Experience

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  Lawyers Title Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Ag...

  • Kilmarnock, Virginia

  • Paralegal

    • Aug 2020 - Present
    • Kilmarnock, Virginia

    Assist with real estate closing services

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  TrustBuilders Law Group

  • Saluda, Virginia

  • Paralegal

    • Jul 2015 - Apr 2021
    • Saluda, Virginia

    Trusts and Estate paralegalI helped this organization in creating and administering estate plans and trusts; including drafting and reviewing documents, coordinating financial brokerage information, and documenting real estate holdings.

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  Middlesex High, Rapahannock High, Poquoson Midd...

  • Saluda, VA

  • Teacher

    • Oct 2002 - Jun 2013
    • Saluda, VA

    Taught and mentored English 11, English 10 PreAP, English 10, English 9 PreAP, English 9, Creative Writing, and Drama; English 7, and English 6

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  CarMax

  • Glen Allen, VA

  • Corporate Paralegal

    • Jun 1997 - May 2001
    • Glen Allen, VA

    Extensive contact with CarMax retail stores regarding consumer related legal matters, investigated claims, drafted demand letters, responses to Better Business Bureaus, consumer affairs offices and settlement agreements; monitored potential litigation and litigation matters handled by outside cou...

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  MCI Corporation

  • Washington, DC

  • Corporate Paralegal

    • Jan 1993 - Oct 1994
    • Washington, DC

    Prepared default pleadings for jurisdictions nationwide for local counsel to file against corporate customers who had defaulted on settlement agreements regarding non-payment of MCI services; handled post-judgment customer payments on settlement agreements, drafted release letters and dismissals;...

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  Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald

  • McLean, VA

  • Senior Litigation Paralegal

    • Jun 1990 - Jan 1993
    • McLean, VA

    Created DiscoveryBase database of produced construction litigation documents numbering in the tens of thousands of documents resulting in settlement; prepared issue and witness files; managed team of legal assistants who reviewed client document production; maintained indices of discovery documen...

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  Wynn, Brown, Mack, Renfro & Thompson

  • Fort Worth, TX

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • Sep 1987 - Jun 1990
    • Fort Worth, TX

    Managed litigation production files for medical malpractice and anti-trust matters, digested and summarized depositions, participated in jury selections, attended trials to organize exhibits and assist witnesses, managed files during trials, maintained firm docket and made weekly announcements at...

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  Finley, Kumble

  • Washington, DC

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • Jan 1985 - Jul 1987
    • Washington, DC

    Worked in litigation department on a variety of cases, investigated records such as court files, legislative histories, land recods, surveyor's records, marriage records, etc., managed files during trials, organized case files, maintained document control, indexed document productions, prepa...

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  MCI Corporation

  • Washington, DC

  • Litigation Paralegal

    • Oct 1985 - Jan 1986
    • Washington, DC

    Prepared for depositions by creating deponent profiles, consulted litigation database INQUIRE for deponent related documents, reviewed database reports of produced documents for substantive issues and advised outside counsel of finding. Case settled.

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  Realty World Corporation

  • Annandale, VA

  • Corporate Paralegal

    • Aug 1983 - Oct 1985
    • Annandale, VA

    Filed applications to do business, researched issues regarding licensing and corporate concerns in various states, reviewed documents in preparation for litigation productions.