James Allen Gates
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
***********@*******.***
EDUCATION
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada August 2009 - May
2011
. Masters in Business Administration with emphasis in accounting.
. 3.69 GPA, graduated with honors - Cum Laude.
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
January 2006 - May 2008
. BS in Political Science with a minor in International Relations.
. 3.21 GPA.
Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona August
2003 - December 2005
. Associates Degree in General Business.
. 3.0 GPA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chasey Honodel, P.C.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Paralegal
March 2010 - Present
. Experience in business law, bankruptcy, estate law, debt collection,
personal injury, product liability and construction defect.
. Draft and respond to discovery, including Request for Admission,
Request for Production of Documents, Non-Uniform Interrogatories,
Initial and Supplemental Disclosure Statements.
. Prepare detailed summaries of voluminous business and/or medical
records.
. Perform legal research including, case law, asset searches, people
locator, international laws, and Securities and Exchange Commission
law.
. Prepare pleadings, mediation memorandums, and arbitration statements.
. Prepare attorney for upcoming court appearances, conferences and
depositions.
Wyndham Vacation Ownership Las
Vegas, Nevada
Senior Accounting Clerk - 1 year Contract
March 2009 - March 2010
. Processed daily batches of payments and post them to the proper
accounts.
. Researched and reconciled erroneous accounts, including detailed
presentations to Managers with solutions to fix it.
. Team Leader and liaison between Regional Director and team.
The Doyle Law Firm
Phoenix, Arizona
Billing Administrator December
2004 - March 2009
. Responsible for firm's Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and
Collection Departments.
. Worked as firm's financial analyst with primary focus on annual and
monthly budgets and fee income for the firm as well as budgets for
individual cases.
. Maintained General Ledger for firm's operating accounts.
. Processed multi-state payroll for 50+ employees.
. Provided monthly, weekly and daily financial reports and presentations
to Partners.
. Performed bank reconciliations for multiple bank accounts.
. Developed payment plan for Receivable accounts as well as Payable
accounts
OTHER ACTIVITES
Computer Skills
. PC, MAC, QuickBooks, Excel, PowerPoint, Office, Word, WordPerfect, and
Perfect Law.
Hobbies
. Investing in the stock market, snowboarding, hiking, reading mystery
novels, and volunteering for political campaigns.
REFERANCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST