Ohio Notary Public, over 20 years of paralegal experience specializing in Family Law, Juvenile and Criminal Defense.
Highly adaptable and comfortable with unconventional/alternative settings and situations; familiar with academic, domestic, and creative routines and structures. Exceptional communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, cooperative, patient, supportive and loyal team player.
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Paralegal/Notary
Family Law, Criminal Defense
¦ Specializing in Family Law and Criminal Defense Litigation
¦ Provide support to Attorney
¦ Serve as the point of contact for outside counsel regarding litigation, and post decree issues.
¦ Organize and participated in meetings and conference calls focused on the development, finance, construction, and operation of strategic projects.
¦ Draft and proof legal documents including complaints, summonses and discovery pleadings.
¦ Draft, review and edit professional services, pleadings and other contracts.
¦ Plan and execute preparations for meetings and depositions.
¦ Ensure timely coordination of calendaring, travel, expense accounting and administrative needs of the office.
¦ Promote an unwavering commitment to customer service in all client interaction.
¦ Developed and implemented new procedures
¦ Assist and coordinate with attorneys in filing of appeal briefs for state courts
¦ Organize documents for record on appeal and worked with vendor through completion
¦ Organized and coordinated with attorneys on trials and depositions preparation
¦ Created witness folders for trials and depositions
¦ Coordinated tracking and organization of documents produced by hundreds of defendants.
¦ Assisted client with discovery compliance by compiling, organizing, preparing electronic data and documents for document productions and facilitated consultations with vendors for same.
¦ Research Case Law
¦ Billing/Collections Coordinator
¦ Notary
¦ Graphic and Web Site Design
EDUCATION
¦ A.A.S. Paralegal Studies