Assistant Manager

( DONNA CANTERBERRY (

**** ****** ***** ************, ******* 30135

Email: *****.***********@*****.***

770-***-**** Home

404-***-**** Cell

Experienced legal secretary with excellent skills seeking a position within

a firm where a working knowledge of legal terminology, general law and

legal proceedings pertaining to the following types of law can be utilized

and expanded:

Civil litigation Medical Malpractice Construction

Products liability Personal injury Worker's compensation

Insurance defense Government Family law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, Marietta, Georgia - Legal Assistant

2011 - present

( Draft lawsuits, prepare discovery, prepare correspondence, calendar

management, preparation of time slips, preparation of affidavits,

schedule meetings, request and review medical records.

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, Atlanta, Georgia - Board

Secretary/Legal Assistant 2008 - 2010

< Reported directly to Acting Executive Director, Chief Legal Counsel

and Board of Directors

< Coordinate yearly calendar for Board meetings and events as well as

attend Board meetings and prepare minutes for individual committees

and Board, including catering events and scheduling special meetings

< Daily operation of office functions including calendar management,

scheduling conference rooms, communication with governmental agencies

Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, Georgia - Legal Assistant/Case Manager

1990 - 2007

* Reported directly to senior litigation partner and four to six

associates with a broad range of responsibilities that encompassed

every phase of case from inception to trial in both federal and state

courts

* Coordinated multifaceted office functions including calendar

management, arranging depositions, scheduling court reporters,

scheduling conference rooms

* Preparation and submission of time slips and expense reports;

proofread and edit bills via Elite; manage write offs and collections

* Preparation of deposition summaries

* Drafted pleadings, correspondence, discovery responses, settlement

packages, 30(b)(6) and 45(c) subpoenas, affidavits

* Created and maintained database of forms, experts and legal research

* Designed filing system for organization of complex litigation files

Altman, Kritzer & Levick, Atlanta, Georgia - Legal Secretary

1989 - 1990

* Drafting contracts

* Assembly of closing documents

* Preparation of Articles of Incorporation

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Word, MS WordPerfect, MS Works, MS Excel, Summation, Prolaw, Elite,

Juris, Time Slips, Premise, Westlaw, iManage, Carpe Diem, LexisNexis

EDUCATION Murray State University - Murray, Kentucky

Associate of Arts in Secretarial Science with Minor in Creative

Writing

Southern Methodist University - Dallas, Texas

Paralegal certification with specialization in litigation

References:

Dick Anderson

Chief Operating Officer

Federal Reserve System

1101 Pristine Place

Alpharetta, Georgia 30022

404. 771.9299

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Walter M. Deriso, Jr., Chairman

Atlantic Capital Bank

3280 Peachtree Road N.E., Suite 1600

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Office: 404-***-****

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Jeffrey Burmeister

Drew, Eckl & Farnham

880 West Peachtree Street

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

404-***-****

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Kirk Fjelstul

Chief Legal Counsel, GRTA

245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE

Suite 800

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1223

404. 463.3070 (office)

404. 277.7758 (cell)

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