LISA LOPEZ
623-***-**** Litchfield Park, AZ *********@*****.***
Experience working in the following areas: real estate (commercial and residential transactions), mortgage broker, bankruptcy, collections, employment law, transactional, garnishments, civil foreclosures and trustee’s sales CORE COMPETENCIES
Real Estate/REIT Investments/Transactional Dispositions and Defeasances transactions Entity Formation
Trustee’s Sales
Circulate Due Diligence Materials, Calendar
and monitor Critical Dates
Review title commitments
Contract Drafting/Review Loan Documents
Review Leases, Amendments & Assignments
Collections/Garnishments
Civil Foreclosures
Review Purchase Sale Agreements, Access
Agreements, closing documents, estoppels,
1031 and Exchange Documents and prepare
1099
Prepare and file Proof of Claims on behalf of
Creditors in connection with Chapter 7 & 13
Bankruptcies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Closing Paralegal
Spirit Capital Realty - Scottsdale, Arizona 2015 – Current
Set up and maintain electronic closing files, uploading of files to cloud storage, tracking status of asset transactions (including sales, lease modifications, assignments, estoppel, subordination agreements, access agreements and similar property related agreements)
Organization, delivery and tracking of applicable due diligence to outside counsel and third-party vendors on an as needed basis
Distribute fully-executed Purchase and Sale Agreements to all parties associated with transaction
Calendaring critical dates and updating open matters spreadsheet
Coding invoices from third party
Tracking title policies and coordinating with title vendors to ensure final title policies are received
Ordering and tracking Phase I Environmental Assessment Reports and Surveys with vendors to ensure they are received
Drafting and delivery notifications to lenders and servicers
Prepare Rating Agency Notifications to Trustee and docket deadline response dates
Assist with closing documents related to real and personal property transfers
Order Phase I Environmental Site Reports and Surveys
Coordinate execution and notarize original closing documents, prepare 1099’s, prepare settlement statements, forward original documents to title companies and work closely with title company to ensure transaction closes successfully
Request and track receipt of miscellaneous Good Standing Certificates for various entities Legal Assistant
May Potenza Baran & Gillespie, P.C. - Phoenix, Arizona 2008 – 2014 Assist with preparation of various legal documents
Assist with entity formation
Draft business correspondence
Calendaring critical dates and Docket deadline dates
Schedule meetings and maintain partner calendar
Provide legal administrative support to senior partner, one associate and paralegal in transactional, real estate and labor and employment department
Assist with Trustee’s Sales
Assist with Garnishments
Assist with Annual Reports, Amendments and UCC filings
Coordinate catering events, special occasions/celebrations and team meetings
Coordinate monthly in-house CLE seminars for the attorneys and paralegals, including preparing CLE certificates, agenda topics, assembling seminar materials and ordering lunch, set up laptop and projector
Plan and organize holiday events for the firm
Senior Loan Originator
Freedom Financial & Mortgage Services Corp – Litchfield Park, Arizona 2005 – 2008
Originate and process mortgage loans between borrowers and lenders
Review residential/commercial Purchase and Sale Agreements
Review title reports, credit reports and assist with curing title encumbrances
Review preliminary loan documents
Daily communications with real estate professionals, title companies, financial institutions and appraisers
Daily communications with lenders to select best loan scenario for clients
Compose various letters, memos and other documents
Manage monthly pipeline and responsible for day-to-day operations
Develop and maintain business relationships
Legal Assistant
Jennings Haug & Cunningham – Phoenix, Arizona 2004-2005
Provided legal administrative support to senior partner in various areas of law including Construction, Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation and Estate Planning
Prepare and file documents with District and State Courts. Draft estate-planning documents.
Transcribe and revise legal documents from dictation and notation with precise terminology, speed and accuracy.
Answer multi-line phone, faxing and photocopying.
Responsible for opening and closing of case files including running initial conflict searches for new clients.
Schedule meetings and maintain partner calendar with the ability to perform all duties in a fast-paced environment with little supervision.
Entered and reviewed attorney's time-slips
Paralegal
Mulcahy Law Firm – Phoenix, Arizona 1998 – 2004
Prepared and reviewed various legal documents and correspondence
Prepared notice of liens, foreclosures, warranty deeds, demand letters, chapter 7 and 13 proof of claims, judgments, wage bank garnishments, notices, motions and orders. Monitor discharges and termination status of chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcies
Serve as a liaison between attorneys, clients, management companies, title companies, and homeowners
Daily communications with clients and debtors to facilitate payment plans
Monitor all garnishment files to ensure payments were promptly received and notice show cause hearings when failed to comply and brief attorney on status of garnishments
Court filings and communications with justice and state courts
Perform research to obtain case relevant materials including analyzing credit reports, and skip tracing to search for alternate addresses and phone numbers
Calendar court dates and deadlines
Responsible for approximately 300 open collection files from start to completion EDUCATION
Currently pursuing Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies Legal Terminology with Transcript Certification
Legal Administrative Secretary Certification