Assistant Service

LYDIA E. ORTIZ

**** *. ******** *******, #** Telephone: 303-***-****

Thornton, CO 80260 Fax: 303-***-****

E-Mail: abl1it@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE: TO UTILIZE SEVERAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A LAND

TECHNICIAN, LEASE ANALYST, LAND NEGOTIATOR, ADMINISTRATIVE-ASSISTANT AND/OR

MEDIATOR-FACILITATOR TO BENEFIT AN OIL & GAS COMPANY'S TEAM EFFORTS TO

ACHIEVE PROFITABLE GOALS AND SATISFACTION OF THEIR CLIENTS.

EDUCATION: University of Colorado, Denver Campus ("CU"), Bachelor of

Arts Degree (BA), Sociology Major, Minor studies in Public

Policy Administration. Recipient: "CU Regents Scholarship"

- Graduated, Spring 2002.

Community College of Denver, ("CCD"), Associate of Applied

Science Degree (AAS) Paralegal Studies, May, 1993 (Held a 4.OO

GPA - 2- years); Certificate of Mediation-Mediator, CCD -

December, 1992; Certificate of Paralegal, CCD - May, 1992. Phi

Theta Kappa Honor Society: Executive Vice-President and

President of Campus Affairs for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society -

12/91-3/93; Recognized "HONOR'S PROGRAM" GRADUATE, Elizabeth

Town, PA - May, 1992. "VICE-PRESIDENT'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

AWARD(S)," 1992 & 1993"; Peer Paralegal Tutor - 1992-1993,

Community College of Denver "CCD"; President of CCD's Spanish

Club, 9/91-5/93; Student Mentor (freshmen students) for CCD's

"V.I.P. Program" and "Crossroads Program" - 1992; Recipient of

numerous scholarships and awards.

ADR training with the U.S. Postal Service, May 1998, Denver, CO;

Continuing Legal Education, Completion of various "CLE" Seminars

sponsored by various legal and nonprofit associations - 1993-

Present; Certified WESTLAW Legal Researcher, Denver, Colorado -

January, 1993; Certificate of Achievement, People's Law School -

November, 199O - Colorado Trial Lawyer's Association;

Certificate in Small Business Administration, School Dist. 14,

Adult Ed. Co-op, Westminster, Colorado. Lexis-Nexis File &

Serve, Colorado Bar Association, Denver, CO- 2007-2009.

Certified Loan Closing Notary Agent - 2010.

HONORS: Nominated as "INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR-

2004," by International Biographical Centre Cambridge, England;

NATIONAL REGISTER'S "WHO'S WHO" Recognition for 2003; Recipient

of USA Today's "ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM" Scholarship (First

Team Winner - 4.00 GPA) 1993; 1993 Finalist for the "HARRY S.

TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP"; Recipient of "MOST DISTINGUISHED MEMBER

AWARD" FOR THE STATE OF COLORADO - Phi Theta Kappa's Honor

Society ("PTK"),1992; Community College of Denver's 1993 Nominee

for the "GEISWHITE SCHOLARSHIP"; Recipient of "THE WHO'S WHO"

Dean's List ("CCD"), 1992-1993." COLORADO LEGISLATURE'S

SCHOLARSHIP GRANT" Recipient.

EMPLOYMENT: McClure & Eggleston, LLC, 1401 17th Street, Suite 660, Denver,

Colorado - 9/1/2007 to 4/26/2010: Legal

assistant/paralegal/word processing duties in the fields of

heavy civil litigation (and transcription), water rights/land

title (water resumes & applications, contracts, DRMS/BLM),

corporate (Bylaws, leases/contracts), probate-estate planning

(ILITS-trusts, wills, codicils, POA's, responsibility letters),

collections (judgments, wage assignments, liens). Worked one-on-

one under numerous time-constraints with John C. McClure and

Peter M. Eggleston in a 2-attorney law firm setting; utilizing

Lexis-Nexis, PACER, Novell GroupWise 6.0. (email, docket-

calendar), Time Slips, Adobe/Acrobat 9.3, Microsoft Windows XP,

MS Office (heavy Word red-lining, transcription, some Excel),

Microsoft Internet Explorer (Outlook) and Mozilla Firefox

internet servers. Position was part-time, 4 days per week and

included light receptionist duties and interaction with clients.

Prepared various legal documents from affidavits to trial

notebooks. Position required meticulous attention to detail,

commitment, punctuality, self-motivation and multi-task

orientation with emphasis on extremely high priority time

constraints. Also handled all administrative responsibilities

and duties for the "Hope for Children Foundation" (HFC), a non-

profit organization founded by John C. McClure and other board

members. Maintained all accounting/donor records for HFC

including stock market accounts, bank accounts, payment of

invoices, etc. Also maintained donor d-base and spreadsheets

(in Excel). Prepared all material for fundraising, board

meetings (minutes, agendas, etc.). Interaction with donors,

volunteers and board members; including participation in fund

raising events.

