Barbara Sinicki
***** ******* **., ***** ******, Michigan 48080 586-***-**** acztht@r.postjobfree.com
Assisted Principals with asbestos, product liability and personal injury cases to ensure all deadlines were met and
assignments were completed according to attorney needs
Assisted with automotive design trial preparation and attendance: managed trial exhibits, prepared trial
notebooks, maintained expert binders, performed jury research, managed logistics and communicated with experts to
allow attorneys time to work on more substantive issues
Managed critical workflow for nine insurance defense and workers compensation attorneys in preparation for
hearings, depositions, discovery and opposing counsel requests
Managed property loss case involving 250 witnesses in preparation for depositions, hearings and trial
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contract/Temporary Paralegal 12/2014-04/2017
Robert Half Legal, Southfield, Michigan at Henry Ford Health System, Alix Partners, LLP,
Dawson, Clark, P.C. and Merry, Farnen & Ryan, P.C.
Graham, Inc. Bethesda, Maryland at U.S. Attorneys Office
Detroit Land Bank Authority, Detroit, Michigan
Special Counsel, Troy, Michigan at General Motors, LLC
Reviewed and analyzed agreements, contracts, patents, trademarks and employment claims
Updated People Soft and Fox Pro databases
Reviewed new engagement letters and performed conflicts checks of cases utilizing Elite software
Prepared Chapter 11 bankruptcy fee applications and staffing reports
Performed medical and employment records procurement and analysis
Prepared objections to Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases
Federal court e-filing
Assisted with drafting legal documents and reports and general research to support the
Nuisance Abatement Program
Electronically filed court documents with Wayne County Circuit Court
Updated Salesforce database
Assisted with the discovery process for commercial and product litigation matters
Coordinated the review and production of document collections
Paralegal 7/2012-8/2014
Kitch, Drutchas, Wagner, Valitutti & Sherbrook, Detroit, Michigan
Reviewed, analyzed, uploaded, edited, and coded documents and deposition transcripts in Summation
Prepared for and attended commercial insurance trial
Researched legal and factual issues
Reviewed, analyzed and summarized medical records for no-fault insurance claims
Temporary Paralegal and Conflicts Assistant 6/2010-3/2012
Clark Hill, P.L.C., Detroit, Michigan
CACI International, Inc., Arlington, Virginia at U.S. Attorneys Office Security Clearance: Special
Diversified Legal Services, Bingham Farms, Michigan at Howard & Howard, P.C.
Detroit International Bridge Company, Warren, Michigan
Performed conflicts checks of new cases to verify adverse parties
Analyzed and updated case status utilizing Elite Enterprise software used to accurately prepare accounting reports
Assisted with preparation of health care fraud case for trial
Drafted grand jury subpoenas and electronically filed court documents
Reviewed and analyzed documents in response to a patent discovery request deadline
Tested Law and Concordance database software to determine corporate compatibility
Reviewed and analyzed Ambassador Bridge litigation materials to accurately document and manage case
Barbara Sinicki
23027 Liberty, St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48080 586-***-**** acztht@r.postjobfree.com
Paralegal 4/2006-2/2010
Contract Paralegal 4/2003-4/2006
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. Detroit, Michigan
Assisted with tort and commercial litigation cases from case inception to trial and appeals
Digested deposition transcripts, medical and employment records for workers compensation and asbestos
litigation cases
Abstracted and synthesized data for deposition, hearing, pleading and trial preparation
Prepared for and responded to discovery requests, including interrogatories, requests for admission and document
productions
Performed medical records procurement and analysis
Prepared medical chronologies and summaries
Prepared draft witness lists for workers compensation cases
Legal, medical and factual research
Consistently exceeded billing expectations
Contract/Temporary Paralegal 4/2002-4/2003
Kelly Law Registry, Troy, Michigan
Assisted with products liability and labor and employment document review projects at General Motors
Corporation, Kienbaum, Opperwall, Hardy & Pelton, P.L.C. and TRW
Paralegal 2/2000-2/2002
Law Offices of Paula J. Martin
CNA Insurance Company Staff Counsel, Southfield, Michigan
Intake, conflicts checking and establishment of commercial insurance claims to meet corporate guidelines
Prepared draft responses to insurance claims discovery for six attorneys final review
Procured and summarized medical records related to workers compensation claims for three attorneys
Prepared medical synopses for claim analysts review
Prepared month end and quarterly reports to accurately account for firms financial standing
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Fashion Merchandising and Marketing
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
ABA approved Paralegal Certificate-Business Transactions
The National Center for Paralegal Training, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
Paralegal Certificate
American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc., Southfield, Michigan
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook), Lotus, LexisNexis, Court Link, Case Map, Time Map,
Westlaw, Summation, DocsOpen, FileSite, DM5, LSA2, Team Connect, Elite Enterprise, Fox Pro and People Soft
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
State Bar of Michigan-Paralegal/Legal Assistants Section