Dawne E. Ledano Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas

55 Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas 77007

Houston, Texas

• Draft correspondence, pleadings, motions, deposition notices, and discovery (including bate label) relevant but not limited to legal issues surrounding Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Labor and Employment, Personal Injury, Environmental, Commercial Litigation, Dram Shop, Asbestos, FELA, and Medical Malpractice to facilitate case development and pretrial preparation • Maintain communication with attorneys and clients, from point of referral through trial phase, to facilitate and expedite case settlements• Open, organize and interpret case files, including obtaining background information regarding case, recording pertinent information and calendaring of deadlines • Draft medical and billing subpoena records requests • Summarize depositions• Interview fact witnesses• Review and edit attorney documents to ensure accuracy • Prepare cases for court hearings, trials and mediations• Draft demand letters and Suit on Sworn Account for client on specific collections cases• Draft, edit and compile information for documentation; including case status reports and case litigation budget to client• Electronic filing, including, but not limited to, pleadings, motions, and pre-trial order documents with the proper Federal Courts, County and District Civil Courts in numerous Texas counties• Research local court and federal rules for initial case procedure within said court• Schedule travel arrangements for Partners and Associates• Prepare daily timekeeping and remit monthly expense/attorney fee invoices to clients • Prepare new employee packet for attorneys and legal support staff• Train and mentor junior legal secretaries, ensuring compliance and success• Assist attorneys with updates and compliance regarding CLE, DRI, ABA, HBA, practice in state and federal courts, LexisNexis, Pacer, ECF, and Martindale-Hubbell• Track and account for all expenses, utilizing correct client codes and invoicing procedures

• Assisted senior and junior Partners and Associates in many aspects of civil litigation, included but not limited to, drafted pleadings relevant to Aviation Defense, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Toxic Tort, Jones Act, Personal Injury, Insurance and Contract issues• Assisted senior attorney on cases involving land leases and contract provisions• Drafted discovery documents; including requests for interrogatories, production, admissions and disclosure and motions to compel• Scheduled travel for Partner and Associates, and calendared pertinent case related deadlines• Interviewed clients and developed case summaries• Created and indexed expert library for expert witness reference in cases• Assist Senior Partner with updates and compliance regarding CLE, DRI, ABA, HBA, practice in state and federal courts, LexisNexis, Pacer, ECF, Super Lawyers Bio, and Martindale-Hubbell

• Assisted Partner and Associate in eviction practice by drafting various case related documents, including residential leases, forbearance agreements, eviction complaints, writ of possession, final judgment, notices to leave the premises, and collection requests• Acted as liaison between clients and attorneys regarding tenant broken leases and case development• Prepared counsel for FED (Forcible Entry and Detainer) court hearings and trial

Associate'S Degree, Paralegal Studies

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