MARYANNE CERNY

** ******* ******, **** *****, Connecticut 06516

(Home) 475-***-**** (Cell) 516-***-****

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Professional Summary:

As a former Assistant to the Hon. Sandra J. Feuerstein of the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York for ten (10) years, it became necessary for me to seek employment in Connecticut to be closer to home. I Also served fourteen (14) years as Assistant to three Justices of the New York State Supreme Court after a six month term as Town Attorney Secretary for the then Town Attorney, Ronald J. Levinson, Esq., of the Town of Hempstead, a local municipality. This was as an interim appointment to the Honorable Patricia D. Collins of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Term as her Assistant until her retirement.

My proficiency is in Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, Stenography, Dictaphone, Lotus Notes, Electronic Filing for NY, CT and federal courts, excellent telephone skills, highly organized and detail-oriented with more than 23 years’ experience supplying thorough, organized administrative support to each judge, coordinated high level conference calls, special events, financial disclosures and travel arrangements for every judge as required. Continued to dutifully and continually maintain a positive attitude while interacting with demanding attorneys on a daily basis, served as the primary point of contact for both in-house and external phone communications and website queries. I take great pride in my work by going above and beyond basic administrative tasks and have the ability to take on multiple tasks at once, have an excellent work ethic and strength in boosting morale, am quality focused and committed to approaching administrative tasks with tenacity and attention to detail.

Work History

Legal Assistant/Paralegal 09/07/2014 to 03/11/2015

Behman Hambelton, LLP - Insurance Defense

Maintained calendars for all litigation and workers’ comp cases; managed weekly short calendars

Provided support to attorneys by updating insurance adjusters in our insurance and personal injury cases

Drafted letters, motions, notices and all pleadings, all supporting documentation

Scheduled depositions and prepared subpoenas to non-parties when necessary

Did all electronic filings to the Connecticut courts and Federal courts

Handled all calls, filing and all that is necessary to run an efficient office

Monitored cases on the calendar as an internal control to assure that Answers, IPR’s, responses, etc. were

received by opposing counsel in a timely manner, and to ensure we filed timely to avoid the risk of default

Opened all mail, scanned all legal documents, medical records, accident reports, etc. into their appropriate file

Submitted billable hours on a daily basis

Handled all Charter Oak Federal Credit Union collections

Legal Assistant

Law Office of John A. Blazi - Insurance Defense 04/17/2014 to 06/16/2014

Provided support to attorney in areas of insurance litigation and personal injury cases for municipalities.

Scheduled depositions and court reporters when necessary.

Maintained calendars, electronic filings to the Connecticut and Federal Courts.

Drafted letters, motions, notices, pleadings, prepared outlines of deposition transcripts.

Used Dictaphone and Stenography on a daily basis as well as all aspects of organizing and maintaining an efficient legal office.

Legal Administrative Assistant to the Honorable Sandra J. Feuerstein

United States District Court, Eastern District of New York 10/23/2003 to 10/04/2013

Handled all administrative duties which included managing the office; managing the judge’s calendar; scheduling conferences, hearings and trials; handling all calls into chambers; managing and distributing motions to the appropriate law clerks; assisting the case manager with the maintenance of case inventory to maintain a tight control of the cases; preparing jury charges and verdict sheets for trials; keeping and maintaining all case files to make sure they are current as well as assist the judge with her travel plans, vouchers, financial disclosures, etc.

Organized all new hires, prepared security and all newly hired law clerk paperwork.

Assisted with event planning, including associated travel and logistical arrangements for the judge. Prepared travel vouchers and financial disclosures as well as other financial matters, both personal and professional, for the judge.

Completed data entry, tracked resumes for potential incoming law clerks and maintained the applicant tracking list.

Compiled internal information and related material and distributed it to the appropriate law clerks or case manager.

Assessed urgency and priorities before accepting or declining appointments and meetings for the judge.

Coordinated, scheduled and arranged meeting and travel calendars, including business and social events.

Delegated motions and supporting documents to the appropriate law clerks assigned and maintaining internal controls to ensure all decisions were completed in a timely fashion.

Legal Administrative Assistant to the Honorable Sandra J. Feuerstein

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department 09/10/2001 to 10/22/2003

Handled all administrative and secretarial duties including word processing, stenography, and file maintenance.

Maintained all appellate briefs and highlighted pertinent case information on index cards for the judge’s aid in discussing all matters of important.

Served as the main point of contact between the judge and other Appellate judges.

Cultivated close working relationships with other Appellate chambers to achieve a compilation of the opinions of other Appellate judges.

Legal Administrative Assistant to the Honorable Roy S. Mahon

Supreme Court of the State of New York 01/5/1998 to 09/7/2001

The duration of time with Justice Mahon was solely in a Matrimonial part where for the first two years

the majority of my responsibilities was to become extremely knowledgeable in these cases.

Organized, prepared and maintained 1,000 case files; maintained and scheduled daily conference calendars, hearings, charges and jury questionnaires; interacted daily with attorneys to control active case files.

Justice Mahon had complete confidence in my ability to handle matters with the attorneys and expected me to be the liaison between the judge and the law clerk.

Had full knowledge of the cases and was privileged to have participated in many discussions in chambers regarding many intricate details of the cases.

Was able to manage many of the calls directly without having to impose upon the judge with frivolous matters.

Drafted and edited written materials including agendas for the judge on a regular basis.

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