Manager Assistant

Damian Waldman

**** **** **** **. ***. ****, Palm Harbor, FL 34683 404-***-****

E-mail: ********@***.*******.***

EDUCATION

Stetson University College of Law - Gulfport, Fl. Graduation, 2010

J.D. cum laude * working 20 hours a week or less during professional

education

Top 14% of class; G.P.A. 3.31 Honors: Honor Roll Fall '08; Spring '09.

Property I and II: 2 A-; Constitutional Law II: A; Agency: 4.0; Civil

Procedure: 4.0; Sports Law: 3.5; Pre-trial Practice: 3.5; Negotiation

and Mediation: 3.5. Member of ABA (student division), Phi Delta Phi,

Amnesty International, Bankruptcy Society, Ferguson-White Inns of

Court (Student Member), & Federalist Society; Awards: Various honors

awards, William Blews Pro bono award, Leadership Development Award.

Employment at Stetson: Research Assistant for Dean/Professor Radwan

(research bankruptcy issues and compiled bankruptcy data) from '09-

'10, and Student Assistant, Student Life Office from '08-'10.

Training: Nexis Lexis and Westlaw trained and certified in 2007,

bluebook citation and ALWD, Certified Circuit Civil Mediation

Training.

Mercer University-Atlanta, Ga. Graduation, 2005

B.S.S.S. cum laude, Social Science/Criminal Justice

G.P.A. 3.91, * Full-time employment during undergraduate education.

Honors: President's List and Dean's List throughout my academic

career, Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society, American and

European Literature, Hope Grant, and Hope Scholar, and National Dean's

List. Phi Beta Lambda-Awards.

Chattahoochee Technical College-Dallas, Ga. Graduation, 2004

A.A. in Criminal Justice Technology & Certification in Criminal

Justice Technology

G.P.A. 3.41 * Full-time employment during this training and attending

Mercer. FBLOA- Phi Beta Lambda-Awards: Named Outstanding Student in

Criminal Justice 02/03. Honors: National Vocational Honor Society,

Future Business Leaders of America, President's List and Dean's List.

EXPERIENCE

Albertelli Law, Tampa, FL August '2010 to present

Law Clerk/Litigation Paralegal

Creditor's Rights Law: Prepare various motions (Motion for Relief from

Stay, etc), pleadings (Replies to Answers and Affirmative Defenses),

and all types of discovery. Review and analyze real estate contracts

(mortgages, notes, assignments, trust agreements, and servicing

agreements) to ensure compliance with RESPA, TILA, and to propound

discovery requests. Negotiate with opposing counsel on various issues.

Articulate and express numerous problems and solutions to clients and

vendors (LPS, VendorScape, etc.) Prepared hearing packages to be

submitted to court including, but not limited to making sure MSJs,

affidavits, complaints, answers, etc. are complete and filed with the

court. Research real property and bankruptcy issues; Analyze case

history for Chapters 7, 11, and 13 in Pacer and prepare the

appropriate motions and scheduling. Prepare various Final Judgments;

Ordered documents from Service Provider; User of Perfect Practice;

Transfer scrubbing and docket review. Attended telephonic hearings and

conciliation conferences.

Honorable Judge Catherine McEwen, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the Middle

District of Florida, Tampa, FL. Fall '09- March' 10

Extern Law Clerk

Certified and trained on CM/ECF and Pacer Systems; Researched numerous

legal issues concerning all aspects of the law, contractual

interpretations, and how they relate to Bankruptcy proceedings; wrote

several memos to the judge and law clerk; observed federal criminal

and civil trials, observed bankruptcy Chapter 13 rocket docket,

Chapter 11 heavy docket days, Chapter 7 hearings; attended 341

meetings in chapter 7 and 11; shadowed a case manager, reviewed

disclosure statements requirements, etc.

Alan Gross, PA. Saint Petersburg, FL. Summer '2009

Law Clerk

Researched numerous civil law matters including, but not limited to

probate, contractual law, tax, corporate law, trusts and estates, and

elder law, drafted memorandums of law, sat in numerous judicial

hearings both formal and informal, sat in depositions, calculated

property values at date of death, billing calculations, deposition

participation, and drafted numerous orders to the court including, but

not limited to orders to substitute party, counsel, complaints.

Mercer University, Douglasville & Atlanta, GA. Jun. 2005-Aug. 2008

Writing/Math Tutor (Adjunct Instructor) (Seasonal)

Assisted many students in fulfilling their academic requirements by

critiquing and analyzing their papers. Teaching them how to become

more concise and better writers while educating them in numerous

grammatical punctuations and helping them find solutions to various

mathematical problems. Filled in as adjunct instructor, and am well-

versed in APA, MLA, and Chicago writing citations.

Georgia Department of Corrections (Marietta Felony Probation),

Marietta, GA. May 2006-August 2007

Felony Probation Officer I (Court-Team & High/Max Officer)

Supervised and case-managed numerous probationers and made sure they

followed all the terms and conditions as ordered by the court. Acted

as a law enforcer and as a counselor to help reintegrate them back

into society as law abiding citizens by implementing risk/benefit

analysis. Worked on the court-team, seen numerous trials as both a

witness and a court officer. Filed as well as generated all sorts of

court paperwork with clerk's office including amendments, orders,

petitions and all sorts of criminal and some civil court documents.

Generated investigation reports and warrants to ensure compliance with

court orders and articulated them to numerous judges in open court

during probation violation hearings.

COMMUNITY/PRO BONO EXPERIENCE

Helped in numerous community-based corrections and pro bono including

judicial correction services, Guardian ad Litem training, pro bono for

the Honorable Judge McEwen, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge (Middle District of

Fla.), and a member of the Georgia Tutoring Association (GATA); wrote

grants for various non-profit organizations including Easter Seals

Florida.

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