MARGARET A. QUINN
** ****** ******* ****, ******, MD 21152 - Telephone: 410-***-****
H / 443-***-**** C
Objective - To become an integral member of a dedicated team
devoted to the highest level of professionalism and commitment to their
clients
Qualifications
Professional administrative assistant and paralegal with over 35 years
of experience
Document management expertise - hard copy and electronically
Very detail and process oriented
Strong organizational, proofreading, writing, analytical and
communication skills
. Strong computer skills, including Filemaker Database, Summation
Database, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Gmail, Adobe, Skype and
Internet Searches
Self-motivated, reliable and committed
Experience
Freeman, Wolfe & Greenbaum 2013, Aug -
Nov
Temporary position during medical leave for legal assistant to Tom Wolfe,
Esq., including
. Typing correspondence and pleadings, domestic court forms, subpoenaes
. Organizing, indexing and scanning client documents
. Covering the phones and front desk duties
Jennifer Conran Jackson 2013,
Jan-Jun
Worked closely with Ms. Jackson as my attorney on my domestic case,
including
. Gathered numerous documents from both hard copies and online
. Organizing hundreds of documents, both in hard copy and electronically
. Review and interpretation of documents, including financial documents,
tax records, personal communications, etc.
. Created databases and spreadsheets to further analyze and organize
data
. Created database and spreadsheet reports for attorney review and
analysis, as well as exhibits
. Drafted settlement proposals
. Assisted in trial preparation, including preparation for witness
testimony, review of documents for trial exhibits, etc.
Quinn, Gordon & Wolf 1998 - 2008
. Created and organized filing system for all office files
. Created Filemaker databases for discovery tracking and pleadings index
for all office cases
. Created numerous, customized databases in Filemaker Pro for tracking a
variety of litigation cases, including plaintiff consumer fraud
litigation and eminent domain class action litigation
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. Adapted Summation database program to design several databases for jet
noise eminent domain case involving over 1,000 clients, over 10,000
documents, and multiple co-counsel in multiple jurisdictions,
including creating systems for tracking documents, pleadings,
depositions and exhibits for
. Attorney review for witness and experts' preparation
. Attorney review for trial exhibits
. Review to reflect Orders by the Court as to documents allowed
in the case
. Review of privileged documents
. Attended client meetings, hearings and pre-trial conferences with
attorney trial team
. Assisted with trial preparation, including trial binders, trial
exhibits, motions, pre-trial schedules
Whiteford, Taylor
1986-1991
. Lead Paralegal working with programmer in design and implementation of
database applications in various areas of litigation, including
multiple applications for complex, multi-litigation asbestos case
management
. Modified database application for litigation used by multi-state
attorneys
. Trained attorneys in New York on use of database application for
attorneys from multiple states
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
1978-1986
. Legal Secretary in fast-paced maritime law department (1978-1982)
. Lead Paralegal in asbestos defense litigation (1982-1986), including
. Hiring, training and supervising all asbestos litigation
staff
. Lead Paralegal for Baltimore Asbestos Defense Committee
. Responsible for Baltimore Asbestos Defense Documents
Depository
. Coordinating original Baltimore Asbestos Defense Trial
Schedule proposal to the Court
. Managing complex case litigation
. Attendance at hearings
. Participation at trial, including assisting counsel at trial
table
Volunteer Experience
Gallagher Services for Adult Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
2009-Present
Organized activities and snack weekly for the last three years from
October to May with residents in a group home
The Baltimore Child Abuse Center 2009
Implemented procedure for trial preparation with the Balto City
State's Attorneys' Office
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References
Martin Wolf, Esquire
Gordon & Wolf
102 W. Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 402
Towson, MD 21204
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Jennifer Conron Jackson, Esquire
Blades & Rosenfeld, P.A
20 South Charles Street, Ste. 1200
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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Molly Goetz
Financial Advisor - Greenspring
501 Fairmount Avenue, Suite 201
Towson, MD 21286
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Stevie McDonald, Volunteer Coordinator
Catholic Charities (Gallagher Services)
2520 Pot Spring Rd
Timonium, MD
410-***-**** x 138
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