Assist managing partner and multiple associates with insurance defense litigation for several facilities, hospitals and corporate chains;Prepare case materials for attorneys’ use at all depositions, hearings and pre-trial conferences;Assist with preparation before and during mediations and arbitrations;Successful defense of surgery center in Indiana at Trial;Manage all aspects of electronic discovery;ECF Courtnet filing in state and federal courts;Serve as liaison between individual facility administrators, corporate representatives, in-house staff, experts, co-defense and opposing counsel on all matters related to pretrial preparation;Draft deposition notices, discovery requests and responses, memorandums, affidavits, correspondence, records request letters, subpoeanas duces tecums, tracking logs, damages calculations;Manage deadlines for multiple cases.

Assisted several attorneys with state and federal litigation defense for premises liability, personal injury, malpractice and general liability actions.Drafted all discovery responses, subpoenas & SDT, deposition notices, correspondence, medical chronologies, etcetera; continuous communication with defense experts, courts, outside counsel and third-party vendors;ECF/Courtnet filing in Kentucky, Indiana and Federal Courts.

Assisted two managing partners and associates with representation of thousands of clients with emphasis in Medical Device / Product Liability litigation against major medical device manufacturers from intake through settlement (eventual eight figure settlement);Draft pleadings and correspondence; ECF filing in multiple MDLs;Manage all aspects of intake, discovery, pre-settlement and settlement preparation for clients; daily communication with clients, referral counsel, multiple co-counsel, defense counsel and third-party vendors;Direct management responsibilities.

Nursing home litigation defense for multiple facilities throughout the state;Served as liaison between individual facility administrators, corporate representatives, in-house staff, experts, co-defense and opposing counsel on all matters related to pretrial preparation;Drafted discovery requests and responses, memos, correspondence, records request letters, tracking logs; managed deadlines for multiple cases; maintained electronically produced discovery;Prepared case materials for attorneys’ use at depositions, pre-trial conferences, mediations and trials.

Lead paralegal over products liability (asbestos & silica) / complex litigation practice group, including some direct management responsibilities;Managed Access database consisting of more than 2,800 plaintiffs in multiple state and federal jurisdictions;Experienced with electronic discovery and mass document management that ranged from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of documents;Assisted attorneys with preparation for settlement negotiations and trials in asbestos/silica and medical malpractice suits;Assisted with drafts of diverse pleadings and correspondence including monthly litigation reports to national coordinating counsel, answers, dismissals, PHVs, QPOs, subpoenas, discovery, etcetera; conducted numerous large-scale research projects and communicated findings to counsel;Streamlined scheduling of depositions and mediations; communicated with outside counsel, paralegals and Court staff;Requested, summarized and maintained all pertinent records; prepared records for attorneys’ use at depositions and Court proceedings.