Management Real Estate
Resume:
Barbara Matthews
Attorney at Law
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 631-***-****
Email: ************@***.***
Licensed in New York and California
Current French Studies: French Institute. Alliance Francaise, Advanced
Level [B2-C1] French Business classes. Course content: business language
skills, vocabulary, and review of major business issues and events of
contemporary France in preparation for the DFP Affaires exams (Dipl me de
Fran ais Professionnel Affaires) of the French Chamber of Commerce, to be
held June 2011.
Most Recent Assignment: 2010-2011: Extensive legal temporary document
review work [6 months] for Epiq Discovery Systems, 90 Park Avenue, New
York, NY 10017. Fully familiar with Relativity and Documatrix
programs.Complex environmental and patent document review. Because the
parties to the litigation had international businesses, I translated
numerous documents, emails and contracts from French to English for Review
and Practice purposes during a portion of this assignment.
2000-2009. Sole practitioner, Labor & Employment Practice, emphasis;
employmentdiscrimination, hour and wage, severance, retirement, disability
and general labor practice. Manage all phases of age, race, disability and
sex discrimination cases, including discovery, pre-litigation, motion
practice, appeals, litigation and negotiating settlements, attending
hearings and mediations in both state and federal courts. Caseloads in
Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, Nassau, Suffolk and Bronx
County; Second Circuit and Appellate Division appeals. Also performed
minor criminal work; probate & estate work ; real estate transactions, etc.
for clients on an as-needed basis.
Prior Employment: 1999-2000. Associate, Gacovino & Lake Attorneys, 270 W.
Main Street, Sayville, NY. Responsible for employment practice of "1-800
Lawyers" of New York Metropolitan area and Long Island and for firm's
general criminal practice. Responsible for client intake, case management,
discovery, litigation, motion practice, trial preparation, attending
hearings in both state and federal courts.
1994-2007: Of Counsel, Paul C. Matthews, Esq., 54 Stone Street, New York,
NY 10004 212-***-****.Litigation, Appellate practice, client contact,
case management, preparation of trial memoranda, trial briefs; all phases
of discovery, motion practice and court appearances for sole practitioner
Maritime personal injury attorney. Extensive appellate work, including
brief writing on numerous topics related to Maritime practice and general
topics related to heavy trial practice, including bankruptcy, discovery
practices and general civil practice.
Corporate Counsel: Atari Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA: 1992-1994. Reported
to VicePresident, Legal & General Counsel managing in-house corporate
legal department. Drafting complex contracts, all phases of contract
negotiation and formation; licensing agreements, and management of
intellectual property rights and human resource issues for multi-national
corporation. Responsible for management of domestic and international
patents, trademarks, and copyrights, including supervision of all
international counsel. Duties included discovery, motion practice,
settlement negotiations in breach of contract, bankruptcy, and trademark
and copyright infringement cases. Managed SEC reporting for corporate
officers and assisted with annual shareholders' meetings. Hired as
Assistant Corporate Counsel in 1992 and promoted to Corporate Counsel
within 2 months of hiring.
Consulting Work: 2007-2009 Not for Profit Analyst/Advocate; Advisor,
Atlantic Restoration Corporation, Assistance in Creation and Management of
Not for Profit Organization for the Research, Development & Educational
Outreach Processes related to Shellfish Restoration Projects in the Long
Island Sound and Peconic Bay.
Prior Employment: Temporary Assignment (two months)
May-July 2008. Frank & Associates, 500 Bi-County Blvd, Farmingdale, NY
11735. Responsible for specialized hour and wage Bankruptcy Appellate
Brief, Southern District of New York, Federal District Court. Brief can be
requested as recent writing sample.
Education: Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA; Juris
Doctor, 1992. B.A. Santa Clara University, Summa Cum Laude, 1983. Admitted
to the California State Bar, 1992, practiced in New York, 1994-1997 on pro
hac vice basis, admitted to the New York State Bar, November, 1997.
Admitted in Southern & Eastern Districts of New York, Northern District of
California, Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Publications and Honors: Santa Clara Law Review Article, 1993; Am Jur
Award, Products Liability, 1991; Finalist, Association of Trial Lawyers of
America National Essay Contest in Environmental Law, 1991; Member American
Inns of Court; Santa Clara School of Law Merit Scholarship, 1991; National
Association of Women Lawyers, Outstanding Woman Law Graduate Award, 1992.
Additional skills: Fluent in French, current studies in Advanced French
language and French Business Studies, proficient in Westlaw and Lexis
research.
References: Dean Mary Emery, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa
Clara CA, telephone 408-***-****, Adron Beene, Esq.408-***-****; David
Acker, Trustee, SUNY Stony Brook; Dr. Dan O'Leary, Professor, Psychology
Department, SUNY Stony Brook; Robin Smith, Epiq Discovery Systems, (800)
314-5550.
Writing samples and copies of all publications available upon request.
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