Kathleen

Email: abqqgy@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** *** ******

City: Santa Monica

State: CA

Zip: 90405

Phone: 310-***-****

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Attorney at Law

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Kathleen A. Kenne

2402 5th Street, #3 * Santa Monica, California 90405 * 310-***-**** * abqqgy@r.postjobfree.com

ATTORNEY AT LAW

CALIFORNIA STATE BAR LICENSE #225841

Experienced Attorney specializing in civil litigation, including intentional torts, contracts, real estate, and medical malpractice. Additional legal expertise includes insurance litigation, employment law, probate, wills & trusts, and voluntary/involuntary bankruptcy. Extensive legal experience includes numerous court appearances in both state and federal courts. Mastery of oral and written advocacy, complex legal research & writing, extensive law and motion. Practice includes all forms of discovery, including civil subpoenas, and witness/expert depositions. Proven settlement results with alternative dispute resolution (ADR), mandatory settlement conferences, pro bono & private mediations. Expertise in negotiating pre-litigation claims to complex, multi-party settlements. First chair bench and jury trials. Appellate practice, including writs, since 2006. Expert computer, typing, and accounting skills, detail-oriented, and well-organized with the ability to prioritize.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Civil Litigation

Insurance Litigation

Legal Research & Writing

Pleading, Law & Motion

Discovery & Depositions

Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Negotiations & Settlement

Bench & Jury Trials

Post-Judgment Litigation

Enforcement & Collection

Appellate/Writ Practice

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LAW OFFICE OF KATHLEEN A. KENNE 2007-present

Santa Monica, California

Attorney at Law

Boutique law firm providing legal services in multiple areas of civil litigation, including personal injuries, torts, real estate, probate, and medical malpractice. Practice includes hundreds of state and federal court appearances, legal research and writing, complex law and motion, discovery, civil subpoenas, expert/witness depositions, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), settlement conferences, binding/non-binding arbitrations, and pro bono and private mediations. Civil court and jury trials. Appellate practice including all phases of state appeals, briefing, oral arguments, interlocutory writs, appellate and post-appellate motions. Other areas of practice have included employment law, administrative law hearings, probate, estate planning, worker s compensation, and voluntary/involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy, including adversarial proceedings.

LAW OFFICES OF PAUL KINGSTON 2004-2007

Los Angeles, California

Associate Attorney

Associate attorney specializing in civil litigation, personal injury and torts. Extensive experience in the areas of: routine court appearances, legal research and writing, pleading practice, law and motion, discovery, legal correspondence, mandatory settlement conferences, arbitrations, pro bono mediations, bench and jury trials, initial state and local appeals. Extensive experience in the area of insurance litigation, including negotiation of settlements and insurance claims.

ELLIS & KINGSTON 2003-2004

Los Angeles, California

Associate Attorney

Associate attorney specializing in civil litigation, personal injury and torts. Extensive experience in the areas of: routine court appearances, legal research and writing, pleading practice, law and motion, discovery, legal correspondence, mandatory settlement conferences, arbitrations, pro bono mediations, bench and jury trials.. Extensive experience in the area of insurance litigation, including negotiation of settlements and insurance claims.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF WEST LOS ANGELES, SCHOOL OF LAW

Juris Doctorate

Scholarships: Ronald Allen UWLA Alumni Scholarship

Sherman D. Paver Scholarship

Award: American Jurisprudence Award-Legal Research and Writing

UNIVERSITY OF WEST LOS ANGELES, SCHOOL OF PARALEGAL STUDIES

ABA-approved Certificate-Civil Litigation Specialization with Honors

Dean's Honor List

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA)

Bachelors of Arts: Sociology and Anthropology (Double Major)

INTERNSHIPS

DEPENDENCY COURT LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (DCLS)

Monterey Park, California

Legal Internship

Assisted DCLS attorneys with interviews of minor clients in Los Angeles County Children's Law Center, observed Edelman s Children s court proceedings, participated in field trips, seminars and training, confirmed welfare status of children in foster/guardian home settings, and prepared related family law and adoption California Judicial Council forms.

SANTA MONICA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLINIC

Santa Monica, California

Undergraduate Internship

Assisted legal aid attorneys with walk-in clients in all matters related to family law and domestic violence. Prepared affidavits, Temporary Restraining Order ( TRO ) Petitions and other related California Judicial Council forms. Observed intake interviews, legal advising, and family law/domestic violence TRO court proceedings. Authored a UCLA public policy paper entitled Domestic Violence and the Law .

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

CALIFORNIA NOTARY PUBLIC-(TWO TERMS) 1997-2001 & 2004-2008

LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION-2004 TO 2005

BEVERLY HILLS BAR ASSOCIATION-2005-2006

CONSUMER ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES (CAALA)-2006-2007

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