Office Staff Medical Device
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VANESSA COTTO
*** *********** **** *******, **. *2825 321-***-**** ***********@*****.***
BAR ADMISSIONS Florida, May 2012
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Hogan Frick, P.A. Orlando, FL
Associate Attorney 02/2014-Present
§ Litigate plaintiff’s personal injury cases including, but not limited to, auto accidents, slip and falls, and personal injury protection cases
§ Draft pleadings, letters, motions, and settlement agreements, as well as conduct depositions, and attend pre-trial conferences, mediations, and court hearings
§ Draft motions for summary judgment, motions for attorney fees, and defend against motions to dismiss
§ Oversee two paralegals to ensure proper calendaring of deadlines, reviewing demand letters, filing, overall client management, and billing Michael Brady Lynch Firm Orlando, FL
Associate Attorney 10/2012-02/2014
§ Managed a multitude of plaintiff’s pharmaceutical and medical device mass torts litigation cases filed in both state and federal court, including several Multi- District Litigation actions such as Actos, Pradaxa, Trans-Vaginal Mesh, Mirena IUD, Nuva Ring, Yaz, and GranuFlo
§ Daily interaction with opposing counsel, clients, court personnel, and other professionals as well as overseeing office staff
§ All aspects of pre-trial case management for over 400 cases including, but not limited to, client consultation, case screening, legal research, drafting pleadings, drafting motions, document review, reviewing medical records, plaintiff fact sheets, deficiencies, and discovery requests
§ Assisted with deposition preparation and expert witness preparation, including document review and preparing exhibits
EDUCATION
Barry University School of Law, Juris Doctor Orlando, FL GPA 3.0 December 2011
Honors: Book Award: Florida Constitutional Law, Family Law Leadership: Moot Court Honors Board, Elite Eight, 2011 Mercer Law School Competition
Clinic: Children and Families Law Clinic, Certified Legal Intern, Fall 2011
• Certified by the Florida Supreme Court to represent children who are charged in delinquency court as their attorney and advocate on their behalf under the supervision of a licensed attorney
• Focused on legal research, legal writing, client interviewing, client counseling, negotiations, oral and written advocacy, case theory development, strategic planning, and factual investigation
• Substantive focus on criminal, juvenile and civil procedure, constitutional law, professional responsibility, and Florida evidence
VANESSA COTTO
322 Fieldstream West Orlando, FL. 32825 321-***-**** ***********@*****.*** University of Central Florida, Masters of Science Orlando, FL Criminal Justice, G.P.A: 3.66 Summer 2009
University of Central Florida, Bachelors of Science Orlando, FL Legal Studies, G.P.A: 3.46 December 2007
AWARDS
Board Member of the Year, Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida 2013 Scholarship Recipient, American Bar Association YLD Minorities in the Profession 2013- 2014
Scholarship Recipient, Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida 2011 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Mediation and Settlements, Florida Justice Association November 2014, New Lawyer Boot Camp Webinar Series
Trial, Florida Justice Association November 2014, New Lawyer Boot Camp Webinar Series
Scarring/Disfigurement, Florida Justice Association Workhorse Seminar YLS Panel on Damages, Feb. 2015
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida, Board of Directors, 2013-Present Florida Justice Association, YLS At Large Board of Director, 2014-Present American Association for Justice, 2013-Present; Selected for 2015 Leadership Academy PUBLICATIONS
“The Effect of Mentoring on the Duty to Supervise” ABA Law Practice, Dec. 2013
“Ethical Implications of Passing it “Forward”” AAJ Women’s Trial Caucus Newsletter, Summer 2015
VOLUNTEER
Guardian Ad Litem, Orange County Bar Association, 2013-Present Teen Court, Orange County Bar Association, 2015
Climb Orlando, Fight for Air Challenge, American Lung Association, 2015 LANGUAGE
Fluent in Spanish
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