Assistant Real Estate

MIRANDA DAWN SIMPSON **** B Pretty Lake Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23518 • 256-***-**** • **************@*****.***

BAR MEMBERSHIP

Florida State Bar, Admitted February 2013 (Bar ID 0101964)

Alabama State Bar, Admitted September 2010 (Bar ID ASB-8540-D55S)

EDUCATION

Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Montgomery, AL

Juris Doctor, May 2010

GPA: 2.9

Class Rank: 29 of 85

Honors: Best Brief, Legal Research and Writing II (Spring 2008); Recipient of Presidential Scholarship (Fall 2007 thru Spring 2010)

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, magna cum laude, May 2007, minor Criminal Justice

GPA: 3.8

Honors: President’s List, Dean’s List, Sigma Alpha Lambda (National Leadership and Honors Organization), Golden Key International

Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society), Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor

Society)

Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville, AL

GPA: 3.8

Honors: National Dean’s List, President’s List, Dean’s List, Phi Theta Kappa (Two-Year College Honor Society), Sigma Kappa Delta

(National English Honor Society)

EXPERIENCE

Basnight Kinser Telfeyan Leftwich & Nuckolls, P.C., Chesapeake, Virginia, March 2013 to present

Paralegal: Administer real estate closings; prepare pleadings and other legal documents including complaints, discovery, motions, orders, subpoenas,

and warrants; Complete legal research on a wide variety of issues in domestic, criminal, corporate, and property law; Manage legal and political

calendars for two attorneys; Serve as initial contact for political correspondence for attorney who is a local elected official and state office candidate.

Portfolio Recovery Associates, January 2013 to March 2013

Senior Legal Analyst: Served as head legal analyst to the Bankruptcy Department of global debt-buying company; Responded to objections to

creditor’s claims in all federal districts; Determined the feasibility of outsourcing creditor claim defense based on legal complexity and projected

costs; Researched and updated Bankruptcy Department Vice President on changes and trends in law.

District Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, Wetumpka, Alabama, August 2010 to November 2012

Assistant District Attorney: Prosecuted in circuit and district criminal, traffic, and juvenile court; Drafted motions; Researched criminal issues;

Prepared victims and law enforcement for trial; Presented cases to Grand Juries with recommendations of indictment or not based on thorough

application of law to facts; Tried bench and jury trials.

Barfoot & Schoettker, LLC, Attorneys at Law, Montgomery, Alabama, June 2009 to July 2010

Legal Assistant: Researched and wrote motions and criminal appellate briefs; Managed medical records chronology for personal injury clients and

negotiated with insurance adjusters; Drafted letters to clients and attorneys; Drafted discovery requests and responded to discovery; Attended

municipal, state, and federal court proceedings.

Mediation Clinic, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Spring 2010

Student Mediator: Attended small claims and district civil court and mediated cases.

Elder Law Clinic, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Fall 2009

Student Intern: Interviewed and counseled clients; Drafted and executed wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and other estate planning

documents.

Trial Advocacy for Competition, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Fall 2008

Prepared and presented opening and closing statements, direct and cross examinations, and pretrial motions for prosecution and defense of mock

murder trial.

Dara A. LaMunyon-Patterson, LLC, Attorney at Law, Rainsville, Alabama, Summer 2007 and 2008

Law Clerk: Researched and wrote legal memoranda; Interviewed clients; Prepared files in anticipation of litigation.

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