Samuel De Leon Email & Phone Number

United States

Responsible for the oversight and management of the workers compensation, disability, EAP, substance abuse rehab, and threat of violence programs in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Virgin, Islands and Guam.

United States

Responsible for oversight and management of the workers' compensation and non-subscriber programs in the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, Texas, and Canada.

Greater Atlanta Area

• The Home Depot Store Support, LLC (Legal Affairs):Litigation Specialist Commercial Litigation Group (November 2011 to present): As a Litigation Specialist I manage over 150 consumer litigation claims and lawsuits.
• Identify causes of action and legal issues raised in each claim or lawsuit.
• Quickly assess cost of litigation.
• Identify business partner(s), establish contact, conduct initial investigations, and effectively explain legal parameters and cost of litigation.
• Effectively communicate alternatives to the dispute to business partner(s).
• Effectively utilize a robust portfolio of vendors and merchants.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Paralegal Trial Practice and Litigation Group:As a Paralegal for Alston and Bird I assisted partners, senior associates and associates with class action lawsuits. I was responsible for the coordination of discovery and.
• Supervised law clerks and oversaw projects assigned to them.
• Prepared for trial by assembling exhibits binders, trial binders, witness binders, and coordinatingwitnesses.
• Reviewed documents for responsiveness, privilege and confidentiality.
• Conducted and coordinated document productions.
• Arranged depositions of fact and expert witnesses.

• JONES DAY (August 2001 to May 2004) Paralegal Tobacco Litigation GroupAs a member of the tobacco litigation group at Jones Day I was responsible for assisting partners, senior associates, and associates with discovery.
• Prepared for trial by assembling exhibits binders, trial binders, witness binders, and coordinatingwitnesses.
• Maintained pleadings, expert witness files, exhibits and deposition files.
• Monitored and researched cases through the use of Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, the firm library and internetdocument facilities.
• Coordinated projects and communicated with partners, associates, outside counsel, co-defense counsel,clients, and adversaries.
• Reviewed documents for responsiveness, privilege and confidentiality.

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Activities and Societies: Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Student Association Multi-Cultural Affairs Office

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