Jinal Patel Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

• Assist clients in preparing real estate documents and conducting real estate closings
• Prepare estate plans and trusts for various clients
• Draft pleadings and petitions in preparation for probate litigation
• Represent individuals in insurance coverage issues
• Draft business corporation documents for individuals and corporations

• Successfully defend insured clients in trials at Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission in Cook County and other collar counties
• Draft proposed decisions post trial for Arbitrator review and ruling
• Conduct evidence depositions of expert witnesses including surgeons and vocational counselors

Chicago

• Researched case law on various personal injury issues and drafted supporting Motions in Limine
• Drafted complaints on personal injury suits
• Analyzed medical records and drafted demand letters to insurance companies
• Drafted legal memorandum on issues relating to jury instructions and admissibility of expert witnesses

• Review resumes and interview potential new employees
• Draft weekly employment schedule and assemble inventory paperwork
• Perform all customer service functions, to include mediation of customer complaints within company
• Administer payroll functions for employees and compile work schedules on weekly basis
• Compile labor costs and assemble vendor checks on bi-monthly basis
• Analyze company profits and communicate with national headquarters on improvements and developments

Chicago

• Drafted legal memorandum on parole evidence as applied to martial settlement agreements; used at trial by Principal Partner
• Prepared financial affidavits through use of spreadsheets to track changing values of high-asset property and business assets
• Conducted investigations on parties’ pending lawsuits associated with business interests that may impact dissolution case
• Drafted responses to discovery motions by analyzing financial stock documents and ownership percentages

Chicago

• Corresponded with clients on individual needs and drafted marital settlement and joint parenting agreements
• Researched and drafted tax consequences on sale of marital and non marital assets
• Prepared pre-trial memorandum and exhibits to be used for hearings and trials by Principal Attorney

Chicago

• Drafted various arguments, motions and counter-arguments pertaining to divorce litigation issues
• Prepared financial affidavits and used discovery materials to draft responses to Notice to Produce requests
• Organized evidentiary materials in preparation for trials
• Prepared retainers based on client needs and filed new cases at Richard Daley Center
• Drafted client correspondence and prepared mailings

Will County

• Conducted a Prove-Up between pro se litigants with attorney supervision
• Drafted agreed orders between pro se litigants per Judge’s instructions
• Calculated child support awards utilizing statute requirements and analyzing paychecks
• Mediated Pro Se litigant issues and drafted agreed orders based upon party’s agreements
• Worked with felony court judge to draft legal memorandum on evidence presented for motion to reconsider which Judge used to rationalize her ruling

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Child & Family Law Society - President (2014-2015) Vice President (2013-2014) Treasurer (2012-2013)

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Government & Psychology