Litigation paralegal with the Legal Department of Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County.• Primarily involved with the coordination between Circuit Court and General Session Civil Division and cases dealing with Metro Codes Department and Inspectors and parties involved with violations of Metropolitan and Davidson County Environmental Codes.• Coordinate and process court orders, warrants and subpoenas. Handle communications between the Department and other parties regarding the status of their cases. • Database management of cases and the preparation of court administrative records in addition to coordinating with other administrative staff in law related support services as required which include receiving and processing complaints against the Department.

Paralegal with the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of General Counsel. • Responsible for the timely drafting of pre-trial documents at the request of multiple attorneys in preparation of cases to be heard before the Tennessee Board of Nursing. Prepared subpoenas to witnesses and communication with them regarding their appearances before the Board.• Assisted attorneys with any discovery requests to respond within designated timeframes.• Prepared, organized and copied documents for Board hearings and attended hearings if requested by the attorney.• Coordination with other state agencies in the assistance of case appeals.

Environmental paralegal with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Office of General Counsel. • Drafted expedited Orders and Assessment of civil penalties issued by the Commissioner for violations of the Tennessee Water Quality Control Act.• Developed and organized for the Attorney General’s Office an Administrative Record for cases being appealed to Chancery Court. • Prepared affidavits, civil warrants and supporting case documentation in preparation for filing collection cases in General Sessions. • As a member of the Conflict of Interest Committee, reviewed conflict of interest disclosure requests and prepared memorandums to the Commissioner regarding the committee’s recommendation of resolution of conflict. The Committee also served in an advisory role regarding the interpretation and application of the conflict of interest policy. • Coordinated with the Attorney General’s Office regarding bankruptcy cases in relation to claims filed by TDEC. • Investigated Workplace Harassment Complaints pursuant to the State’s policy on harassment and discrimination to include interviewing complainant, accused and witnesses and preparation of analysis report of findings to the workplace harassment committee. • Assisted with public records requests directed to TDEC. Utilize Westlaw, CLEAR and PACER accounts for research requested by attorneys.

Environmental litigation paralegal at Louisiana – Pacific Corporation in Nashville, Tennessee. • Managed environmental litigation cases to include serving as liaison with counsel, business units and other departments and parties. Facilitated interaction between local legal counsel and company departmental executives in order to assist in the handling of environmental law suits. • Assisted in-house counsel in all types of business transactions involving environmental issues. Retained and monitored outside counsel regarding assigned cases. Served as initial contact for the company regarding the filing of law suits and subpoenas served on the company.• Reviewed, collected and analyzed environmental records at company facility sites and determined the proper use of documentation in law suits involving the company. • Reviewed outside legal billing statements and prepared reports regarding analysis of same.

Environmental and regulatory paralegal at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee. • Participated in extensive document review, research and organization of large class action environmental and product liability cases.• Review and analysis of government environmental and regulatory agency files and preparation of reports summarizing same.• Assisted in researching various legal issues in preparation for startup of the Tennessee State Lottery.

Product liability and medical malpractice paralegal at Starnes & Atchison, LLP, Birmingham, Alabama. • Responsible for initial preparation of discovery pleadings and the drafting, issuing and serving of subpoenas in state and federal cases.• Involved in field investigations including the gathering of information and documentation related to case discovery.

Personal injury and worker compensation paralegal at Smith, Spires and Peddy, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama. • Preparation of preliminary discovery pleadings and developed case management documentation for same. Summarized medical records and depositions.• Performed case information retrieval and background checks through state judicial computer system.• Worked with clients regarding obtaining initial investigation information of worker compensation claims and preparation of summary reports regarding the results of investigation.

Collection paralegal at Steltemeier & Westbrook, Nashville, Tennessee. • Handled collection accounts to include communication with debtors and coordination of payment arrangements.• Performed credit bureau searches and assisted investigators in locating debtors and participated in foreclosure pleadings.• Responsible for maintenance and updating of books in law library.

Intelligence Operations Specialist with the U.S. Air Force, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. • Database administrator for major Command Intelligence operations in the Pacific Rim area. Duties included briefing pilots and extensive interaction with government agencies in handling, writing and researching classified military information.• Performed computer processing and programming for government satellite imagery.• Set up secured communications for computer and telephone systems for immediate deployment.