Top 50 Litigation Attorney Skills

high Demand

• Develop strategies and arguments in preparation for court hearings and settlement negotiations.
• Mediated and negotiated disputes between company and third parties in attempts to avoid court hearings and striking mutually beneficial agreements.
• Drafted various legal motions, attended litigated court hearings and prepared cases for trial.
• Attended court hearings and court-ordered conferences, as well as private ADR hearings.
• Appeared for court hearings, depositions, and settlement conferences.

• Attend court hearings and argue civil and criminal motions.
• Appeared at court hearings; argued dozens of motions.
• Prepared and attended highly contested court hearings.
• Attended and participated in court hearings.
• Draft complaints, attend status and settlement conferences, court hearings and present arguments, defend and take depositions.

• Attended court hearings for case management conferences, motions, trials, mediations throughout the state of Florida.
• Received a 1987 Incentive Bonus for 418 closed cases and 91 Court Hearings.
• Attend depositions, mediations, court hearings, trials and appeals.
• Argued at court hearings and tried lawsuits before trial judge.

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• Prepared, negotiated and facilitated Settlement Agreements and Stipulations for payment plans.
• Negotiate settlement offers and draft settlement agreements.
• Handled client meetings, drafted case protocols, litigation risk analyses, demand letters and settlement agreements.
• Act as lead defense counsel at settlement conferences; negotiate settlements and prepare settlement agreements.
• Drafted general release and settlement agreements after a resolution has been reached in individual cases.

• Research and write responses, complaints, motions, and settlement agreements.
• Negotiate and draft settlement agreements, mutual releases, and settlement orders.
• Attended trials, hearings, depositions, and drafted settlement agreements.
• Drafted pleadings, settlement agreements, and performed discovery production.
• Assist in settlement negotiations and draft settlement agreements for attorney.

• Prepared responses, briefs, memorandums, settlement agreements.
• Drafted and reviewed contracts and settlement agreements.
• Prepare license and settlement agreements.
• Interpreted malpractice insurance contracts, consulted hospital risk management, engaged in complex mediations, and drafted settlement agreements.
• Negotiated settlements during mediations, settlement conferences and throughout litigation; drafted settlement agreements.

• Negotiated and drafted multi-party large settlement agreements.
• Prepared pleadings, motions, notices, affidavits, proposed orders, settlement agreements, and correspondence.
• Researched and drafted motions, memoranda, settlement agreements, and pleadings.
• Attend mediations and telephonic conciliations; negotiate and draft settlement agreements.
• Drafted dispositive motions, negotiated and drafted settlement agreements, and represented client in depositions and mediations in four states.

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• Prepared and litigated foreclosure pleadings on behalf of Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation and other major federal banks.
• Drafted and argued successful replies to oppositions of summary judgment in contested foreclosures.
• Managed all aspects of mortgage lender and homeowners' association foreclosure proceedings.
• Associate litigation attorney responsible for a high-volume of contested foreclosure cases.
• Managed an average caseload of 350 contested and uncontested foreclosure cases.

• Review and analyze heavily contested and uncontested mortgage foreclosure actions.
• Represented commercial lending institutions throughout foreclosure proceedings.
• Defended residential and commercial foreclosures.
• Lead Attorney on several bulk mortgage foreclosure trials, which consisted of approximately fifty to seventy five trials in one day.
• Completed Non-Jury Trials with the goal of receiving a final judgment of foreclosure and a sale date of the property.

• Represented and advised large national banks in areas related to real estate, title, REO, and foreclosure.
• Researched and applied old statutes to a foreclosure case in DC Probate Court.
• Promoted to Associate Foreclosure Attorney with a caseload.
• Have successfully tried over 300 foreclosure cases.
• Case Law Research as relating to mortgage default and foreclosure typically conducted via Westlaw and/or LexisNexis.

• Managed own litigation caseload of 175 mortgage foreclosure cases representing major institutional creditors.
• Performed a review of a multi-national banking institution's residential foreclosure practices.
• Practiced in all areas of commercial law and litigation including bankruptcy, replevin, contract, real property, and foreclosure.
• LItigated matters of real-estate disputes in Illinois state courts including but not limited to mortgage foreclosures, and federal attendant matters
• Represented banks and mortgage servicers at foreclosure trials, motion calendars and docket calls throughout the state of Florida.

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• Defend bank officers and directors in complex financial institution litigation and white-collar criminal matters before state and federal courts.
• Supervised a team of business litigation attorneys in commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts.
• Represented clients in commercial litigation cases, employment disputes, and estate litigation cases in state and federal courts.
• Serve as defense counsel for Fortune 50 financial institution in commercial disputes in California state and federal courts.
• Litigated patent, trade secrets, trademark and copyright matters in the state and federal courts.

• Practiced defense litigation in both state and federal courts, banking and real estate law.
• Participated in over eighty complex trials in State and Federal courts through the nation.
• Managed anti-piracy litigation in over 1100 cases in federal courts in four states.
• Represented clients at all stages of litigation in state and federal courts.
• Prepare and argue motions in state and federal courts.

