Experience

Air Line Pilots Association

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Paralegal

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  Provide support to attorneys in legal department of airline pilots labor union, including review federal regulatory materials; perform legal research; monitor state and federal court dockets; and cite-check and proofread court, agency, and arbitration filings. Provide support to attorneys in legal department of airline pilots labor union, including review federal regulatory materials; perform legal research; monitor state and federal court dockets; and cite-check and proofread court, agency, and arbitration filings.



Nadia McIlhany Photography

• Fairfax, VA

• Photographer-Artist

  • 2005 - Present

  Create photographic and multi-media images of people (individuals, couples, families, groups, professionals) events, and fine art subjects; design and produce invitations, announcements, and business and greeting cards using original photographs and artwork or client photographs; arrange and lead photography tours; teach photographic skills; market photography and design business. Create photographic and multi-media images of people (individuals, couples, families, groups, professionals) events, and fine art subjects; design and produce invitations, announcements, and business and greeting cards using original photographs and artwork or client photographs; arrange and lead photography tours; teach photographic skills; market photography and design business.



Fair Ridge Community Association, Inc.

• Real Estate

• Former President, Vice President and Director

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2021

  Former Recreation Association President, Vice President and Member Board of Directors for community of close to 700 families located in Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, DC. Worked with other directors overseeing swimming pool, tennis court, fitness trail, tot lot, and variety of open spaces within community comprised of townhouses and condominiums. Served as primary liaison between property manager and Board of Directors. Worked with community activities and swim team committees promoting community events and in-house developmental swim team. Promoted communications throughout community using community website, electronic mailing lists, and community bulletin boards; serve as webmaster for association website - revise and update website; prepare advertising materials for community activities. Previously served as co-chair of community recreation association activities committee - conceived of, planned, organized, and ran community activities; solicited volunteers to assist with activities; prepared advertising materials for activities.



Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2012

  Prepared briefs, memoranda, and supporting documents for filing with federal and state courts and agencies; reviewed court and agency rules regarding preparation and filing of documents; cite-checked, edited, and proofread briefs, memoranda and other legal documents; performed legal and factual research using manual and computerized research systems; drafted, edited, and proofread documents; performed case management activities for and otherwise assist in litigation matters; prepared for and assist at trials, hearings, and depositions; reviewed and edited lawyer biographies for inclusion on firm website; assisted with preparation of marketing materials for business development activities; photographed lawyers and staff for firm internet and intranet sites.



Fair Ridge Community Association, Inc.

• Real Estate

• Former President, Secretary and Director

  • Oct 2005 - Oct 2011

  Elected to Board of Directors of home owners association ("HOA") for development of 462 townhouse units in suburban Northern Virginia. Served as President of association from October 2010 to October 2011. Served as chairperson of Communications and member of Architectural Control and Grounds Committees. Drafted and reviewed communications directed to townhouse community; maintained community website; reviewed and revised community policies; listened to homeowners’ and residents’ concerns and developed solutions for community problems; soliticited volunteers from community; served as liaison with community property manager and various community vendors (legal counsel, landscaper, website host, and erosion control and trash collection vendors).



Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

• Legal Assistant - Appellate Group

  • 2003 - 2005

  Prepared documents for filing with courts; reviewed court rules regarding document preparation and filing; worked with clerks and other personnel to ensure compliance with requirements; cite-checked, drafted, edited, and proofread documents, including lawyer biographies for firm websites; performed legal and factual research; reviewed and collected documents at client sites. Prepared documents for filing with courts; reviewed court rules regarding document preparation and filing; worked with clerks and other personnel to ensure compliance with requirements; cite-checked, drafted, edited, and proofread documents, including lawyer biographies for firm websites; performed legal and factual research; reviewed and collected documents at client sites.



Piper Rudnick LLP

• Law Practice

• Business Development Manager

  • 2000 - 2003

  Worked with group leaders and individual lawyers to develop and execute marketing plans and budgets: drafted practice group and lawyer biographies for use on Internet and in written proposals; prepared written materials and presentations; conducted research on business development targets; planned and implemented seminars, workshops, and social events. Franchise Administrative Specialist: Coordinated administrative matters for transactional and litigation practice group; coordinated marketing activities for group with firm marketing department; performed research; drafted documents; developed computerized database for resource files; supervised and reviewed performance of project assistant; worked with HR department to develop job descriptions and interview candidates; served on firm Communications Committee.



Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Assistant

  • 1991 - 2000

  Prepared documents for filing with courts and agencies; reviewed court and agency rules regarding document preparation and filing; worked with clerks and other personnel to ensure compliance with requirements; cite-checked, drafted, edited, and proofread documents; performed legal and factual research; reviewed, organized, and maintained documents for production and use at hearings and trials; developed and maintained manual and electronic document organization and control systems; reviewed and collected documents at client sites; summarized trial, hearing, deposition, and interview testimony and client documents; assisted lawyers at trials, hearings, and depositions; worked with court reporters to obtain trial, hearing, and deposition transcripts; observed and summarized witness interviews; supervised and reviewed performance of temporary lawyers, paralegals, secretaries, and clerks; interviewed paralegal candidates; taught cite-checking seminars; organized legal ethics seminars for paralegals.



Montgomery County Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor - Paralegal Program

  • 1995 - 1997

  Taught legal research and writing in community college paralegal studies program; developed interactive classroom and homework assignments following course curricula; evaluated student performance. Taught legal research and writing in community college paralegal studies program; developed interactive classroom and homework assignments following course curricula; evaluated student performance.



Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Assistant

  • 1990 - 1990

  Provided support to attorneys in multi-national law firm. Provided support to attorneys in multi-national law firm.



VanGrack, Axelson, Williamowsky & Jacobs

• Law Clerk

  • 1990 - 1990

  Performed legal research and prepared legal documents. Performed legal research and prepared legal documents.



United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York

• Paralegal Specialist - Criminal Division

  • 1988 - 1989



Jones Day Reavis & Pogue

• Legal Assistant

  • 1987 - 1988

  Provided support to attorneys in multi-national law firm. Provided support to attorneys in multi-national law firm.



Spriggs Bode & Hollingsworth

• Paralegal

  • 1985 - 1986

  Prepared documents for filing with courts and agencies; reviewed court and agency rules regarding document preparation and filing; worked with clerks and other personnel to ensure compliance with requirements; cite-checked, drafted, edited, and proofread documents, including seminar materials; performed legal and factual research; reviewed, organized, and maintained documents for production and use at hearings and trials; developed and maintained manual document organization and control systems; reviewed and collected documents at client sites; summarized trial, hearing, deposition, and interview testimony and client documents; assisted lawyers at trials, hearings, and depositions; worked with court reporters to obtain trial, hearing, and deposition transcripts; observed and summarized witness interviews.