Management Medical

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Phone 202-***-**** . E-mail *******@***.***

DONNICE S. BUTLER

OBJECTIVE

Business-savvy, organized, problem-solver seeking a career with an

organization where I can apply my education in Business and HR Management

along with my professional experience, natural ability to lead others and

develop and execute ideas and processes.

Education

B.S., Business Management Trinity University, Washington, D.C.

1. Notable coursework: Human Resources Management, Strategic Human

Resources, Organizational Behavior, and Small Business Development,

Management, and Finance

Knowledge, SKILLS & abilities

. Superior organizational and problem-solving skills

. Ability to analyze the need for and implement organizational systems

to improve productivity and efficiency

. Training of junior support staff

. Working knowledge of Federal Privacy Laws and Civil Rules of Procedure

in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia and Federal court systems

. Scheduling and coordination of office events and travel arrangements

. Microsoft Office Applications - Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel;

WordPerfect 8.0

. Timeslips, time management software

. Client Profiles, case file management software

. Case File Xpress and PACER (electronic filing systems)

. Mac User

Professional AFFILIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management - Member (2009)

Work experience

August 2007-Present The Cochran Firm, Washington, DC

Legal Assistant

Provide legal and administrative support with medical, automotive, and

personal injury tort cases, for the prosperous Nursing Home malpractice

division, by drafting various legal documents and pleadings, serving as a

liaison between the attorney(s) and clients, and maintaining litigation

files.

2. Utilized available software to organize the attorney's caseload by

recording case occurrences to maintain the current status each case

3. Developed spreadsheets to record and track information being requested

for each case

4. Assistance with trial preparation, including but not limited to

preparation of trial notebooks, witness summaries, exhibits,

coordination of experts, transporting materials to and from court;

attendance at trial

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Feb. 2004-August 2007 Hartel, Kane, DeSantis, MacDonald, & Howie,

LLP, Beltsville, MD

Paralegal

Provided legal and administrative support in medical and automotive tort

cases, for three (3) Partner level attorneys and one (1) associate level

attorney through the preparation of drafting legal pleadings, review and

summarizing of medical records, legal research to assist with discovery

findings, and the scheduling of trials, Binding Arbitrations, and

depositions.

. Selected to interview Paralegal candidates to assist in determining

their ability to perform the duties assigned to the position; aided in

restructuring the job description for incoming Paralegals

. Trained and helped to acclimate new Paralegals

. Established significant professional relationships with clients,

attorneys, and vendors

. Assisted with trial preparation; issue witness subpoenas, prepare

exhibits, and as applicable, make arrangements for court reporters,

interpreters, audio/visual equipment

. Acquired multiple research methods to locate clients, witnesses and

police officers; recruited professional experts and professional

services; interviewed witnesses and parties to cases

. Maintained monthly billable hours (112)

March 2002- July 2003 Inova Mt. Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA

Medical Legal Information Specialist

Released confidential patient information to authorized parties by

confirming the validity of written requests and

subpoenas, in accordance with the HIPAA Act of 1996, JCAHO, and the

Commonwealth of Virginia regulations

. Resolved a three month backlog of medical record requests, within two

months of employment. Maintained an updated work schedule by providing

prompt turn around for requests

. Answered public inquiries regarding the process of obtaining protected

health information

. Prepared weekly status reports for administrators

. Managed the vital statistic records for the facility; prepared and

filed official government forms at local agencies

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