Paralegal

DEBORAH J. GELINEAU

** ****** ****** *****. ******, MA 01056

Phone: 413-***-****

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

SUMMARY An Associate’s Degree in Legal Office Administration from STCC and a Paralegal Certificate from Branford Hall Career Institute. Over 15 years of combined experience at recognized legal firms in the areas of real estate sales, bankruptcy, estate planning, mediation, some corporate law, some civil cases.

QUALIFICATIONS Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Proxies

Bankruptcy Procedures –Best Case-Filing

Probate of Estates, Guardianships, Landlord/Tenant matters

Sale of Real Estate - residential

Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook

EDUCATION

Branford Hall Career Institute, Windsor, CT

Director’s List G.P.A. 3.89 Graduation March 2001

Diploma, Paralegal Studies

Springfield Technical Community College

Dean’s List G.P.A. 3.48- Graduated May 1992

Associate of Science, Office Administration - Legal

EMPLOYMENT

April 2010 - October 2016

GOVE LAW OFFICE

formerly THOMPSON & BELL (New Owner Sept 2014)

Paralegal

Estate Planning (Wills, Trusts, Health Care Proxies, Powers of Attorney Real Estate (Representation of Seller in Sale of Real Estate)

Bankruptcy Schedules and Filing

Probate of Estates, Guardianships

Mediation documentation

LLC or Corp formation

Landlord/Tenant issues

Client contact

Receptionist, scheduling and phone coverage

Word, Scanning, Best Case Bankruptcy, Outlook

October 2007 - October

2008 HENDEL & COLLINS, P.C.

Paralegal

Bankruptcy Schedules and Filing

Client contact, draft correspondence for attorney signature

Transcription

Receptionist coverage

Word, Excel, Omega (Time Entry), Acrobat-Adobe, Scanning, EZ-Filing, Outlook

September 2002 - October 2007

ROBINSON DONOVAN, P.C./

GABERMAN & PARISH, P.C. (merged 5/2007)

Legal Secretary

Estate Planning and Corporate Law

Some client contact

Transcription and Shorthand

Word, Excel, Scanning, Outlook and Time Entry

June 2001 – September 2002

NOVAK & AGNOLI, SPRINGFIELD, MA

Legal Secretary

Estate Planning and Corporate Law

Shorthand, Billing, Phone coverage Red-Lining Documents

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