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Location:
Murrieta, CA
Posted:
February 03, 2014

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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.



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