Ryan Willoughby Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

- Transitioned into Project Manager on the Legal Project Management team.- Project manager on several high profile litigations. Track defendants & settlements, analyze agreements and calculate projected attorneys’ fees. Prepare scheduled case updates and report to partners, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Value & Analytics Officer. - Oversee management of the firm’s contingent portfolio of 150+ cases.- Review and analyze potential new contingent matters. Analyze comparable data, prepare in depth budget & fee projections in preparation for Board review and approval.- Prepare dashboards and executive summaries for partners demonstrating financial analytics, fee projections & budget summaries.- Meet with all contingent attorneys on a quarterly basis, obtaining significant litigation updates, projections, etc. Work with internal programs to track and manage this data.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

- Collect and audit fee and expense reports from multiple data sources, including collection of data from third parties.- Interface with related external parties to collect fee and expense data, managing the data collection and response tracking to ensure compliance with applicable court orders.- Update and maintain databases of fee and expense reporting for complex litigation cases.- Conduct periodic audits of fee and expense data to support compliance with court orders.- Partner directly with lead attorneys to manage fee and expense submissions pursuant to court orders.- Support legal team with submission of fee petitions to courts of various jurisdictions with financial analytics, reporting and financial summaries of fee and expense data. - Collaborate with Finance Dept. to support reporting and analysis with scheduled routine reports and frequent ad hoc, urgent reports at the direction of attorneys overseeing complex litigation matters and the Chief Financial Officer.

New York, New York, Us

- Promoted to Supervising Paralegal of Estates Department- Directly responsible for the supervision of 12 estate paralegals including work load assignments and final approval of all cases- Responsible for handling 175+ high priority cases, each of which involves settlement proceeds exceeding $100 thousand- Serve as liaison between estates paralegals and attorneys- Interface directly with creditors to resolve any liens that are attached to a client’s estate- Coordinate transactions with our accounting department to ensure that settlement proceeds are paid out in a timely fashion

New York, New York, Us

- Full time Paralegal in Estates Department- Assigned to 350+ cases involving Asbestos Litigation and Estate Planning, estimated total value of estates greater than $1.5 million annually- Established contacts with families of deceased clients to provide estate planning education and facilitate required legal processes- Petitioned local Surrogate’s Courts to have estate representatives appointed for deceased clients- Served as liaison between clients and attorneys to resolve any disputes and expedite the payout of settlement proceeds- Interfaced with judges and court clerks to rectify any filing discrepancies- Served as department’s representative to travel to high-priority client’s so that necessary documentation could be obtained immediately

• Full time contractor assigned as Trade Clerk• Responsible for compiling pre-trading reports based on information from Standard & Poors, NYSE NASDAQ and proprietary trading programs• Executed securities transactions on Real Tick, Belzberg, and GL trading platforms• Developed Visual Basic macros to expedite trade processes • Performed end of day trade reconciliations to verify accuracy of transactions