Experience

QDROCounsel

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Sales Officer

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Chief Sales Officer for QDROCounsel a legal technology company for pension division. Integrally involved with QDROs and the QDRO process. Co-created QDROCounsel’s case management system so more people have access and the ability to handle retirement benefit division from the beginning of a divorce case to the end. With a 20 plus year background in management of family law and QDRO law firms, Araceli provides the hand-holding consulting support needed to process QDROs. Chief Sales Officer for QDROCounsel a legal technology company for pension division. Integrally involved with QDROs and the QDRO process. Co-created QDROCounsel’s case management system so more people have access and the ability to handle retirement benefit division from the beginning of a divorce case to the end. With a 20 plus year background in management of family law and QDRO law firms, Araceli provides the hand-holding consulting support needed to process QDROs.



QDRO Benefits Law Group, APC

• United States
• Law Practice

• Office Manager/Marketing; paralegal

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  Retirement benefits practice. Dealing with ERISA. Representing individuals and employee benefit plans. Office manager in charge of daily office tasks of staff. Ensuring work productivity from staff. Contact for all vendors, ensuring budget needs are met, and contracts are timely renewed. Train staff in policies procedures and office programs. Take all incoming potential client phone calls. Review if firm can assist client in the division of retirement benefits. Send out attorney client contracts, and collect retainers. Attend family law seminars representing firm and services available to over 300 attorneys. Responsible for all account receivables in client trust accounts and conducts weekly billing for open accounts with firm. Main contact for billing inquiries both in office and for office services. Proficient in word, powerpoint, publisher, excel certified, time matters practice advantage, lexis nexis, outlook, and quickbooks.Fluent spanish speaker



Altadena Town and Country Club

• Restaurant Manager; Member Event Coordinator

  • Apr 2005 - Aug 2011

  Daily management of member dining. Menu coordination with executive chef. Designed daily and weekly food and drink menus. Managed all dining room staff. Scheduled, training, hired, disciplined and fired waitstaff, food runners and bartenders. Main contact for all beverage/liquor/wine/ dining room china vendors. Placed orders for entire clubhouse which included the banquet services. Maintained an inventory of over 150 boutique label wines in proper temperature control wine cabinets in the front and back of the house. Coordinated special events such as wine dinners, member holiday dinners and everyday dining. Assisted with inventory control, and presented yearly labor budgets.Proficient in word, outlook, excel, powerpoint, publisher, surveymonkey, POS, and Aloha.



Law Offices of Linda McLarnan-Dugan; Steven P. Byrne

• Office Manager, Legal Secretary

  • Apr 2000 - Jun 2005

  Family law, estate planning, real estate practice. Primary contact for L'Abri Management Company building managers. Reviewed eviction notices, counseled and advised on proper format to ensure managers properly filled out pre-eviction paperwork. Drafted eviction complaints, judgments, coordinated sheriffs to assist in removal of tenants and scheduled attorney for trials. Supervised office staff in daily office tasks. Handled multi-switch board telephone system. Reviewed all incoming and outgoing legal documents. Coordinated legal service of documents. Contact for all outside vendors. Placed all orders for office equipment and supplies. Consistently viewing budget so that the practice used all resources to their full potential. In house public notary. Proficient in word, outlook, lexis nexis.



Altadena Town and Country Club

• Banquet Captain; Lead Server Member Services

  • Dec 1995 - Aug 2003

  Assisted with room set ups for special events from 25 to 450 people. Coordinated food service between the front of the house and back of the house. Supervised staff for cleanliness of assigned tables. Consistently communicated with executive chef, catering manager and event contact to ensure smooth service. Lead server for member dining. Trained in a la carte table side service.Aloha and POS. Assisted with room set ups for special events from 25 to 450 people. Coordinated food service between the front of the house and back of the house. Supervised staff for cleanliness of assigned tables. Consistently communicated with executive chef, catering manager and event contact to ensure smooth service. Lead server for member dining. Trained in a la carte table side service.Aloha and POS.