Real Estate Assistant

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March 12, 2013

DIANA M. CARLINO, ESQ.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

LAW OFFICE OF TODD J. KROUNER, Chappaqua, NY, Associate, January 2010-Present

Represent plaintiffs in personal injury, employment discrimination, and civil rights matters. Manage all aspects

of caseload, from inception to resolution. Sat second chair at trial in civil rights action arising under 42 U.S.C. §

1983, in U.S. Dist. Ct.; questioned fact and expert witnesses at trial; argued opposition to appeal in New York

State Appellate Division; conducted voir dire in New York State Supreme Court; argued dispositive and

discovery-related motions; conducted and defended depositions; participated in court-ordered and voluntary

mediation proceedings; successfully negotiated dozens of settlements; and, drafted and reviewed settlement

documents.

SHOOK HARDY & BACON, White Plains, NY, Research Analyst, December 2009

Conducted research for confidential client. Reviewed and collected data from periodicals printed in the mid-

twentieth century. Temporary position ended upon completion of research assignment.

NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, White Plains, NY, Paralegal, September-November 2009

Defended New York State agencies and employees against personal injury actions. Drafted pleadings, discovery,

motions, and settlement memoranda. Performed legal research and verdict searches. Temporary position was

eliminated due to state budgetary constraints.

LAW OFFICE OF RONALD A. MARKOWITZ, Armonk, NY, Legal Assistant, August 2006-May 2009

Assisted sole practitioner in all aspects of his real estate and trusts and estates practice. Drafted contracts of sale,

transfer, and loan documents; conducted real estate closings on behalf of purchaser, seller and mortgage lender;

drafted last will & testaments, and health care proxies; and, assisted in distribution of estate assets.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Connecticut, November 2009

New York, January 2010

United States District Court, Southern District of New York, March 2010

United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, March 2010

United States District Court, District of Colorado, January 2011

United States Supreme Court, February 2013

EDUCATION

PACE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, White Plains, NY

Juris Doctorate, May 2009

GPA: 3.02

Honors: Dean’s List, Spring 2008 & Spring 2009

Activities: Student Bar Association

Honor Board

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington, VT

Bachelor of Arts, May 2003

GPA: 3.07

Majors: Sociology & Political Science