Serve on the Domestic Violence Panel that assists CASA with emergency hearings related to Domestic Violence.

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Carin will assist clients in practicing in the areas of Divorce, High Asset Divorce, Divorce with Special Needs Children, Child Custody, Chapter 39 Dependency cases, Time-Sharing, Support & Paternity, Adoption, Enforcement, Mediation, Department of Revenue Child Support, Domestic Violence Injunctions, Repeat Violence Injunctions & Military Divorce in Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough Counties. Referrals are appreciated. Thank you!

• Handle complex Family Law cases to include Divorce, Spousal Support, Paternity, Domestic Violence, Relocation and Department of Revenue Child Support Cases, Military Divorce and Custody, Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). In addition, I have handled Landlord/Tenant disputes, and Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). • Performed work on general Business transactions, including drafting Promissory Notes and reviewing contracts. • Manage all aspects of cases from inception through completion to include Mediation or Litigation if necessary. • Maintain close relationships with clients, opposing counsel, Pro Se litigants when necessary, and all judges that I appear before.

• Assisted in all aspects of trial preparation for Child Support Enforcement cases.• Wrote motions, responses, client letters, and memoranda.• Conducted extensive legal research and responded to discovery requests from private attorneys.• Filed responses, motions, and briefs at courthouse; attended settlement negotiations and observed trial.• Proofread attorney briefs and motions.• Calculated Child Support Guidelines before and during Court proceedings. • Prepared approximately 40 files per week for the Final Hearing on the case.

• Provided legal and administrative support, produced final copy of briefs, legal memoranda, pleadings, opinions, and complex legal documents involving contracts, joint development, and other legal issues requested by attorneys in the Office of General Counsel. The Office was tasked with defending Labor Law disputes, Personal Injury claims, Contract disputes, Banking regulations, landlord/tenant issues, Workers’ Compensation claims, Unemployment Compensation Benefits, and I attended hearings before the Administrative Law Judge on behalf of my employer. • Investigated personal Injury claims by attending the scene, performing investigative work to include taking measurements if various items. I also interviewed experts in anticipation of litigation. • Performed electronic filings with various courts and properly managed electronic documents for retrieval. • Proofread all documents, checking for appropriate formatting, spelling and grammatical errors, as well as ensuring that all attachments, exhibits and enclosures were intact, with sufficient numbers of copies and appropriately addressed for filing and mailing. Composed correspondence, memoranda, and drafts of routine documents for attorney's review and signature as directed by the attorney and occasionally on my own initiative. • Prepared and maintained case files, including pleadings, correspondence, exhibits, etc. and other files at the request of attorneys. Retrieved closed files when requested. • Performed database searches on the General Counsel's internal systems. • Made necessary arrangements for conferences, depositions, etc., including such matters as locations, arrangements for interpreters, and notifying contractors and outside counsel of arrangements. Coordinates legal administrative support for trials and arbitrations. • Prepared the file and all exhibits for the attorneys when ready for trial and accompanied each attorney to Court and assisted in document retrieval during the case.