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Washington, Dc

Reviewed eligibility and non-economic compensation claims, recommending approval or denial of eligibility claims, and award amounts for non-economic compensation claims. Ensured compliance with statutory deadlines and paperwork. Performed legal research and analyzed presence documentation, workers’ compensation judgments, hearing transcripts, and medical records. Researched letters of administration, death certificates, and tax documents from multiple jurisdictions as per personal representative claims. Performed outreach with 9/11 victims and their families regarding the claims process and status of claims. Interviewed affiants to ascertain credibility. Departmental liaison for offsite debris removal claim review. Assigned claims to peers for review. Mentored new claim reviewers.

Washington, Dc

WASHINGTON METROPOLLITAN AREA TRANSITY AUTHORITYLitigation Paralegal – Office of General CounselProvided paralegal support for multi-jurisdictional transit agency. Drafted pleadings including complaints, answers, discovery and motions. Managed tangible evidence for hearing and trial preparation via collection, organization and maintenance. Interviewed witnesses. Scheduled depositions and meetings. Drafted and filed medical subpoenas and responses. Cite checked and proofread memoranda. Summarized legal proceedings and depositions.• Developed relationships with intra-agency offices• Filed pleadings in local and federal courts

Drug Enforcement Administration, Arlington, Va

Under contract by Forfeiture Support Associates, LLC (FSA). Created Vaughn Indices for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation. Summarized depositions. Analyzed legal and administrative data for reports. Drafted pleadings, memoranda, correspondence and organized cases. Consulted with commercial businesses and government agencies per FOIA litigation. Redacted documents per FOIA and Privacy Act exemptions. Primary liaison between DEA Office of Chief Counsel and DEA Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Unit. Researched relevant case law and statutes using WESTLAW and LexisNexis. Maintained electronic and hard copy case files. Cite checked and proofread all documents. Created litigation report per case. Compiled master monthly unit litigation report. Queried DEA and DOJ databases per legal research.

Washington, Dc

Senior Paralegal - Office of Chief Counsel, Personnel and Labor Law Staff, Airports & Environmental Law. Under contract by Data Federal. Spearhead case and pleadings management for Federal multi-jurisdictional class-action litigation, directing weekly staff meetings and generating status reports. Reviewed and proofed motions, pleadings and correspondence to correct errors. Conducted cite checks and research of relevant laws and statutes using Westlaw. Utilized Pacer to retrieve and submit case pleadings. Composed witness deposition summaries. Organize and index discovery documents, town meeting comments, and FOIA requests. Streamlined litigation procedures by implementing an innovative pleadings retrieval system for class action litigation in the Airports & Environmental Law group. Established key relationships with U.S. District Court personnel, securing previously unobtainable class action pleadings in the Airports & Environmental Law group. Optimized quality of litigation documents by identifying inaccuracies and omissions in records downloaded into the iConectNXT litigation database in the Personnel & Labor Law group. Reviewed, tagged and coded voluminous personnel files per major labor class action litigation.

Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, Arlington, Va

Coordinated pleadings and patent litigation documents, establishing a related privilege log, at Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan under contract through Robert Half Legal. Indexed voluminous case materials. Trained new staff members in case organization techniques.

Washington, Dc

Provided comprehensive legal services to 3 practice groups at Nixon Peabody, LLP, in Washington, DC, a top 100 law firm, under contract through Update Legal. Delivered a full range of litigation support functions to the Litigation Practice Group, including case room and document management. Electronically filed pleadings. Compiled Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars and supporting documents for the Franchise Practice Group to submit to state franchise review boards. Researched state franchise statutes and laws. Updated and managed franchise client records and registrations. Expedited the Affordable Housing Practice Group’s subsidized mortgage litigation by organizing, coding and tagging numerous discovery documents with Concordance software. Assisted with Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, quality checking all documents for relevant agency submission.

Washington, Dc

Organized and managed all SEC, FTC and third party civil subpoenas, generating over 2,100 subpoena responses per year. Maintained subpoena tracking system, monitoring response and privilege issues. Oversaw all discovery matters. Operated as primary contact for outside counsel and law enforcement agencies. Personally accepted and responded to all FBI National Security Letters. Produced extensive trial and deposition exhibits. Performed complex legal research using multiple databases and online resources. Developed inter-company contacts. Supervised, trained and mentored newly hired legal staff. Enhanced document retrieval response time and accuracy by acquiring 8 new databases for the subpoena compliance unit. Designed and implemented a custom subpoena tracking system. Produced a subpoena compliance training manual to educate legal assistants and attorneys in protocols and responses. Eliminated liability by identifying a significant internal error in cellular service records discovery response. Acted as company witness in depositions, criminal and civil trials. Spotlight Award winner for superlative work performance.

B.A., English & History

Paralegal Certificate