Experience

Willoughby & Associates

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Paralegal

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Draft legal documents including initial documents for dissolutions, legal separations and allocation of parental responsibilities; prepare financial statements; work with clients to prepare financial disclosures; preparation of discovery; draft general correspondence; direct client contact. Draft legal documents including initial documents for dissolutions, legal separations and allocation of parental responsibilities; prepare financial statements; work with clients to prepare financial disclosures; preparation of discovery; draft general correspondence; direct client contact.



Shapiro Winthers P.C.

• United States
• Law Practice

• Litigation Paralegal

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2017

  Draft legal documents including initial documents for dissolutions, separation agreements, financial affidavits and motions; preparation of discovery; set up trial notebooks; draft general correspondence; organize and maintain complex litigation files; order and maintain medical records for personal injury and medical malpractice cases; assist in the preparation of demands in personal injury cases. Draft legal documents including initial documents for dissolutions, separation agreements, financial affidavits and motions; preparation of discovery; set up trial notebooks; draft general correspondence; organize and maintain complex litigation files; order and maintain medical records for personal injury and medical malpractice cases; assist in the preparation of demands in personal injury cases.



Pickard & Ross, PC

• Senior Paralegal

  • Sep 2002 - Sep 2015

  Draft legal documents including initial documents for dissolutions, separation agreements, financial affidavits and motions; preparation of discovery; set up trial notebooks; draft general correspondence; organize and maintain litigation files; direct client contact; calendar control for four attorneys. Draft legal documents including initial documents for dissolutions, separation agreements, financial affidavits and motions; preparation of discovery; set up trial notebooks; draft general correspondence; organize and maintain litigation files; direct client contact; calendar control for four attorneys.



Willett & Mestas, LLC

• Paralegal/Office manager

  • Dec 2000 - Aug 2002

  Draft legal documents and correspondence; prepare demand letters in personal injury cases; organized complex litigation files; organized medical records; direct client contact; set up system for court-appointed billing. Draft legal documents and correspondence; prepare demand letters in personal injury cases; organized complex litigation files; organized medical records; direct client contact; set up system for court-appointed billing.



Adkins, Smart, Willett & Mestas, P.C.

• Senior Paralegal

  • Nov 1997 - Nov 2000

  Draft legal documents including initial documents for dissolutions and paternity actions, separation agreements, financial affidavits, motions, wills and related estate planning documents; organized complex litigation files; draft correspondence; direct client contact; and calendar control for senior partner. Draft legal documents including initial documents for dissolutions and paternity actions, separation agreements, financial affidavits, motions, wills and related estate planning documents; organized complex litigation files; draft correspondence; direct client contact; and calendar control for senior partner.



Lapin & Associates, PC

• Paralegal

  • Jan 1997 - Nov 1997

  Direct client contact; draft legal documents including summons, complaints, petitions for dissolutions, separation agreements, motions, financial affidavits, temporary restraining orders, writs of garnishment, and discovery; draft correspondence; and calendar control for senior attorney. Direct client contact; draft legal documents including summons, complaints, petitions for dissolutions, separation agreements, motions, financial affidavits, temporary restraining orders, writs of garnishment, and discovery; draft correspondence; and calendar control for senior attorney.



Inman, Flynn & Biesterfeld, PC

• Paralegal

  • Dec 1995 - Nov 1996

  Direct client contact to draft legal documents including financial affidavits, initial forms to commence dissolution of marriage proceedings, and simple wills; prepared legal documents including motions and discovery; draft correspondence; prepared exhibits for hearings; and calendar control for special counsel. Direct client contact to draft legal documents including financial affidavits, initial forms to commence dissolution of marriage proceedings, and simple wills; prepared legal documents including motions and discovery; draft correspondence; prepared exhibits for hearings; and calendar control for special counsel.



Jeffrey N. Herren,PC

• Paralegal/Office Manager

  • Jan 1993 - Nov 1995

  Act as liaison between attorney and clients; organized and maintained case files; draft legal documents including motions, interrogatories, separation agreements, complaints, petitions, deeds, notices, financial affidavits, income assignments; draft correspondence; prepared exhibits for trial; calendar control for attorney; basic accounting including balancing accounts, maintaining client trust account and client billing. Act as liaison between attorney and clients; organized and maintained case files; draft legal documents including motions, interrogatories, separation agreements, complaints, petitions, deeds, notices, financial affidavits, income assignments; draft correspondence; prepared exhibits for trial; calendar control for attorney; basic accounting including balancing accounts, maintaining client trust account and client billing.



White, Pickard & Herren, PC

• Paralegal/Legal Secretary

  • Jan 1985 - Dec 1992

  Act as liaison between attorney and clients; organized and maintained complex case files; prepared legal documents from attorneys note and conferences with clients, including motions, discovery, separation agreements, complaints (county court), petitions, deeds, notices, financial affidavits, wage assignments, adoptions, relinquishments, wills; draft correspondence; prepared exhibits for trial; coordination of out-of-state cases; calendar control for junior partner and associate; research; back-up on telephones and general secretarial work as required.