PATTI BARNES CROSBY

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Canton, Georgia 30115

404-***-**** (Mobile)

e-mail: acn3k7@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Imerys, Roswell, GA Global leader in mining and processing industrial

minerals (June 2014 October 2014)

Corporate Paralegal

• Preparation of board and shareholder resolutions and obtaining approvals and executions for

various Imerys legal entities; preparation of secretary's certificates and/or incumbency

certificates as required.

• Responsible for updating status of all officer and director elections and resignations for all

Imerys legal entities in Imerys governance website, Governis;

• Preparation and filing of organizational and formation documents, and of foreign qualifications,

maintaining corporate records for multiple lmerys legal entities, including maintaining database

to track and file annual registrations in multiple; preparation and filing documents, as required,

in connection with amendments, membership transfers, dissolutions, etc.

• Preparation of drafts of contracts, real estate documents, and/or other form-based documents at

attorneys' request; review of and approve for execution, as required, contracts for compliance

with company guidelines and procedures; obtain and organize due diligence materials;

preparation of closing documents and securing signatures for various transactions; assemble

documents and prepare closing binders.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Atlanta, GA Law Firm

(June 2013 June 2014)

Corporate Paralegal

• Preparation and filing of organizational and formation documents, filings with IRS, foreign

qualifications, maintaining corporate records for multiple clients, including maintaining database

to track and file annual registrations in various states; preparing and filing documents, as

required, in connection with amendments, membership transfers, dissolutions, etc.

• Prepared closing checklists for new merger and acquisition or sale projects, obtained and

organized due diligence materials, and prepared closing documents and secured signatures for

various transactions; assembled documents and prepared closing binders.

• Prepared Form D Filings with SEC in connection with closings.

• Perform lien searches in various jurisdictions and review collateral descriptions and prepare

reports of findings for attorneys; prepare and file UCC Financing Statements, as required, in

connection with establishing a security interest in assets and/or real property, as appropriate.

Vion Operations LLC, Atlanta, GA Privately-held purchaser of distressed

assets (October 2009 July 2012)

Paralegal / Contracts and Licensing Coordinator

• Performed all corporate-related duties for the company and its subsidiaries, i.e., preparation and

filing of organizational and formation documents, filings with IRS, foreign qualifications,

maintaining corporate records for multiple companies, preparing and filing documents, as

required, in connection with amendments, membership transfers, dissolutions, etc.

• Prepared closing documents and secured signatures for purchases of distressed assets from

banks and other lending institutions, including but not limited to, credit cards, motor vehicle

loans, medical bills, etc.; assembled documents and prepared closing binders.

• Prepared and filed collection agency license applications and sales finance company

applications in all states and provinces; maintained database and filed renewals as appropriate;

obtained and maintained database of bonds in connection with licenses, and handled renewals

as appropriate.

• Established and coordinated CounselLink legal billing system for online submission, renew and

approval of all legal invoices submitted to company for payment; arranged for payment of

approved invoices.

• Prepared as required, and/or reviewed for approval and execution, all contracts and agreements

between company and third parties; including but not limited to, Confidentiality Agreements,

Broker Agreements, and Agency Agreements; managed contracts in accordance with company

policies and procedures, applicable laws, and customer requirements; maintained database of

all contracts with pertinent expiration and renewal dates.

Holt Ney Zatcoff & Wasserman, LLP, Atlanta, GA Law Firm

Corporate/Real Estate Paralegal

(June 1994 June 2009)

• Performed all corporate-related duties for the firm, i.e., preparation and filing of organizational

and formation documents, Sub-S and FEIN filings with IRS, foreign qualifications, maintaining

corporate records for multiple clients, including preparation and filing of annual registrations

and annual elections, preparing and filing documents, as required, in connection with

amendments, stock or other transfers, dissolutions, etc.

• Worked with and assisted partners in various commercial real estate and business or asset

sale/purchase and merger and acquisitions transactions, beginning with the review of the

contract and preparation of the pre-closing checklist, the closing checklist, coordination and

review of the title examination, survey, and title commitment, searching and reviewing UCC

filings, and other lien, judgment, etc., records, and other due diligence items, preparation of the

closing documents, including documents to be recorded, i.e., UCC Financing Statements,

Amendments, etc., closing the transaction, and handling all of the post-closing items, including

disbursement of the closing funds, recording of the documents, obtaining title policies, as

appropriate, and preparation and delivery of final closing binders.

• Acted as firm representative for client to perform accounting audit for all accounts payable at

request of client's insurance company after internal accounting problem

• Assisted litigation team in record searches, i.e., corporate, lien, judgment, bankruptcy, etc.;

preparation and recording of liens and/or lien cancellations, as necessary

• Extensive contact with clients on a daily basis, often being the only firm contact with several

corporate and commercial real estate clients; performed any and all other duties as requested by

attorneys in firm.

Legal Secretary

(September 1986 June 1994)

• Performed secretarial and administrative duties for Securities/Corporate Partner and Real Estate

and Corporate Attorney and/or Paralegal, including among other things, typing, filing, entering

time for billing, and preparing and sending invoices. Promoted to Real Estate/Corporate

Paralegal by Executive Committee in 1994.

COMPUTER PROGRAM EXPERIENCE/OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION:

MS Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Latitude, CounselLink, Lexis/Nexis, Orion, Legalware,

iManage, Desksite, Net Does, Worldox, DTE, Ceridian, TABS, EDGAR and Lotus Notes. Notary

Public in and for State of Georgia.

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