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Responsible for expert retention and client communication for litigation cases across the country. Direct contact with attorneys and insurance adjusters regarding complex injury litigation and communication with physicians in every specialty area to discuss the legal and medical aspects of the case.

Rochester Office

Senior paralegal specializing in litigation with extensive trial and appellate experience. Responsibilities included litigation discovery, large file document management, electronic filing, docketing in state and federal court matters, online research, FOIA demands, and medical analysis. Exceptional knowledge of the CPLR, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, CM/ECF filing, and HIPAA guidelines. Proficient in TimeMatters, LexisNexis, Outlook, Word, Excel and Juris.

Rochester, Ny

Worked on a wide range of litigation and corporate matters including employment discrimination, breach of contract, copyright infringement involving the recording industry, and a large federal matter involving the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961. Assisted with all aspects of trial preparation including witness coordination, organization of electronically stored information (ESI), eDiscovery, exhibits and document management. Responsible for maintaining the Summation database for large, multi-million dollar lawsuit. Proficient in the use of Summation, Sanction, PowerPoint, Westlaw, LexisNexis, Microsoft Word, Access, Excel.

Buffalo Office

Office Administrator/Paralegal and original employee of this newly formed law firm. Developed policies, handbooks, guidelines and procedures for firm which grew from 2 employees to over 30+ employees in four years. Responsible for day-to-day operations including hiring new secretarial and office staff, coordinated with outside vendors to provide health insurance, office equipment, computer hardware and software for the firm. Conducted training of new staff and generated job descriptions for all secretarial, paralegal and other support positions. Maintained billable hour requirements as a litigation paralegal, worked on all aspects of litigation and employment discrimination matters including discovery, motion practice, trial preparation and records on appeal for appellate practice. Proficient in LexisNexis, Westlaw, Word, Excel and Word Perfect.

Regional Director for over 20 paralegal associations in the Northeast. Represented, voted, and spoke nationally about issues affecting the profession. Also acted as the national leadership training coordinator and conducted seminars, workshops and training sessions to assist local paralegal associations increase their membership and provide educational seminars to their membership.

Buffalo, Ny

Litigation Paralegal specializing in insurance coverage, insurance defense, employment discrimination, breach of contract, construction/labor law litigation, and first-party fraud and fire loss matters. Responsible for maintenance of Summation database, online research, large document litigation maintenance, drafting of discovery documents and motions, and subpoenas. Assisted in several multi-million dollar employment discrimination matters and labor law construction injury trials that resulted in "no cause" verdicts and saved firm clients millions of dollars. Developed numerous job outlines for paralegals within the firm and personally assisted in the interview and hiring of legal personnel. Proficient in Summation, Excel, Word, Word Perfect, Outlook, Timeslips, LexisNexis.

Ba, Political Science/Paralegal Studies, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Marist Institute for Public Opinion Division I Swim Team member

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science, 3.9 Gpa

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