Assistant Civil

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ETHAN M. WILBER

***** ******* ** ******, ** **638 Cell 559-***-**** ***********@*******.*** Objective

Seeking position as a Paralegal

Certifications and Affiliation

Paralegal Certification from SJCL, awarded 08/93

Microsoft Systems and Security Analyst 08/17

California MCLE one credit by the state bar in legal ethics 12/02 California Court Clerk’s Association 01/01

Fresno County Jail Facility Pass obtained 11/99; 11/10 Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) obtained 10/99 Education

08/92-08/93 San Joaquin College of Law

Paralegal Program emphasis in Family/Civil/Criminal Law 07/16-0717 Institute of Technology

Microsoft Systems and Security Analyst

08/87-08/91 Fresno City College

Major in Psychology/Social Work

Experience

08/18-12/18 The Reich Law Firm

Paralegal: Civil litigation, discovery, trial preparation, collections, asset investigation 01/13-11/15 U. S. Department of Justice (via BruinWave Solutions) Paralegal/Investigator: Coordinate/calendar between Financial Litigation unit; FBI; ICE and IRS investigators. Administratively implement inhouse meetings with pre-sentencing probation officers. Take accurate notes of interagency meetings. Suggest and establish local agendas for civil and criminal federal US attorneys and other federal agencies. Forward potential agenda items to Civil Chief/unit supervisor of Eastern district in Sacramento for comment then finalize. Civil litigation, collections, research, in criminal cases with civil penalties. Research contract law in mortgage/real-estate. Asset search, real and personal property search. Trial support. Bank writ/levy. wage garnish.

11/10-12/12 Law Offices of Mark W. King

Paralegal: Family, Civil and Criminal law. Research and draft pleadings in all stages of litigation. Trial support. Collections, Wage garnish, Bank levy, writs. Client and witness intderviews 01/09-10/09 Law Offices of Dietrich, Glasrud, Mallek & Aune Paralegal: Pre-litigation, litigation, trial prep, discovery. Trial support. 2

10/07-11/08 Law Offices & Coleman and Horowitt

Paralegal: Civil, Family law, Pre-litigation, litigation, trial prep, trial brief, Motions In limine, Arbitration, summaries, pre and post judgment collections, unlawful detainer, lockouts, client interviews. Collections and enforcement. Trial support.

10/06-01/07 Law Offices of Jacobson, Hansen, Najarian & McQuillan and Paralegal/Research: Civil, Deposition summaries, case file management. 06/02-10/02 Contract law, Riparian water rights. Estate law. Trial support. In State and Federal law. 07/04-07/06 Law Offices of Darryl B. Freedman

Paralegal/Legal Assistant/Departmental client data info specialists Produce: Medical summary briefs, Deposition; Medical record; Wage Loss; and Employment Record summaries, Settlement Demand letters, calendar, client intake, and answer phones. Re- configured, organized, entire data base then trained employees of its use for all departments. Personal injury litigation. 10/02-01/03 Law Offices of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth Paralegal/Pre-trial litigation and Discovery: Discovery requests and responses. Form/special interrogatories, production of documents, admissions. Summarized the aforementioned in both California and Nevada Law. Scheduled attorney interviews with clients at penal institutions throughout California. Acquired, scheduled and produced any expert witness depositions, testimony and exchange thereof. Kept careful track of time for billing.

01/01-4/02 Fresno County Superior Court

Judicial Assistant I: Judicial assistant to Judges in numerous areas of law, preparing correspondences and reports as required. Specific County of Fresno training in Family, Civil and Criminal law. Worked directly with Judges: Hill, Petrucelli, Orosco, Ikeda, Kalemkarian, Thompson, Allen-Hill, Feinberg, Silva, Bramer, Black and various pro tems such as Brian Tatarian. Attentive to court procedure and detail for accuracy of recording minutes of court proceedings, and completion of required paperwork. Marked exhibits, swore witnesses

01/98-01/00 The Law Office of Farley & Ketendjian

Paralegal/Office manager: Managed a law office civil, criminal, family law, unlawful detainer actions, and worker’s compensation claims. Client interviews, multiple case management. Legal research utilizing. Process service, calendaring of court appearances, and filing of court documents. Pre-litigation including: obtainment of medical records, police reports, expert witness testimony, and private investigative research/reports. Locating, scheduling, and facilitating client's appointments. 07/91-present Paralegal/Research

Self- Employed Paralegal: Traffic, Constitutional, Criminal, and Family Law cases. Researched due process, other related issues utilizing the law library and computer databases, Shepardizing and proofreading proofs of published opinions for accuracy. Prepared, filed, serve many motions and other court documents. Skills

Proficient in Office, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Westgroup, Rutgers, Mathew Bender, Triteck, Abacus, Westlaw, and (Banner, COFAX with Fresno Co.). Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Extremely organized in prelitigation; litigation involving opposing party attorney clients, third party witnesses, and expert witness testimony. Type 45 wpm.

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