Celeste Garrett Email & Phone Number

Boerne, Texas

• Draft contracts, correspondence, motions for summary judgment, responses to motion to dismiss, responses to motion for summary judgment, petition for declaratory judgment, pleadings, and various other motions;• Draft wills, probate documents, including applications, oath, proof of death, objection to inventory, affidavit of compliance, notice to creditors, and inventory or affidavit in lieu of inventory;• Work on mediation preparation including drafting mediation statements and coordinating mediation schedules; • Draft deposition notices, discovery requests, and prepare discovery answers for ongoing litigation, including coordination of scheduling of witnesses, serving non-party witnesses with subpoena and subpoena duces tecum; • Prepare deposition logs, production logs, trial notebooks, deposition excerpts, witness lists, motions in limine, jury charges, and various other litigation related projects; • Work on coordination of trial witnesses and deposition witnesses and calendaring deadlines; • Draft guardianship documents including application, proof of service, motion for ad litem and motion for independent medical examination; • Interview and work with clients and witnesses to gather information;• Work with video preparation for trial; • Research and analyze case law; research statutes to verify requirements and research local rules;• Work on complex guardianship and probate matters;• Work on complex and contested probate and guardianship matters;• Work with Photoshop to create exhibits to present at trial; and• Coordination of trial preparation.

Boerne, Texas

• Work on trial preparation, including trial notebooks, gathering case cites, plaintiff’s and defendant’s exhibits, jury demands, jury questionnaire, etc.;• Draft contracts, correspondence, wills, and miscellaneous documents;• Gather depositions and videos to use in DepoView;• Draft pleadings, motions, subpoenas, deposition notices, discovery requests, applications for temporary injunction, applications for temporary restraining order, discovery answers, letters and miscellaneous documents;• Independently manage cases for demanding and busy litigation attorney; and• Perform research using online services, Westlaw, corporate databases and the Internet.

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Draft contract and corporate documents, power of attorney forms, delegations of authority, affidavits, deeds, assignments, amendments, memorandum of lease, mediation statement, complex AIA documents, master services agreement, shareholder purchase agreements, organizational documents, resolutions, discovery responses, counterclaims and miscellaneous pleadings;• Review and analyze contracts and records for their significant elements; prepare and summarize relevant materials for use by attorneys;• Create transactional closing binders; • Review closing documents and draft provision to insert into Loan Agreement at request of attorney;• Perform research using online services, Lexis, corporate databases and the Internet;• Track document approval and signature process to ensure that agreements are in place when required and are properly executed; ensure the return of fully executed contracts and related correspondence;• Responsible for overseeing and ensuring the proper filing of contracts and maintaining the electronic database; • Handle corporate governance matters, state registration and annual filings; manage company record books and stockholder information;• Coordinator for projects and two contingency fee cases, log and monitor deadlines, review discovery, handle information requests, prioritize multiple projects and deadlines; and• Independently manage workload and communicate deadlines and status of projects to organization and other legal department team members.

Austin, Texas Area

• Work on complex real estate offerings involving hotel franchises, ground leases, miscellaneous subleases within the hotel, including PPOs, corporate transactions, and financing documents; • Draft and revise correspondence, memos, reports, organizational documents, and contracts;• Manage company record books and stockholder information; • Calculate figures and amounts such as rental rates, discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, etc.; • Work on oil & gas class action litigation, including appellate briefs and filings; • Research and analyze law sources such as statutes, legal codes; verify citations and legal references on prepared legal documents;• Prepare for and assist in closings, corporate projects, and litigation cases, including discovery requests and audits; • Search for and summarize relevant articles in trade magazines, law review, published studies, financial reports, and similar materials for use of attorneys in the preparation of legal documents; • Provide extensive e-mail and telephone communication with third parties, and support organization, and coordination with other members of the legal team to gather and provide information, status updates, and to facilitate completion of projects; • Prepare redlines using Delta and MS Word;• Provide accounting support, including accounts payable entry, preparation of AR/AP reports, spreadsheets, and reconciliation of reports; • Analyze incoming memos, contracts, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan of action; and• Coordinate travel, mediations and closings, and calendar deadlines and appointments; miscellaneous administrative duties including preparation of expense accounts.

Houston, Texas Area

• Work on complex corporate and real estate offerings, including purchase of shopping centers and office buildings, asset purchases, PPOs, and multi-state mergers and dissolutions; • Review and prepare legal documents, including business contracts and documents related to real estate acquisitions, shopping center development, leasing and management, mergers and acquisitions, including franchise agreements, asset purchase agreements, PPOs, organizational documents, resolutions, SNDAs, estoppels, license and distribution agreements; • Prepare Reg D filings and research Blue Sky Laws; • Analyze documents and leases to obtain key provisions; • Perform due diligence and other organizational corporate and transactional support; • Prepare title objection letters; • Research and analyze state statutes and regulations regarding corporate practice; • Research trademark availability and coordinate federal trademark filings; • Work closely with name partner, clients and key players to manage projects, coordinate deadlines and handle various business matters, including trademark filings, license agreements, and assignments; • Manage UCC filings; • Provide e-mail and telephone communication with third parties, and coordination with other members of the team; • Manage the administration of the company’s various project entities, including state registration and annual filings; • Provide accounting support, including accounts payable entry, vendor billing; preparation of AR/AP reports, and reconciliation of reports; and• Track and manage vendor bills; coordinate with building management and maintenance.

B.A, Media/Pr, Minor Psychology

Activities and Societies: Alpha Rho Chi

Qualified To Take Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam -- November 2017, Law

Courses to prepare for Paralegal Certification Exam

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