Robert Harvey Email & Phone Number

Oakland

Manage the paralegal and analyst support staff

Responsible for projects in the Business Transactions, Real Estate, Land Use, Litigation, Construction and the Trusts and Estates Groups in the Office of the President, Regents of the University of California

• Case analysis & workup life cycle management; responsibilities include trial preparation and support. • Perform research and draft summaries prior to release to clients. • Provided support in onsite & audio conference client meetings. • Researched and communicated with potential new organizations for retention of trial related services. Maintain relationships with outside vendors and court service related organizations. • Coordinated with medical experts, state of the art experts and other specialized service entities for pre-trial review and testimony. • Created & facilitated process & procedure training with junior paralegals and support staff. • Represented the firm in various joint defense hearings. • Monitored & managed business relationships with service organizations such as Pace, Lexis/Nexis, VCOM and multiple court reporters.

• Directed the processing of multiple cases from receipt of complaint through trial support. • Supported trial attorneys throughout trial; responsibilities included jury summarization, & page line/cite analysis in testimony preparation.• Created & deployed trial exhibits including power point presentations. • Assumed responsibility for record procurement, researching claims, confirm/coordinate depositions, draft and serve discovery as well as motions with the superior court. • Managed workload of 2 – 5 paralegal assistants. • Assumed role as project manager interacting with the retention of experts, deposition scheduling, medical reviews/procedures and preparation of expert witnesses. • Managed the distribution of case summary reports to clients & responsible attorney.