Ambitious legal professional driven to provide exceptional family law litigation support and customer service. Strengths include legal research and analysis, document preparation and client communications.
Skills
Family law and benefits experience
Skilled in client control
Knowledge of Essential Forms
Legal and non-legal research skills
Effective negotiator
Demonstrated rain-maker
Excellent communicator
MS Office and DissoMaster proficient
Work History
Family Law & QDRO Attorney, 02/2005 to 2014 Law Office Of Lesley Regina – City, STATE,
Sole-proprietor of busy law office representing individuals in divorce, child custody proceedings with gross annual revenues exceeding $300,000..
Handled hundreds of family law cases from the initial client consultation through finalization.
Court appointed Evidence Code Section 730 expert witness with regard to the division of parties' retirement assets including defined benefit pension, 401(K) profit-sharing plans, union plans, and retirement plans sponsored by government entities in hundreds of dissolution and post-dissolution matters.
QDRO Attorney, 10/2002 to 03/2005 Law Office Of Barbara A. Ginsberg – City, STATE,
Represented individuals with pension claims against private employers,including pension, 401(K) profit-sharing plans, union plans, and retirement plans sponsored by governmental entities.
Proficient and on numerous occasions appointed as the court’s Evidence Code Section 730 expert with respect to the division of retirement assets in marital dissolution actions.
Assisted individuals with regard to all stages of the Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) process from gathering and analyzing data through drafting and customizing QDROs, filing them with the court, and supervising acceptance of the orders by the plan administrators.
Compensation & Benefits Paralegal, 01/2001 to 10/2002 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP – City, STATE,
Drafted employee stock purchase plans, stock option plans and agreements and SEC filings.
Researched and drafted documents for qualified retirement plans,including amendments; restatements, board resolutions and summary plan descriptions for 401(k) and pension plans.
Prepared and filed IRS Forms 5300 for determination letter applications.
Education
J.D.: Law, Expected in 2000 Michigan State University College of Law - East Lansing, Michigan GPA:
Bachelor of Arts: International Relations, Expected in 1997 James Madison College at Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan GPA:
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School Attended
Michigan State University College of Law
James Madison College at Michigan State University
