Experience

Carson Law Group, PLLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Dec 2015 - Present



Musgrove/Smith Law

• United States
• Law Practice

• Paralegal

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2015



Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush, P.A.

• Paralegal

  • Nov 2010 - May 2014



Burr & Forman LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Paralegal

  • Oct 2004 - Nov 2010

  Prepared and filed pleadings and correspondence associated with various types of litigations such as lender liability, insurance fraud, construction, trademark infringement and contract disputes in state and federal court as well as arbitration proceedings. Maintained various databases used in Consumer Finance litigation. Created and maintained databases for discovery purposes in trademark infringement case. Uploaded new documents received regarding consumer finance cases in Mississippi to Time Matters software program for document management for attorneys to view in Alabama and Georgia offices. Represented financial institutions such as Ameriquest Mortgage, CitiFinancial, Conseco Finance, and Wachovia. Represented automotive manufacturers and suppliers such as American Honda Motor Co., Ford Motor Co., Hyundai Motor Co., and Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.



Office of the Governor, State of Mississippi

• Legislative and Communications Liasion

  • Dec 2001 - Jan 2004

  Legislative and Communications Liaison (2002-2004)Planned and arranged press conferences and media events across Mississippi. Researched information for talking points, press releases, and press kits and translated that information into speeches and statements for Governor as well as press releases and media advisories. Fielded media requests/questions from reporters and coordinated with Director of Communications to provide the information and answers. Official photographer whose duties included, but were not limited to photographing press conferences, media events, speeches, disaster areas and portraits. Established and maintained databases used to track general and appropriations legislation as well as nominations through legislature for the governor and staff members to view on a daily basis. Attended assigned committee meetings and was responsible for legislation in these committees. Sole contact for Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate when legislation was ready for action by the Governor. Solely responsible for governor meeting deadline on all legislation waiting for his action. Prepared messages and veto messages for House, Senate, and the Secretary of State. Facilitated the Secretary of State's office picking up messages and legislation for inclusion into Mississippi Code.Legal Assistant and Legislative Liaison (2001-2002)Contact for Mississippi Attorney General's Office regarding extraditions. Processed extraditions for Governor and sent the necessary documents to appropriate sheriff and state for transfer of prisoner to/from Mississippi. Researched various laws on a range of issues, including but not limited to death penalty and economic development, for General Counsel. Prepared documents for Governor and General Counsel concerning executions. Processed pardon requests from prisoners and family members. Legislative Liaison responsibilities same as above.