Judith L. Beck, J.D.
Springdale PA 15144
acegwr@r.postjobfree.com
Legal Experience
. Currently assist with mortgage foreclosures and real estate
transactions
. Assisted and/or handled a variety of legal matters, including
asbestos, motor vehicle accidents, workers' compensation, slip and
fall, toxic tort, plaintiff's personal injury, property damage,
contract rights and responsibilities, insurance claims, consumer
rights, family law, defamation and public utility/regulatory law
. Managed over 100 contested foreclosure cases at Bank of America, N.A.,
as a Mortgage Resolution Specialist II, assisting outside foreclosure
counsel prepare discovery and for trial, liaising with a variety of
bank departments and vendors
. Competently managed legal file materials, including 300 asbestos files
and voluminous class action cases, both physically and on databases
. Obtained and organized trial preparation documents, including medical,
financial and employment records
. Researched and wrote legal documents, including legal memoranda,
complaints, answers, discovery requests and responses, motions,
pretrial statements, trial briefs, exceptions and appellate briefs
. Represented clients at depositions, settlement conferences, prehearing
conferences, motions court and hearings.
. Prepared clients and witnesses for depositions and trial testimony
. Supervised an insurance defense production team preparing discovery
responses of more than 100,000 pages
. Managed a payday advance store, including hiring and training
assistants
. Oversaw local counsel in Connecticut, Kentucky, Virginia, Florida and
Texas on regulatory matters and customer complaints against a water
utility company
Legal Employment
Dyer Law Firm, P.C., Pittsburgh PA
April 2014 - present
Legal Assistant, Mortgage foreclosures
Inside Edge - Legal, Pittsburgh PA
Oct. 2012 - April 2014
Contract Mortgage Resolution Specialist II with Bank of America, N.A.
Beck's Legal Support Svcs., Pittsburgh PA
Mar. 2012 - Oct. 2012
Temporary and part-time paralegal and law clerk services
Legal Network, Pittsburgh PA
Oct. 2001 - May 2002
Contract Attorney for Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
LawCorps, Pittsburgh PA
July 1999 - July 2001
Contract Attorney for Duquesne Light Company and Jones Day Reavis & Pogue
Welch, Gold & Siegel, Pittsburgh PA
May 1999 - Nov. 2000
Associate Attorney
LawCorps, Pittsburgh PA
Sept. 1998 - Dec. 1998
Contract Attorney for a variety of clients
Jones, Gregg, Creehan & Gerace, Pittsburgh PA
Oct. 1996 - Sept. 1998
Associate Attorney
Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, Pittsburgh PA
Oct. 1993 - Oct. 1996
Research Assistant, Law Clerk
Financial/Insurance Employment
Catholic Cemeteries Association/ The Catholic Funeral Plan of the Diocese
of Pgh Sept. 2011 - Dec. 2011
Family Counselor, Cemetery Needs & Sales Representative, Funeral Insurance
Plans
Western & Southern Life Insurance Company, Pittsburgh PA
Nov. 2010 - Sept. 2011
Sales Representative, Health & Life Insurance
Moxy Marketing, Greentree PA
Sept. 2010 - Nov. 2010
B2B Sales Representative, Verizon Products
Banker's Life & Casualty, Knoxville TN
Sept. 2009 - June 2010
Sales Representative, Senior Health & Life Insurance
Combined Insurance, Knoxville TN
July 2009 - Sept. 2009
Sales Representative, Health & Life Insurance
Check Into Cash, Harriman TN
Feb. 2007 - July 2009
Manager (2 years) & Assistant Manager (6 months), payday advances, check
cashing
Nova Information Systems, Knoxville TN
May 2006 - Nov. 2006
Temporary Customer Service Representative, Technical Support
Liberty Tax Service, Maryville TN
Jan. 2006 - Apr. 2006
Temporary Tax Preparer, individual and small business taxes
American Republic Insurance Company, Knoxville TN
Sept. 2005 - Nov. 2005
Sales Representative, Health & Life Insurance
World Finance Corporation, Maryville TN
May 2004 - July 2005
Assistant Manager, small loans, collections
Education & Licenses
Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh PA
J.D., cum laude
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Litigation Paralegal Certificate
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
B.S. Biology
PA Health & Life Insurance License
Active
PA Law License
Inactive
Memberships & Associations
Women's Business Network of Southwestern PA (WBN, Inc.), Chapter
Representative 2011-2012
Toastmasters International, Aspinwall Toastmasters: V.P. of Public
Relations 2012-2013, Secretary 2011-2012;
District 13 Toastmasters: Public Relations Officer 2012-2013
P.O.W.E.R., Volunteer at non-profit, preparing and facilitating creative
writing workshops, Apr. 2011-Oct. 2012
R.C.A.C., Volunteer contributing writer for senior community center monthly
newsletter, Jan. 2012-Oct. 2012