Vincent Karathanas

**** ****** ****, *******-*****, NC

27106

336-***-****

acdjg7@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

(All of the following entries are contract assignments)

*/** - */** Tower Legal Solutions, Charlotte, NC

Litigation

Paralegal

Review and

analyze documents for relevance, confidentiality, and privilege;

Redaction of sensitive information from

production documents by electronic means;

Review of various databases to create documents that were filed in

approximately 80 Bankruptcy courts across the U.S.A.

3/12 - 7/13 Hudson Legal, Charlotte, NC

Litigation

Paralegal

Review and

analyze documents for relevance confidentiality, and privilege;

Reviewed and analyzed documents for

extraction of specified information which was then posted to Microsoft

Excel spreadsheets.

3/10 - 4/10 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Prepared trial witness kits; Maintained

expert witness files; Constructed and maintained Motions in Limine binders;

Constructed and maintained Trial Notebook; Gathered, reviewed, and

organized miscellaneous documents (pleadings, correspondence, expert

witness materials, discovery materials, etc.); Assisted attorneys in

gathering miscellaneous materials for their respective review; Prepared

storage materials for settled personal-injury action.

10/07 - 8/08 Christie Parker & Hale, Pasadena, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Prepared deposition

witness kits; Reviewed and analyzed, then indexed and coded all deposition

exhibits and production documents into Concordance databases; Created and

maintained files of expert witnesses, deponents and miscellaneous

production documents for multiple cases.

4/07 - 5/07 Browne Woods & George, Beverly Hills, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Conducted legal research on

expert witnesses, miscellaneous businesses, and miscellaneous persons,

using Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, and online research-engine databases; Organized

case-trial workroom; Prepared documents for production.

1/07 - 3/07 Parker Milliken Clark O'Hara & Samuelian, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Prepared trial witness kits; Prepared

trial exhibits; Prepared storage materials for settled action.

4/06 - 12/06 Weston & McElvaine, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation

Paralegal

Organized multi-

case trial war room for client major insurance carrier in building

construction defect litigation; Reviewed and analyzed insurance tender

letters, responses, and replies thereto involving over 30 subcontractors;

Conducted legal research on multi-state County Assessor's offices re

miscellaneous homeowners and homeowner groups; Reviewed, analyzed, and

organized multiple insurance policies (both general and umbrella),

endorsements, and certificates; Updated Days-to-Risk Matrix; Prepared

deposition witness kits; Prepared mediation binders; Reviewed, analyzed and

coded production documents, simultaneously creating indices of vendors,

tenants, homeowner groups, contractors/sub-contractors, media outlets, and

governmental entities.

12/05 - 2/06 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Set up and organized

litigation workroom; Organized depositions (copy and distribution to

attorneys, code deposition exhibits into computer, maintain files on

Errata, Deposition Videos, Summaries); Set up extensive inventory and

location of case materials; Pulled cases off Westlaw and distributed to

attorneys; Retrieved and copied materials (deposition exhibits, filings,

etc.) for multiple attorneys requests; Set up system for eventual trial

prep involving several people (deponents and experts); Set up and

maintained "Hot Docs" file (including indexing into computer).

07/05 - 11/05 Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Reviewed and analyzed production documents in response to particular

factual and legal issues.

03/05 - 06/05 Weston Benshoof, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation

Paralegal

Reviewed,

analyzed, and electronically coded production documents (including

privileged) in response to particular factual and legal issues.

07/04 - 02/05 Winston & Strawn, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Prepared trial witness

kits; Reviewed documents for numerous attorney/lead-paralegal inquiries;

Organized case-trial war room; Maintained and updated deposition

transcripts library; Prepared materials for off-site storage.

05/04 - 07/04 Foley & Lardner, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation

Paralegal

Prepared

witness kits; Maintained and updated deposition transcripts library;

Organized deposition exhibit library; Organized case-trial war room.

12/03 - 04/04 O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Prepared witness kits,

maintained and updated court transcripts for attorney distribution,

organized trial exhibit library, and helped organize various case-trial war

rooms; Reviewed documents (for a second case) in response to discovery

requests and for attorney client/work product privilege; Analyzed documents

for relevant materials pertaining to specific legal and factual issues.

10/03 - 11/03 Chaumont Legal Group, Calabasas, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Reviewed documents in response

to discovery requests and for attorney client/work product privilege;

analyzed documents for relevant materials pertaining to specific legal and

factual issues involving construction litigation; Reviewed construction

contracts involving general contractors, sub-contractors, and homeowners.

06/03 - 08/03 Winston & Strawn, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Reviewed documents in response

to discovery requests and for attorney client/work product privilege;

analyzed documents for relevant materials pertaining to specific/factual

issues.

08/02 - 02/03 Mendes & Mount, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Developed deposition-witness

binders for various deponents using "Concordance" computer program;

Maintained deposition exhibit files for large, complex case.

01/02 - 08/02 Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Reviewed labor contracts for several

feature films shot in Southern California. Coded and Indexed multi-party

production documents, privileged documents, etc. Reorganized case room for

firm relocation.

4/01 - 9/01 British Petroleum, Los Angeles, CA Litigation Paralegal

Performed final review of

dated litigation materials earmarked for destruction.

5/00 - 4/01 Haight Brown & Bonesteel, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Reviewed documents in response to

discovery requests and for attorney client/work product privilege; Analyzed

documents for relevant materials pertaining to specific legal and factual

issues; Reorganized case room for firm relocation.

7/98 - 3/00 Morrison & Foerster, Los Angeles, CA Litigation Paralegal

Developed and maintained "key documents" database for use in depositions

and for preparation for arbitration; assisted in coordination of numerous

court filings; Reviewed documents in response to discovery requests and for

attorney client/work product privilege; analyzed documents for relevant

materials pertaining to specific legal and factual issues; Assisted in

organization of over 3,000 boxes produced in a specific complex litigation

matter; Maintained court documents in various matters; Assisted in

preparation of documents for document productions; Drafted memoranda

updating attorneys on status of projects and research.

2/98 - 7/98 Tenent Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA Litigation Paralegal

Researched, retrieved and organized privileged documents for attorneys'

review.

8/93 - 2/98 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA

Litigation Paralegal

Specialized in four large, complex litigation cases (which included all

phases of discovery, trial, and post-trial phases). Emphasis on document

management strategies, case room layout, indexing, resource tracking,

quality control of production documents, and preparation of exhibits for

depositions and trials. Accomplishments included developing a Master File

Index for a one million-page document-production case; Organized and

maintained records for a 30-room case-room storage area, consisting of

print materials, computer disks and videotapes; Coordinated four different

case-room relocations; Supervised 25 paralegals during a voluminous

document production; Developed a comprehensive system designed to

streamline the organization of over 330 depositions; Trial Preparation

highlights included coordinating and assisting with court transcripts,

trial exhibits, jury instructions, Motions in Limine and witness kits for

trial-attorney use. Assisted attorneys at depositions and courtroom

trials.

4/93 - 6/93 Atlantic Richfield Company (formally ARCO; now British

Petroleum), Los Angeles, CA Litigation Paralegal

Reviewed and coded documents for

responsiveness; Reviewed privileged documents.

EDUCATION:

California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Northridge, CA

Bachelor of Arts in Political

Science (focus on American local, state, and federal governments) (8/89)

California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

ABA-approved Legal

Assistance Program (9/92)

British-American School of Law (Correspondence) (c. 1999-2000)

Completed the following classes with a passing grade: Contracts, Torts,

Criminal Law and Real Property

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Proficient with MS Word, MS Excel, Relativity,

Concordance, Summation, Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, IPRO, and Hummingbird.

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