Michael Monson

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Woodinville, WA 98072

209-***-****

ac00rk@r.postjobfree.com

CERTIFICATIONS:

Attorney attestation declaring Assembly Bill 1751 requirements to work as a paralegal are met.

LEGAL SOFTWARE AND DATABASE EXPERIENCE:

Summation.

Concordance.

Lexis for organizing shared pleadings and discovery documents with co-counsels.

Adobe for preparation of exhibits and document productions.

EXPERIENCE:

McCormick Barstow November 2014 to January 2017

Modesto, CA

Civil litigation paralegal assisting in defense of school districts, auto insurance companies, and a large grocery store chain.

Summarized depositions.

Obtained and summarized medical records.

Summarized discovery responses.

Subpoenaed school records.

Set up depositions and drafted notices.

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough October 2006 to April 2013

San Francisco, CA

Products liability civil litigation paralegal for asbestos and automotive defects cases.

Obtained and summarized medical records.

Summarized depositions.

Summarized discovery documents.

Set up depositions of witnesses and medical providers and drafted notices.

Created and maintained charts of plaintiff’s work history and co-workers for asbestos cases.

Coordinated and participated in review of large-scale off-site document productions.

Retained experts and organized materials for their review. Developed working knowledge of most appropriate experts for various types of lung diseases.

Trial preparation including finding and setting-up locations for War Room; preparation of exhibit lists, jury instructions, motions in limine, and witness lists; prepared trial binders and files for each witness and expert; located and worked with local vendors for exhibit preparations and copying services; and coordinated with judges and court clerks.

Assisted attorneys in gathering exhibits for motions.

Filed and served pleadings and discovery documents via mail and Lexis.

Curtis & Arata September 2005 to October 2006

Modesto, CA

Civil litigation paralegal for defense of wrongful death and personal injury cases for automobile insurance company.

Obtained and summarized medical records.

Drafted answers to complaints.

Propounded and responded to discovery.

Set up IMEs, mediations, and arbitrations.

Retained experts and organized materials for their review.

Summarized depositions.

Summarized discovery documents.

Set up depositions of witnesses and medical providers.

Retained experts and organized materials for their review.

Trial preparation including preparation of exhibit lists, jury instructions, motions in limine, and witness lists.

Assisted attorneys in gathering exhibits for motions.

Filed and served pleadings and discovery documents via mail and Lexis.

Created drafts of regularly scheduled reports to clients.

Reed Smith September 2000 to September 2005

Oakland, CA

Civil litigation paralegal for products liability cases; primarily national defense work for medical device manufacturers.

Retained experts and organized materials for their review.

Summarized depositions.

Obtained and summarized medical records.

Summarized discovery documents.

Set up depositions of witnesses and medical providers.

Trial preparation including exhibit lists, jury instructions, motions in limine, and witness lists.

Assisted attorneys in gathering exhibits for motions.

Filed and served pleadings and discovery documents via mail and Lexis.

EDUCATION:

B.A., English, Chapman University, Orange, CA, 1989.

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