Michael B. Vaia, Jr. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Outreach Coordinator is responsible for the following:• Development of a 6-12-month work plan (with input from the Steering Committee)• Weekly monitoring of the Courts Matter Illinois email: - Responding to emails that need attention. - Alerting the volunteer coordinators of what has come in and been responded to.• Develop, monitor and maintain a Courts Matter Illinois listserv/google group: - Send out a weekly update (provided by national Courts Matter partner organizations) to all individual and organizational members of CMIL and to interested individuals and organizations. - Reach out and communicate by email and phone to potential organizational and individual members. - Grow the CMIL membership• Develop, monitor, and maintain a social media presence for Courts Matter Illinois (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)• Maintain and update the Courts Matter website and Facebook page and help develop a more robust website for Courts Matter Illinois• Assist in arrangements for meetings, webinars, conference calls and events and follow up to these activities.• Work with Steering Committee on advocacy alerts on judicial nominations.• Meet with members of the CMIL Steering Committee (via conference call/Zoom or in person) on a regular basis.• Advise the Steering Committee on strategies for growth and outreach and building public awareness of the importance of the federal courts system.• When appropriate, speak and write publicly about the federal judiciary and Courts Matter Illinois.• Other duties as assigned and as time allows.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Levin & Perconti is a nationally renowned law firm concentrating in all types of serious injury, medical malpractice, birth injury, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death litigation. Our award-winning trial attorneys are committed to protecting and vindicating the rights of people who are seriously injured by the negligence of others. Our firm is located in Chicago, but our personal injury attorneys, including our specialized birth injury team, handle lawsuits for clients throughout Illinois and the United States.• Answer and issue written discovery• Prepare and send 213 disclosures• Prepare and send 201k letters• Prepare and send mediation submissions• Prepare motions, such as: Motion to Compel, Motion for Judgement• Prepare and issue Medicare, Medicaid, and supplemental insurance initial letters• Prepare demand letters• E-file documents on Odyssey• Handle a case load of over 250 cases• Use case management software Litify

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Motherway & Napleton, a top-rated personal injury law firm in Chicago, focuses on civil litigation, personal injury, tort, and medical malpractice.Our Chicago lawyers have handled a gamut of cases, from automobile collisions and premises liability to professional negligence cases, including medical malpractice, product liability, construction accidents, train crashes, and commercial aviation disasters.• Prepare trial binders and jury instructions for attorneys and trial judge. • Answer and issue interrogatories, Rule 213s, Rule 214s, and Rule 216s.• Prepare all documents necessary for drafting and amending complaints at law, including: notice of motions, motions, complaints at law, and proposed orders.• Draft demand letters to defendant insurance companies. • Create pre-trial memorandums and mediation submissions with corresponding exhibits.• Utilized Smokeball for general case management.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC, is a team of dedicated personal injury and wrongful death attorneys. Over the course of its existence, Elman Joseph Law Group has handled over 10,000 lawsuits in Illinois and helped clients recover millions in compensation. Along with these victories, the law firm is distinguished by court trial performance. Every attorney at the Elman Joseph Law Group is prepared to take your case to court to ensure the best possible outcome.• Managed all case files from the point of referral through discovery.• Opened all case files from referring attorneys and entered client information into case management system Meruscase.• Checked for service of defendant and, e-file service into court system to create and submit appear and defend letters to defendant insurance companies.• Ordered medical records and bills using HiTech and HIPAA authorizations, compiling them into 90c/214 packet to be sent to opposing council. • Drafted and submitted interrogatory questions to be submitted to opposing council.• Efficiently and effectively trained new law clerks on all responsibilities.

Elmhurst, Illinois

Grounded in tradition and inspired by innovation. The knowledge and expertise of a 70-year-old real estate legacy blended with the marketing and technology of today. A family to our agents, our clients and our community. At L.W. Reedy, our commitment will move you.• Clerical office work, such as filing, creation of end of the year books, scheduling, and more.• Successfully implemented updated printer network to handle various needs of staff.• Used Canva to create posts for real estate listings.

Elmhurst, Illinois, United States

Galanopolous & Galgan provides licensed real estate professionals and individual buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate with the best possible service in Chicagoland. • Directly reported to attorneys, handling client and opposing council outreach, correspondence, and documentation.• Assumed responsibilities of legal assistants for buy and sale transactions, such as creating closing confirmations, addendums, power of attorney forms, engagement letters, and more. • Shadowed attorneys on real estate closings both in and out of office.

Elmhurst, Illinois

• Maintained resources within the office• Managed and monitored building equipment• Used equipment such as copiers and fax machines to assist office managers

Elmhurst, Illinois

The Citizen Advocacy Center (CAC) is an award winning, non-profit, non-partisan free community legal organization. Founded in 1994, CAC's mission is to build democracy for the 21st century by strengthening the citizenry's capacities, resources, and institutions for self-governance. • Conducted research for multiple projects, including the U.S. Census and ethics commissions.• Created media pamphlets for projects I conducted research for. • Publicly presented and answered questions regarding my research at forums.

Elmhurst, Illinois

• Organized donation history chronologically• Proficiently used Salesforce to input financial data• Successfully inputted seven years of financial data

Chicago, Illinois

• Created and updated phone banks of constituent data• Established and facilitated a field office• Recruited and trained volunteers

Villa Park, Illinois

• Coordinated 14 interns and 2 lead interns• Tasked with completing weekly payroll for 17 employees• Managed day-to-day operations

Villa Park, Illinois

• Communicated with constituents via canvassing, mail, and telephone• Created telephone canvassing scripts• Logged constituent data on computers

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.2 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Lambda Chi Alpha, Student Government Association, Pi Gamma Mu National Honor Society, and Mock Trial

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government, 3.6 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Lambda Chi Alpha, Student Government Association, Pi Gamma Mu National Honor Society, and Mock Trial

High School Diploma, 3.33 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Italian club, water polo team, swimming and diving team, high honor roll, honor roll