This is a high production personal injury firm specializing in commercial vehicle and automobile accidents. Responsible for case file from lead receipt/intake through litigation (from File to Trial). I standardized naming convention for filing of correspondence and litigation files.

Hired to close office of deceased attorney while transitioning 67 active Personal Injury cases of Spanish speaking clients. Created and standardized forms and procedures for newly established Personal Injury Department.

Paralegal to Head of Litigation with heavy emphasis in the Oil & Gas, Maritime, and Personal Injury areas of law. Functioned as a Litigation Support Specialist utilizing Summation iBlaze and Express to process 1.2 TB of documents produced during discovery. This included mapping, coding, and document review for productions to opposing parties. I helped revise and develop Litigation Play Book.

Contract Legal Assistant to Attorney Jeffrey L. Dorrell

Direct reported to four attorneys in the above referenced four departments in a high production foreclosure firm. Tracked and reported on litigation files on client websites. Drafted pleadings and correspondence for attorney review and approval.

Assisted the two named partners with a broad range of responsibilities encompassing the timely and complex preparation of litigation cases from intake to trial. Maintained litigation docket, calendared deadline dates for responsive pleadings/motions, court appearances, discovery and other important deadlines. Prepared for hearings, depositions and trials. Created, organized and maintained litigation files.

I have eighteen plus years as an underwriter in the mortgage industry. I and am a three-time Service Excellence Award winner (four nominations) with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. I am the only contract employee to be nominated or win the Ron Hicks Service Excellence Award at Homenbanc Mortgage Corporation.