William Congdon Email & Phone Number

Houston

Victoria, Texas Area

• Prepared legal correspondence and documents, using Word and ProDoc Family Law
• Cases worked included litigation (personal injury lawsuits and auto and industrial accidents), family law (custody modifications and divorces), and probate (will contests)
• Filed pleadings and other documents with county clerks; transmitted copies to opposing counsel
• Arranged deposition hearings; requested and served subpoenas; directed process servers
• Summarized depositions and case histories; indexed and archived all case documents
• Answered phone, calendared deadlines in Outlook, and transcribed correspondence

Victoria, Texas

• Wrote and produced monthly association newsletter, expanded advertising program, and cut costs through email distribution, using Publisher, digital photography, Photoshop, and Acrobat
• Redesigned and updated association website with information changes, event calendars, and photos, using Photoshop and basic HTML
• Overhauled membership database, confirmed information with membership, and published annual membership directory, using QuickBooks, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, and Photoshop
• Prepared meetings for directors, event planning committees, and continuing education seminars

Houston, Texas Area

• Prepared and e-filed high-volume litigation documents for tax delinquency lawsuits and foreclosures, using customized Word/DocuWare document generation and PDF archiving software
• Pre-judgment documents: complaints, petitions, citations, summonses, modifications, motions, and requests for entry of default judgment
• Post-judgment documents: notices of foreclosure, balance letters to judgment debtors, writs of execution, requisitions for orders of sale, notices of trustee’s sale, and notices of rescission
• Perfected service of process on all defendants in all jurisdictions, using Accurint
• On behalf of clients, advised defendants of procedural options and successfully negotiated and collected on payment agreements between defendants and clients
• Wrote case-related correspondence, answered and routed high-volume phone calls, and fulfilled requests for information

Victoria, Texas Area

• Managed online marketing programs for large independent auto dealership
• Coordinated development of new dealership websites, using Word, Excel, Photoshop, dealer management software, and basic HTML
• Worked closely with all dealership profit centers to ensure maximum online sales presence
• Maintained compliance with manufacturer e-commerce requirements
• Implemented owner marketing program for sales and service departments
• Increased revenue by more than $500,000 in first year

Victoria, Texas Area

• Wrote, edited, and designed more than 20 newspaper special sections and promotional features, using Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, and QuarkXPress
• Recruited and coordinated volunteer writers and photographers for feature columns
• Awarded “Bronze Addy” by Victoria Advertising Association for “Best Special Section”
• Interviewed and photographed advertisers, wrote copy, and laid out weekly advertorial features

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Managed digital marketing assets for corporate and retail customers of global pro audio firm
• Cataloged assets and produced print-ready versions for different publishing needs
• Used FTP uploads to reduce digital asset delivery time to three hours worldwide
• Hired and directed photographers, designers, and print suppliers within budget constraints
• Reduced cost of product photography by 40 percent
• Managed tracking and delivery of ad graphics files and payments to trade publications

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Employers and clients included Augsburg Fortress Publishers, Free Spirit Publishing, American Guidance Services, Aquent, and Digital People. Please contact me for more information.

Paralegal Certificate (Honors And Lex), Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Awarded honors certificates by CALS and LEX, the national honors association of the American Association of Paralegal Education. CALS.

M. Div., Summa Cum Laude, Theology

B.A., English

Selected for Oberlin-in-London program, Fall 1986. Non-major coursework in history and music. Secondary trumpet student at Oberlin.