Insurance Attorney
Resume:
MAURA C. FUREY
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LANGUAGES
English & Spanish
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Licensed Illinois attorney in November of 2004.
Adjunct professor of Business Law at Governor’s State University.
Executive Board Member of the Fenwick Bar Association, the 2nd largest bar association in Illinois with over 500 members.
Achieved sole responsibility for large litigation caseload s, displaying particular skill in successfully negotiating settlements.
As a full-time la w student, maintained a G.P.A above a 3.0 while working 25+ hours per week as a law clerk.
EMPLOYMENT
Ropes & Gray, Chicago IL Document Revie w Attorney on International Case, 2013-2014
Reviewed legal documents written entirely in Spanish to determine relevancy, privilege, and confidentiality.
Was chosen to remain on the second level or review, which required a privilege log to be translated into English, so as to explain
why the documents were found to be privileged.
Villalobos Law, Chicago, IL Associate Attorney, 2010 -2013
Practice criminal defense of both misdemeanor and felony matters; represented clients at hearings, bench trials and negotia ted
plea deals
Responsible for handling all civil law matters for the firm; including foreclosure defense, divorce and custody matters,
landlord/tenant disputes, and personal injury.
Able to effectively communicate and represent a client base which is 95% Spanish speaking.
Wiedner & M cAuliffe, LLC, Chicago, IL Associate Attorney, 2008 -2010
Reference: J. Jason Coggins, Partner; 312-***-****
Defended construction litigation, business litigation, and catastrophic injury matters.
Drafted all pleadings and propounded and answered written discovery.
Researched, drafted and successfully argued numerous substantive motions.
Presented and defended clients at deposition and conducted depositions of Plaintiff witnesses.
Pretzel & Stouffer, Chicago, IL Associate Attorney, 2004 -2008
Reference: Brian Sundheim, Partner 312-***-****
Defended cases alleging medical malpractice, business litigation, and premises liability.
Researched, drafted and successfully argued numerous substantive motions.
Presented and defended clients at deposition and conducted depositions of Plaintiff witnesses.
Displayed particular skill in successfully negotiating settlements.
Prepared for and successfully presented several cases before arbitration panels.
Cooney and Conway, Chicago, IL La w Clerk, 2002-2004
Reference: Kevin Conway, Partner 312-***-****
Worked 25+ hours per week in addition to being a full -time law student.
EDUCATION
Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, IL 9/2001-5/2004
Juris Doctor, Grade Point Average: 3.0
Dean’s Honor List
Providence College, Providence R.I. 9/1997-5/2001
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Grade Point Average 3.6
Majored in Spanish and Business Studies
Member of Providence College’s Public Service Organization, donating hundreds of hours to service projects.
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