Experience

U.S. District Court, CACD

• Breweries
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Career Law Clerk

  • Feb 2002 - Present

  Research and write proposed memorandum, opinions and orders for bankruptcy judge. Review case docket and draft appropriate orders to move cases forward. Draft form orders. Mentor term clerks and summer interns. Particularly skilled at editing and proofreading. Started at court in rotation law clerk position, researching and writing proposed memorandum for five bankruptcy judges on a two-week rotation basis.



Matthew Bender

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Editor

  • 1997 - 2002

  New York, NY Served as lead editor of Collier on Bankruptcy. Planned releases, edited and cite-checked author manuscript, drafted author invoices, and worked with marketing to prepare competitive analyses and assist with product planning. Attended national and regional bankruptcy conferences with sales representatives to provide editorial support for products. Trained and oversaw editorial assistants and law student interns.



West Bar Review

• Legal Editor (freelance)

  • Oct 1996 - Jul 1997

  New York, NY Edited 30-page booklet of New York and federal law distinctions. Researched issues and drafted issue outlines in NYS Bar Exam essays. Corrected students’ sample NYS exam essays. Drafted sample answers and issue outlines of NH Bar Exam essays.



New York Life Insurance Company

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Claims Analyst (temp. position)

  • Dec 1996 - Apr 1997

  New York, NY Analyzed policy-owner claims, summarized allegations, and determined relief warranted under settlement agreement in class action suit. Answered claimants questions regarding relief decisions.



Lawyers Cooperative Publishing

• Editorial Assistant

  • Apr 1996 - Jul 1996

  Stamford, CT Reviewed text and organized forms for elder law treatise.



EAPD Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Aug 1994 - Feb 1996

  New York, NY Drafted real estate, bankruptcy and corporate documents; researched bankruptcy issues; reviewed documents for production; prepared closing documents; conducted real estate closings; prepared bankruptcy fee applications; prepared UCC filing statements.



Keenan, Powers & Andrews

• Foreclosure Paralegal

  • Oct 1993 - Jul 1994

  New York, NY Prepared foreclosure documents; reviewed title reports; administered foreclosure sales; edited firm’s Trusts and Estates client newsletter.



Hart & Hume

• Paralegal

  • Oct 1991 - Oct 1993

  New York, NY Summarized pleadings; prepared UCC financing statements and satisfactions of liens; developed 30-page manual for computer database organizing discovery documents; trained and supervised temporary employees in document discovery.



Computer Telephone Corp.

• Finance Assistant

  • Nov 1989 - Aug 1991

  Waltham, MA Tracked sales of AT&T phone services for contractor for AT&T. Created spreadsheets and produced monthly statements for CFO, as well as for salespersons' paychecks. Liaison to AT&T representatives for regulatory updates and competitive analyses. Obtained position after working for AT&T in temporary position (09/1989-12/1989) compiling and editing weekly newsletter on regulatory changes.



Harlem Valley Times (Taconic Press)

• Sports Reporter/Editor

  • Jul 1988 - Jun 1989

  Millbrook, NY Covered high school and local club sports teams in three towns in Dutchess County, NY. Wrote all copy, took all photographs, and designed layout for sports section of weekly newspaper. Promoted from news reporter.



Scotia-Glenville Journal

• News Reporter

  • Jun 1987 - Jul 1988

  Schenectady, NY Sole reporter for new weekly newspaper covering Town or Glenville and Village of Scotia. Covered town and village government, and environmental, planning and school boards, in addition to writing special interest stories. Did all own photography.