PEOPLE'S LEGAL ALTERNATIVE NETWORK, ("PLAN"), Denver, CO - 1990

to Present: Director, Mediator-Negotiator, Researcher and

Certified Paralegal. Networked to provide miscellaneous legal

services to the underprivileged, disabled and elder individuals;

including "pro se" legal facilitation for probate, divorce and

other legal matters, legal research, job preparedness and

assistance with housing and social service needs. Responsible

for day-to-day business administration of PLAN; including hiring

and training, ordering office supplies, networking with other

non-profits to assist indigent clients, E-filing maintenance,

and court preparation, etc. Use of Power Point and database

maintenance for firm. Heavy client contact and supervision of

community service workers. Also performed volunteer services for

persons incarcerated in various penal institutions of the DOC to

provide reconsideration of sentences and civil rights/family law

legal aid. Extensive experience in legal subject matters from A

to Z. Heavy workload in family law, civil litigation, estate

planning, corporate, bankruptcy, immigration; P.I., EEO, WC,

constitutional law and administrative law matters, fact finding

-legal research (WESTLAW, PACER and Lexis-Nexis), filings with

Secy. of State, Public Trustees, etc., and work-related

alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and networking for other

personal client needs. Participated in certified continuing

legal education seminars, including elder law, domestic

relations, and immigration, etc., through various Bar

Associations' CLE programs.

WORD PROCESSING: Typed 90-100 wpm. Employed as a word

processing operator for various-sized Denver law firms on a full-

time basis: Most relevant supervisory position held was as a

supervisor of the Word Processing Center at Holme Roberts &

Owen, Denver, Colorado (4 years at HR&O): Duties included the

daily training and supervision of 8-10 word processing

operators. The Center served approximately 100 firm lawyers

under stressful time constraints. Responsible for the high-

quality production of all legal documents, litigation briefs,

memoranda, motions, etc through hand-written and transcriptions.

Worked one-on-one with attorneys and paralegals. Also, worked

one-on-one with a Brigham Young University professor to learn

computer programming techniques to build an extremely large

volume library of legal documents. Worked with Judge John Kane

and Judge Jean Stewart (Denver Probate Court).

Sherman and Howard, Denver, Colorado (2 years): Large national

law firm; working as a word processor on a full-time basis.

Transcribed handwritten and dictated tapes into legal documents

and correspondence. Subject matter included, but not limited

to, real estate documents (closings, land title), estate

planning, POA's, complaints, answers, interrogatories, request

for production of documents, leases, contracts, divorce

documents, incorporations (Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation,

Trade Name Registrations), etc.

OIL & GAS LEGAL SECRETARY: Various law firms and oil & gas

companies located in Denver, CO.

MEDIATOR, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - 1998-2004: Redress (EEOC) Mediation

Program, Colorado-Wyoming District - 99% settlement. Practiced

EEO transformative mediation at various post office locations;

then followed up with written settlement agreements and other

documentation. Each mediation averaged 4-6 hrs. per session.

Prepared for, conducted and concluded one-to-two employment

mediation sessions per case between postal personnel supervisors

and employees.

FACILITATOR AND LOBBYIST - 1990-1993. Successfully contributed

to the paradigm practice of "Pro se" legal representation by

indigent and/or disadvantaged individuals in Colorado courts.

Self-motivated to lobby Colorado legislatures, judges, bar

associations and courts - including a Colorado Supreme Court

Justice, to allow "pro se" legal forms to be used by people who

cannot afford lawyers; and, also, to allow the use of

alternative dispute resolution in Colorado courts.

SERVICE & VOLUNTEERISM

(Verified in Portfolio):

Volunteer, Access Housing (for the homeless): 2010 (present)

Notary Public: Present (In good standing with the Secretary of State);

Electronic Loan Closing Notary Agent: 2010

Denver County Election Judge: 2000 - 2005

Volunteer Mediator, Restorative Justice Program, Denver Juvenile Court

Probation Dept.: 1998-1999

Assoc. Member the Hispanic Bar Assoc.: 1993 - 2004

Assoc. Member of the Colorado Bar Assoc.: 1993 - 2003

Member, Colorado Coalition of Mediators and Mediator Organizations

("CCMO"): 1992 - 1999

Volunteer Denver Bar Association/Thursday Night Bar "Family Court "Pro Se":

1993 - 1995

Volunteer ADR Settlement Assistant Program (DBA): 1993 - 1995

Volunteer Legal-Aid, Denver Teen Court (DBA): 1993 - 1994

Board Member, Hispanic Women's Caucus: 1994 - 1995

Member Hispanic League: 1993 - 1994

Member Clinton/Gore Nat'l Steering Committee: 1996 - 1998

Member U.S. Sen. Tim Wirth's Hispanic Task Force: 199O - 1992

Composed and coordinated signing of two (2) historic Proclamations

declaring

September "Mexican-Hispanic Heritage Month," as executed by Gov. Roy

Romer

and Mayor Wellington Webb: August, 1992

Volunteer Paralegal/Mediator, Mexican Consulate Office, Denver, Colorado

(Consulate Jose Salgado,

Northwestern U.S.): 1992-1993

Campaign Volunteer (numerous years): Mayor Fredrico Pena, U.S. Senator Tim

Worth;

Sen. Polly Baca, Sen. Bob Martinez, Sen. Don Sandoval, Rep. Richard

Castro, Governor Roy Romer, and other Democratic Party Candidate Elects

Elected Central Committee Member - Adams County Democratic Party

Elected Board Member and Secretary, Adams County Chicano Caucus

Elected Delegate for County and State Conventions

Treasurer - Senator Bob Martinez

Elected Precinct Committeewoman, Adams County, CO

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