• Admitted in New York and Federal Courts.
• Practiced in both State and Federal Courts.
• Represented world's largest shipowners in multi-national disputes litigated in federal courts
• Researched legal issues and drafted memos, briefs, and motions in complex commercial litigation cases in state and federal courts.
• Lead attorney for pro bono cases in both State and Federal Courts in conjunction with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.

• Handle caseload of approximately 50 cases in state and federal courts (New Jersey and New York).
• Attended pre-trial hearings, depositions and trials of various cases in state and federal courts.
• Conducted Voir Dire examination in State and Federal Courts.
• COURT PROCEEDINGS: Arguing before state and federal courts in regards to discovery, pre-trial motions, and post trial considerations.
• Litigated cases in local and federal courts of Morelos, Hidalgo, Estado de Mexico and Federal District of Mexico.

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• Attended Court - For Summons & Summary Judgment Hearings; Bankruptcy & Creditors Petition Hearings; Foreclosure Proceeding Hearings; Auctions.
• Attended Court - For Summons & Summary Judgment Hearings; Bankruptcy & Creditors Petition Hearings & Contested matters.
• Achieved summary judgment on behalf of employer accused of race discrimination in administration of employee stock option plan.
• Prepared eight successful motions for summary judgment and drafted successful opposition to 9th Circuit civil rights appeal.
• Work involved developing cases from discovery to summary judgment and trial prep, and appropriate defense theories.

• Composed and argued in court motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, and demurrers.
• Obtained summary judgment for U. S. Steel in 80 to 85 percent of employment cases.
• Attended claim and delivery, default and summary judgment, and lift of stay hearings.
• Drafted Oppositions to Demurrers and Oppositions to Motions for Summary Judgment.
• Attended court for Mentions and summary judgment hearing at Magistrate Court.

• Prepare motions and respond to discovery and summary judgment requests.
• Respond to Motions for Summary Judgments.
• Granted summary judgment in G.L.
• Drafted motions to compel discovery and in opposition of summary judgment Conducted legal research in support of senior partners' motion practice
• Drafted motions for summary judgment/adjudication, pre-trial and trial motions, and detailed status reports to clients.

• Researched, drafted, and argued discovery and dispositive motions, including summary judgment motions.
• General Litigation: Conducted full trials, full Hearings, Summary Judgment Hearings.
• Granted summary judgment for Town of Dracut in G.L.
• Attended thousands of pre-judgment/motion hearings, evidentiary hearings, final summary judgment hearings and post-judgment hearings.
• Draft memoranda in support of summary judgment motions and other pleadings, and discovery requests and responses.

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high Demand

• Managed team of paralegals with responsibility for trial preparation, technology and document management for over 450 product liability cases.
• Managed all aspects of litigation, including but not limited to, fact investigation and development, discovery and trial preparation.
• Prepared pleadings, motions, settlement agreements, discovery and assisted in trial preparation for 30 civil litigation cases.
• Manage all aspects of trial preparation and serve as lead defense attorney in 15 negligence jury and bench trials
• Managed multiple phases of litigation, including discovery, law and motion, mediation, and trial preparation.

• Conducted research, reviewed evidence, and briefed clients and staff in the course of trial preparations.
• Conducted all aspects of the formal discovery process, from written demands through depositions and trial preparation.
• Advise clients regarding the status of trial preparation, offensive discovery, and negotiations with the defendants.
• Litigated all aspects of complex state and federal matters from case inception through trial preparation.
• Assisted attorneys and paralegals with trial preparation, including trial notebooks and trial exhibits.

• Handle all aspects of litigation, from legal research to trial preparation.
• Drafted narratives to assist trial counsel in deposition and trial preparation.
• Assisted the attorney in case and trial preparation.
• Performed all phases of discovery and trial preparation.
• Directed all aspects of trial preparation.

• Assisted in hearing and trial preparation.
• Assisted in pre-trial preparations, including development of trial strategies, for state jury trials.
• Manage case load of 50-100 cases, including pre-trial preparations.
• Performed all portions of pre-trial preparation.
• Managed all stages of discovery, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, expert witness depositions and pre-trial preparation and motions.

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high Demand

• Coordinate with out-of-state bankruptcy counsel to ensure that such litigation was resolved timely and cost effectively for large manufacturing client.
• Provide litigation support in matters involving civil negligence and product liability, malpractice, medical, bankruptcy and civil discovery.
• Corresponded directly with clients regarding litigation strategy for contested foreclosure cases and bankruptcy matters.
• Represented businesses and individual debtors in chapter 7 bankruptcy filings.
• Represented commercial lenders and creditors in contested matters and adversary proceedings in Chapter 11, 7, and 13 bankruptcy cases.

• Represented community associations' creditor rights in bankruptcy matters, including arguing in favor of in rem stay relief.
• Represent clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings in both the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio.
• Attended bankruptcy hearings on priority, secured and confirmation matters, as well as 341 meeting of creditors.
• Focus of practice is employment law, foreclosure defense, debtor defense and bankruptcy.
• Provided other civil legal services (wills, deeds, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant).

• Reviewed/resolved title curative issues; researched bankruptcy plans prior to proceeding with legal action.
• Drafted, reviewed and filed bankruptcy petitions, motions and requests for discovery.
• Discovered evidence of fraud in bankruptcy in support of creditor client.
• Litigated on behalf of creditors in Bankruptcy and collection actions.
• Assisted in corporate, bankruptcy and estate planning matters.

• Advised client on bankruptcy issues that arose during litigation.
• Reviewed clients' financials to determine Bankruptcy viability.
• Managed all Indiana Cases, 3-4000 Collection and Creditor's Right Files Handled Bank Collections, Trials, Hearings, Bankruptcy Claims
• Lead trial court attorney in defeating contested involuntary bankruptcy petition in In re
• Developed an Xcel spreadsheet for the Bankruptcy Means test to allow easy input and output of data.

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high Demand

• Obtained knowledge of regulations and legislation for banking and pharmaceutical industries, as well as products liability litigation.
• Practiced automobile accident, personal injury, workers compensation and products liability law.
• Obtained no liability verdict for defendant in products liability action.
• Specialized in disability, products liability and malpractice defense litigation
• Serve as member of trial and case teams for products liability matters in defense of national pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

• Managed heavy defense litigation caseload in all areas of serious personal injury, products liability and breach of contract.
• Obtained a defense verdict in a breaking bottle products liability case.
• Represent a major Japanese automotive manufacturer in products liability action in Multi-District litigation, relating to claimed inadvertent acceleration of automobiles.
• Defend multi-district asbestos litigation actions and products liability actions, with an emphasis on medical device litigation.
• Focused on marketing issues for national Neurontin & Lyrica products liability national counsel team.

• Managed litigation WebRoom for national Neurontin & Lyrica products liability national counsel team.

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high Demand

• Practice consisted of client representation, specializing in insurance defense litigation with focus on physician and hospital liability.
• Practiced law with emphasis on insurance defense litigation and commercial litigation.
• Specialized in product liability and insurance defense for statewide firm.
• Handled various personal injury matters as insurance defense counsel.
• Served as co-counsel/second chair in insurance defense jury trial cases concerning claims made against associations (insured, first party).

• Employed as a contract attorney handling insurance defense matters including but not limited to depositions, motion practice and discovery.
• Handled insurance defense cases, wrote and developed insurance coverage opinions and managed a full case load.
• Focused on insurance defense, product liability and professional malpractice defense and coverage issues for national firm.
• Position involved handling of insurance defense and coverage matters from inception through resolution, including trial.
• Subject matter: pharmaceutical, insurance defense, securities, antitrust, patent & trademark.

• Conducted general litigation, insurance defense, premises liability, and employment law.
• Managed insurance defense litigation docket and tried cases to verdict throughout Texas.
• Maintain large caseload of insurance defense matters from inception to trial.
• General insurance defense practice; employment law, municipal defense.
• Litigated various cases through insurance defense practice.

• Practiced subrogation and insurance defense law.
• Handled insurance defense litigation from initial filings through conclusion Conducted bench and jury trials in New Jersey State and federal courts.
• Practiced primarily in the areas of insurance defense, commercial litigation, construction law, and criminal defense
• Conducted pre-trial discovery, litigation budgeting, settlement negotiations and trial preparation for insurance defense cases.
• Maintained a caseload of files dealing with "first party" automotive insurance defense matters.

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average Demand

• Provide litigation and discovery services to national law firms and corporate legal departments.
• Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility working in over 12 different law firm environments.
• Supervised all legal support staff for firm's litigation program and managed nationwide team of outside law firms.
• Associate Attorney in law firms with high volume litigation practices, with increasing leadership and management responsibilities.
• Handled global settlement agreements involving numerous parties and law firms to protect the interest of my clients.

• Directed, managed and shared supervised of one legal secretary and other law firm support staff.
• Manage associate attorneys and support staff in a boutique real estate and business litigation law firm.
• Settled over 100 cases totaling more than $2 million dollars for law firm clients.
• Mentored interns and conducted training sessions on behalf of the law firm to its employees.
• Defended clients and the law firm in defense litigation in both state and federal court.

• Managed law firm staff and administered all areas of employee performance and payroll issues.
• Managed in-house law firm for the insurance company (Property and Casualty).
• Represented law firm on conference calls with e-discovery vendors and experts.
• Contract legal work for various law firms and large corporations.
• Managed outside law firms in multiple state and federal venues.

• Contract position with law firm handling employment/labor law cases.
• Provide litigation services to law firms, such as Seyfarth Shaw, on a contractual basis during high volume periods.
• Managed business aspects and personnel of the law firm Conducted seminars for clients as well as continuing legal education classes.
• Provided corporate litigation support for some of the country's most prestigious law firms on a case-by-case basis.
• Represented Chapter 7 Trustee in liquidation of law firm * Successfully litigated foreclosure cases up to and including trial

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average Demand

• Assisted clients seeking disability insurance benefits and life insurance benefits from their insurance companies.
• Represented large insurance companies in complex litigation as well as small corporations and individuals.
• Facilitated litigation against insurance companies for the recovery of client property damage claims.
• Represented national insurance companies and insured clients in civil litigation matters.
• Negotiated settlements and managed litigation against insurance companies.

