Legal Secretary - Administrative Assistant

BRENDA TURNER

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Detroit, MI 48226

Position Held: Administrative Legal Assistant

Reporting to (3) Attorneys Real Estate, Employment Law and

Litigation Department - Civil and Insurance Defense

5/2013 to 8/2013 WILLIAMS & ACOSTA (Temporary Assignment)

535 Griswold, Suite 1000

Detroit, MI 48226

Position Held: Legal Assistant (Litigation Team) Reported to (3) Attorneys Civil and Insurance Defense Litigation

2/2013 to 3/26/2013 BEIER HOWLETT, P.C.

200 E. Long Lake Road, Suite 110 (Temporary Assignment 6 weeks)

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Position Held: Legal Assistant/reported to (2) attorneys - Real Estate,

Collections, Probate, Civil, Landlord Tenant and Litigation

7/2012 to 11/2012 WILLIAMS, WILLIAMS, RATTNER & PLUNKETT, P.C.

380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 (18 weeks Temporary Assignment)

Birmingham, MI 48009

Position Held: Legal Secretary/worked for (4) attorneys - Real Estate,

Corporate Law, Estate Planning and Litigation

2/2008 to 5/2012 RALPH H. RICHARDSON, P.C.

11000 W. McNichols Road

Detroit, Michigan 48221

Position Held: Office Manager/Legal Secretary - Criminal, Probate,

Real Estate and Divorce cases, prepared all Court Pleadings to be filed in Federal, State, District, Probate and Circuit Courts

3/2005 to 12/2006 BARRIS, SOTT, DENN & DRIKER PLLC

211 W. Fort Street, 15th Floor

Detroit, MI 48226

Position Held: Legal Secretary to Jeffrey Stefan, Esq.

Real Estate /Collections, scheduled all appointments and preparation of all correspondence, pleadings and attorneys timesheets daily

03/2001 to 12/2004 PHIFER, PHILLIPS & WHITE, P.C.

1274 Library Rd., Suite #500, Detroit MI

Position Held: Legal Assistant to Sr. Partner-Randolph D. Phifer

Workers' Compensation, Real Estate, Employment Law and Defense Insurance Litigation, Travel and Expense Reports and entered attorneys time month

09/1998 to 2001 ABRAMS & YU, P.C.

30300 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110

Farmington Hills MI 48334

Position Held: Legal Secretary/Office Manager - Interviewed clients,

Set up Billing Department, prepared monthly invoices to clients, handled all banking matters, prepared Divorce/Probate Documents and filed documents in Oakland County Probate Court

1997 to 1998 JOHN H. JEHLE, P.C.

30300 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 120

Farmington Hills MI 48334

Position Held: Legal Secretary

Estate Planning and Corporate Law - Prepared Trusts, Wills and Probate documents

1994 to 1997 RONALD STEINBERG, P.C.

30300 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 120

Farmington Hills MI 48334

Position Held: Legal Secretary/Billing Assistant

Personal Injury Cases - Answers all incoming calls, prepared Summons,

Complaints, Jury Demands, Interrogatories, Subpoena, Depositions, ordered Medical Records, scheduled Depositions and Interviewed clients

Computer Exp. Word Perfect, Word 2013, Quickbooks, Timeslips, Tabs, Outlook Express, Groupwise, Excel, Power Point, Worldox, Case Management, Elite and

Hummingbird (transcribe dictation 85 W.P.M.), knowledge of e-filing in Wayne County & Oakland County Circuit Courts, U.S Eastern/Western District Courts and Court of Appeals - (Notary Public)

Education: St. Elizabeth High School, Detroit MI, Northern High School - Diploma - Curriculum College Prep

Macomb Community College - Court Reporting

Oakland Community College - Probate/Estate Planning

Cooper's Tailoring School - completion

Volunteer Member - Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

N.A.L.S. - 2006 - 2009 Treasurer/National Association of Legal Professionals

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