Analyst Real Estate

Thelma G. Michels

Post Office Box ***** Arlington, Virginia 22204

***********@*****.***/ 703-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Contract Paralegal - Washington, D.C.

Litigation Paralegal (2000 - current)

Pesticide matter, responsibilities include a document review, indexing, and

binders. Current: Edward W. Lyle, Attorney at Law. Patent infringement

case, exhibit maintenance, Sepracor vs. Dey; Sepracor vs. Breath.

Reference: none offered. Litigation disputes include a construction

engineering matter; privilege log and exhibit preparation, New Jersey

Transit. Reference: Smith, Pachter, McWhorten & Allen, PCL, Reference:

Edmund Amorosi, Esq. 703-***-****. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP, 2nd

HSR filing, Fresenius/Renal Care Group. Reference: Michael P. Bodosky,

Esq. and Peter Bennett, Managing Paralegal 202-***-****. McKee, Nelson,

LLP, document analyst and paralegal, insurance defense litigation, Dow

Chemical and GlaxoSmithKline. Reference: Amy Contreras, Esq. (202) 775-

1880.

. Computer Programs: Summation, Concordance, Hummingbird, Westlaw

Document Management - hard copy & data Exhibit Preparation - exhibit & issue

base, archives, storage binders, document collection

Document Coder/Analyst - incoming docs, Editing - data base & misc

hard copy, disks, files

FOCUS

Antitrust HRS 2nd ...insurance defense...construction litigation...

established professional relationships/friendships, socials, on and off

firm site.

Arnold & Porter, LLP - Washington, D.C.

Senior Legal Assistant (6/1998 - 9/1999)

International firm, practice areas included litigation, antitrust, product

liability, finance/accounting, corporate, legislative tracking, and general

research. Cases/clients included: Fen Phen, American Home Products,

PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Heinz KK, and others. References: Jay Kelly

Wright, Esq., Peter J. Shildkraut, Esq., Meshell Stewart, Administrative

Secretary 202-***-****.

. Computer Programs: Concordance, IPRO, Microsoft Office/Access/Redux,

Lexis/Westlaw

Binder Preparation - trial Cite Check/Blue Book - Document Retrievals -

& exhibit briefs, key cite, Lexis out-of-state travel,

Westlaw, some blue copying arrangements,

booking transport, more

Chronologies - data bases, Research - corp. records, File Maintenance -

hard copies, binders Library of Congress, incoming docs, file

Lexis Westlaw upkeep

Document Analyst - Trial Preparation - Antitrust 1st & 2nd -

extracting information, binders, logistics, misc document reviews,

antitrust, restructuring extracting information

into lit program shells,

more

Special Projects - Indexing/Coding - Legislative Tracking -

research Capitol Hill, incoming docs, shells bills, originators,

press releases, more voting records

FOCUS

National press coverage, Phillip Morris Tobacco...national press coverage,

Fen Pen...out-of-state travel, antitrust team member, American Home

Products/Monsanto...professional luncheons, weekly firm socials, dinners,

and more

Colton & Boykin - Washington, D.C.

Paralegal (1992-1997)

Business practice areas included commercial litigation, environmental,

engineering, architecture, construction, real estate, banking, and

government arbitrations. Legislative matters involved work on banking,

trade, transportation, and health issues. I supervised as many as ten

additional personnel. Firm closed doors.

. Computer Programs: Summation, Microsoft Office, Lexis

Research - corp., general Indexing/Coding - incoming Special Projects -

docs, extracting info into creating expandable

shells files, travel, court room

logistics

Digesting Depositions - Binder Preparation - Client Liaison - Schedule

over 100, hard written & issue, exhibit info, miner questions,

recorded tapes logistics, document

requests

Trial Preparation/Attend Document Analyst - Minor Instruments -

- logistics, 3 week computer programs, subpoenas, some brief

trial, document extracting information & work, misc

submission tracking, more data analysis

Document Retrievals - off Cite Check/Blue Book - Supervisor - new computer

site out-of-state, shepardizing, key cite, programs, training

storage, copy logistics, books, some blue booking courses, staffing

file systems projects, misc

FOCUS

Local press coverage...trial preparation and attendance...case

management...orchestrated and trained staff...professional luncheons and

social events.

EDUCATION

Suffolk University, Boston, Middlesex Community College, Bedford,

Massachusetts Massachusetts, Paralegal Certificate

Bachelor of Science,

Government/Economics

Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. George Washington University,

Continuing Education Washington, D.C., Economic Seminar

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