• Defended insurance companies in workers compensation claims.
• Investigate, prepare and submit demand letters to insurance companies in New York and New Jersey.
• Formulated defense strategies Evaluated cases, drafted reports and budgets for clients and insurance companies.
• Litigated civil cases on behalf on insurance companies in Superior Courts of North Carolina
• Handle class action and shareholder suits involving finance and insurance companies.

• Retained as outside counsel for insurance companies and businesses.
• Represented medium to large corporate clients and insurance companies.
• Negotiated with defendants on behalf of insurance companies.
• Prepared reports for insurance companies and principals.
• Conducted initial clientinterviews with potential clients, sent letters of representation to insurance companies and medical professionals.

• Involved in Pontzer related litigation, one of which resulted in a significant dollar settlement with multiple insurance companies.
• Negotiated with health insurance companies and private medical providers for reduction of client's outstanding medical liabilities.Internet Sales Representativeat&t
• Monitored current Atmel litigation and reported status and progress to Atmel legal management and outside counsel & insurance companies.
• Represented insurance companies including State Farm, Geico, American Family and Safeco.

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average Demand

• Deposed plaintiffs and defended city witnesses in depositions.
• See also, the well-publicized, law journal article, America's Plaintiff's Paradise: How a Colony Gets Even.
• Conducted full trial at High Court: 8 Plaintiffs vs. 5 Defendants & decision in favor of my client.
• Attended and took lead at several depositions per week of experts, treating physicians, and plaintiffs.
• Full file responsibility in busy plaintiff's personal injury firm from inception through resolution.

• Conducted and defended hundreds of plaintiff, defendant, witness and expert witness depositions.
• Represent plaintiffs in employment disputes and civil rights violations from inception to resolution.
• Owned and managed a high-volume plaintiff's personal injury practice.
• Settled more than 100 contract and plaintiff's tort cases.
• Handled all aspects of Plaintiffs' personal injury cases.

• Experienced in litigating plaintiff's tort and contract cases.
• Negotiated case resolution with counsel for plaintiffs.
• Devised and implemented plaintiff and defense case strategy in multi-million dollar employment and general civil matters.
• Represented plaintiff banks and mortgage servicers in mortgage foreclosure litigation proceedings.
• Obtained summary judgment in personal injury case involving injury to plaintiff's lower back, saving the corporate defendant over [ ]

• Obtained favorable results for plaintiffs from Aegon, Inc., AO Smith, DM Management and Office Depot.
• Deposed approximately 500 plaintiffs and 100 doctors.
• Handled diverse caseload including insurance defense, product liability, plaintiff litigation, healthcare and commercial law.
• Represented plaintiff banks and mortgage servicers at court ordered and agreed upon mediations.
• Managed multi-party civil litigation construction cases, represented numerous clients in mass plaintiff construction litigation and related claims.

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• Represented catastrophically injured individuals and their families in mass torts, product liability, pharmaceutical liability and medical malpractice cases.
• Conduct legal research and analysis focusing on insurance defense, medical malpractice, and commercial litigation.
• Represent clients injured in automobile accidents, commercial accidents, premise liability and medical malpractice.
• Researched and produced client education materials regarding new medical malpractice litigation legislation.
• Represented plaintiffs in medical malpractice, products liability and personal injury lawsuits

• Represent insurers in defending personal injury and medical malpractice claims.
• Handled defense medical malpractice cases having settlement demands up to $3 million and responded to medical malpractice N.J.
• Experience in Michigan and Federal civil litigation for firm specializing in defense of complex medical malpractice and 42 U.S.C.
• Conducted trials and hearings on employment issues, discrimination, medical malpractice, workers compensation, and personal injury.
• Defend passenger and crew member claims for personal injury, wrongful death, employment discrimination and medical malpractice.

• Litigated dozens of medical malpractice cases on behalf of doctors, private and public hospitals and medical groups.
• Case load included Medical Malpractice Defense, Premises Liability Defense, and Auto Negligence Defense.
• Evaluated, drafted complaints, and retained experts for over sixty medical malpractice cases.
• Involved in all phases of discovery and trial preparation in Medical Malpractice matters.
• Served as second chair on high-value medical malpractice cases.

• Litigated complex, multi-party medical malpractice lawsuits encompassing all phases of discovery, investigation, motion practice and trial preparation.
• Managed relationships with healthcare industry clients for firm specializing in medical malpractice cases.
• Represented defendant doctors and healthcare workers in medical malpractice litigation.
• Manage team of three litigators representing physicians, hospitals, and healthcare organizations in medical malpractice and contractual matters.

