Paul Alexander Gamez Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Oversee work up of multiple cases. Initial preparation of report, budget, and defense strategy for each case. Appear for court hearings. Propound and respond to all written discovery of Form and Special Interrogatories, Requests for Admissions, and Requests for Production of Documents. Prepare and respond to meet and confer letters. Analyze/summarize client documents, medical records, discovery responses, and depositions. Subpoena all pertinent records. Prepare chronologies. Perform site inspections. Perform jury verdict analysis. Notice depositions with production of documents. Determine experts and retain. Prepare mediation and pre-trial briefs. Determine viability of Demurrers and Motions to Strike. Prepare drafts and execute all case filings. Prepare continuous 45-day iteration status reports. Confer with opposing counsel, co-Defendant, and clients. Meet yearly billing requirements.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

New York, Us

(~2,000 hours of experience)Guided Partners and Associates on complex procedural and strategic issues in both state and federal jurisdictions. Scrutinized and operated multiple internal/external databases, singled out successful pleading, motions, or other legal documents, and distributed them to the team. Examined State, Federal, and Government Agency Court filings for strict adherence to State, Federal, and Government Agency rules of procedure. Directed State, Federal, and Government Agency Court filings using One Legal, First Legal, and Case Management / Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF). Gleaned a judge's various data and assembled a strategic profile for new cases. Created litigation outcome profiles that assisted business development in pitching Latham & Watkins to new clients. Computed and calendared court deadlines. Maintained federal court admissions database. Operated Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Rutter Guides, CEB, Courtlink, Lex Machina, Court Alert, Courthouse News, Pacer Pro, One Legal, First Legal, and CompuLaw.

(~4,200 hours of experience)Researched California Law as it related to form, procedure, and substantive issues. Drafted trust and probate litigation documents. Propounded and responded to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, requests for admissions, and requests for production of documents. Drafted meet and confer letters. Settled matters with banks, insurance agencies, and stockbrokers for the transfer and distribution of assets. Corresponded with opposing counsel and clients. Investigated medical records for evidence of claims and defenses. Performed Trust Settlements by evaluating the estate's inventory of assets before and after trust distributions. Prepared and completed Judicial Council Forms. Executed all of the firm's filings (both e-file and fax) in State Court, which included organizing, compiling, scanning, bookmarking, and uploading documents. Confirmed and followed up on all of the firm's conformed copies. Stored and indexed conformed copies electronically and in Redwelds. Managed, maintained, and organized the firm's client documents, discovery, and pleading indices. Operated Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, CEB, and Rutter Guides.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

(~6,500 hours of experience)Supported Partners and Associates on Labor and Employment matters involving allegations of breach of contract, wage and hour violations, discrimination, wrongful termination, and harassment. Analyzed employee time records by importing their data into Excel and calculating for penalty exposure under state and federal laws. Responded to requests for production by performing document reviews and designating documents for relevance, privilege, and issue related claims. Edited and reviewed pleadings and motions. Grouped testimony based on issues and created case reports per issue. Communicated with clients regarding case updates. Prepared attorneys for trial, witness interviews, and depositions. Redlined contracts. Oversaw e-filing in State and Federal Courts, copying and scanning projects with service providers (Nationwide and DDS).

B.A., Political Power & Representation

Juris Doctor (J.D.)