My professional background is that of a versatile and creative managing senior paralegal that evolved into the Litigation Director of a multi-billion dollar public company, with vast experience in all aspects of complex commercial litigation, management, and reporting. Additionally, my career has given me exposure and proficiencies in employment law, corporate, regulatory, real estate, contract, and intellectual property law. Prior to entering the legal market, my work experience was highly technical, having worked many years as an information systems professional. During this period, I earned high level administration and engineering certifications from Cisco, Microsoft, and Novell. This fusion of technology mastery and adeptness, coupled with over 15 years of focused high-level legal experience, yields a professional with insight, expertise, and solid leadership instincts with a demonstrated history of innovation and accomplished performance. Managing paralegals and staff to meet case deadlines and objectives
*Fact gathering and analytics from client and/or production documents
*Preparing witnesses and attorneys for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trial
*Fostering productive business relationships utilizing strong communication faculty
*High-level administration of business objectives and executive directives
*Preparing high-value complex cases for trial
*Analytical thinking and problem solving
*Professional appearance, mannerisms, and behavior
Affiliations
*North Texas Paralegal Association (NTPA)
*Board Member of C
Skills
Hummingbird DM
Oracle DMRS Platform
RealLegal Binder
CaseLogix Electronic Binder
Relativity
Concordance
Summation
I-Pro
inData's Trial Director and Time Coder Pro
Case Map, Time Map, and Text Map
Accomplishments
Experience
11/2017 to 11/2017
DirectorPike Electric Company – Fort Worth, TX,
Copart") is a publicly traded $4.5 billion market-cap global company that serves as the world's largest vehicle auction business.
Out of 16,000+ public companies audited and reviewed in 2015, Copart was named by Deloitte as the No.
1 most exceptional public company in the United States.
Managed an active and diverse litigation practice with 150+ cases/matters pending during any given quarter.
Summary of Qualifications.
Managing paralegals and staff to meet case deadlines and objectives.
Fact gathering and analytics from client and/or production documents.
Preparing witnesses and attorneys for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and trial.
Fostering productive business relationships utilizing strong communication faculty.
High-level administration of business objectives and executive directives.
Preparing high-value complex cases for trial.
Analytical thinking and problem solving.
12/2017 to 11/2017
Senior ParalegalCommon Spirit – Bremerton, WA,
Responded to / directed all employment law matters, including EEOC responses, employee investigations, Title VII complaints, and all employment related litigations - including complex class action suits.
Vetted and implemented company wide contract management solution, business processes, and company policies to support management of 1,000+ contracts annually.
Prepared all litigation related budgets, accruals, and analytic reporting metrics for review by senior executive management.
Provided guidance to senior executive management on case strategy and resolution with a focus on minimizing outside legal spending.
Negotiated all settlements with opposing counsel and consumers.
Reviewed, researched, and responded to all Attorney General complaints, BBB complaints, attorney demand letters, and consumer complaints.
Personally appeared as company representative at arbitrations, mediations, and numerous hearings / trials, from small claims to Federal Appellate Court.
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, and conducting reviews for all support staff and associate level attorneys.
Professional Accomplishments.
First ever non-attorney to hold the position of Director in the corporate Legal Department (Copart).
Developed an innovative partnering program with our insurance carriers that reduced our outside counsel fees by over 25% (Copart).
Chosen by senior executive leadership as the Legal Department's sole representative on the company's Idea Innovation Team (Copart).
Selected, implemented, and trained all Legal team members on the use of a new document management system, Serengeti Tracker, and migrated all legacy records to the new DMS (Copart).
Won employee of the year twice in a four year period (Bickel & Brewer).
Was promoted three times in a two year period, rising to the highest ranking position in Litigation Support of a major law firm (Bickel & Brewer).
Designed a system for electronically scanning, receiving, and routing documents that greatly reduced paper cost and lost records (Bickel & Brewer).
Undefeated record at arbitration and small claims court - I never lost a case at trial or in arbitration in 5 years (Copart).
Participated in 100+ trials
Affiliations.
NTPA, North Texas Paralegal Association.
Board member for C.L.E.A.R., Center for Legal Ethics and Research.
Member of Mensa International
Professional Accomplishments.
