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 involving installations and products. I am responsible for the entire country of Canada and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. My duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:• 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. • Negotiate settlements and resolve lawsuits directly with customers or opposing counsel. • Identify tender situations and demand tender from installers and vendors.• Work closely with business partner in pursuit of tender. • Assist installers and vendors with achievement of amicable resolutions. • Determine if Regional counsel is required.• Provide direction to and strategize with Regional or Tender Counsel. • Identify dates when complaints are filed and when responses are due.• Understand service requirements/criteria.• Respond to discovery request.• Assist with trial preparations.• Communicate status of lawsuit with Sr. Attorney and discuss proper matter resolution.• Select appropriate settlement drafts and analyze need for modifications• Negotiate, mediate, and customize basic Settlement and Release agreements.• Provide settlement authority to Regional Counsel.• Effectively explain the type of transaction/dispute in settlement agreement.• Effectively explain type of settlement.• Ensure execution of settlement agreement.• If a lawsuit exists, provide appropriate case closing documents.

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 obtaining the necessary evidence and witnesses to support the defense of the lawsuit. I supervised the work performed by law clerks that assisted me in my duties and responsibilities. by providing guidance on how to perform various tasks and search for the information we were looking for. • 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.• Maintained pleadings, expert witness files, fact witness files and binders, exhibit binders, and depositionfiles.• Setup and maintained electronic files on Concordance, IPRO, Casemap, Client Portals and the firmworkgroup/egroup.• Researched case law through the use of Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, the firm library and internet documentfacilities.• Coordinated projects and communicated with partners, associates, outside counsel, co-defense counsel,clients and adversaries.• Coordinated issuance and recordings of Writs of Fieri Facias and Writs of Execution in various counties.• Drafted Subpoena, Subpoena Duces Tecum, Notice of Deposition, Notice of Motion and otherdocuments.• Maintained and updated calendar for cases.• Assisted other teams and paralegals with document reviews, document productions, trial preparation,filings, drafting of motions, exhibit binders, trial binders, set up of data bases, projects and caseload.

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 and research of medical issues involving various forms of cancer. • 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.• Assisted other teams with document reviews and document productions.

Ba, Sociology

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

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