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• Draft appellate briefs and participate in related appellate proceedings.
• Drafted and successfully argued federal appellate briefs.
• Prepare complaints, answers, motions, case evaluation briefs, appellate briefs, and other court pleadings necessary for litigation.
• Drafted two appellate briefs and orally argued before the Mississippi Court of Appeals, obtaining opinions favorable to my client.
• Drafted appellate briefs, motions, discovery requests, reports, client letters, and other legal documents.

• Draft Appellate briefs and perform oral arguments in front of the Board of Appeals.
• Drafted appellate briefs and made successful oral arguments in state and federal appellate courts.
• Drafted motions, appellate briefs, and legal research for real estate litigation.
• Drafted appellate briefs and argued before the Colorado Court of Appeals:
• Draft appellate briefs and oral arguments before the appellate courts.

• Researched, prepared and argued motions and appellate briefs.
• Draft pleadings, motions, appellate briefs and stipulations.
• Entrusted with writing two complete Appellate Briefs with appendices.
• Prepare motions, appellate briefs, and discovery.
• Prepared appellate briefs and attend oral arguments.

• Completed two full-length appellate briefs with appendices.
• Drafted all manner of pleadings, dispositive motions and appellate briefs; appeared before numerous trial and appellate courts.
• Managed all phases of litigation from initial discovery and data mining to dispositive motions and appellate briefs.
• Draft appellate briefs and memoranda of law for juvenile immigration and marital dispute cases.
• Drafted and submitted four (4) appellate briefs in the past eight (8) months.

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• Presented oral arguments at motion calendar and special appointment hearings and attended mediation.
• Prepared and delivered oral arguments for lead attorney in a property matter, which resulted in favorable judgment for our client.
• Handled two oral arguments, one resulting in a favorable opinion, one that is still pending decision.
• Conducted investigations, prepared briefs and made oral arguments before courts and Commission.
• Drafted appellate and district court briefs and motions and delivered oral arguments.

• Presented oral arguments in support of motions before the NJ Superior Court.
• Attend settlement conferences, arbitration hearings, depositions, and oral arguments.
• Appeared in court on conferences, oral arguments and motions.
• Presented oral arguments on motions.
• Participated in case management conferences, settlement hearings, oral arguments and arbitrations.

• Prepared witnesses, discovery, pleadings, pre-trial motions, and exhibits for oral arguments, depositions, and trial.
• Appear at court conferences and oral arguments Represent clients in mediations, settlement conferences, and at trial.
• Assist outside counsel as secondchair in depositions, hearings, oral arguments, and arbitration.
• Involved with case management conferences, settlement hearings, oral arguments, and arbitrations.
• Appeared for oral arguments, facilitated negotiations, and analyzed complex legal issues.

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average Demand

• General Insurance defense with concentration in automobile premises liability, and commercial general liability.
• Practice consisted of insurance defense, plaintiff's personal injury and general liability caseload.
• Practiced general liability litigation including representation of individuals, businesses and insurance companies.
• Associate attorney at litigation firm with a focus on insurance defense in personal injury and general liability cases.
• Case load also included chiropractic malpractice, elder abuse, general liability, and motor vehicle accident liability.

• Prepared and Argued Motions / Arbitrations in Cook County Courts Defended Premises, General Liability, and Dramshop Claims

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• Achieved excellence through performance of electronic online document review for relevancy and confidentiality in regard to anti-trust issues and government investigations.
• Developed processes for the efficient utilization of document management and analysis software to conduct complex e-discovery and document review projects.
• Collaborated across business units and with vendors to provide input on system requirements and implementation for large-scale document reviews.
• Performed first-level electronic online document review for relevancy and confidentiality with regard to anti-trust issues and governmental investigations.
• Performed large-scale document reviews, productions and subsequent document management for litigation and government investigations.

• Performed document review of assigned personal injury cases in preparation of filing suit.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of several electronic legal document review platforms.
• Conduct extensive document review, extensive research and draft internal memorandums.
• Performed document review utilizing Relativity and Concordance Software.
• Trained new attorneys on electronic document review procedures.

• Conducted discovery and pretrial document review.
• Conducted e-discovery and document review.
• Performed hard copy document review at client locations as well as computerized document review using CT Summation and Concordance.
• Conducted extensive fact-finding through witness interviews, document review, and independent research.
• Managed and trained up to 30 document reviewers for extensive review project.

• Contract attorney assisting firms in document review in preparation for trial.
• Managed teams of 40 attorneys as part of discovery document reviews.
• March 2012 Conducted online document review for relevancy and attorney-client privilege in response to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigation.
• Utilize document review software to formulate searches, troubleshoot, and organize documents for efficient review.
• Developed a practical proficiency in electronic document review software such as Catalyst, Discovery Request 4, Caselogistix Relativity and Clearwell.

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average Demand

• Represented indigent victims of family violence in family law matters.
• Worked in civil litigation, criminal defense, family law matters, and business/contract disputes from intake to final disposition.
• Intern in a civil law firm assisting one of the managing attorneys in Family Law and Bankruptcy cases.
• Led family law negotiations through mediation to reach mutual agreement, minimizing instances where cases went to court.
• Solo practice attorney with emphasis in family law, criminal law, bankruptcy and general civil practice.

