Medical Manager
Resume:
Resume of
DEBORAH M. PATTERSON
Fairburn, Georgia 30213
Experience:
Researcher/Writer Perform legal and corporate/consumer research via
Independent Con- library and computer, including caselaw, legal
tractor treatises, statutes and regulations. Draft trial and
appellate motions, briefs, and mediation summaries,
prepare settlement packages, and discovery documents
(interrogatories and requests to produce, in addition
to answering the same) and memoranda of law for
Georgia attorneys (e.g., Decatur, Peachtree City, St.
Mary's, LaGrange, etc.) practicing in areas of
commercial litigation and personal injury law -
defense and plaintiff. Prepare digests/summaries of
5/2008-Present deposition transcripts for review before trial.
Legal Word Analyze records and other legal documents, in
Processor, Overflow combination with legal research, in assessing
Solutions, 1401 viability of maintaining a legal action or claim in
Mercantile Lane, light of summary judgment motion and providing
Suite 200-G, Largo, written memoranda of law regarding such assessment to
MD 20774 clients. Transmit finished documents over Internet.
Transcribe recordings and type legal briefs and
documents for online typing service. Retrieve audio
recordings via DVR, and submit finished documents to
company via email for forwarding to clients.
Communicate with courts, opposing attorneys, private
companies and agencies, and clients in order to
retrieve necessary information for timely completion
of intermittent, independent-contractual assignments.
11/2005- 1/2007
Legal Secretary, Typed legal and other documents that included
Thomas Kennedy correspondence, corporate forms, wills and trusts,
Sampson & Patterson minutes, etc. from tape recordings and written notes
1301 Main Street, for Georgia law firm that practiced corporate and
Atlanta, GA 30324 personal injury (defense) law.
2/2001-2/2005
Caselaw Editor, Reviewed and typed summaries of federal, state and
LexisNexis Group, territorial judicial opinions for online legal
Atlanta, GA publisher in home-based job.
800-***-**** Interfaced with research website and uploaded
completed summaries according to weekly guidelines
and deadlines.
11/1999-2/2001
Floor Operator/ Typed pleadings and prepared transcriptions of legal
Word Processor, documents for large corporate law firm, specifically
Kilpatrick Stockton, for the IP and litigation departments. Acted as
Atlanta, Georgia floater, replacing legal secretaries on leave.
404-***-**** Voluntarily participated in large-scale project to
convert Word Perfect documents to Word documents
using styles. Received advanced training in styles
to undertake and complete this project.
9/1994-1/1999
Legal Secretary/ Responsibility for case workup in plaintiffs'
Paralegal wrongful death, medical malpractice and product
John M.H. Ulrich, liability cases.
IV, P.C., 999 South Communicated with courts, defense attorneys and
Haynes, Suite 245, health care agencies in preparation of case and
Birmingham, MI 48009 during the course of litigation.
Drafted complaints and accompanying discovery
248-***-**** requests.
Prepared all subsequent discovery and responded to
opposing attorneys' discovery.
Typed all pleadings and other documents for cases I
managed, as well as at attorney's direction.
Scheduled depositions and prepared deposition packet
for attorney.
Reviewed and summarized medical records and
deposition transcripts.
9/1991-1/1994
Paralegal Under supervision of attorney, managed plaintiffs'
Smith Law Firm, wrongful death, medical malpractice and product
600 Renaissance liability cases.
Center, Detroit, MI Reviewed medical records and literature to ascertain,
48243 locate and retain experts.
313-***-**** Prepared case summary and records packet to send to
experts for review; consulted with experts as to
opinions and prepared certifications of merit.
Drafted complaints and accompanying discovery
requests.
Communicated with opposing counsel, experts, clients,
healthcare agencies and courts to schedule
depositions, hearings and, in any other necessary
manner, prosecute litigation.
Reviewed and summarized medical records and
deposition transcripts.
Drafted mediation summaries and trial briefs.
1985-1/9/1991 Prepared transcriptions of recorded medical reviews
Legal Secretary and depositions, and typed legal and other documents,
Joanne Mansfield including correspondence, corporate forms, wills and
Legal Personnel, trusts, minutes, lengthy pleadings (complaints,
Top of Troy Bldg. discovery, motions and briefs) for litigation defense
Troy, Michigan and plaintiff's firms.
Scheduled depositions, hearings and attorneys' travel
arrangements.
Communicated with court, opposing counsel and
government/health/ business offices in regards to
discovery and litigation matters.
Multiple long-term assignments for repeat firms,
including medical malpractice defense, commercial
litigation and corporate firms.
Other Employment.
Office Manager, Performed secretarial duties for Administrator and
U.A.W. C.H.I.P., Van Medical Director, and supervised clerical staff of
Dyke, Michigan three, including receptionist and two secretaries,
for rehabilitation clinic that was operated under the
auspices of the U.A.W. Composed correspondence,
typed medical reports and documents, recorded
meetings via shorthand and tape dictation, managed
Administrator's calendar, completed travel
arrangements for Administrator, and held monthly
staff meetings with clerical employees.
College Intern, U.S. Assisted in trial preparation for Criminal Division I
Attorney's Office, team in an unpaid internship. Prepared legal
Washington, D.C. memoranda, located witnesses, participated in witness
conferences and performed other activities as
directed by the Assistant U.S. Attorney who served as
mentor.
Education: Bachelor of Science (Social Sciences), Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan
High School Diploma (Business/College Prep.
coursework, including bookkeeping), Osborn High
School, Detroit, Michigan
Skills: Typing speed: 85-90 wpm
Experienced in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Power
Point and Word Perfect; Express Scribe; ECF Pacer;
Soft Solutions; DocsX; TimeSlips; Interwoven; Outlook
program; Needles Case Management software;
researching business databases (i.e. Dun &
Bradstreet, etc.)
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