Legal Assistant Administrative
Resume:
RONALD D. COLEY JD
Valley Stream, New York 11580
telephone: (347) 842 - 8797 / electronic mail: ***********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
. Civil Trial Practice, State and Federal Jurisdictions;
. Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Negligence, Premises Liability;
. Foreclosure Defense, Landlord and Tenant, Chapter XI Bankruptcy;
. Title VII, Age and Disability Discrimination;
. Pre-Trial Case Preparation, pleadings, discovery and motion practice;
. NY State Appellate Practice, Appellate Division First and Second Departments,
Appellate Term Ninth Department, perfection of appeals, research and writing, brief,
record or appendix on appeal;
. Estate Probate and Administration preparation and filings of petitions, drafting of wills;
. Workers’ Compensation;
. Criminal Trial Practice, omnibus motions, defenses and investigation;
. Trials second seat civil and criminal.
. Federal Wire Fraud, Mandatory Victims Restitution Act.
. On the brief Supreme Court Appellate Division Second Department case published -
Josephine Del Toro v. Yashpal Arya and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
44 A.D.3d 896; 845 N.Y.S.2d 78 (2007) researched, wrote brief and perfected appeal.
EDUCATION
May 1996
City University of New York School of Law
Degree: Juris Doctor
December 1988
New York University
Real Estate Institute
Broker’s Course certificate program
December 1986
New York University
Real Estate Institute
Management of Government
Assisted Housing
Ram l and ll certificate program
June 1978
Long Island University
Paralegal Program
Wills, Estate and Trusts – Certificate
June 1974
State University of New York at New Paltz
Degree: Bachelor of Arts Political Science
EMPLOYMENT
Cean Owens Law Firm, Litigation Department assignments in various civil cases and appeals State Jurisdiction.
Borough of Manhattan Community College - Adjunct Lecturer Business law
November 2009 – November 2011, Self Employed per diem and long term assignments;
Law Offices of Rudolph Silas, Esq., assignments in various civil and criminal cases, Trials second seat State and Federal jurisdictions;
Law Offices of Roosevelt Seymour, Esq., assignments in Title VII, age and disability cases, Trials second seat federal jurisdiction;
Law Offices of May C. Davy, Esq., assignments in estate probate and administration;
Law Offices of Sean H. Rooney, Esq., assignments in automobile negligence, premises liability, various tort cases.
Ralph Brannon, Esq., research and writing, Federal discovery, brief and record on appeal and motion practice, arbitration.
December 2016 – Present
CeanOwens Law Group PLLC
Legal Assistant:
Responsible for office management, all research and writing of applicant’s briefs in
response to New York no-fault Master Arbitration appeals.
November 2011 – October 2015
CeanOwens Law Firm
Legal Assistant:
Responsible for the initial interview of clients in assigned cases; analysis and preparation of necessary pleadings and motions [summary judgments in opposition or in support] in assigned civil cases; research and writing of various memoranda of law in State Court; perfection of assigned appeals with record or appendix and brief; preparation and filing of petitions for administration; appearances New York no fault
arbitration hearings.
Fall 2011 Semester and Fall 2012 Semester
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Department of Business Management and Law
Adjunct Lecturer:
Business Law Adjunct - lectures on New York State Unified Court System, contract law, constitutional law, criminal law and torts - fall 2011 semester. Criminal Justice Program Adjunct - lectures on criminal justice theories and sociology - fall 2012 semester.
April 2001 – September 2009
Law Offices of Rudolph Silas, Esq.
Legal Assistant:
Responsible for the initial interview of clients in assigned cases, analysis and preparation of necessary pleadings and motions in assigned civil and criminal cases, research and writing of various memoranda of law in State and Federal Court, perfection of assigned appeals, drafting of wills, preparation and filing of petitions for probate and administration.
September 2009 - Present
Law Offices of Roosevelt Seymour, Esq.
Per Diem:
Research and Writing in cases involving Title VII, Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
September 2009 - present
Law Offices of May C. Davy, Esq.
Per Diem:
Research and Writing Estate probate and Administration; preparation of Petitions
for Probate and/or Administration.
1997- 2001
Teams Housing Development Fund Company.,
Harlem Teams For Self – Help, Inc.
Executive Director:
Overall responsibility as Chief Executive Officer for administration, programming, and
policy of multi-services agency serving the central Harlem Community
with major divisions in housing, nutrition programs for seniors ( Dept. for the Aging),
economic development and family services.
September 1992 – December 1992
Department of Housing Preservation and Development
City of New York
Community Affairs Unit
Legal Intern:
Responsible for assigned cases and negotiations with landlords subject to Article 7A
Real Property Actions and Procedure Law (RPAPL).
September 1988 – August 1992
Department of Housing Preservation and Development
City of New York:
Responsible for the care and maintenance of assigned buildings, the resolution of
tenant complaints and supervision of building superintendents, approval of contractor’s
invoices and building utility bills, commencement of summary proceedings.
July 1983 – September 1988
Cathedral Parkway Towers Management Company
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Assistant Manager:
Responsible for the overall supervision of building plant operation; acquisition of property insurance for complex; supervision of maintenance staff; responses for legal
and liability matters.
1983 (6 Month appointment)
Civil Court of The City of New York
HOUSING PART:
7A ADMINISTRATOR
Responsible for care and maintenance of court appointed multiple dwelling units
at 640 Riverside Drive, New York, collection of rents, payment of staff salaries,
October 1982 – June 1983
Law Offices of Jeff L. Greenup, Esq.
Legal Assistant:
Responsible for the review, analysis and preparation of various documents, primarily in the areas of estates, landlord and tenant proceedings.
August 1978 – October 1982
Harlem Teams for Self-Help, Inc.
Legal and Administrative Assistant
to Executive Director:
Responsible for assignments in real property, formation of Not-for-Profit Corporations, legal research and drafting various legal instruments, liaison between the agency departments and executive offices
May 1974 – June 1975
Employment Investigator
Human Rights Commission
Indianapolis, Indiana - MARION COUNTY:
Responsible for interviewing Claimants, Respondents and Witnesses; researching and investigation of facts and legal issues involved in the claim, making written recommendations of findings of fact; drafting and monitoring consent agreements, negotiation of conciliation between the parties. Appear before panel of commissioners to review recommended finding.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
September 1973
Honorable Discharge United States Marine Corps Reserve/PLC
17th Marine Corps Development and Educational Center (MCDEC)
Quantico, Virginia.
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