PATRICIA A. LANGE

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85024

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2531_____________________________________________________________

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abg4bs@r.postjobfree.com

PARALEGAL

SUPER SUPPORT SKILLS DETAIL ORIENTED TEAM PLAYER

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

ESTATE PLANNING GENERAL LITIGATION

PROBATE CORPORATE

GUARDIANSHIPS FAMILY LAW

CONSERVATORSHIPS IMMIGRATION

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Proficient in all Microsoft Office Products

Corel Word Perfect

Quick Books

Westlaw

LexisNexis Practice Advantage/Time Matters

Casefinder and other Internet research sites

TYPING SPEED: 75 wpm

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Paul S. Harter, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona - 03-2008 to 05-2011 -

Estate Planning, Probate and General Litigation

Prepare all types of pleadings relating to probate and estate

planning, including Petitions to Appoint Personal

Representatives, Guardians, Conservators, Orders Appointing

Personal Representatives, Guardians, Conservators, Orders to

Personal Representatives, Guardians, Conservators, Letters of

Appointment; Annual Guardian Reports; Annual Accountings.

Draft pleadings relating to general litigation matters including

but not limited to garnishment packets; Complaints; Answers;

miscellaneous Motions; Notices of Hearings; Proof of Notices;

Reduction or Increase in Bond Notices; Promissory Notes;

Settlement Agreements; Arbitration Documents (AAA Forms);

Subpoenas; Summonses; forms of Order.

Arrange LLC's and Corporations and prepare Articles of

Organization and Articles of Incorporation as appropriate; draft

Operating Agreements and Bylaws as appropriate.

Research A.R.S., Arizona Civil Rules of Procedure and Maricopa

County Probate Rules when needed.

Transcribe correspondence from cassette tapes.

Liaison between attorneys and clients.

Maintain pleading and correspondence files.

Prepare new client matters/files as appropriate on a case by

case basis.

The Carlberg Law Firm, Alexandria, Virginia - 07-2007 to 02-2008

- Family Law

Prepare all types of pleadings relating to family law, including

Complaints for Divorce, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

(QDROs), Thrift Savings Plan Orders, Military Retirement Orders,

Pleas in Bar, Interrogatories, Requests for Production of

Documents, Motions, Praecipes, final Divorce Decrees.

Draft Property Settlement Agreements and Marital Settlement

Agreements.

Prepare correspondence to clients, opposing counsel, and Court.

Draft briefs for attorney review, including statute of

limitations and fraud and conversion.

Use Westlaw to research Virginia Code and case law.

Assist with all phases of trial preparation to ensure attorney

is ready for trial.

Discuss settlement options with opposing counsel and present to

Ms. Carlberg.

Primary contact for clients, opposing counsel and Court.

Notarize documents for clients.

Enter billable time into Quickbooks.

Coon & Purnell, P.C., Manassas, Virginia - 07-2006 to 07-2007 -

Corporate and Probate Law

Prepare Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney (general, medical),

Advance Medical Directives, general pleadings.

Draft general business contracts, Articles of Incorporation,

Bylaws, Shareholder Meeting Minutes, share certificates.

Act as notary or witness for execution of Estate documents.

Prepare correspondence to clients, State Corporation Commission,

Court.

Organize corporate record books.

Arrange timelines for attorneys to use at trial.

Organize and maintain court appointed cases, including

monitoring cases using the online Court Case Monitoring System.

Notarize documents for clients.

Manage the firm's bookkeeping, client billing and attorney

schedules by utilizing the LexisNexis Practice Advantage Time

Matters program.

Nichols, Bergere, Zauzig & Sandler, P.C. - Woodbridge, Virginia

04-1999 to 12-2003 - Domestic Relations Paralegal

Paralegal to Betty Moore Sandler, a top 50 divorce lawyer in the

Washington, DC area.

Responsible for all phases of discovery.

Interview clients and witnesses.

Draft Complaints for Divorce, Interrogatories, Requests for

Production, Requests for Admission, QDROs, Thrift Savings Plan

Orders, Military Retirement Orders.

Prepare correspondence to clients, opposing counsel, Court.

Primary contact for clients.

Organize pleadings and correspondence for attorneys. Organize

Ms. Sandler's committee paperwork.

Prepare pleading indexes, Table of Authorities and Table of

Contents.

Deposition Services, Inc., Rockville, Maryland - 1998 -

2001 - At Home Legal Transcriber

Transcribe Immigration Hearings from cassette tapes for the

Executive Office for Immigration Review.

Met very strict deadlines.

Print in pleading form and deliver grammatically correct, error

free transcripts to Deposition Services.

Miscellaneous

Assistant Teacher - Neabsco Elementary School - Woodbridge,

Virginia - 2005-2006 School Year

Assistant Teacher - Little Hands Preschool - Woodbridge,

Virginia - 2002-2003 School Year

EDUCATION:

American Institute of Business and Technology - Paralegal

Certificate

Reporting Academy of Virginia - Court Reporting Studies

Clark County Community College - Secretarial Studies

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