Donna L. Ziegler Email & Phone Number

Pacific Northwest - Seattle/Tacoma, Wa

Complex injury litigation paralegal; construction litigation; asbestos experience; slip and fall; auto collisions; complex brain injury; birth defects; medical malpractice.

Seattle

Complex Defense Litigation - complex injuries; slip and falls; construction litigation; automobile collision; construction litigation; brain injury and school law. All aspects of complex litigation from intake of case through discovery and trial.

Past Marketing and Vendor Relations Chair for the Washington State Paralegal Association and former VP of Professional Development. WSPA is one of Washington State's preeminent organization supporting and promoting the paralegal profession. Assist the President and Board of Directors to plan activities and opportunities for Washington's career minded paralegals. Write bi-monthly Professional Development articles for the WSPA Newsletter. Coordinate and assist with marketing and vendor relations for CLEs, seminars, and volunteer projects. Headed the Paint Tacoma/Pierce Beautiful volunteer painting project Summer of 2009.

Civil Litigation Paralegal - Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Third Party Injury and Premise Liability

Managing Litigation Paralegal Seattle office of Patenaude & Felix, a prestigious litigation collection firm with offices in California, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Oregon. Richard D. Drowley, Managing Attorney.Solid project management and communications skills. Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PACER, eFiling, West Law and Lexis Nexis Research.

Managed and coordinate securities fraud Class Action lawsuit – In Re: Metropolitan Securities Litigation, United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington■ Assisted in organizing and managing voluminous discovery. Imported, searched and organized email and electronic discovery using Concordance case management software. ■ MS Word, Excel, Concordance, Clearwell, Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, On-Line Research

Managed multiple complex litigation projects simultaneously (medical malpractice, complex injury, product liability, employment discrimination, Federal cases, foster care abuse.)■ Developed and implemented strategic case plans and objectives for successful case conclusion.■ Managed trial and hearing calendars for attorneys. Met strict deadlines and resolved conflict.■ Client and expert witness development and relationship management. ■ Voluminous data and document management, electronic file management. ■ Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point; Word Perfect

Managed complex litigation projects (medical malpractice, wrongful death, complex injury, tort claims and nursing home negligence.)■ Managed trial and hearing calendars for all attorneys. Met strict deadlines.■ Prepared comprehensive date specific chronologies, correspondence, diagrams, trial exhibits. ■ Voluminous data and document management, electronic file management. ■ Prepared demands, complaints, discovery and pleadings throughout litigation process.■ Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point; Word Perfect

■ Prepared complex injury litigation and medical malpractice cases for mediation and trial. ■ Prepared comprehensive date specific chronologies, correspondence, diagrams, Exhibit Lists ■ Prepared pleadings, discovery, mediation and arbitration packages, summary judgment motions and exhibits. ■ Conducted legal research

Managed personal injury, third party Worker’s Comp. claims, construction litigation and tort liability claims from inception to finalization. ■ Assisted attorneys in all aspects of deposition preparation, trial preparation, exhibit lists, pleadings, discovery, mediation and arbitration.■ Extensive legal and medical research; preparation of comprehensive medical chronologies.

■ Managed personal injury claims■ Photographed accident scenes, injury sites and bodily injuries; Prepared diagrams, medical chronologies, exhibit lists, witness disclosures.■ Client and expert witness conferences.

Reported Superior Court Trials and Hearings; Juvenile Court Dependency and Custody Hearings; Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals Hearings; Depositions; Western State Mental Health Hearings; State of Washington Environmental Hearings■ Managed business accounts, bookkeeping; Business Tax Preparation

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Management Sales & Marketing

Activities and Societies: Business Management; Business Law; Civil Litigation; Research and Presentation; Operations and Marketing.

Assoc. Of Science, Paralegal And Court Reporting

Activities and Societies: Paralegal Studies including Business Law, Accounting, Comprehensive Writing, Legal and Medical Research. Court.

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