and subpoenas.• Procured, organized, and analyzed evidence, including medical records. Identified missing information, prepared summaries, medical chronologies and timelines.• Created “Evidence Logs” to control acquisition and production of documents, track documents issued to defense experts and opposing counsel and manage damage calculations.• Identified relevant documents for use by partners in preparing for hearings, depositions, mediations and pre-trial conciliations through post-trial.

• Served as civil litigation paralegal to the managing partner.• Provided support in a variety of cases including commercial, complex, construction, toxic tort, personal injury, nursing home and product liability litigation.• Case management, including adherence to client and court deadlines, legal research, factual investigations, records review, document management, and trial preparation.• Prepared litigation hold letters, tracked key player questionnaires, coordinated client key player interviews, compiled data maps for use by forensic computer experts in collection and preservation of electronically stored information (ESI). Oversight of on-site collection including coding documents, and worked closely with managing partner relative to search term negotiations, culling, document review, and production.• Drafted and interpreted legal documents, including correspondence, pleadings, motions, orders, discovery, and subpoenas.• Procured, organized, and analyzed evidence, including medical records from hospitals, treating physicians, and state and local agencies. Identified missing information, prepared summaries, and medical chronologies and timelines.• Created “Evidence Logs” to control acquisition and production of documents, track documents issued to defense experts and opposing counsel, and manage damage calculations.• Identified relevant documents for use by managing partner in preparing for witness interviews, hearings, depositions, mediations, and pre-trial conciliations through post-trial.

• Served as civil litigation paralegal to 3 partners and 2 associates.• Traveled to and interviewed nursing home management and nursing staff regarding location of client documents, including reports issued to state and local agencies. • Identified key caregivers and coordinated caregiver interviews.• Procured, organized, and analyzed evidence, including medical records from hospitals, treating physicians, and state and local agencies. Identified missing information, prepared medical summaries, chronologies and timelines.• Created “Evidence Logs” to control acquisition and production of documents, track documents issued to defense experts and opposing counsel, and manage medical specials calculations.• Identified key documents for use by partners in preparing for witness interviews, hearings, depositions, mediations, and pre-trial conciliations through post-trial.

• Oversight of firm-wide filing deadline calendar (15+ attorneys).• Drafted and interpreted legal documents, including correspondence, pleadings, motions, orders, and discovery.• Procured, organized, and analyzed evidence. Prepared summaries, medical chronologies and timelines, and managed documents issued to experts. • Identified key documents for use by attorneys in preparing for meetings, hearings, depositions, mediations, and pre-trial conciliations through post-trial.

Community volunteer appointed by Juvenile Court judges to investigate, monitor developments and conduct interviews with key witnesses on behalf of abused and neglected children in Allegheny County. Summarized findings, testified at hearings and provided recommendations to the Court. Provided testimony as the Courts’ witness in the courtrooms of Judges Colville, Ward and Scanlon. Awarded 2003 “Volunteer of the Year”.