Diane Shaw Summers

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Paralegal/Legal Assistant/Office Manager

Experienced paralegal/legal assistant with 26 years of experience in legal work and office

management. Expert skills in preparing legal documents and discovery. Proven record for

completion of client cases. Adept at communicating with clients, attorneys, court

personnel, and judges. Solid skills in managing cases and office staff.

ATG Real Estate Software Deed/Contract/Hud Preparation

Bankruptcy 7 & 13 Bestcase and EZ File Software

ECF & PACER Filing Training Staff

Web Development Client Intake & Management

Licensed Real Estate Broker Notary Public

Advertising Strategy Case Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

McWard Law Office 2007-Present

Managed and developed business for the office. Increased client traffic for law firm with

the management of the Litchfield office. I handle all filings of the federal cases and

adversary proceedings. Duties included in my work are meeting with clients, handling files

for the clients, preparing petitions, preparing agreements, preparing motions and

pleadings, researching, attending court cases and meetings, obtaining reports, filing

petitions, motions, and certificates, and handling adversary proceedings.

I meet with clients at the initial contact for personal injury and workers’ compensation

cases. My duties include assisting the client with preparing the worksheets to prepare the

filing of the case, preparing documents and contracts for filing, gathering medical

information from the medical facilities, and any follow up research for the case.

My duties include interviewing clients for workers’ compensation, personal injury,

bankruptcy, and domestic law. I prepare wills, estates, real estate work, and any

additional legal work assigned. This includes, but is not limited to traffic law and criminal

law.

Landstar Title Company/LeChien Law Office 2008-2009

Prepared and performed Commercial and Residential real estate closings. Worked with

Attorney’s Title Guaranty Fund with all areas of software for closings. Organized and

maintained real estate files.

Montgomery County Realty 2009-Present

Licensed Real Estate Broker representing buyers and sellers. Work with mortgage

brokers, banks, and loan officers to help buyers and sellers with real estate sales.

Professional and expert work in short sales, loan modifications, and deed in lieu of

foreclosure. Licensed real estate broker since 1999.

Century 21 Simpson Realty 2000-2008

Licensed Real Estate Broker representing buyers and sellers. Work with mortgage

brokers, banks, and loan officers to help buyers and sellers with real estate sales.

Professional and expert work in short sales, loan modifications, and deed in lieu of

foreclosure. Licensed real estate broker since 1999. Million Dollar agent from 2000-2008.

Customer service award in 2005.

Macy & Lober Attorneys at Law 1989-2006

Managed and developed business for the office. I handled all workers’ compensation,

personal injury, family law, real estate closings and Chapter 7 & 13 cases. The duties

included in my work were meeting with clients, handling files for the clients, title search,

preparing closing documents, preparing petitions, preparing reaffirmation agreements,

preparing motions and pleadings, researching, attending all court hearings and 341

meetings, running credit reports, filing cases, motions and certificates, and handling

adversary proceedings.

I also handled wills, estates, and any additional legal work assigned.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Master of Arts Degree, Legal Studies, 1995 University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, IL

American Bar Association Certificate of Legal Assistant Training Program 1995

Les Pindens Alumni Member

Bachelor of Arts Degree, English, 1991 University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, IL

Associate of Arts Degree, Pre-law, 1989 Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, IL

Honors Award Model Illinois Government LLCC

Outstanding Alumni Award LLCC 1996

Illinois Licensed Real Estate Broker since 1999

Notary Public State of Illinois

Customer Service Award Century 21 2005

Century 21 Million Dollar Agent 2000-2008

Litchfield Chamber of Commerce President 20007-2008

Co-founder for Macoupin/Montgomery County Chamber Organization

Macoupin/Montgomery County Crime Stoppers 2006-2013

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