Attorney
Resume:
VALERIE L. CHINN
Atlanta, GA
acto7z@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Results-driven Attorney with more than five years’ consumer bankruptcy, debtor defense, foreclosure defense, civil litigation and real estate experience
EDUCATION
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, GA, Juris Doctor, 2009
Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA, Master of Science, Computer Science, 1999
Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations-Journalism, 1990
WORK EXPERIENCE
LOSCALZO & ASSOCIATES, Atlanta, GA July 2011 – Present
Contract Attorney
Conduct consultations for potential clients for bankruptcy and foreclosure defense; prepare and file Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy petitions and other documents, including motions and other pleadings, attend 341, confirmation and other hearings with clients; and negotiate settlements for debtors for a small law firm in the metropolitan Atlanta, GA area.
Negotiated settlements for more than 20 debtors with creditors resulting in more than $100,000 in debt cancellation over the past two years
Prevented more than 20 homeowners from losing their homes in foreclosure or repossession
Prepared and reviewed Settlement Agreements, Consent Orders/Consent Judgments
Reviewed bankruptcy petition for compliance and accuracy
Reviewed other client leases and executory contracts for compliance and accuracy
INTELLITEACH, Atlanta, GA May 2015 – February 2016
Document Services Specialist
Provided quality document handling support to law firms and legal intensive professionals; support includes: legal document editing, creation, stripping/cleaning/formatting, conversion, troubleshooting, the repair of corruption, dictation, data entry as assigned, PowerPoint design and Excel projects.
Performed quick and accurate edits of complex legal documents, including application of styles
Diagnosed and fix problem documents
Created documents, spreadsheets and presentations per client request and instruction
COOK & JAMES, Atlanta, GA June 2012 – August 2015
Contract Attorney
Conducted purchase, refinance, sale and short sale real estate closings for various lenders and title companies; review closing documents with borrowers
Reviewed loan packets for accuracy and compliance
Ensured any documentation errors are corrected
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE, Phoenix, AZ January 2003 – May 2012
Online Instructor
Taught online Algebra courses for undergraduate students from all over the world; created and designed lesson plans, exams, lectures, review materials, and student feedback reports; and provided online guidance and assistance to students.
Conducted more than 125 Algebra courses and taught more than 850 students over a nine-year period
Created focus questions for student weekly feedback
Created the instruction module for the second-level Algebra course
ALSTON & BIRD, Atlanta, GA March 2011 – December 2011
Document Review Attorney
Matters: Patent infringement litigation, Anti-Trust litigation and Product liability litigation. Identified documents responsive to plaintiff's/defendant’s discovery requests, identified documents for relevance, privilege, confidentiality and significance, and categorized responsive documents by various subject matter topics.
Special projects team
Reviewed patent and licensing documentation
Reviewed manufacturer’s marketing materials, contracts and other agreements for compliance/non-compliance
CLARK & WASHINGTON, P.C., Atlanta, GA August 2010 – March 2011
Paralegal
Interviewed clients and assisted them in preparing bankruptcy petitions, negotiated terms for consent orders in Motion for Relief hearings, and reviewed Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy cases for a mid-sized law firm in the metropolitan Atlanta, GA area.
Conducted client interviews/intakes at five satellite offices and the main office
Prepared bankruptcy petitions for more than 300 clients
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C., Atlanta, GA June 2008 – January 2009
Records Specialist
Maintained and updated client files, organized client files and assisted in preparation for off-site storage, conducted research and prepared other legal documents as instructed for a large law firm in the metropolitan Atlanta area.
Supported more than five paralegals and legal assistants
Designed prototype for electronic filing system used to manage company client files
SOFTWARE/LEGAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access), Summation, Relativity, Stratify, Concordance, Ringtail with Document Mapper, Inspicio, Best Case, Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, Applied Discovery, Reveal, Discovery Radar, HTML, Microsoft Visual Interdev, MS Project
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
State Bar of Georgia
LICENSURES/ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Northern District of Georgia
Georgia Appeals Court
HONORS
American University, Washington, D.C.
London-Paris-Geneva Study Abroad
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