Helene A. Simvoulakis-Panos Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

-Advise and maintain constant communication with clientele regarding pending litigation status, all in an effort to expand and improve strategies to serve clients' best interests.-Study, interpret and apply various laws and legal principles, determining best approach to serve client's needs.-Hone legal research and analysis skill-set through involvement in a variety of litigation in both state and federal court.-Analyze, review and prepare a variety of legal documents, including lease agreements, settlement agreements, pleadings, correspondence, discovery requests/responses and legal research memoranda.-Monitor litigation status, constantly juggling multiple priorities and simultaneous deadlines in management of huge civil litigation caseload.-Coordinate and liaise daily with managing attorneys, interns, opposing counsel and judicial officers, continuously taking the lead to facilitate creative solutions to newly arising crises and setbacks.-Second-chaired two-week jury trial in Northern District of California, at the conclusion of which, plaintiff-client was awarded a verdict of over a million dollars.

Modesto, Ca

-Prepared and examined contracts, including settlement agreements and commercial lease agreements.-Successfully negotiated favorable amendments to commercial leases for landlord client that resulted in extensions of lease term.-Member of trial team that achieved favorable jury verdict in multi-million dollar breach of contract dispute.-Prepared case briefings identifying pertinent legal issues and rulings in anticipation of law and motion hearings.-Regularly drafted all types of legal correspondence to opposing counsel. -Successfully assisted in the opposition of motions for summary judgment, resulting in client savings of millions of dollars.

J.D., Law

B.A., American Literature, Policy Studies Minor

Activities and Societies: Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority