Kathryn Sewell Email and Phone Number

Connecticut Office Key Holder and Manager. Initiated and created Litigation Department to keep litigated files in-house. Managed Litigation Department, Protracted Litigation files, and "Out of Footprint" portfolio. Supervised a team of attorneys and paralegals to ensure productivity and coordination. Created systems and all documents used in Massachusetts evictions portfolio. Communicated with department, co-counsel, and clients to ensure quality and transparency on files. Prepared legal briefs, motions, pleadings, answers, discovery requests, discovery responses, motions for summary judgment, and gathered documentation and information for same. Researched state statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes and documents. Investigated facts and laws to determine causes of action to prepare cases and developed strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases. Prepared witness, discovery, pleading, trial and exhibit binders for oral argument and depositions.

Completion of Foreclosure including ensuring recording of Foreclosure Deed/Quitclaim Deed. End-to-end Eviction process completed in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine and cooperation with broker/agent to relist and answer to potential buyers. Maintaining excellent relationship with all clients with regards to their open files. Interaction with and response to 3 partners, managing Attorney, clients, and coworkers with regards to all files in workload. Preparation of monthly status reports with regards to referrals, closed files and status of all active files for managing attorney and partners. Training of new staff on firm and department procedures.

All necessary preparation for matters concerning Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Civil Litigation, Pleadings, Real Estate Closings, Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorneys, Probate, Family Law, Divorces, and billing.Preparation of correspondences, Motions, Pleadings, handling phones, interaction with clients, maintaining files, and general office organization. Maintaining and managing of Attorney’s calendar and scheduled matters.