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TAMMI AGOSTA

Commercial Litigation Paralegal

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Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

*******@*******.***, 480-***-****

SUMMARY

I am a multi-faceted Commercial Litigation Paralegal with 17 years of experience. I have worn many hats throughout my career. As a result I have a unique ability to manage multiple projects and to navigate complex challenges. My colleagues would describe me as a resourceful individual who maintains a positive attitude when faced with adversity. I am currently employed with U-Haul International Inc., as a commercial litigation paralegal. One of my many accomplishments in my first year was to spearhead settlements involving Class Action lawsuits. I was able to recover $30,000 for the company.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Position Commercial Litigation Paralegal

Company U-Haul International, Inc.

Location 2721 N Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004

Dates December 8, 2014 to Present

Directly oversee all commercial and environmental litigation throughout the US and Canada. I have developed strong and enduring working relationships with marketing company presidents, general managers and outside counsel in order to facilitate the litigation process, oversee and direct all litigation holds within the Company, including e-discovery. Medicare cases and environmental litigation. Manage all litigation holds for commercial and employment litigation, manage class actions. Review and finalize all discovery requests and responses from outside counsel. Follow court dockets on all litigation matters.

Position Litigation Paralegal

Company Meritage Homes Corporation

Location 8800 E Raintree Drive, Scottsdale, AZ

Dates July 30, 2013 to October 1, 2014

Direct legal contact for my assigned Meritage Homes divisions across the country, developed and maintained worked with multiple outside firms to obtain the necessary documents in order to prepare for litigation, subrogation demands and warranty issues. Developed relationships with internal Meritage departments in order to expedite document production. Prepared quarterly reports/spreadsheets for review by division presidents regarding status on litigation and reserves.

Position Litigation Paralegal

Company Nearhood Law Offices

Location 7537 E McDonald Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85250

Dates February 28, 2011 to July 28, 2013

Corporate property tax litigation and real estate litigation, developed and maintained a docketing system for the firm, formulated an index system for the numerous tax filings, drafted correspondence, complaints, disclosure statements, discovery requests and responses, prepared cases for trial, mediation, arbitration, participated in the development of a new document management system, developed and maintained trusting relationships with clients, initiated and systemized a more efficient procedure for closing of case files for retention system management.

Position Litigation Paralegal

Company Sacks Tierney

Location 4250 N Drinkwater Blvd., 4th Fl., Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Dates January 9, 2006 to January 31, 2011

Construction defect complex litigation, employment law, phenomenal investigative and research skills, directed and managed all construction experts and construction crews in the field for visual inspections and destructive testing of residential and commercial buildings, conducted complex document reviews, traveled to attend site inspections and to interview potential experts, prepared, monitored and tracked all Subpoenas, prepared various pleadings, disclosure statements, discovery and discovery responses, prepared and participate in cases for trial, arbitration, mediations, developed great working relationships with law firms on the opposite side. (Followed Attorney)

Position Litigation Paralegal

Company The Cavanagh Law Firm

Location 1850 N Central Avenue, Ste. 2400, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Dates February 2002 to December 22, 2005

Maintained litigation files for multiple clients, worked in the field participating in vehicle inspections for various motor home companies to ascertain the defects/complaints, organized chronologically medical records in order to summarize, prepared deposition summaries, drafted various pleadings and discovery pleadings, attended hearings in Superior and Federal Court on behalf of attorney, prepared detailed summaries of litigation cases, prepared exhibits and witnesses for trials, arbitrations and mediations.

Position Litigation Paralegal

Company Doyle Winthrop, PC

Location 3200 Central Avenue, Ste. 2400, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Dates February 2000 to February 2002

Deftly maintained heavy litigation cases in construction defect and insurance defense, traveled to attend document reviews on behalf of our clients, handled security cases, paralegal driven discovery management of the files, developed and maintained working relationships clients and witnesses, very skilled in handing large volumes of cases.

Position Litigation Paralegal

Company Thomas & Elardo

Location 2700 Central Avenue, Ste. 2000, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Dates June 1998 to January 2000

Worked with senior partner handling all firm cases and Plaintiff cases, participated in site visits for premises liability cases, efficiently maintained and organized a variety of insurance defense litigation, developed and maintained strong working relationships with large corporate clients, meticulous file organization, worked directly with each attorney to develop an organized approach to the caseloads.

SKILLS

Document Database Concordance, Summation

Legal Programs Westlaw, Case Map, Prolaw, Lexis Nexis, Serengeti, Perfect Law, Concordance

Notary Public State of Arizona

Office Programs Microsoft Office, Excel, Adobe, Outlook

EDUCATION

Degree AAS Degree - Paralegal Studies

College Phoenix College

Location Phoenix, AZ

Dates Graduated in 1995

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