Civil Litigation Paralegal

Shirley F. Rogers **** Blazing Trail, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30349

678-***-**** [Cell] ***************@*****.***

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/shirley-f-rogers/46/165/883/

Real Estate Paralegal

Professional Profile

* Eight years as a Paralegal, Notary Public

* Proficient in legal research, land records research, legal writing, bluebook citation

Computer & Technology Skills

* Microsoft Office Suite [95-10], Corel Word Perfect, Time Slips, Practice Master, SharePoint, Laser fiche

* ECF / PACER, Lexis Nexus Research and E-filing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATION, THE OFFICE OF

GENERAL COUNSEL, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT

OF COMMUNITY HEALTH – ATLANTA, GA

Interim Administrative Assistant to the General Counsel October 2014 – January 2015

THE LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW C. HINES, L.L.C. - AUSTELL, GA

Family Law Paralegal March 2014 – August 2014

LAW STAFF GROUP - ATLANTA, GA

Temporary Legal Administrative Assistant to Private Chapter 7 Trustee October 2013- March 2014

Interim Tenant Coordinator - Reit Management –Atlanta GA August 2013- October 2013

JACQUELYN F. LUTHER, ESQ. - ATLANTA, GA

Family Law Paralegal June 2012- March 2013

ZACHARY & SEGRAVES, P.A. - DECATUR, GA

Real Estate, Eminent Domain & General Litigation Paralegal July 2007 – June 2012

HUDSON LEGAL STAFFING- ATLANTA, GA

(Martin & Jones P.C., McCalla Raymer, LLC.)

Mortgage Fraud & Personal Injury Litigation

Legal Administrative Assistant/Receptionist August 2006 – July 2007

Contracts Administration Office of the General Counsel

* Responsible for the initial processing of contracts for Medicaid, Peach Care and the State Health Employees Benefit Plan that are submitted to the Georgia Department of Community Health’s Office of the General Counsel.

* Verify that contract request have appropriate signatures and permissions from budget and procurement. Ensure that contract request have the proper accompanying documentation to facilitate processing.

* Responsible for generating weekly reports depicting the progress of individual contracts that have been submitted to the Department of Community Health for approval.

* Maintain Excel Logs that depict the progress of contracts that are received and executed.

* Maintain Excel Logs that depict the cost and duration of contracts.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

Family Law Litigation

* Preformed client intake and scheduling, file set up and maintenance, preparation of client correspondence, discussion of case status with client.

* Preparation of Domestic Relations Financial Affidavits’, Subpoenas, Interrogatories, Notice to Produce and Document Request. Prepared and filed Complaints, Answers, Motions, Legitimations, Guardianships and other pleadings with the Court as required.

* Organized of evidence for trial and assisted Attorney in Court.

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

* Assist in the preparation documents for electronic filing using the ECF system.

* Assist in the closing of the debtors Chapter 7 Bankruptcy estate and the preparation of TFR’s,NFR’s,TDR’s for submission to the U.S. Trustee’s office for approval.

* Preparation of Applications to Employ professionals, Compensation Applications, Orders, Settlement Motions, Hearing Notices and Rule 2004 Motions.

* Utilization of the Trustee Case Management System (TCMS) to update case information where needed, generates closing documents and reports.

Interim Tenant Coordinator

* First point of contact for tenant service calls, requests and issues. Directs tenant service requests to the appropriate staff or contract service for resolution including engineering, maintenance, cleaning, mechanical and vendors. Is responsible for issuing and obtaining approvals for tenant work order requests.

* Assists with billing, rent collection, and other tenant charges in compliance with lease agreements. Does coding and processing of invoices, data entry into YARDI accounting system, preparing sundry billings, producing purchase orders for contract materials and services, and requesting W-9 forms from new vendors in order to set them up in accounting system. Coordinates with all parties for rent roll-up and reconciliation and compiling monthly report to owner.

* Assists with general administrative tasks as assigned including filing, answering phones, distribution of mail, and written correspondence especially to tenants, ordering supplies, computer and data entry work, preparing spreadsheets and reports, greeting visitors and tenants, and logging and dispatching tenant service calls.

Real Estate and Eminent Domain Litigation

* Was solely responsible for the initial filing and ongoing work with each Condemnation case.

* Prepared all Consent Final Orders for settled Eminent Domain cases.

* Coordination with Engineers, Appraisers, Opposing Counsel, Courts and others in the settlement of cases and trial preparation.

* Prepared Quitclaim Deeds, Warranty Deeds, Right of Way Deeds, Security Deeds and Lease Agreements.

* Utilization of various real estate databases to perform market research on comparables.

* Proficient in Deed, Title and Lien Research on GSCCCA website and at the courthouse to identify break in the chain of title, prior liens, legal description issues, missing interests.

* Assisted in the settlement of four Condemnation cases since April of 2008 totaling $587,510.00, thereby eliminating the need for a jury trial and defraying further litigation costs incurred by the State of Georgia.

General Litigation

* Performed independent research to assist in fact finding and applicable laws on various cases.

* Scheduled and conducted meetings with clients.

* Prepared and filed Complaints, Answers, Motions, Briefs, Subpoenas’ and Affidavits.

* Familiar with State, Appellate and Superior Court Rules.

* Wills, Estates and Trust litigation and procedures.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

Mortgage Fraud and Personal Injury Litigation

* Performed various administrative and operations management duties related to a law firm.

* Case intake utilizing Needles software, attorney billing, skip tracing utilizing Choice Point to locate defendants in mortgage fraud litigation matters.

* Utilization of iManage software to create and maintain client files.

* Retrieval of medical records in accordance with HIPAA regulations to substantiate Personal Injury claims.

* Filed litigation with State and Superior court, scheduling of depositions for clients.

* Familiarity with F.R.Civ.P.

* Drafted correspondence, pleadings and various documents as needed.

Education

AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY - October 2010 to present

KAPLAN UNIVERSITY - August 2009 to September 2010

Bachelor of Science Degree in Legal Studies – Candidate

* Dean’s List

* Presidents List

KENSINGTON BUSINESS INSTITUTE – Buffalo, NY – September 1988 – May 1989

Paralegal Certificate

* Dean’s List

* 3.7 GPA

Volunteer

World Changers Church International; Legal Resources Department

* Provide assistance to the Legal Resources Department by answering calls from the intake line to offer help to callers seeking legal or social service assistance, from a prescribed list of resources.

* Assist with annual Law Day events and special legal seminars held to educate the public in different areas of law.

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