Ted Mccaskill Email & Phone Number

Maitland

• Investigate, evaluate, and determine policy coverage and possible claim resolution, determine need to retain Outside Counsel, and manage claims and/or litigation to final resolution. • Negotiate with claimants, Opposing Counsel, or third parties for resolution, participate in mediations and depositions, and maintain documentation of claim file activity.• Perform and assist in evaluation for recovery, review and approve invoices for costs and attorneys’ fees, evaluate and respond to title clearance/curative demands, and perform other activities and projects as assigned. Develop educational materials and present on real property and title claim issues to the Company’s title agents and Claims Department.

Oviedo, Fl

• Provided legal services for various firms in Orlando, Florida on a contract basis. Representation included assistance with various real estate matters, including representation at real property closings, handling various foreclosure and landlord/tenant matters, and assisting the City of Orlando with its code enforcement cases. Additionally responsible for maintaining private practice with a wide range of client services and administrative duties, including building and updating website, performing basic accounting functions, and controlling margins and expenses while giving optimum value to the client.

Orlando, Florida Area

• Served as Associate Attorney for an Orlando-based law firm primarily focused on real estate and lender representation, serving clients throughout the State of Florida.• Responsible for intensive verbal, written, telephone and e-mail communications with clients, attorneys, judges, and court staff, coordinating schedules, prioritizing tasks, and preparing for and attending a variety of hearings, case management and pre-trial conferences, trials, and mediations. • Met and conferred with opposing counsel on loss mitigation efforts and discovery disputes, regularly corresponded with clients regarding case statuses, and maintained a high level of efficient case management, while maintaining extraordinary standards of professionalism and care.

Mount Dora, Florida

•Served as an associate serving a regionally-recognized general practice firm, with varying legal assignments in real estate, probate, estate planning, and business and corporate law. Assisted Bankruptcy and Family Law departments when needed. Also served as Florida Notary Public.•Responsible for intensive verbal, written, telephone and email communications with clients, attorneys, judges, and court staff, coordinating schedules, prioritizing tasks, and preparing for and attending a variety of hearings, case management and pre-trial conferences, trials, and mediations. Performed client intakes and client interviews to determine case merit and viability, negotiated settlements, reviewed fees and costs, and discussed case strategy directly with clients.•Prepared, reviewed, and filed all pleadings, including complaints, answers, procedural and dispositive pre-trial motions, discovery motions, discovery requests and responses, and post-trial motions.

Orlando, Florida Area

•Served as Litigation Attorney for a high-volume AV-rated Plaintiff’s foreclosure law firm with responsibility for servicing a caseload of approximately 180 cases. •Responsible for maintaining a high level of efficient case management, while maintaining extraordinary standards of professionalism and care. Met and conferred with opposing counsel on discovery disputes and loss mitigation efforts, regularly corresponded with clients regarding case statuses, attended hearing, non-jury trials, and mediation, and consistently exceeded the department’s billing goal of $37,500 per month.

•Responsible for providing short term counseling in a broad range of small business matters such as corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and nonprofit organizations, as well as providing direct legal assistance, counseling, representation, community legal education, and informational materials to new and mature for-profit and non-profit organizations, individuals and community groups seeking to better the economic, social, equitable and cultural well-being of low income communities.

• Selected from a pool of competitive applicants to serve as law clerk for a general practice legal firm specializing in family law, real property, personal injury, collection law and commercial litigation in the greater Orlando metro area.• Responsible for conducting extensive legal research and analysis, problem-solving, utilizing the firm’s software-based legal resources, and assisting with litigation and pretrial document preparation, including drafting complaints, memos, judgments, wills, settlement agreements, demand letters, motions, and orders.

• Received 1st Annual Performance Evaluation from CEO Grant Cooper as “the best writer in the 14-year history of the company.”• Strategic Résumés was ranked (2007) as the #3 résumé writing service nationwide by a national online consumer panel.• Served as Senior Technical Writer for a nationwide résumé creation service with a client database of 14,000 résumés, catering to wide spectrum of clients including Fortune 500 Executives, Professional Athletes, and Members of the Entertainment Industry, among others.• Responsible for conducting in-office and telephone interviews, collecting career and educational background information, creating new résumés and cover letters, and assisting with business plans. Made changes and updates to existing résumés, edited and proofread documents, posted and transferred documents via e-mail, and performed other duties as assigned.• Additionally responsible for office reception, answering a busy multi-line phone system, providing detailed price and service information, customer service, scheduling completion dates, and managing the organization of employment and educational information on each client.

J.D., Law

B.A., International Studies / Spanish

Communications