John Blessing Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Draft and edit dozens of Pleadings, Motions and Requests before filing same with various courts
• Prepare and produce thousands of pages of discovery in both discovery and e-discovery via NextPoint
• Worked closely with both clients and opposing counsels to effectively litigate matters
• Managed both Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable using the ABACUS program
• Manage a team of Legal Assistants to ensure deadlines are met as required
• Developed skills in numerous required legal programs and websites such as ABACUS, Worldox, LawToolBox, Collaborati, Serengeti, PeachCourt, Odyssey, CM/ECF, NextPoint and others.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Supports work of the Peanut Gallery, which monitors local Board of Elections
• Researches, analyzes, and develops reports on recent legislation pertaining to voting rights
• Serving as a locus for organization-wide fact-checking and copy-editing needs
• Collecting and analyzing voter-related data

• Answered calls from customers and routed them to correct departments if necessary
• Provided technical support and assistance for basic, intermediate and advanced PC problems

Gainesville, Georgia

• Assembled new custom computers for clients
• Upgraded and repaired hardware
• Troubleshoot network and software issues

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

• Identified noteworthy students from disenfranchised communities for competitive scholarships
• Organized, scheduled and led meetings and workshops with students designed to assist in the application process and advised students personally based on former scholarship success
• Assisted with and edited national scholarship essays and applications from students

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• U.S. State Department program administered by Howard University that seeks to prepare outstanding students for careers as diplomats
• Shadowed foreign service officers learning relevant professional writing and communication skills
• Assisted with projects across intelligence departments and for individual officers including crisis management, research, and information entry

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

• Planned and scheduled events, recruited speakers, and moderated panel discussions.
• Presented research on the evolution of democratic consolidation.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, Students for a Progressive.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society