Karen Tanya Kelleher Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

United States

Legal support for lawyers only.

General Civil Litigation, Mass Tort, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury (Both Defense and Plaintiff), Contract Disputes, Commercial Litigation, Appellate, District Court Filings, Foreclosure Defense: including - Short Sales and Loan Modification NegotiationFlorida Registered Paralegal• Conduct initial interviews with clients.• Review documents from client, consult with attorney and prepare initial document upon client retainer• Set deadlines, reminders and schedule attorney meetings.• Draft pleadings: (i.e. complaint, summons, discovery, responsive documents, etc.).• Review files to determine pretrial and trial readiness.• Proficient in appellate filings.• Prepare initial or response brief(s).

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY • Westlaw Research • Microsoft Office • Pacer • Pclaw • Quick Books • Eservice• Efiling• Ediscovery

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Insurance Defense Florida Registered Paralegal (F.R.P.) • Drafting motions, notices, and correspondence. Conduct legal research on Westlaw • Local Rules of Procedure, online scheduling, Pacer etc. Prepare hearing binders. • Confer with Adjuster on responses to discovery Respond and draft discovery. • Proficient in e-filing, e-service, e-courtesy, e-discovery.

Hallandale, Florida

General Civil Litigation, Mass Tort, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury (Both Defense and Plaintiff), Contract Disputes, Commercial Litigation, Appellate, District Court Filings, Foreclosure Defense: including - Short Sales and Loan Modification NegotiationFlorida Registered Paralegal • Conduct initial interviews with clients. • Review documents from client, consult with attorney and prepare initial document upon client retainer • Set deadlines, reminders and schedule attorney meetings. • Draft pleadings: (i.e. complaint, summons, discovery, responsive documents, etc.). • Review files to determine pretrial and trial readiness. • Proficient in appellate filings. • Prepare initial or response brief(s).

Florida

General Plaintiff Civil Litigation, Mass Tort, Multi-District Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury. Circuit, Appeals and District Court Filings and procedure.Florida Registered Paralegal• Conduct initial interviews with clients.• Review documents from client, consult with attorney and prepare initial document upon client retainer• Set deadlines, reminders and schedule attorney meetings.• Draft pleadings: (i.e. complaint, summons, discovery, responsive documents, etc.).• Review files to determine pretrial and trial readiness.• Proficient in appellate filings.• Prepare initial or response brief(s).

Hollywood, Florida

Plaintiff Personal Injury and Medical MalpracticeLitigation Paralegal• Conduct initial interviews with clients. • Review documents from client, consult with attorney and prepare initial document upon client retainer. • Draft pleadings: (i.e. complaint, summons, discovery, responsive documents, etc.). • Prepared responsive pleadings, meet with clients for discovery purposes. • Review files to determine pre-trial and trial readiness.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Advocacy on Behalf of Abused and Neglected ChildrenContract Paralegal • Meet with dependency attorney to discuss case status. • Meet with Guardian ad Litem to discuss advocacy on behalf of abuse and neglected children. • Appearance before Juvenile/Dependency court on behalf of the Guardian ad Litem Program to advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children. • Prepare pleadings on behalf of abused and neglected children with recommendations to the court.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

General Civil Practice, Mediation, Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee, Planning and ZoningLegal Assistant• Responsible for initial interviews with attorney and client.• Draft pleadings including new case filings (i.e. complaint, summons, discovery, etc.) from dictation. • Prepare responsive pleadings upon meeting with clients for discovery purposes. • Prepare attorney for mediation and trial readiness under the direction of the attorney.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Legal Assistant• Professional demeanor. • Assist in all facets of litigation. • Prepared motions, propounding discovery and discovery responses; • Prepared attorney for hearing, mediation and trial readiness. • Prepare documents that have been dictated by attorney.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

General Complex Civil Litigation, Administrative Law, and Real EstateLegal Assistant• Meet with attorney to discuss strategy and take dictation for correspondence and pleadings. • Draft pleadings including new case filings (i.e. complaint, summons, discovery, etc.). • Meet with clients for discovery purposes. • Prepare attorney(s) for mediation and trial readiness and attend trial. • Assist in monitoring and applying for complex purchases of Healthcare facilities.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Complex Mass Tort: Medical Malpractice and Personal InjuryParalegal• Responsible for initial interviews with attorney and client. • Draft pleadings including new case filings (i.e. complaint, summons, discovery, etc.) from dictation. • Prepare responsive pleadings upon meeting with clients for discovery purposes. • Prepare attorney for mediation and trial readiness under the direction of the attorney. • Assist attorney(s) and attend trial.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Dissolution of Marriage, Probate, and General Civil LitigationLegal Assistant• Meet with attorney to discuss issues and deadlines for the day. • Contact clients and schedule appointment for existing and new clients in Red Book (Attorney Calendar). • Deadline and set reminders in Red Book (Attorney Calendar).

Juris Doctorate, Law

Juris Doctorate, Law

Activities and Societies: Student Body Association (SBA)Great experience for those who are not sure they want to go to law school..

Masters, Organizational Management

Activities and Societies: Society of Online EducationDebate Team

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters