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Jody Lucas-Berglund
Education Pasadena City College, Paralegal Certificate, Two year comprehensive
program. Approved by the American Bar Association.
Associate of Arts Degree, Political Science and History. Honors – Dean’s
List.
University of California, Los Angeles, Studies in International Relations.
Professional
experience 2013 – 2014 Milstein Adelman, LLP Santa Monica, California
Litigation Paralegal
Responsible for all aspects of case management for Plaintiff Products
Liability cases. Duties include management of large case load, file
management, medical record review and analysis. Draft complaints and
Motions and file the same. Review and filing of Plaintiff Fact sheets and
production of documents.Client file review and extensive client contact.
2013-Present Law Offices of Valarie Wass Pasadena, California
Paralegal
Appellate work. Duties include summarizing court testimony, identifying
issues for appeal, drafting statement of facts, sherardizing and proof
reading briefs. Working on high profile appeal
2010 – Present Blueroom Audio Hollywood, California
Office Manager
Responsible for scheduling stages, Work Orders, billing, client contact,
marketing and staffing.
2009 – Present Freelance Foley Artist Hollywood, California
1996 – 2009 Technicolor Sound Hollywood, California
Foley Artist
1992 – 1996 KidsKar Pasadena, California
Business Owner, Operations Manager, President
Owned and operated a transportation company for children. Responsible for
day to day operations, scheduling, hiring, firing and training of staff, public
relations, advertising and promotion. Ran all aspects of the company from
Human Resources to transportation manager. Was responsible for the
organization and transportation of 400 kids daily.
1990-1992 Valensi, Rose & Magram Century City, CA
Litigation Paralegal/Trial Specialist
• Responsible for all aspects of case management and trial preparation for
Construction, Products Liability and Entertainment cases. Duties included
trial preparation, witness preparation, drafting of discovery requests, case
management and data base management.
1985 – 1990 Blecher & Collins Los Angeles, CA
Litigation Paralegal
• Responsible for all aspects of case management and document control.
Extensive experience in both trial preparation and trial. Extensive experience
in document management for large multidefendant and multiplaintiff antitrust
actions including document productions, factual research, and limited legal
research. Digest and outline deposition and trial transcripts. Prepared and
answered numerous discovery pleadings. Extensive communication with
clients, experts, counsel and court personnel.
1984 – 1985 Weissburg & Aronson
Litigation Paralegal & Supervisor
• Responsible for all aspects of case management and document control in
the reimbursement department of the law firm which specialized in health
care; also worked on large criminal case and numerous litigation cases;
primary responsibilities were for reimbursement cases involving appeals
work in numerous District Courts and involving extensive document control.
Prepared various discovery pleadings. Extensive client and expert contact.
1980 – 1984 Overton, Lyman & Prince Los Angeles, CA
Litigation Paralegal
• Experience in large, complex, multidefendant antitrust litigation including
supervising clerical staff; writing Task Force factual papers; document
productions and analysis of documents; witness preparation for depositions;
deposition summaries. Also worked on large scale products liability litigation
including responsibility for coordinating retrial discovery and trial preparation
in over 200 cases; analyzing cases; evaluating medical status of all cases
before trial, including deciding physicians to be deposed and medical
evidence to be obtained; and limited drafting of discovery motions.
Professional Los Angeles Paralegal Association
memberships
Computer Knowledge Microsoft Word, Excel, Word Perfect, Outlook, Summation, Pacer,
CM/ECF, File and Serve Xpress, Case Anywhere, Quicken, Quick
Books, In Magic, DAC, Lexis/Nexis, Word Perfect and others.