MELBA J. GRIFFITH, JD, LLM

Fort

Lauderdale,

Florida

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954-

804-

0070

EXPERIENCED LITIGATION ATTORNEY/CONSULTANT/DOCUMENT REVIEW

Demonstrate

strengths

in:

More

than

15

years

handling

complex

files,

with

record

of

evaluating,

investigating,

settling,

and

resolving

cases

promptly,

!

Courtroom

Appearances

equitably,

cost-

effectively,

and

within

established

guidelines.

!

Complex

Deposition

Experience

!

Extensive

Medical/Legal

Background

Licensed

Attorney

in

Florida,

Pennsylvania,

and

New

Jersey;

New

!

Medicare

Knowledge

York

pending;

and

Licensed

Delaware

Adjuster.

Extensive

!

Managerial

Experience

background

working

with

insurance

companies

on

high-

dollar

!

Hiring

and

Training

Experience

workers

compensation,

personal

injury,

general

liability,

securities

litigation,

pension,

social

security,

short

and

long

term

disability,

!

Published/Superior

Writing

Skills

unemployment,

general

liability,

OSHA,

and

FMLA

laws.

!

Detail

Oriented/Diary

Maintenance

!

Document

Review

CORE COMPETENCIES

!

Litigation

Consultant

on

complex

high

dollar

cases;

review

documents

preparing

for

depositions,

witnesses,

and

trials

in

multiple

jurisdictions.

!

Consulted

on

cases

with

Amerisure,

Broadspire,

Chartis,

Chubb,

CIGNA,

Corvel,

FCCI

Insurance

Group,

Gallagher

Bassett,

Liberty

Mutual,

PMA

Insurance

Group,

Reliance,

Sedgwick,

Travelers,

Zenith,

and

Zurich.

!

Excelled

in

management

roles,

promoting

a

team-

oriented

and

collaborative

environment

through

careful

hiring,

ongoing

training,

astute

mentoring,

positive

motivation,

and

fair

supervision

of

staff

members.

!

Completed

comprehensive

claim

examinations,

including

reviewing

claim

and

policy

contracts,

evaluating

claim

details,

preparing

exposure

analyses,

and

setting

reserve

limits

within

statutes

and

industry

guidelines.

!

Applied

superior

investigative

and

communication

abilities

in

conducting

interviews

and

obtaining

statements

from

claimants,

employers,

witnesses,

medical

experts,

attorneys,

police

officers,

and

other

qualified

parties.

!

Evaluated

and

interpreted

medical

records,

documented

disabilities,

diagnoses,

and

treatment

plans,

and

liaised

with

treating

physicians,

independent

medical

examiners,

independent

rating

examiners,

and

permanency

evaluation

experts.

!

Extensive

document

review

experience

utilizing

E-

discovery

software

(Relativity).

EXPERIENCE

Contractor

August

2014

to

Present

Litigation

Attorney/Document

Review

!

Review,

analyze,

and

code

documents

determining

relevancy

preparing

for

depositions,

witnesses,

and

trial

in

multiple

jurisdictions

utilizing

E-

discovery

software

(Relativity);

provide

coverage

work

for

attorneys

for

hearings,

depositions,

mediations;

writing

legal

memorandum,

motions,

and

briefs.

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954-***-****

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EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

ACE/ESIS,

Wilmington,

DE

April

2012

to

August

2014

Claims

Representative

!

Managed

large

caseload

of

high-

dollar

and

complex

workers

compensation

claims

for

Pennsylvania,

New

Jersey,

and

Delaware.

!

Investigated

and

determined

compensability,

ensured

claims

had

complete

and

timely

investigations,

evaluated

exposure,

set

appropriate

reserves,

implemented

and

followed

claim

strategies

for

all

claims,

conducted

file

reviews,

and

directed

litigation

in

keeping

with

the

companys

best

practice

standards.

!

Built

and

nurtured

professional

relationships

with

the

insured,

healthcare

providers,

service

vendors,

injured

workers,

and

legal

counsel,

gaining

the

confidence,

respect,

and

trust

of

all

parties.

!

Leveraged

extensive

litigation

and

medical

case

background

in

successfully

resolving

challenging

cases.

LAW

OFFICE

OF

MELBA

J.

GRIFFITH,

Philadelphia,

PA/Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

1996

to

2011

Marketing

Specialist/Trial

Attorney

!

Built

and

managed

successful

law

practice

concentrating

in

workers

compensation,

personal

injury,

general

liability,

civil

litigation,

unemployment

compensation,

landlord-

tenant,

and

social

security

matters.

Opened

profitable

Philadelphia

firm

in

April

2009.

!

Grew

practice

from

2

clients

to

a

steady

base

of

120+

clients,

managing

3

employees

by

networking

with

medical

professionals,

attorneys,

and

the

community.

!

Participated

in

numerous

court

appearances,

from

motions

practice

to

trial,

and

many

mediations,

arbitrations,

and

depositions

of

expert

and

lay

witnesses.

!

Implemented

case

management

program

and

managed

all

bookkeeping

and

accounting,

hiring,

and

training.

!

Filed

major

appeal

affecting

Floridas

workers

compensation

law:

Wiggins

v.

B&L

Services,

Inc.,

701

So.2d

570

(Fla.

1st

DCA

1997)

(South

Florida:

March

1996-

December

2008).

CONROY,

SIMBERG,

&

GANON,

PA.,

Hollywood,

FL

1995

to

1996

Defense

Associate

!

Concentrated

on

workers

compensation,

skillfully

handling

more

than

120

cases,

consistently

meeting

requisite

billable

hours,

and

resolving

claims

within

funds

authorized

for

resolution

and

often,

for

less

funds

than

authorized.

!

Extensive

courtroom

appearances

from

pre-

trial

motions

to

trial,

including

numerous

mediations,

arbitrations,

and

depositions

of

expert

and

lay

witnesses.

LAW

OFFICES

OF

GERALD

A.

ROSENTHAL,

P.A.,

West

Palm

Beach,

FL

1993

to

1995

Claimant

Associate

!

In

first

six

months,

handled

80+

cases

in

the

tri-

county

area

(Dade,

Broward,

and

Palm

Beach).

!

Presented

an

average

of

20

motions,

5-

30

pretrial

conferences,

and

5

depositions

daily.

!

Selected

as

member

of

Rules

Committee

and

Advocate

for

the

rights

of

injured

workers.

!

Filed

major

appeal

affecting

attorneys

fees

for

workers

compensation

claims:

Law

Offices

of

James

E.

Dusek,

PA

v.

T.R.

Enterprises,

644

So.2d

509

(Fla.

1st

DCA

1994)

(October

1993-

January

1995).

Continued

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EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

TEMPLE

UNIVERSITY,

BEASLEY

SCHOOL

OF

LAW,

Philadelphia,

PA

Master

of

Law

(LLM)

in

Trial

Advocacy,

2009

NOVA

UNIVERSITY,

SHEPARD

BROAD

LAW

CENTER,

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

Juris

Doctorate

(JD),

1993

Public

Interest

Law

Fellow,

Disability

Law

ATTORNEY

LICENSED

IN

FLORIDA,

NEW

JERSEY,

AND

PENNSYLVANIA,

NY

PENDING

FLORIDA

ATLANTIC

UNIVERSITY,

Boca

Raton,

FL

Bachelor

of

Arts

(BA)

in

Music,

1990

Publication

Florida

Workers

Compensation

Manual,

Butterworth

Legal

Publishers

Supplemental

Author:

Updated

workers

compensation

manual

with

case

law

and

legislative

changes.

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