Christine Swartz

Executive Legal / Professional Litigation Assistant

Motivational Management ? Progressive Planning ? Dynamic Dedication

PROFILE

Civil Litigation Specialist ? Dedicated Professional ? Insurance Defense ?

Excellent Communication ? Exceptional Leadership ? Project Management ?

Proven Results

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY - SAN BERNARDINO, CA 3/13 - 6/14

Legal Assistant - General Civil Litigation - Criminal

Prosecutions

. Prepare agreements, summaries reports and other legal materials

. Prepare and draft complex legal pleadings and memos as directed

. Process all criminal citations for prosecution, court filing and

related items

. Complete research on criminal matters, codes, citations and statutes

. Maintain tracking system, filing management, prepare and process

subpoenas

DAVIS GRASS - Ontario, CA 2008 - 2012

Legal Assistant - Litigation Defense, Medical Malpractice

Defense

. Secretary to partner and associates, prepared pleadings and filings

. Assisted in trial preparation for litigation partner

. Transcribed pleadings, briefs and correspondence, and calendar

. Acted as liaison to clients and defense carrier representatives

. Performed all duties associated with litigation defense firm

LAW OFFICE OF ROD E. FEHLMAN - Upland, CA 2002 - 2003 &

(simultaneous part-time employment with crosby insurance in 2002

& 2003) 2006 - 2008

Office Manager/Legal Assistant - Litigation & Real Estate

. General practice, real estate, and insurance defense

. Legal Assistant and secretary to attorney and associates

. Drafted legal documents for construction, real estate & probate cases

. Handled client relations with large real estate clients

. In house billing, invoices, collections, AR/AP

. Responsible for voluminous client contacts and daily follow up

. Handled all calendaring items for three attorneys

LACKIE & DAMMEIER, APC - Upland, CA 2004 & 2007

Litigation Coordinator/Legal Assistant - Administrative & Labor

Law

. Litigation Assistant to seven attorneys in administration and labor

law firm

. Handled all coordination of appellate and writ filings

. Drafted skeletal appeals & writs, drafted briefing schedules

. Responsible for master calendar of all civil due dates and filing

dates

. Managed discovery due dates, scheduled depositions, trial preparation

. Prepared correspondence to clients and counsel

. Implemented new "master proof" program for global office use

LAW OFFICE OF STEPHAN J. JOHNSON - Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1999 - 2002

Litigation Assistant - General Practice and Insurance Defense

. Secretary and assistant for sole practitioner (w/ associated office)

. In house billing, AR/AP, client retainer coordination, office

management

. General law practice-civil, insurance defense, family law & probate

. Successful client contact, follow up, discovery assistance, etc.

. Managed personal and firm calendars

WAIT & CHILDS (Formerly Dryden, Margoles, et al.) - Claremont, 1998 - 1999

CA

Litigation Legal Assistant - Litigation, WC, and Insurance

Defense

. Litigation secretary/assistant to partner & training associate

. Perform all duties of executive secretary, managed personal calendar

. Handled calendars, schedules and file management

. Civil litigation/insurance defense/PI defense

. Subrogation/construction defects/wrongful death

. Review and summarize medical records

SALCEDO & DE LA LOZA (Formerly Shiney, Fargo et al.) - Arcadia, 1993 - 1998

CA

Legal Secretary/Workers' Compensation & Labor Defense

. Executive Assistant and secretary to partner

. Defense workers' compensation/labor & subrogation

. Lien objections, negotiation and resolution

. In-house computer systems administrator

. Extensive appellate experience

EDUCATION, TRAINING & TECHNOLOGY

2015 Candidate for ABA Paralegal Certificate/Chaffey College (In

Progress)

Certification - Westlaw Classic for Paralegals (2013)

St. Phillips College/Business Management Course work

Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society Member

Windows XP/Vista/Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, WordPerfect,

CM/ECF

Additional courses, seminars and training in business law, Westlaw

research, firm in-house training in insurance defense & civil litigation,

United States District Court - CM/ECF (e-filing), FMLA & ADA, Lorman

legal writing, property evictions, banking, commercial insurance,

Preventing Workplace Harassment, civil litigation, personnel management,

human resources, workplace motivation, employment ethics, and goal

setting

VOLUNTEER & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

Girl Scouts Spanish Trails Council - Executive Member, Arbitration

Panel Member

American Red Cross - CPR/First Aide Certified

Executive Officer - Local School Board, WACS

Past Chair / Board Member - Inland Empire Counseling Commission

Past Chair / Board of Directors - C.E., National Association CCC

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Available Upon Request

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