Management Medical

Mary Patricia Hall

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Riviera Beach, MD 21122

410-***-**** (home) / 410-***-**** (cell)

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EDUCATION

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

B.A. in Economics

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

May 2008 - Present

Legal Researcher and Consultant

Responsibilities include:

Perform detailed legal research and prepare memoranda in a wide

variety of areas, including but not limited to, employment law, wages,

pre-existing medical conditions, business invitee, parent taking child

to reside in another country without the other parent's consent or

custody agreement, jurisdictional issues, Buckley Amendment, etc.

Review documents in response to propounded document request

Reorganizing case management systems by working with IT in

customizing case management software, transferring all case

information onto the system, training staff and attorneys to use case

management system

December 2007 - June 2008

Remained at home in order to supervise stepdaughter through her high

school graduation

March 2007 - December 2007

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP

Baltimore, Maryland

Paralegal - Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy Litigation

(Temporary Assignment)

Responsibilities included:

Primary assignment involved assisting three partners of the Bankruptcy

Section in an adversary case pertaining to a claim for fraudulent

conveyance in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western

District of New York

Reviewed and organized discovery materials that had been gathered

during the previous seven years, including various large document

productions produced by six defendants as well as oral depositions and

deposition exhibits of approximately 20 witnesses

Responsible for assembling and filing all proposed trial exhibits,

designated deposition excerpts, counter-designated deposition

excerpts, objections to all trial exhibits, deposition designations

and counter-designations, pleadings notebooks, trial notebooks, legal

research pertaining to the various counts as well as the legal

research for pretrial motions, including motions in limine and

responses to motions for summary judgment

Assisted attorneys in all aspects of month-long trial, including

preparing witnesses

Actively worked on drafting, revising, and filing all post-trial

submissions, including initial post-trial brief and reply brief as

well as reviewing defendant's post-trial submissions

Worked on various auto defense cases, including gathering medical

reports and medical bills, preparing detailed binders of same

Recognized for detailed organization of large, complicated case files

and document production

August 1997 - October 2006

Edward C. Bou, P.C.

Washington,

DC Paralegal - Litigation

Responsibilities included:

Directly responsible for all litigation support (for three attorneys),

including but not limited to interviewing clients and witnesses,

preparing and filing lawsuits (including electronic filing), preparing

and filing discovery, document production, answering discovery,

preparation for depositions, deposition summaries, legal research

(Lexis Nexis and Westlaw), assisting attorneys during depositions and

at trial, preparing motions, responses to motions, pretrial

statements, trial exhibit books, legal memoranda, etc., for all types

of cases, including but not limited to, personal injury, workers

compensation, contract, employment, criminal/traffic, domestic, and

probate

Responsible for customization, installation, and implementation of

case management systems

Achieved successful reorganization of work assignments and case

management that led to all files being handled in a more expeditious

and efficient manner while at the same time greatly improving client

communication

Supervised the set-up of all new cases, including entering all

information on case management system

Controlled all files from the time they were opened in the office

until such time as the file is closed and forwarded to storage

Maintained office calendar for all events and task reminders for

entire office, including scheduling depositions and court appearances

for attorneys

Monitored tickler system and ensured compliance with all statutes of

limitations

Managed a law firm with a case load of approximately 1,500 cases and

supervised a staff of 18

May 1992 - August 1997

The Law Office of William G. Salmond

College Park, Maryland Paralegal/Legal

Assistant

Responsibilities included:

Performed legal research in a wide range of areas including personal

injury, criminal law, family law, consumer law, and education law

Prepared pleadings, motions, propounded discovery, answered discovery

requests, assisted in preparation of depositions and trials, assisted

attorney during depositions and at trial with regard to criminal

cases, constitutional law, family law, consumer law, personal injury,

and education law

Drafted discovery including motion for discovery, interrogatories,

requests for production of documents, admissions, deposition notices

and drafted all responses to discovery requests

Represented students (both undergraduate and graduate students) on my

own as well as assisted attorney at judicial hearings who were charged

with Code of Academic Integrity violations, Code of Student Conduct

violations, and violating the Rights and Responsibilities Code at

University of Maryland College Park

Calculated child support using the child support guidelines

Conducted investigations into cases including interviewing clients and

potential witnesses

General administrative duties, including answering the telephones,

arranging appointments, photocopying, maintaining time records and

creating billing statements

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in MS Word, WordPerfect, Timeslips, Case Master, Time

Matters, TABS, CMS, Needles, Westlaw, Concordance, Summation, One

Write Plus, Abacus, Quick Books, Dictaphone, Cite Checking,

Shepardizing, Bluebooking

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Educator Coach of 4 national championship teams for the University of

Maryland Mock Trial Team (1992-1998); Awarded Chief Justice W. W.

Reynoldson Award by American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) in 1996 and

1998 for coaching; Served as officer and member of Board of Directors

for AMTA (1994-1998); Volunteer at ReStore, Habitat for Humanity Home

Project Supply Store

REFERENCES

References will be furnished upon request

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