• Lead Counsel in court litigation on matters including Employment law, Family law and Corporate-related lawsuits.
• Provided legal representation in personal injury, construction law, family law, and general practice
• Practiced in the areas of insurance defense, family law, corporate transactions and criminal.
• Served as court-appointed mediator in family law appeals before the Michigan Court of Appeals.
• Practiced in the areas of business litigation, estates, trusts and family law.

• Litigated Torts, Real Property, Contracts, Probate, and Family Law.
• Analyzed and drafted numerous court pleadings and legal memorandum in family law arena.
• Represent clients in criminal law, family law, and civil law.
• Handle all phases of Criminal Law, Family Law and FCCPA cases.
• Represented clients in personal injury, criminal and family law matters.

• Serve as lead attorney on employment litigation and family law matters.
• Litigated plaintiff personal injury, medical malpractice & family law cases.
• Lead family law trial attorney.
• Assist with array of work in complex business litigation cases and transactional and family law matters at two law firms.
• Name of Company) Columbia, South America Civil and family law litigation.

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• Participated in all aspects of the discovery process including preparation of written discovery, depositions, and designation of expert witnesses.
• Conducted multiple depositions of both civilian and expert witnesses throughout Florida.
• Prepared civilian and expert witnesses for deposition and trial testimony.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and served as the main point of contact for clients, expert witnesses and opposing counsel.
• Prepared openings, conducted direct and cross examination questions for fact and expert witnesses, and closing arguments.

• Researched complex medical issues and communicated with expert witnesses to investigate and evaluate new and potential claims.
• Conferred with clients, lay witnesses, expert witnesses, opposing counsel, investigators and the courts.
• Prepare expert witnesses for trial and take direct and cross-examination of witnesses at trial.
• Drafted preliminary reports, upon which expert witnesses relied in rendering their opinions.
• Engaged and prepared expert witnesses for Independent Medical Reports and trial testimony.

• Prepared clients for and conducted depositions of lay and expert witnesses.
• Deposed more than 100 plaintiffs and other fact and expert witnesses.
• Obtained and deposed expert witnesses in medical and dental malpractice cases.
• Identified, interviewed, and deposed fact and expert witnesses.
• Served as client contact and liaison with expert witnesses.

• Conducted depositions for plaintiffs, defendants and expert witnesses.
• Assisted in depositions and preparation of expert witnesses.
• Depose plaintiffs, co-workers, heirs, PMK's, and expert witnesses.
• Prepare clients and expert witnesses for deposition and evidentiary testimony.
• Presented expert witnesses at Daubert hearing, opinions found admissible.

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• Resolved complex engineering related litigation matters in wrongful death claims.
• Defended helicopter component manufacturer in multiple wrongful death action.
• Represented component part manufacture in wrongful death action.
• Handled probate matters such as the opening of estates for wrongful death cases and prepared accounts and inventories.
• Obtained Judgment as sole trial counsel in a week-long wrongful death, nursing home neglect jury trial.

• Gained valuable second-chair trial experience in two wrongful death cases and a complex oil and gas lawsuit.
• Recieved summary judgment in a wrongful death case in the Rio Grande Valley with successful corollary mandamus defense.

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• Managed a diverse caseload, including intellectual property/ copyright infringement, professional malpractice, personal injury and premises liability lawsuits.
• Focused on complex commercial litigation, employment litigation, and intellectual property law.
• Negotiated and drafted intellectual property license agreements and trademark applications.
• Maintained a general commercial litigation practice with a focus on intellectual property litigation, contract disputes, and business tort matters.
• Defended clients in civil cases involving labor, real estate transactions, intellectual property, and financial transactions.

• Counseled clients on various legal issues including intellectual property, civil, criminal and real estate matters.
• Provided litigation support on various cases in the areas of Antitrust and Intellectual Property.
• Conducted technical discovery review and drafted legal memoranda in support of life science and alternative energy intellectual property litigation
• Draft motions and memoranda in complex business and intellectual property litigation for an international licensing agency.
• Participated in litigations, arbitrations and mediations relating to agribusiness, banking, and intellectual property licensing.

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• Protect and handle all aspects of first creditor's rights in contract disputes, title issues, foreclosure and declaratory actions.
• Handled various matters, including insurance defense, bad faith and breach of contract disputes.
• Compiled all phases of discovery in contract disputes and civil theft cases.
• Second chaired in civil trials involving contract disputes.

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• Managed complex, large exposure litigation matters including personal injury, premise liability and construction defect claims.
• Litigated matters involving personal injury, construction defect, and insurance coverage.
• Represent Homeowner Associations for all aspects of construction defect litigation.
• Defended subcontractor during four-week arbitration in construction defect case.
• Practice areas included construction defect and personal injury.

• Litigated toxic tort, wrongful death, personal injury, insurance and construction defect actions for a variety of carriers.
• Lead counsel in class action silicosis defense, environmental losses, and construction defect claims.
• Attended site inspections and performed interviews of plaintiff claimants in construction defects claims.
• Represented general contractors and subcontractors in construction defect litigation in state court.
• Researched and drafted memoranda of law regarding residential and commercial leasing concerns, real property interest disputes, and construction defects.

