Experience

Proteus Discovery Group

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Project Manager

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Proteus is a litigator-led, financially independent eDiscovery services and consulting firm focused primarily on supporting clients in mid-sized, Midwest markets.- Information governance- Forensic collections- Processing, hosting, and productions in RelativityOne and Reveal- Managed document review- Expert testimonyLearn more at www.proteusdiscovery.com Proteus is a litigator-led, financially independent eDiscovery services and consulting firm focused primarily on supporting clients in mid-sized, Midwest markets.- Information governance- Forensic collections- Processing, hosting, and productions in RelativityOne and Reveal- Managed document review- Expert testimonyLearn more at www.proteusdiscovery.com



DBD Virtual Legal Services, LLC

• CEO/Ediscovery Project Manager

  • Sep 1993 - Present

  Assisting clients with all facets of litigation support services, including:Assisting with attorney and paralegal education and support related to EDRM and electronic discovery.Gathering case related information, including skip tracing, process service and title searches;Preparing documents for motions, trials and depositions, including demand letters, summons, subpoenas, request for production and interrogatories;Preparing deposition and trial transcript summaries; Appearing in court and filing documents on behalf of client law firms, attorneys and individuals; Preparation of Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy petitions under attorney supervision;Assisting clients with preparing of documents for eviction, divorce, bankruptcy, corporation and LLC formations and power of attorney filings;Legal research utilizing online resources i.e. Westlaw, Lexis, Findlaw and law libraries



Ankura

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager Analyst

  • Apr 2019 - Aug 2022

  Working directly with the Hosting Support Service Specialists, Information Technology staff under the direction of the Senior Manager, Hosting Services and Support. Responsibilities include assisting with the operation and maintenance of Relativity. Maintaining the systems and services and keeping them up and running; monitoring, analyzing and optimizing system performance, including making recommendations for improving performance. Providing provides consulting support and advice to the LTS IT Operations team and end-users comprised of both LTS’ e-Discovery consultants and clients. Reportings on project status, progress on open issues, progress; creating tools for system-wide use in developing Relativity applications and protocols; and prepares system documentation; advising users on the administration of e-Discovery case lifecycle tracking in Relativity



Robert Half

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Litigation Paralegal

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2022

  Providing to client attorneys/law firms and corporate legal departments, litigation support services and solutions, including electronic document, case management, document review and other litigation support.Assist with discovery requests and responses; conduct document searches; organize documents and coordinate document productions, including bates-stamping, redaction, production logs, and e discovery.Organize, oversee and participate in large-scale document reviews conducted electronically, utilizing litigation support software/platforms such as for Relativity, Law PreDiscovery, IPro and, Office 365.Prepare for trials; organize exhibits, witness materials, the trial notebook, and all other supporting documents; coordinate trial logistics.Perform administrative functions such as assist in maintaining a paperless office by scanning and filing documents in document management system; perform word processing functions, perform filing, electronic filing, service and mailing of pleadings, documents, correspondence and courtesy copies, calendar deadlines.



ComEd

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Claims and Collections Paralegal

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Review and set claims within proprietary office database, review and analyze documentation including claims amounts, terms of delinquency, signatories, etc. Establish through Secretary of State database whether debtor is corporation or other such corporate entity, a d/b/a, or individual. Draft correspondence, draft demand letter for payment for attorney review. Assist, as directed by attorney, in negotiating, mediating, and settling the matter, if possible.Draft complaints and summons, complete filing and service of complaint, set trial dates and manage docket. Draft motions for judgment and motions for default judgment.



Xact Data Discovery (XDD)

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• e-Discovery Project Manager

  • May 2014 - May 2015

  Xact Data Discovery (XDD) is an international Discovery and Data Management company providing streamlined Forensic, Processing, Hosting, Managed Review, Project Management, Imaging & Coding and Paper Discovery services to law firms, corporations and government agencies. At Xact Data Discovery, communication is everything—because clients need to know where their data is throughout the entire process, as well as understand the valuable information and knowledge they can attain from it. Xact Data Discovery (XDD) is an international Discovery and Data Management company providing streamlined Forensic, Processing, Hosting, Managed Review, Project Management, Imaging & Coding and Paper Discovery services to law firms, corporations and government agencies. At Xact Data Discovery, communication is everything—because clients need to know where their data is throughout the entire process, as well as understand the valuable information and knowledge they can attain from it.



Iris Data Services, Inc.

