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

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