Experience

Stavitsky & Associates, LLC

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Paralegal

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Senior paralegal in charge of filing property tax appeals for all New York and New Jersey files within the Company. In addition to Paralegal duties, I am responsible for helping train new employees and I assist the Office Manager with interviewing potential new employees. Additionally, I work with the IT department to create a more efficient electronic filing system called FileMaker within our office, which improves tracking capabilities as well as streamline documents such as form letters or pleadings.I work independently as I am very familiar and experienced with the field of Property Tax Law having 15 years experience. I am the person the Office Manager will direct people to ask their questions to.Some specifics about my job:NYObtain Assessments and Ratios, in addition to requesting critical data from clients in an effort to provide detail to the Managing Partner to effectively determine viability of an appeal.Prepare and file Grievances to NY Board of Assessment Review.Prepare and file Tax Certiorari Petitions to Supreme Court utilizing NYSCEF e-filing.Prepare Stipulations, Affidavits, so-ordered letters, and responds to request for discovery.Review large case load with Managing Partner regarding potential appeals each season.Maintain large case load with various deadlines throughout the year at both the Board and Supreme Court levels.Prepare Court papers for Process Servers to serve copies of Petitions upon Respondents.NJPrepare and file County Board appeals.Prepare and file Tax Court appeals utilizing NJ Ecourts system.Prepare Stipulations of Settlement.Prepare Chapter 91 income and expense responses to assessors.



Waters, McPherson, McNeill, P. C.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

  Paralegal in charge of Property Tax Appeal department for NJ property tax appeals. Prepare and demand discovery, maintain settlement list, maintain filing list, prepare refund demands, continued contact with Judges, adversaries and clients. Paralegal in charge of Property Tax Appeal department for NJ property tax appeals. Prepare and demand discovery, maintain settlement list, maintain filing list, prepare refund demands, continued contact with Judges, adversaries and clients.



Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry, LLP

• Paralegal

  • Oct 2012 - Mar 2016



Garippa, Lotz & Giannuario

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Assistant Property Tax Appeals

  • Apr 2007 - Oct 2012



Gaydos & Marinello

• Legal Assistant

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  This was a temporary position for 3 months where I helped Mr. Gaydos with all of his requests such as letters, calls, pleadings, etc. Mr. Gaydos was pleased with my work so he helped me secure my next job at Garippa, Lotz & Giannuario. This was a temporary position for 3 months where I helped Mr. Gaydos with all of his requests such as letters, calls, pleadings, etc. Mr. Gaydos was pleased with my work so he helped me secure my next job at Garippa, Lotz & Giannuario.