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STAFF ATTORNEY
Summary

Accomplished Staff Attorney with comprehensive experience in the eDiscovery phase of complex civil litigation. Cases include: products liability, patent infringement?, contract disputes?, bankruptcy? FIX THIS. Diversified core competencies also include management of case files and extensive support during trial.

Key Skills

Expertise with multiple discovery review platforms including:

AlphaLit, Attenex, Applied Discovery, Concordance, DocuMatrix, EED, Datum Legal, iCONECT, Relativity, Ringtail and Summation.
Relevant Experience
Jones Day November 2000 to June 2009 Staff Attorney
New York, NY
  • Worked on over 14 cases during the Discovery phase of litigation.
  • Managed contract review attorneys.
  • Reported to lead eDiscovery attorney regarding productivity and day-to-day case issues.
  • Trained contract review attorneys to screen and code documents for privilege, responsiveness, relevance and significant issues.
  • Supervised quality control of all levels of review including final review.
  • Trained and supervised privilege review teams regarding logging and redacting in Summation.
  • Created concepts/fields for privilege log in compliance with court orders.
  • Maintained, edited and produced privilege logs in Summation database.
  • Liaison to third party vendors regarding searches and files to be moved over for privilege review in Summation database.
  • Coordinated and communicated with various third party hosts of discovery platforms regarding day-to-day coding, searches, issues regarding families of documents including duplicate document removal and case specific issues regarding batches.
  • Created custom searches.
  • Prepared and organized trial exhibit lists consisting of tens of thousands of documents in Summation database.
  • Drafted affidavits and other pleadings.
  • Analyzed key documents for potential use at depositions and trial.
  • Organized deposition outlines.
  • Attended depositions.
  • Analyzed significant documents and prepared memoranda regarding findings.
  • Attended several trials, prepped witnesses and organized witness outlines.
  • Liaison between 3rd party software platforms and law firm.
  • Extensively researched company documents for hot button issues.
  • Analyzed key documents for potential use at deposition and during trial.
Martha Vance & Associates August 1998 to November 2000 Contract Attorney
Columbus, OH
  • Managed case files for complex smoking and health litigation.
  • Coordinated with local counsel regarding day-to-day activities.
  • Assisted in prepping expert witness for deposition.
  • Assisted in prepping joint defense trial exhibit list consisting of tens of thousands of documents in Summation database.
  • Assisted in preparing and filing expert reports.
  • Reviewed documents for significant issues.
  • Docketing case happenings.
  • Drafted letters in response to document requests.
  • Provided extensive trial support in management of the case file
  • Organized expert witness trial outlines for trial.
  • Assisted and attended trial through verdict.
  • Reviewed documents for significant issues in class action lawsuits.
Education
Capital University Law School May 1996 Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University May 1992 Bachelor of Arts: Political Science, Economics Columbus, OH

Political Science, Economics (Minor)
Bar Admissions
New York (#4066403), Ohio (Inactive)
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Jones Day
  • Martha Vance & Associates

School Attended

  • Capital University Law School
  • The Ohio State University

Job Titles Held:

  • Staff Attorney
  • Contract Attorney

Degrees


  • Bachelor of Arts : Political Science, Economics

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