• Handled personal injury and construction defect cases, as well as labor/employment law and collection actions from start to finish.
• Defended construction defect, real estate and personal injury litigation for carriers.
• litigated matters involving business disputes, construction defects, mechanic's liens, and breach of contract

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low Demand

• Performed creditor's rights litigation for financial institutions in foreclosures, bankruptcy adversaries and federal civil cases.
• Represented financial institutions, broker-dealers, investment advisers, not-for-profit organizations, trustees and individuals.
• Handled all major financial institutions litigated files from beginning to completion.
• Managed Real Estate litigation cases for financial institutions and Homeowner Associations.
• Drafted, edited and negotiated contracts between financial institutions and consumers.

• Handled litigated and contested real property matters for financial institutions.
• Litigated foreclosure actions on behalf of financial institutions.
• Represented large financial institutions, including several Fortune 500 companies, in collecting bad debt.
• Recognized by one of the nation s largest financial institutions for exceptional trial performance.
• Represent mortgage lenders, title insurers, trustees, and major financial institutions.

• Maintained a caseload for plaintiff foreclosure litigation representing major financial institutions and investor clients.
• Advised financial institutions on regulatory compliance and provide legal support on complex legalprocedures.
• Handle foreclosure litigation for major financial institutions in Puerto Rico.

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low Demand

• Provided defense representation to GEICO-insured clients in personal injury and/or property damage lawsuits and non-suit claims arising out of automobile accidents.
• Handled all segments of clients' claims, from resolving minor property damage issues through full litigation and trial or settlement.
• Research public records to determine existence of competing, concurrent, or superior interests in real property damage claims.
• Assess personal injury and property damage of clients' claims and negotiate with insurance adjusters on clients' behalf.
• Counseled clients in defending matters relating to personal injury, property damage, premises liability and economic loss.

• Handle an intensive caseload of tender rejection, property damage, contract disputes and bad faith cases.
• Negotiated pleas for defendants in Arlington County in traffic, property damage, and drug cases.

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• Practice areas included general commercial litigation, mass tort defense, personal injury defense, and medical device patent infringement litigation.
• Practice Areas: Railroad/Transportation Law; Premises Liability
• Practice Areas Include: Insurance Defense, Construction Liability, Dram Shop Liability, Products Liability, and Civil Rights.
• Practice Areas: Residential Foreclosure, RESPA, TILA, FDCPA, Creditor's Rights, and Negotiable Instruments
• Practice areas include general negligence, labor law, insurance coverage, malpractice, products liability.

• Practice areas included Contract Review and Disputes, Leases and Evictions, and Probate and Estate Matters
• Practice areas: product liability and toxic tort (asbestos) claims.
• Practice areas include both civil litigation and civil rights work,
• Support other practice areas in small, varied law practice.
• Developed good client relationships and new practice areas.

• Practice areas: Document review and e-discovery.
• Practice areas included: Employment discrimination litigation, municipal liability, commercial litigation, professional liability and personal injury.
• Practice areas included insurance fraud defense, insurance coverage matters and equine law Conducted depositions, attended hearings and mediations

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• Marketed and recruited new clients to build firm's clientele while consistently providing services to existing client base.
• Set up insurance claims with insurance adjusters to enter new clients into treatment.
• Represent and bring in new clients in personal injury and commercial litigation matters.
• Assessed potential claims by performing in-depth interviews of potential and new clients.
• Drafted dispositive motions, propounded and responded to discovery requests, and met with potential new clients in initial consultations.

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• Represented employers in employment litigation disputes, including employment discrimination, wrongful termination and worker's compensation.
• Examined legal data to determine advisability of prosecuting personal injury claims, employment discrimination and Prop.
• Analyzed documents related to a pending class action employment discrimination matter.
• Defended agencies and employees in employment discrimination, failure to promote, retaliation, and tort claims.
• Litigate to trial or resolution large caseload of personal injury, employment discrimination, and Prop.

• Represented clients in negligence, employment discrimination and commercial disputes in state and federal court.
• Practice dealt with Business and Entertainment Industry, Employment Discrimination, with extensive Federal Practice

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• Implemented firm policies regarding state and federal law relating to consumer protection and the FDCPA.

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• Provide quality control for and verification of accuracy of draft discovery responses.
• Drafted discovery responses and discovery motions.
• Interview clients, draft all discovery responses and implement a plan for collection and production of documents.
• Ensured timely service of court orders, witness and exhibit lists, and discovery responses.
• Drafted pleadings, discovery responses, various motions and memorandums of law.

• Edited briefs and motions, coordinated discovery responses, and drafted declarations.
• Drafted discovery responses, motions, and pleadings, including amended complaints.
• Crafted discovery; propounded, responded and objected to discovery responses.
• Prepared discovery responses, motion practice and handled complicated title cases.
• Prepared discovery responses and exhibit lists to comply with court orders.

