Legal Assistant Part Time

CHARLES J. VIDNOVIC

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Gaithersburg, MD. 20879 Email: *************@*******.***

Executive Summary: Over twenty years experience providing litigation support including 15 years of supporting the Department of Justice (DOJ). Highly regarded leadership abilities along with team player mentality insure a highly productive individual. Applies innate interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships and improve workplace morale.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGENCY Wash. D.C. Mar. 2017- Aug. 2017 Jurisolution Philadelphia, PA. Contractor Paralegal II

• Document review of public opinion towards the proposed Rule 12 CFR Part 1021 “Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans”. DOJ Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section. Wash. D.C. Apr. 2015 - Nov. 2016 Ledios / Lockheed Martin Wash. D.C. Contractor Paralegal

• Use online databases including Relativity and Omega, analyzed, coded and performed detailed fact and witness searches in support of active litigation.

• Conducted document review for Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

• Reviewed and redacted over 3,000 documents in preparation for creating trial exhibits. DOJ Civil Rights Division, Housing & Civil Enforcement Section. Wash. D.C. Apr. 2014 - Apr. 2015 Ledios / Lockheed Martin Wash. D.C. Contractor Paralegal

• Supported several high profile active litigation cases.

• Used several automated litigation tools. Including Concordance and Omega to perform complex search/ retrieval for case specific documents.

• Compiled and prepared relevant materials for use by attorney in discovery, depositions and as exhibits in preparation of legal briefs.

• Summarize depositions and other transcripts.

• Maintained active case files for 4 cases. Assisted attorneys with filings, tracking correspondence and performing duties relevant to cases approaching such as searches, analyzing documents and preparing for depositions and trial.

• Updating 5 cases Consent Order Decrees for compliance, coordinate and track the receipt of records or case materials due.

• Track documents (electronic media) during the discovery and production process.

• Used established protocols to respond to citizens letters of inquiry concerning infractions concerning disability laws

DOJ Fraud Section

USIS / LABAT McLean, VA. and Wash. D.C. Contractor May 2005 - Apr. 2012 DEA vs. Southern Command, Tribal Trust, Tools & Metals and Body Armor Litigation. DOJ Security Clearance. Wash. D.C.

Senior Paralegal / Paralegal

• Performed detailed searches of the 1.2 million proprietary database.

• Assisted with production of multi-volume document binders for witness interviews and depositions.

• Searched and retrieved key documents from Tribal Trust database.

• Organized voluminous financial data of Plaintiffs.

• Analyzed and coded documents along with retrieval of documents to be used at trial.

• Prepared witness and depositions binders.

DOJ Savings and Loan litigation Mar. 2000 - May 2005 CACI Wash. D.C. Contractor

Paralegal / Senior Paralegal

Participated with and supervised the daily operations of 5 paralegals. Majority of the time we worked with minimal supervision. Received Secret clearance for A-12 Project.

• Researched and retrieved data in the Winter database.

• Categorized and indexed all pleadings, correspondence and deposition files.

• Monitored due dates and assembled pleadings for court.

• Trial experience including handling and tracking all the exhibits used at trial.

• Working with numerous financial documents used to support case.

• Prepared deposition and witness binders.

• Basic understanding of Federal Court system.

JOSEPH A. BLAZSKOW ESQ. Washington, D.C. Jun. 1998 - Oct. 1998. Personal Injury litigation.

Legal Assistant

• Organized files related to multiple cases.

• Prepared affidavits and other documents, maintained other document files and filed pleading with clerks of the court.

• Formatted pleadings and discovery.

• Large amount of client contact.

• Trial preparation.

• Made sure that all the deadlines and timeframes associated with legal documents were followed and up dated in a timely manner.

• Answered phones and related messages.

GLEASON, FLYNN, McCORMICK AND EMIG Rockville, MD. Nov. 1993 - April 1994. Medical Malpractice Litigation.

Part Time Deposition Transcriber.

• Summarized depositions for attorneys.

• Maintained law library and medical records files. SWIDLER & BERLIN Washington, D.C. Mar. 1993 - Sept. 1993. Multiple Areas of legal practice.

Part Time FCC Document Clerk

• Organized, maintained and updated voluminous FCC documentation.

• Assisted on various attorney projects.

• Comprised Press binder of Niagara Mohawk Power Company litigation. EDUCATION

Prince Georges Community College

University of Maryland University College

Received Paralegal Certificate and a Four-Year degree in Paralegal Studies from UMUC.

Software Skills

Microsoft/General Software - Word, Outlook, Excel, Wordperfect Online research tools - Lexis and Westlaw

Litigation Support Databases - Concordance, ADDIS, Omega, Relativity, Summation, Excel

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