Abbigail Smith
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Credentials
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Paralegal Certificate
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Experience
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Car City | Orbit Leasing | Reliable Auto Finance
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United States
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Retail Motor Vehicles
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Legal Litigation Recovery Specialist
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Feb 2016 - Present
-Prepare cases for lawsuit -Track service of process and follow up with process servers and county sheriffs -Prepare motions such as Motion for Summary Disposition, Motion to Set Aside Installment Payments -Prepare responses and objections -Schedule hearings -Manage attorney calendar -Schedule appearance attorneys for hearings -Preparing trial notebooks -Contact and associate with all courts in the state of Michigan -Skip trace -Payment processing -Send cases to process servers in all counties in the state of Michigan -Use excel to update accounts between softwares as well as the use the limited formulas for efficient data entry -Review payment plans, court-ordered installment orders and wage assignments -Appear as a representative in Small Claims Court & as a witness in trials in the state of Michigan and the state of Indiana Show less
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Great Lakes Professional Investigations, LLC
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Kent County
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Process Server
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Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
- Serving legal documents upon an individual or business as requested. - Serving legal documents upon an individual or business as requested.
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Velo Law Office
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United States
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Paralegal
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May 2014 - Jan 2016
-Prepare Writs of Garnishment to the court -Prepare packets to go out to employers -Provide excellent support in preparing interrogatories -Schedule trial dates and hearings -Handle heavy case load and assist with all aspects of the litigation lifecycle -Work in other departments when needed from pre-judgment to post-judgment -Post-judgment skip tracing -Process Installment Orders -Prepare Affidavits and Show Causes -Prepare and Process requests to produce Subpoenas -Employment verifications -Proficient in CollectMax Software Show less
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Repossession Management Services, LLC
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Case Manager
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Oct 2013 - Jan 2014
-Provided prompt detailed status updates for our clients -Manage accounts for lien holders -Contacted agents for specific accounts -Use of a multi-line phone system to speak with clients and customers -Skip trace accounts -general office work i.e. scanning, using PDF, faxing, and interpersonal skills etc. -Provided prompt detailed status updates for our clients -Manage accounts for lien holders -Contacted agents for specific accounts -Use of a multi-line phone system to speak with clients and customers -Skip trace accounts -general office work i.e. scanning, using PDF, faxing, and interpersonal skills etc.
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TDC Medical: A Vention Medical Company
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Medical Assembler
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Oct 2012 - Jun 2013
-Constructed medical instruments used in open heart surgery -Quality inspection -Knowledgeable with clean room structure -Package and ship medical instruments with use of barcode/scanner -Constructed medical instruments used in open heart surgery -Quality inspection -Knowledgeable with clean room structure -Package and ship medical instruments with use of barcode/scanner
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Subway
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Restaurants
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700 & Above Employee
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Sandwich Artist
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Jun 2008 - Oct 2012
-Open/Close -Cash handling -Evening manager and shift manager -Cleaning duties -Customer service -Prepping food -Employed at the second top producing Subway in Michigan at Michigan State University -Open/Close -Cash handling -Evening manager and shift manager -Cleaning duties -Customer service -Prepping food -Employed at the second top producing Subway in Michigan at Michigan State University
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United States Attorney's Office in Grand Rapids, MI
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The Law Building
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Civil Intern
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
-Worked one-on-one with an experienced paralegal specialist -Majority of internship was assisting hands-on with bankruptcy rules and procedures, creating primarily Chapter 7 and 13 pleadings, working with A-J schedules, determining and noting claims though the IRS and Department of Education selectively -Drafted discovery documents and legal memoranda, assisted in drafting legal documents such as pleadings, interrogatories, answers, letters and affidavits. Dabbled in Westlaw. Prepared demand, lien, and requests for medical records letters Show less
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Education
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Davenport University
Bachelor’s Degree, Paralegal Studies -
Lansing Community College
Associate's degree, Paralegal Studies