• Researched and drafted legal memoranda and pleadings, including preparation of discovery responses.
• Handle multi-document discovery responses including preparation of privilege logs.

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• Conducted initial client interviews and advised on litigation process and legal options.
• Conducted client interviews in preparation for discovery.
• Case management and development skills include: initial client interviews, researching potential claims, and advising clients on likely outcomes.
• Prepared questions and conducted client interviews in preparation for lay and expert depositions.
• Conducted initial client interviews in the areas of bankruptcy and probate.

• Conduct expert and lay witness depositions and client interviews.
• Conduct client interviews, meetings, and trial preparation.
• Conducted client interviews to ascertain relevant facts and issues.
• Briefed expert witnesses prior to client interviews and meetings.

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• Defended successfully or settled favorably numerous matters, including class actions.
• Defended director of major financial institution in complex multiparty class actions.
• Represent corporations in state and federal employment litigation proceedings, including class actions alleging violations of wage and hour laws.
• Defeated certification of wage and hour claims in consolidated class actions against a national retailer.
• labor and employment from inception to trial class actions wage and hour depositions; mediations

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• Worked closely with insurance adjusters and analyzed medical records and video surveillance of claimants to determine validity and extent of injuries.
• Analyzed produced documentation, including scientific and medical records, and financial or economic data for calculations of damages.
• Evaluate and analyze extensive medical records and evaluate damages.
• Evaluate medical records and negotiate settlements with opposing counsel.
• Summarize deposition testimony and voluminous medical records.

• Perform extensive legal research, prepare coverage opinion letters, and summarize deposition transcripts and medical records.
• Manage medical records for the law firm.
• Summarized medical records and send demand packages to liabilityinsurance carriers.

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• Researched and drafted complaints, interrogatories, production requests, admissions, subpoenas and jury instructions.
• Drafted pre-trial pleadings, including motions in limine, evidentiary objections, jury instructions, exhibit lists and witness lists.

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• Handled all facets of discovery and trial preparation of personal injury, breach of contract, discrimination and ERISA claims.
• Use of ERISA to help businesses address workers' compensation dysfunction and to help carriers avoid bad faith suits.
• Drafted federal court appellate brief of discharged corporate employee seeking reversal of summary judgment on ERISA and ADA claims.
• Handle Premises Liability, Commercial Automobile, Property Damage and ERISA claims.
• Acted as co-counsel in federal ERISA suit that culminated in successful settlement.

• Concentrated on ERISA, disability and insurance fraud cases
• Interpreted ERISA plans and defended non-subscriber cases.

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• Instructed and trained law enforcement personnel in substantive criminal law.
• Investigated allegations of police misconduct and corruption, and served as advisor to state and federal law enforcement agencies.
• Staff Attorney, Law Enforcement Bureau, AIDS Discrimination Division Human Rights Specialist, Law Enforcement Bureau

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• Frequent speaker on technology issues, including commercial litigation, trade secrets, and capital acquisition.
• Planned and executed strategy, motion practice, and discovery in the successful defense of a multi-million dollar trade secrets lawsuit.

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• Draft position statements in response to EEOC charges of ADA, gender and race discrimination violations.
• Represented clients in administrative hearings, EEOC hearings, and school board hearings.
• Generate EEOC position statements and rebuttal statements for clients.
• Developed EEOC programs, guidelines and handbooks.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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• Experience with FDCPA, TILA, and RESPA, Prepared and attended weekly court hearings.

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• Commended as a consistently solid problem solver who recognized, defined and resolved a broad range of issues.
• Provided a broad range of support for up to 65 litigated cases at a time.
• Performed broad range of tasks as a commercial litigator.

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• Litigated personal injury claims due to injuries sustained in automobile collisions and slip/falls.
• Created and organized case management system for personal injury claims.
• Designed complete set of recurring forms to manage personal injury claims from initial interview through case resolution.
• Provided legal services focusing on Personal Injury Protection, and personal injury claims at high case volumes.
• Investigated third party personal injury claims for in-house risk management group.

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• Secured an order dismissing my client in a Title VII discrimination and retaliation case.

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• Reviewed documents for responsiveness and generated privilege log using document-imaging system.
• Coded documents and prepared a privilege log within Relativity.
• Developed and managed privilege log production.
• Conducted legal research and drafted requests for interrogatories, responses to interrogatories, exhibit lists, and privilege logs.
• Drafted privilege logs and regularly trained firm associates on the proper application of privilege.

• Provide first level, quality control, privilege and privilege log review for trial.
• Drafted and revised privilege logs as part of a firm-selected core team.
• Prepare privilege logs, preserving attorney-client and work product privilege.
• Participated in the preparation and editing of privilege logs.
• Performed QC of privilege coding and privilege log entries.

• Prepared and edited privilege logs for final production.
• Performed privilege review and completed privilege log entries.
• Create and compile privilege logs as necessary.
• Gained invaluable experience substantively coding and creating privilege log descriptions with Documatrix software.
• Exported documents from Worldox to be imported into Relativity for privilege log review.

• Created document privilege log and redacted documents in the ediscovery software iconect.

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