CURRICULUM VITAE

JAHNA Y. HOYTE, BSN, ESQ.

**** *. ********* ** *******, Georgia 30309 404-***-****

#1801

email: acuayz@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Attorney with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Computer literate. Organized, energetic, hard worker, detail oriented and assertive. Experience in litigation and electronic document review.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

2007- Jay Hoyte Legal Consulting -Atlanta, Georgia

Present Nursing Home, Medical and Psychiatric Malpractice Defense

Conduct pre-suit evaluations and investigations; comprehensive medical record review, review relevant law and hospital policies and procedures; draft pleadings; draft discovery responses; prepare discovery plans; identify deposition and case strengths and weaknesses; develop argument outlines; conduct fact witness and pertinent medical provider interviews; prepare interview summaries; conduct fact witness, expert and 30(b)(6) pre-deposition preparation; attend depositions; prepare deposition summaries; prepare for and attend mediations; perform case investigations; attend/participate in mediations; conduct trial witness preparation; second chair at trial; identify documents/evidence for use at trial/hearings; prepare reports to hospital clients analyzing claims on legal and medical issues; develop case defense strategies; review facility policies and procedures for compliance for the purpose of identifying risk management issues. Revise same.

2015 McKool Smith,(TX) -Marietta, Georgia

January 2015-June 2015: Document Review Contract-Attorney. Provided paper document review and discovery support to this major Dallas, TX law firm on-site at Lockheed in Marietta, Ga. Reviewed voluminous documents for privilege, confidentiality, and relevance.

2008 Waller, Landen, Dortch & Davis, PLLC (TN) -Atlanta, Georgia

August 2008-September 2008: Document Review Contract-Attorney. Provided Federal Investigation support to this major Nashville, TN law firm on large document review project via remote access in Atlanta. Reviewed documents for privilege, confidentiality, and relevance. Experience in using Summation, Concordance, Case Central, FIOS-Prevail, and ADI.

Aston & Bird-Atlanta, Georgia

July 2008-August 2008: Document Review Contract-Attorney. Provided Federal Investigation on this large document review project. Reviewed documents for privilege, confidentiality, and relevance. Experience in using Summation, Concordance, Case Central, FIOS-Prevail, and ADI.

Kilpatrick Stockton-Atlanta, Georgia

April 2008-June 2008: Document Review Contract-Attorney. Provided IP defense litigation support on this large document review project. Review documents for privilege, confidentiality, and relevance. Experience in using Summation, Concordance, Case Central, FIOS-Prevail and ADI.

2007 Troutman Sanders-Atlanta, Georgia

Document Review Contract-Attorney. Provided medical malpractice defense litigation and pharma litigation support to major law firms on large document review projects. Review documents for privilege, confidentiality, and relevance. Experience in using Summation, Concordance, Case Central, and ADI.

2002- Insley & Race-Atlanta, Georgia

2006 Nursing Home Litigation/Medical Malpractice Nurse-Attorney.

Reviewed, organized, analyzed voluminous medical documents; prepared comprehensive medical chronologies used during discovery and/or trial; researched relevant medical issues; researched relevant points of law; prepared client reports sufficient to defend the claim on legal and medical issues related to the development of case strategies; identified pertinent fact witnesses; conducted fact witness and pertinent medical treater interviews; prepared interview summaries; conducted client pre-deposition preparation; prepared deposition summaries; prepared for and attended mediations; drafted pleadings; drafted discovery responses; performed trial preparation; participated in three, two week jury trials; located and conferenced with medical experts.

2001- Hinshaw & Culbertson-Fort Lauderdale, Florida

2002 Medial Malpractice Nurse-Attorney. Organized, reviewed, and analyzed voluminous medical documents; researched relevant medical and legal issues; reported on medical knowledge and issues relating to the development of defenses strategies; prepared synthesized summaries of medical information; drafted pleadings; drafted discovery responses; prepared for and attended depositions; located and conferenced with medical experts; participated in general trial preparation.

1996- Legal Aid Services of Broward County, Inc.- Fort Lauderdale, FL

2000 Volunteer associate attorney with the family law division; associate with the housing division. Prepared for and attended hearings, and mediations; participated in bench trials; extensive client contact; drafted pleadings; drafted discovery responses; conducted legal research on specific, relevant points of law.

1998- Sistare & Associates-Fort Lauderdale, Florida

1999 Associate in AV rated insurance defense firm for sole practitioner specializing in professional and general liability. Researched and analyzed relevant points of law; drafted pleadings; drafted discovery responses; conducted client pre-deposition preparation; conducted and defended depositions; prepared deposition summaries; prepared litigation plans; prepared for and attended mediations; attended hearing and initial client conferences; Reviewed, organized, analyzed voluminous medical documents.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXPERIENCE

Broward General Medical Center, Labor and Delivery. 2000-2002

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

EDUCATION

Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Juris Doctorate, 1994

Southern University Collegedale, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, with Honors

LAW SCHOOL HONORS: Leo Goodwin Recipient

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