Experience

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  Houston Astros

  • Houston, Texas

  • Senior Corporate Paralegal

    • Sep 2013 - Present
    • Houston, Texas

    Assist the General Counsel of Crane Capital Group, Inc. (since September 2013) and the Houston Astros (since December 2015). Develop processes to streamline maintenance of contracts and legal records. Review, mark up, and negotiate routine contracts. Create and maintain a library of templates and retain historical documents. Partner closely with internal counsel and executives to assist with corporate governance information maintenance. Prepare, organize, track and monitor a wide variety of transactional and corporate documentation.

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  State of Texas

  • Notary Public

    • 2008 - Present

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  Jones Granger Tramuto & Halstead

  • Houston, Texas

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • Jan 2010 - Sep 2013
    • Houston, Texas

    Preparation of pleadings and discovery in FELA cases, schedule depositions, order, review and summarize medical records, review and interpret pretrial and case management orders, serve as communications liaison with clients, e-file and serve court documents in state and federal jurisdictions, maintain attorney calendars and coordinate schedules including arranging meetings, hearings, depositions, and mediations.

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  Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • 2009 - 2010
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Assist in the preparation of pleadings and discovery in mass tort cases, compile and organize hearing, mediation, and case notebooks, review and interpret pretrial and case management orders, maintain databases and create spreadsheets for all cases, serve as communications liaison, answering inquiries via phone, email, or correspondence, e-file and serve court documents in state, federal, and MDL jurisdictions, maintain attorney calendars and coordinate schedules including arranging conference calls, meetings, hearings, depositions, and mediations.

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  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • 2005 - 2009
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Management of complex torts, products liability, personal injury, insurance and ERISA matters. Draft and edit legal documents such as petitions, motions, discovery, and letters and prepare filings accordingly. Correspond with clients, experts and opposing counsel. Interview witnesses for litigation matters. Trial preparation. Legal research. Experience with Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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  Billy Reid

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Store Director

    • 2004 - 2005
    • Houston, Texas Area

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  The Great Indoors

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Merchandise Presentation Manager

    • 2001 - 2004
    • Houston, Texas Area

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  Gap Inc.

  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area; Houston, Texas Area

  • Assistant Manager

    • 1993 - 2000
    • Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area; Houston, Texas Area