Contract position for Citizens. Started with Appraisal claims. The entire team has been moved to FNOL claims.

Started as the Special Projects Paralegal.Advise In-house and Outside Counsel on cases that are in litigation.Settlement negotiations with opposing counsel on property damage cases, Assignment of Benefits cases, Pre-Suit claims and mass settlement of different claims and vendors.Attended mediation.Preparation for settlement negotiations.Review files prior to settlement negotiations.Communicate with outside counsel on the progress of files in litigation.

Responsible for 1st party property cases for an insurance carrier. Responsible for some liability cases. Settlement negotiations with opposing counsel on 1st party property cases. Case management. Preparation and drafting of legal documents (discovery, motions and settlement documents). Trial preparation. Responsible for discovery requests, responses and medical summaries on liability cases. Communicate with opposing counsel and clients.… Show more Responsible for 1st party property cases for an insurance carrier. Responsible for some liability cases. Settlement negotiations with opposing counsel on 1st party property cases. Case management. Preparation and drafting of legal documents (discovery, motions and settlement documents). Trial preparation. Responsible for discovery requests, responses and medical summaries on liability cases. Communicate with opposing counsel and clients. E-filing. Review of discovery documents supplied by opposing counsel. Various other duties as needed. Show less

Senior Paralegal to the Director of the Legal Department.Preparation and drafting of legal documents.Trial preparation. Responsible for discovery matters.Communicate with opposing counsel, clients and various courts.Settlement negotiation with opposing counsel on different cases.Various other duties as needed.

Preparation and drafting of legal documents.Trial preparation. Responsible for discovery matters.Communicate with opposing counsel, clients and various courts.Various other duties as needed.

Preparation and drafting of legal documents.Trial preparation. Responsible for discovery matters.Communicate with opposing counsel, outside sources and various courts.Various other duties as needed.

Preparation and drafting of legal documents.Trial preparation. Responsible for discovery matters.Communicate with opposing counsel, clients, insurance adjusters, private investigators and various courts.Various other duties as needed.

Preparation and drafting of legal documents.Digested deposition transcripts and drafted summaries.Trial preparation. Responsible for various discovery matters to include responses to discovery requests.Communicate with opposing counsel, clients, insurance adjusters, private investigators and various courts.Review medical records and write summaries/chronologies. Various other duties as needed.

Some of the high profile cases that I worked on while doing contract work are:Citigroup-China (case settled with SEC).In re Grand Theft Video Game Consumer Litigation.In re JDS Uniphase Corporation Securities Litigation.

Managed the Litigation Paralegal Department, Medical Records Department, Calendar Department, Nurse Paralegal and the law interns.Responsible for the daily administrative duties of the paralegal department.Screened and interviewed paralegals for possible openings in the department.Training and conducting classes in various subject matters.Review of paralegal assignments and billing entriesResponsible for implementing new polices or revising existing department polices.

Lead Paralegal for Batco (United States v. Phillip Morris, et al.)Responsible for the Product Liability Department's monthly litigation report on BATCo cases nationally which in turn was sent to BATCo Headquarters. Preparation and selection of documents to be used for motions.Trial preparation. Cite Checking and Shepardizing of legal documents.Digested deposition transcripts and drafted summaries.Responsible for filing of documents both at the state and federal levels.

This firm was Trial Counsel for a few major firearm manufacturers.Assisted at trial on the Grunow v. Valor Corp. (Top 100 trials nationally in 2002). Trial preparation. Setup and responsible for the war room while at trial.Cite Checking and Shepardizing of legal documents.Communicated with outside counsel, experts and clients.Digested deposition transcripts and drafted summaries.Managed Calendar.Conducted research on the internet.Filed documents in… Show more This firm was Trial Counsel for a few major firearm manufacturers.Assisted at trial on the Grunow v. Valor Corp. (Top 100 trials nationally in 2002). Trial preparation. Setup and responsible for the war room while at trial.Cite Checking and Shepardizing of legal documents.Communicated with outside counsel, experts and clients.Digested deposition transcripts and drafted summaries.Managed Calendar.Conducted research on the internet.Filed documents in state and federal courts. Show less

Responsible for several of Anthony Heller's cases.Performed cite-checking, trial preparation and assisted at trial.Communicated with experts, witnesses, clients and insurance carriers.Screened potential experts.Selected and reviewed material to be sent to experts for their review.Scheduled IMEs.Communicated with private investigators.Gathered documents to be used with motions and appeals. Drafted State and Federal Subpoenas. Drafted legal documents.Filed… Show more Responsible for several of Anthony Heller's cases.Performed cite-checking, trial preparation and assisted at trial.Communicated with experts, witnesses, clients and insurance carriers.Screened potential experts.Selected and reviewed material to be sent to experts for their review.Scheduled IMEs.Communicated with private investigators.Gathered documents to be used with motions and appeals. Drafted State and Federal Subpoenas. Drafted legal documents.Filed documents in State Courts.Trained new paralegals.Maintained Discovery Items.Interviewed witnesses and subsequently drafted summaries of those interviews. Show less

Intake of new clients.Negotiated settlements of Personal Injury cases with various insurance companies and law firms.Drafting of various legal documents.Prep of settlements packages.Attended client's IMEs. Prep of clients for EUOs and attended them with clients.

Defense Med Mal.