First ever non-attorney to hold the position of Director in the corporate Legal Department (Copart).
Developed an innovative partnering program with our insurance carriers that reduced our outside counsel fees by over 25% (Copart).
Chosen by senior executive leadership as the Legal Department's sole representative on the company's Idea Innovation Team (Copart).
Selected, implemented, and trained all Legal team members on the use of a new document management system, Serengeti Tracker, and migrated all legacy records to the new DMS (Copart).
Won employee of the year twice in a four year period (Bickel & Brewer).
Was promoted three times in a two year period, rising to the highest ranking position in Litigation Support of a major law firm (Bickel & Brewer).
Designed a system for electronically scanning, receiving, and routing documents that greatly reduced paper cost and lost records (Bickel & Brewer).
Undefeated record at arbitration and small claims court - I never lost a case at trial or in arbitration in 5 years (Copart).
Participated in 100+ trials
Affiliations.
NTPA, North Texas Paralegal Association.
Board member for C.L.E.A.R., Center for Legal Ethics and Research.
Member of Mensa International Litigation boutique specializing in Internet Law and eDiscovery abuse cases.
Assist firm principal with all aspects of case management, discovery, analysis, and preparation for hearings / trials.
07/2017 to 12/2017
Legal ConsultantCubesmart – Rialto, CA,
Administer all in-house legal duties and responsibilities to a multi-billion dollar family organization.
The Hunt/Hill family owns and operates over 70 business entities, including Highland Park Village Shopping Center.
Additionally, our legal department was responsible for the administration of over 40 family and corporate Trusts, and provided full legal support and services for the family's vast investment holdings in the areas of oil & gas, real estate, real property, land, investment funds, deal arbitrage, and other investment markets.
Prepare, draft, and maintain consents, meeting minutes, resolutions, corporate documents, probate documents, agreements, assignments, Board of Directors packages, and other legal instruments for all business entities, Trusts, and estate matters.
Research and respond to all complaints and attorney demand letters.
Managed contemporaneous multi-million dollar construction projects, working directly with with contractors and vendors to keep to project timelines and budgets.
Coordinate all litigation matters and consult with retained outside counsel on multiple large scale cases, ranging from probate and estate matters to intellectual property litigation.
Assist outside counsel with trial preparation and aid in settlement negotiations and final resolution and disposition of disputes.
04/2017 to 07/2017
Managing Senior ParalegalBICKEL & BREWER – City, STATE,
Managed a staff of 10-15 paralegals to meet Firm and case deadlines and objectives, conducted employee interviews and annual reviews, and trained all new associate attorneys, paralegals, and other support staff.
Traveled domestically and internationally for trials, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, depositions, document reviews, client presentations, and presentations for high profile clients.
Handled case document productions from the initial review of client documents, categorical tagging, generation of privilege and redaction logs, to production to opposing counsel, with extensive experience in E-discovery, electronic productions, and metadata extraction and analysis.
Worked actively on the Firm's largest cases, routinely exceeding $10 million in damages, handling all aspects of discovery, fact analysis, motion practice, and trial preparation.
05/2017 to 03/2017
ParalegalLAW, SNAKARD & GAMBILL – City, STATE,
Acted as a liaison for our largest clients, coordinating deadlines and requested action, as well as procuring needed documents to insure our attorney's preparedness.
Responsible for opening every case and assigning accurate billing, originating, and docket information.
Education and Training
Expected in 2010
Bachelor of Arts: Humanities Philosophy Jurisprudential Studies, Logic, and Ethics Political Science Southern Methodist University - Dallas, TX GPA: Humanities cum laude Philosophy Jurisprudential Studies, Logic, and Ethics Political Science
Activities and Honors
Professional appearance, mannerisms, and behavior
Affiliations
*North Texas Paralegal Association (NTPA)
*Board Member of C.L.E.A.R.; Center for Legal Ethics and Reform
*Member of Mensa International
Certifications
Software proficiencies
*Microsoft Office (Expert Level)
*Adobe Acrobat Pro (Expert Level)
*LexisNexis / West
*Serengeti Tracker (Certified)
*MyCase
*CompuLaw Vision (Certified)
*NetDocuments (Certified)
*Docs Open
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