-*Beverly Seward
Palmetto, GA 30268
H– 770-***-****
**********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Morris Brown College Graduated May 1995
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Paralegal Studies: GPA 3.2 Atlanta, Georgia
Florida Metropolitan University Graduate April 2008
Master of Science Degree, Criminal Justice: GPA 3.71 Tampa, Florida
Allen School of Health Sciences Graduated July 2014
Medical Insurance Billing and Coding: GPA 4.0 Phoenix, AZ
WORK EXPERIENCE
Records and Documents Specialist Warrant Division
Fulton County Marshal’s Department, Atlanta, Georgia
December 2012 - Present
• Set court dates and remove warrants form Georgia Crime Information Center
• Enter warrants on Georgia Crime Information Center Terminal
• Answering incoming calls, greets and assist visitors
• Determines schedules for records and documents to be purged, archived and/or destroy
• Composes, verifies, and edits correspondence, reports and other documents such as responses to information
requests,
letters, memos, production and year end reports
• Performs data entry on specialized computer programs requiring knowledge of database programming and
database
management
• Serves as a department liaison to clients, attorneys and other professionals
• Orients and trains new employees on records maintenance policies and procedures
• Correcting erroneous data on charts, forms and various documents and performing quality control audits
Bankruptcy and Finance Paralegal
Title Max/Equity Auto Loan, Alpharetta, Georgia
February 2012 - December 2012
• Organized, updated and maintained all Chapter 7, 11 and 13bankruptcy and finance collection files
• Extensive contact with Bankruptcy, Debtor's Attorney, Federal, Magistrate, Superior and Civil Courts on a daily
basis
• Electronically and drafted all pleadings: Motion for Relief, Proof of Claims, Objections, Reaffirmation
Agreements,
Demand Letters, Complaints, Summons, Default and Judgments, Garnishment, Subpoenas and Interrogatories
• Attended all collection and bankruptcy hearings
• Negotiate settlements and structure repayment plans.
Bankruptcy and Collection Paralegal
Absolute Loans Morrow & Tax Services, Morrow, Georgia
April 2011 – February 2012
• Organized, updated and maintained all Chapter 7, 11 and 13bankruptcy and collection files
• Extensive contact with Bankruptcy, Debtor's Attorney, Federal, Magistrate, Superior and Civil Courts on a daily
basis
• Electronically and drafted all pleadings: Motion for Relief, Proof of Claims, Objections, Reaffirmation
Agreements,
Demand Letters, Complaints, Summons, Default and Judgments, Garnishment, Subpoenas and Interrogatories
• Attended all collection and bankruptcy hearings
• Negotiate settlements and structure repayment plans.
Contract Paralegal
Weissman, Nowack, Curry and Wilco, Atlanta, Georgia
June 2009 – August 2009
• Organized, updated and maintained all Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy files
• Extensive contact with Bankruptcy, Debtor's Attorney, Federal, Magistrate, Superior and Civil Courts on a daily
basis
• Electronically and drafted all pleadings: Motion for Relief, Proof of Claims, Objections and Reaffirmation
Agreements
• Negotiate settlements and structure repayment plans.
Coder/Data Entry
DHL Global Services, Forest Park, Georgia
September 2008 – June 2011
• Entering zip codes and mailing addresses into data entry system.
• Meet coding productions standards
• Maintained internal operational and financial controls, ensuring they meet postal standards
• Entered data in specific data fields using keyboards or scanner
Senior Paralegal, Bankruptcy and Finance Paralegal
Lefkoff, Rubin & Gleason, PC
December 2005 – December 2008
• Prioritized work assignments
• Evaluated employees performance, interpreting and enforcing policies and procedures, resolving paralegals issues
• Making hiring and termination decisions/recommendation and administration disciplinary action as required.
Bankruptcy and Finance Paralegal
Lefkoff, Rubin & Gleason, P.C
February 2000 - December 2005
• Organized, updated and maintained all Chapter 7, 11 and 13bankruptcy and collection files
• Extensive contact with Bankruptcy, Debtor's Attorney, Federal, Magistrate, Superior and Civil Courts on a daily
basis
• Electronically and drafted all pleadings: Motion for Relief, Proof of Claims, Objections, Reaffirmation
Agreements,
Demand Letters, Complaints, Summons, Default and Judgments, Garnishment, Subpoenas and Interrogatories
• Attended all collection and bankruptcy hearings
• Negotiate settlements and structure repayment plans.
AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS/SKILLS
• Paralegal of the Month, Lefkoff, Rubin and Gleason, PC, Atlanta, Georgia 02/2005
• Employee of the Month, DHL Global Mail, Forest Park, Georgia 04/2009 and 11/2010
• Multi Phone Lines Systems
• Typing speed 55 wpm
• Working well under pressure
• Juggling multiple tasks
• Handling difficult tasks and seeing them to completion
• Collaboration with others and working as a team
• Problem-solving and trouble-shooting
• Notary Public
• Microsoft Office, Word and Outlook
• Software: Equifax, The Work Number, Lexis Nexis, Microbilt and Accurint