Valerie Gamertsfelder Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Mayfield Heights / Cleveland

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Draft various motions and pleadings. Field phone calls and emails from clients and debtors. Prepare correspondence to clients and debtors. File motions and pleadings with various courts. Prepare liens and other legal documents. Assist with case management status updates by reviewing dockets/open files. Update clients on ongoing matters. Research debtor bankruptcy history. Research property foreclosure history. Make recommendations to attorneys regarding collection actions. Assist in maintaining hundreds of open collection files. Assist with settlement negotiations between clients and debtors. Work with attorneys to implement policies and procedures in compliance with the FDCPA. Various duties as requested. Assist with receptionist duties.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Collect and review documentation from families to determine eligibility for program; Assist families with compiling paperwork and documentation required for youth to participate in program; Collect and distribute documentation weekly for caseload of approximately 70 youth participants (first summer only); Work with youth participants and job site supervisors to try to ensure safe, productive, fun work environments for youth and job site supervisors (first summer only). This was a full time summer job from April 2013 through August 2013 and has been a part time, second job for 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Research and draft legal memoranda for various personal injury and consumer protection actions for Plaintiff's Counsel. Draft a variety of motions, pleadings, and discovery. Prepare other documents for transactional clients. Involved with numerous client interactions.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Originally hired on temporary basis to hand assemble parts. Promoted to full time permanent employee to be Machine Operator. Operate custom designed machine to produce 12,000 to 15,000 parts daily. Perform minor repairs/adjustments to machine. Train new operators.

Supervised 3 full time and 10-30 part time and temporary employees. In charge of all hiring, training and scheduling of employees. Managed all aspects of non-textbook departments. Assisted with textbook operations.

Managed all aspects of nearly $9 million textbook department. Managed 3 full time and 8 to 50 part time employees. Implemented company policies to increase profitability and regularly achieved company goals.

Paralegal, Post-Degree Certificate Program, Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Activities and Societies: Lambda Epsilon Chi, National Honor Society

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Honors Progam member, Student Government Senator, Phi Sigma Sigma, Order of Omega leadership honor society.

Master'S Degree, Candidate, Geography And Urban Planning

Activities and Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society