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2014

  Iris Data Services is a leading supplier of discovery solutions including electronic discovery, computer forensics, document review, and online hosting. Lead by recognized industry experts in electronic discovery, Iris streamlines the eDiscovery process for corporate legal departments and law firms. Iris’ online hosting solutions make document review more efficient for legal teams and less costly for their clients. Iris’ discovery experts, project management team, and use of technology have combined to make it one of the fastest growing companies in the industry. In 2011 Iris Data Services made the Inc. 500 list of the fastest–growing private companies in America, making Iris the fastest growing eDiscovery company in the United States. Iris is headquartered in Kansas City and maintains offices throughout the United States and Asia. For more information about Iris, please visit www.irisds.com



Chesapeake Energy

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Litigation Support Specialist

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2013

  Managing the legal hold and discovery process, participate in team meetings with assigned attorneys/paralegals to discuss and coordinate discovery responses. Assist with maintenance and end-user support of litigation support databases.Final review and transmission of legal hold notices to custodians of data.Review of records information forms returned by custodians, performing custodian interviews, recording and tracking information gathered during custodian interviews.Work with legal teams regarding analysis of discovery requests, gathering data responsive to requests, quality control of reviewed data, prior to preparing for production.Manage coding, redacting and document review projectsManage electronic evidence, including creating and maintaining Chains of Custody, manage data transfers, loading data into ligation support databases.Prepare data for final production and prepare privilege log for ESI.Assist with attorney and paralegal education and support related to EDRM and electronic discovery.



DBD Enterprises

• Owner

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

  Building financial freedom and security for our customers is what DBD Enterprises. We are dedicated to understanding the needs of our clients, the knowledge of the products we offer, as, well as the climate and condition of financial markets is paramount in providing our customers with peace of mind. DBD Enterprises offers a wide array of products to design strategies to assist our clients in the planning and arrangement of their financial affairs, such as savings, insurance, retirement provisions tax treatment and wills.



Chicago Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Consultant

  • 2010 - 2010

  Assisting the IT Administrator with the effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.Conducted routine software maintenance on servers such as Windows and other application updates; Implementing the imaging of all desktops and tablet computers; Troubleshooting LAN equipment such as printers, computers, scanners, faxes, and other peripherals; Troubleshooting software issues, and monitoring software licensing



Chicago Career Tech

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Consultant

  • 2010 - 2010

  Answer in-bound service desk inquiries regarding the IMPACT database functions and usage; Handled technical troubleshooting, including system crashes, slow-downs and data recoveries. Engaged and tracked Help Desk 1 issues, with responsibility for the timely documentation, escalation (if appropriate), resolution and closure of trouble tickets.  Addressing application-specific Service Desk calls as a First-level Support Agent Conducting remote-monitoring sessions as a Service Desk Quality Assurance Agent



Meckler Bulger Tilson

• Paralegal/Auditor

  • Oct 2001 - Sep 2008

  Responsibilities included:Assisting attorneys with all facets of legal fee audit report preparation, including legal research, document management, reviewing legal documents and law firm invoices;Analyzing legal fees on behalf of client companies/corporations;Researching information about law firm personnel for the purposes of determining legal acumen and years of experience; Reviewing legal fees and expense submitted by client companies/corporations for duplicative task performance and excessive billing practicesPreparing written analysis of legal fees and expenses; Creation and maintenance of Summation, Access and Excel databases and spreadsheets for use in completion of legal fee analysis reports;Supervision and training of subordinate personnel, including temporary staff.



City of Chicago

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervising Paralegal

  • Apr 1998 - Sep 2001

  Building and Land Use Litigation DivisionResponsibilities included:Coordinating, assigning and supervising the caseload of subordinate personnel engaged in a variety of paralegal duties;Prioritizing and allocating incoming assignments to ensure equitable distribution of work, coordinating projects;Supervision and training of paralegals in various paralegal functions and departmental policies and procedures, including skip tracing, shepardizing and legal research techniques;Provide technical assistance to paralegals engaged in abstracting complex transcripts and briefings;Review the work product of subordinate paralegals to ensure tasks are performed properly and in a timely manner;Monitor and expedite the preparation of legal documents including summons, complaints, subpoenas, interrogatories, request for production and depositions;Performed legal and administrative research for attorneys' use in litigation proceedings;Attend and assist at depositions, trials, meetings and/or negotiations;Gathering case related information, including skip tracing, obtaining title searches, maintaining database of case information;Appearing in court and filing documents on behalf of the city; Preparing documents for motions, trials and depositions, including demand letters, summons, subpoenas, request for production and interrogatories.



Profile Temporary Staffing

• Paralegal

  • 1986 - 1993



Allegretti & Witcoff (Banner & Witcoff)

• Paralegal

  • 1988 - 1991

  Worked on a variety including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, computer franchise and unfair competition law matters Worked on a variety including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, computer franchise and unfair competition law matters