Kesta Long
Paralegal at The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Paralegal
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Jul 2012 - Present
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Network Marketing Consultant
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Jul 2011 - Present
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Paralegal
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Mar 2007 - Feb 2011
Duties included, but were not limited to, drafting correspondence & variouspleadings, summarizing depositions, preparing attorneys for depositions, trials & administrative hearings, propounding & answering discovery, subpoenaing witnesses for trial, subpoenaing medical & other pertinent records, identifying & organizing documents responsive to discovery requests, gathering/summarizing medical & other pertinent records, conducting legal research & investigations, legal typing & transcribing, communicating with clients, counsel & witnesses on a regular basis, meeting with clients to discuss case strategy, locating expert witnesses in support of case, communicating with state, federal & appellate courts (including MWCC), creating & maintaining document databases (including complex databases for document intensive cases), supervising secretary & runners,delegating tasks, scheduling appointments, hearings, trials, conferences, & administrative hearings, maintaining case load of partner & associate, electronic filing, entering time, faxing, copying, scanning, and filing. The majority of my experience was in civil & commercial litigation, insurance defense (workers’ compensation, general & third party liability), bad faith defense, coverage advice, uninsured motorists, negligence, subrogation, products liability, and appellate proceedings for Terry B. Germany, Esq. and Brian Hinton, Esq., partners in the firm.
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Paralegal
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Mar 2006 - Mar 2007
Duties included, but were not limited to, opening new files & maintaining case load, drafting correspondence & various pleadings, communicating with clients, counsel & witnesses on a regular basis, summarizing depositions, gathering/summarizing medical & other pertinent records, communicating with state, federal & appellate courts, preparing attorneysfor depositions, hearings & trials, subpoenaing witnesses for trial, subpoenaing medical & other pertinent records, conducting legal research & investigations, locating expert witnesses in support of case, identifying & organizing documents responsive to discovery requests, propounding & answering discovery, legal typing & transcribing, scheduling appointments, hearings, depositions, conferences & trials, electronic filing, entering time, faxing, copying, scanning, and filing. The majority of my experience was in civil litigation, insurance defense (general & third party liability), bad faith defense, negligence, medical malpractice, products liability, and subrogation for Keith D. Obert, Esq. and William F. “Rusty” Brown, Esq., sole partners in the firm.
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Paralegal/Legal Secretary
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Sep 2005 - Jun 2006
Duties included providing superior paralegal and legal secretary temporary assistance to various firms in the Jackson Metro area. Duties included providing superior paralegal and legal secretary temporary assistance to various firms in the Jackson Metro area.
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Education
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Hinds Community College
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Pearl High School
Diploma