Debra Cavanaugh Email & Phone Number

Legal Secretary for two partners and two of counsels in the real estate and litigation department. Assist Nexsen Pruet’s real estate and litigation practice attorneys in the preparation and finalization of correspondence and litigation discovery, motions and orders. Transmit documents/binders for filing with the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act. Register and monitor attorneys’ CLEs. Manage and maintain petty cash, oversee library and order supplies. Schedule and monitor main office calendar for meetings and depositions. Review, revise, process and submit monthly client billing. Maintain and oversee attorneys’ caseload/calendars and monitor incoming mail and telephones. Prepare and submit expense reports and check requisites, enter daily timecards, create, maintain and organize client files. Utilize all internal firm databases.

Legal Secretary for two partners and two associates in the real estate department. Processed retail/in-line/restaurant/anchor leasing document, monitored template form changes and prepared client Excel status reports. Generated and transmitted leasing documents for execution, managed project data, generated contract document construction transactions involving public and private projects, and finalized American Institute of Architects (AIA) contracts documents. Prepared applications/affidavits for rezoning, special exceptions, special permits, and variances. Composed and finalized engagement/waiver transmittals for signature. Processed new matters through firm’s Conflicts database and generated New Business Memorandum for new client/matter numbering. Reviewed, revised and processed monthly client billing reports. Prepared and submitted expense reports and check requisites and entered daily timecards. Created, maintained and organized client files, utilized all internal firm databases and maintained and oversaw attorneys’ caseload/calendars. Served as team leader/floor coordinator and mentored new secretaries and staff.

Legal Secretary for one partner and two associates in the real estate department. Processed leasing documents for retail/in-line/restaurant/anchor strip malls and/or shopping centers. Prepared applications/affidavits for rezoning, special exceptions, special permits and variances for filing with City and County governments. Performed administrative and secretarial duties, including typing, filing, prepared expense reports and reimbursements, and coordinated travel arrangements. Performed client-billing functions.

Legal Secretary for five attorneys in the criminal, civil, estate planning, corporation, personal injury and family law. Drafted pleadings and prepared drafts of Warrant in Debts, Last Wills and Testaments, Property Settlement Agreements, and other related documents. Gathered medical and billing records, organized and disbursed awards and settlements on personal injury claims, interfaced with clients on a case-by-case basis. Coordinated attorneys’ caseloads and calendars; supervised and monitored support personnel.