Deborah Windham-Fritts

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Sweetwater, TN 37874

313-***-**** (Mobile)

E-Mail: abko21@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS: Microsoft Office Suites [Word 2007 Certificate], Excel, PowerPoint, Time Matters, Outlook,

Group Wise, Time Entry, Access, Visio, Word Perfect; Multi-Line Receptionist,

Shorthand - 225 w.p.m. / Typing - 85 w.p.m. / Certified Notary Public

AREAS OF LAW PRACTICES

CORPORATE LITIGATION MANAGEMENT PATENT LAW PERSONAL INJURY

BANKRUPTCY MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS PROBATE EMPLOYMENT LAW

REAL ESTATE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ESTATE PLANNING IMMIGRATION LAW

2008-2010 SELECT STAFFING, INC. – Warren, MI - Legal Assistant - Contract Work

2008-2009 BROWN BAG CATERING, INC. – Highland Park, MI

Executive Assistant to President – Works closely with the president, follow-up with

event planning for clients, providing assistance in answering phones, preparing

menus and invoices for catering functions; answering, sorting and routing faxes and

e-mails; assist in preparing monthly reports and financial data; develop and maintain

files, contact lists, and misc. databases; and perform other administrative duties as

assigned by the President.

ROBERT HALF LEGAL INTERNATIONAL – Southfield, MI

2007.2008

2008 Legal Secretary – Various assignments, including intellectual property

2009 (patent work @ Howard & Howard), litigation and corporate-related

duties.

2006 - 2007 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. - Troy, MI

Patent Secretary – (Permanent Floater for Intellectual Property Law Firm)

• E-Filing patent applications to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;

• Preparing Office Action responses to USPTO, letters to clients, etc.; and

• Drawing corrections using Visio, Digital transcription, scanning

documents, retrieving patents, prior art searches for (IDS) patentability.

2004 - 2005 CONTRACT LEGAL SECRETARY

Feb. 2005 – Sept. 2005 – Assisted General Counsel of SMART Transportation with

preparing a number of legal and corporate documents and various risk mgmt.

duties.

Dec. 2005 – Vacation coverage assignments at Williams Acosta, PLLC

2002 - 2006 EARLENE FRAZIER, CSR – CONTRACT WORK (PART-TIME)

SCOPIST FOR FREE-LANCE COURT REPORTER – Southfield, MI

Scopist – Scoping transcription services performing a variety of medical, legal

and technical editing for Free-lance Court Reporter.

2003 - 2004 BARRIS, SOTT, DENN & DRIKER, P.L.L.C. - Detroit, MI

Legal Secretary for Senior Partner of Law Firm

Possess excellent communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills

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Highly proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, GroupWise

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• Assisted in preparation of Real Estate transactions and prepare closing

books for business mergers/acquisitions

Preparation of Affidavits, Recording of Documents

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Contracts, Agreements, Resolutions, Minutes, Stock Certificates

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• Pro-Law time entry, client/matter billing, major check distributions

Daily processing of checks/account payables and receivables for firm

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2001 - 2002 BUTZEL LONG, P.C. - Detroit, MI

Legal Secretary – (Permanent Floater for Law Firm)

Litigation, corporate, immigration work, scanning documents

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• Maintain litigation files and court dockets, dictation transcription

• Time entry, client/matter billing, subpoena ordering, process servicing

• Scheduling of depositions, conference calls, meetings, travel arrangements

Preparation of Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations

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Prepare Expense Reports, Audits Letters, Stock Certificates, Bates nos.

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1999 - 2001 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS – Troy, MI

Legal Secretary – (Commercial Litigation)

Floating Legal Secretary for Private Law Firms

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LEGAL TEMPS, INC. – Birmingham, AL

Legal Secretary – (Litigation and Corporate)

Floating Legal Secretary for Private Law Firms

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1993 - 1999 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM LAW DEPARTMENT - Birmingham, AL

Legal Secretary for 4 City Attorneys and Coordinator of Weed Assessment Program

• Litigation, corporate, bankruptcy, real estate, employment law

• Mass-merged Resolutions weekly for Council agenda, backup Receptionist

• Handling computer operations, scheduling of depositions, subpoena ordering

1985 - 1992 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (GM) -World Headquarters-Detroit, MI

(3/88 – 3/92) Patent Section/Legal Staff

Patent/Legal Secretary for Assistant Director and Attorneys processing patent

applications to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from Record of Invention, to

Serial Number, to issuance of actual Patent Number; knowledge of Intellectual

Property area, patent prosecution, as well as keeping track of invention records.

(7/86 – 3/88) Motor Enterprises, Inc. (a GM Subsidiary)

Executive Secretary/Administrative Assistant for CEO

Processed minority loan applications for small businesses

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Prepared contracts, agreements, financial spreadsheets

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Handled bookkeeping, bank transactions, billing

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(7/85 – 7/86) Urban Affairs Department

Secretary/Stenographer for Assistant Director

Computer operations, scheduled meetings and travel arrangements

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Expense reports, monthly reports, inventory supplies

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Created and maintained files, dictation transcription

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EDUCATION: Eastern Michigan University – (1 Year)

Los Angeles Trade Technical College – (1 Year)

Dale Carnegie Graduate (Certificate)

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