Project Manager Administrative Assistant

SEDRIC M. CHAPPILL

**** ********** *****, *** *******, CALIFORNIA 94578

Cell : 510-***-****

E Mail: *********@*****.***

Member of California Bar Association. (SBN:242758)

Summary of Achievements And Key Att r ibutes

• Assess And Evaluate complex litigation and legal conflicts with high recovery rate to clients

and huge savings in defense of actions;

• Achieve effective investigation and prosecution of cases resulting in highest federal criminal

penalties at Department of Justice;

• Manage and supervise staff integrating team-oriented objectives while maximizing individual

potential and contributing to collective growth of companies;

• Effective in prioritizing work, strategically communicating significant information with tact

and precision and utmost professionalism;

• Experienced in streamlining costs with effectiveness and saving employers unnecessary

expenses in the pursuit of legal recoveries.

H igh Potential Attorney/Legal Counsel/Legal Consultant.

EXPERIENCE

L i t igation At torney M ay 2011- Septembe2012

Contracted with highly acclaimed professional attorney services in order to provide

clients with reviews of various forms of documentary evidence in the form of e-files,

CDs, and other discoverable forms in civil and federal matters; Conduct extensive

and highly technical electronic document review utilizing Relativity and other

compatible software, chosen to complete Quality Control and expert analysis of

documents in connection with client’s discovery responses, assisted with complex

civil li tigation t rial.

Additional Experience: Exercise Knowledge and Discretion in Reviewing Electronic

F iles for Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Reviews, Quality Control

F inal Reviews (Wilson Sonsini, et al), Reviews utilizing Concordance, Summation,

Relativity and other compatible software.)

LAW OFFICES OF SEDRIC M. CHAPPIL L October 2006-April 2011

Solo Practitioner

P rovide effective legal counseling and representation in civil lit igation, estate

p lanning, real estate, probate, IP mergers and acquisitions, family law, antit rust

matters, contract and t ransactional cases, personal inju ry, criminal, immigration,

and other business cases. Successful in formulating settlement strategies and

negotiating t ransactions; assisting clients with fast-paced attorney privilege logs in

massive IP mergers and in general practice.

H-5 Technologies September 2005 – September 2006

Sr. Document Reviewer

Conduct highly technical electronic document review utilizing highly-advanced

search and discovery techniques in engagements involving technology, insurance,

and other management/senior level business matters; assist with supervision over

team of document reviewers and project manager; attend and draft confidential

notes to assist in project development and organization.

U nited States Department of Justice (Antit rust Division)

Paralegal Specialist October 2003-September 2005

Worked on extensive document reviews in large scale discovery and investigation of

antit rust cases; interfaced and drafted memos to attorneys pertaining to document

review and discussion of core issues; conducted electronic document review on

Summation program.

Independent Contractor 2001 – 2003

Served as an independent contractor on short and long-term contract assignments

a t various law fi rms in the S.F. Financial District (contract and temporary

assignments: Musick, Peeler & Garrett, L.L.P., Tobin & Tobin.)

PG&E Legal Dept.-Commercial L i t igation Group

A pril 2000 – February 2001

Senior Legal Assistant

(D.M. Stone Agency)

Worked on various complex li tigation cases with six staff attorneys; organized

major discovery projects and delegated duties to support staff; performed

research & writing tasks involving the National Forestry Service, City &

County of San Francisco pavement repairs researching archives of stored early

documents.

Charles Schwab-Law Department

A ugust 1999 February 2000

Administrative Assistant

(D.M. Stone Agency)

Worked with Sr. Vice-Presidents on large volume of labor law cases involving

employment disputes, severance packages, discrimination claims, wage disputes;

a lso assisted with research on e-commerce issues such as e-signatures, privacy

issues, patent and t rademark li tigation.

U nion Bank of California February – July 1999

Sr. Legal Technician

Performed tasks related to collection of judgments and liens, enforcement of

banking codes and commercial lending laws.

Real Estate Investor / Developer / Legal Consultant

J anuary 1996 – July 1999

C ity College of San Francisco A ugust 1995 – 1996

I nstructor, Immigration Law

L aw Offices of Au & Yee

A ugust 1990 – May 1995

Senior Legal Assistant / L i tigation Specialist / Administrative Assistant

Duties included handling a large volume of cases including personal injury, family

law, criminal, real property, bankruptcy, civil litigation matters; preparing civil and

c riminal cases for t r ial mediation, and arbitration hearings; extensive client contact;

participation in settlement negotiations; drafting complex motions, briefs, client

letters; t raining support staff on legal procedures and computer li teracy.

A DDIT IONAL TRAIN ING & EXPERIENCE

Received L ife-Time Teaching Credential, Peralta Community College School

D istrict, 1990; licensed to teach at any community college, and universities.

E DUCATION

U niversity of California, Hastings College of the Law

J uris Doctorate Degree

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts Degree

References Available upon request.

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