CHRISTINE MADDOX

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Scottsdale, AZ 85255

480-***-**** (Home)

425-***-**** (Cell)

E-Mail: acrzys@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE:

Licensed attorney in Arizona and Washington State

Lead counsel or member of team prosecuting plaintiffs’ personal injury pre-litigation and litigated claims to settlement

Owned and managed plaintiffs’ personal injury private practice for 20 years, including all aspects of administration and supervision

Supervised and mentored staff, including paralegals, case managers and intake specialists

Analyzed case facts and issues; evaluated for hiring of experts (e.g., accident reconstructionists, engineers, life care planners, physician consultants, etc.)

Member of team that successfully prosecuted wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims to settlement, including $9M multiple fatality semi v. truck collision (mediation in Bermuda) and $5.5M near drowning of permanently brain damaged child

Intake attorney for first responder calls from potential new clients; worked closely with intake specialists

Able to communicate clearly with people of diverse backgrounds and levels of authority

Prepared and prosecuted over 3,000 plaintiff’s injury claims to settlement and successful conclusion

Extensive experience negotiating settlement of liens, outstanding medical charges and other client debts

Impeccable writing skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Organized, self-motivated and detail oriented

PERSONAL: Married, Ronald L. Maddox (Architect)

No Dependents

EDUCATION: University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University)

Tacoma, WA; Third Year

Juris Doctor; top 30%

McGeorge School of Law (University of the Pacific)

Sacramento, CA; 1st and 2nd Years; 1984-86

(Relocation of spouse necessitated transfer back to Seattle)

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

BA, Society & Justice; Magna cum Laude

ACHIEVEMENTS: National Moot Court Honors Board (McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento)

President, Student Chapter, ATLA

License to Practice Law in Washington (1988 to Present – Inactive))

License to Practice Law in Arizona (2010 to Present - Active)

MEMBERSHIPS: State Bar of Arizona

Washington State Bar Association

Washington State Trial Lawyers Association

American Bar Association

WORK EXPERIENCE:

FENNEMORE CRAIG, P.C. (aka Lamber/Goodnow)

Phoenix, AZ

September, 2012 – March, 2015

Attorney with plaintiffs’ personal injury team; independently responsible for handling pre-litigation claims, including wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims; excellent client contact and rapport; preparation of demand letters, including with life care plans, videos and other technological inclusions; insurer/settlement negotiations; medical and other lien negotiations; intake for new potential clients (analyze and accept/reject claims); attend mediations (including in Bermuda); independently recovered $1M for several wrongful death or catastrophic injury claims; also handled small-to-medium soft tissue claims, dog bites, slips and falls and other types of claims.

LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTINE MADDOX

Bellevue and Newcastle, Washington

May, 1992 – April, 2008

Attorney/Sole Practitioner/Owner/Office Manager; solely responsible for 95-125 plaintiff’s personal injury cases, including pre-litigation and litigated claims; preparation of demand brochures (including medical records summaries and analyses); conducted numerous settlement negotiations, mediations and arbitrations; all aspects and phases of litigation, including pleadings, depositions (preparation of clients, taking and defense of), discovery, motions, oral argument, legal research, briefs and memoranda; pre-trial and trial preparation; limited trial practice (due to settlement ratio of 95-100%); also estate planning, general civil litigation (defense) and corporate counsel/legal consultant for architectural firm.

KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

Seattle, Washington

1997 – September, 2007

Court-appointed Arbitrator for Mandatory Arbitration Department of King County Superior Court for general civil and personal injury cases (under $50,000); ruled on pre-hearing motions; “judge” in arbitration hearings; ruled on procedural matters during hearing; issued award/decision.

GREGORY S. ZORO, Attorney at Law

Bellevue, Washington

May, 1991 - May, 1992

Associate Attorney; independently handled 60-75 plaintiff's personal injury cases, including pre-litigation and litigated claims; preparation of demand brochures; conducted settlement negotiations, mediations and arbitrations.

O'SHEA, STRAIGHT, BARNARD & MARTIN (Now O’Shea Barnard Martin)

Bellevue, Washington

October, 1988 - May, 1991

Associate Attorney; general civil litigation, including plaintiffs’ and defense representation; estate planning; 30-40 plaintiffs’ personal injury cases; court attendance for motions and trials.

SKILLS

Word; Word Perfect; Windows XP and 7/Office; Excel; Outlook; QuickBooks, Time Matters; Case Pacer; Dropbox; Box; DTE and various other legal software programs.

SALARY/BENEFITS REQUIREMENTS

Negotiable

REFERENCES

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