Paralegal / Legal Assistant

RYAN VON OHLEN

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EDUCATION

Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, NY Juris Doctor, received May 2020

Honors: Advanced Certificate in Environmental Law; Law Merit Scholarship, Dean’s List (Spring 2019) Activities: Environmental Law Society, Member; Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Member Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Chestnut Hill, MA Bachelor of Science, received May 2016

Major: Marketing

Activities: The Heights Newspaper, Writer; Word of Mouth Public Speaking Club, Member EXPERIENCE

The Trust for Governors Island, New York, NY

Paralegal, September 2022 - September 2023

Supported Trust's Legal Team in document preparation, records administration and workflow management. Managed preparation of meetings of the Board of Directors, including drafting of memoranda, member communications and minutes. Led administration of Trust contracts, including drafting, routing, execution and post- execution record-keeping. Managed and ensured Trust's compliance with local laws, including the Public Authorities Reform Act, Freedom of Information Law, and Local Law 34. Ensured filings and recordings of records with the City of New York (i.e. ACRIS real estate documents). Reviewed, tracked and renewed insurance certificates, compliance filings, and procurement records. Acted as a liaison to other Trust departments, including executive support to the Trust's President. Handled cross-department scheduling for meetings. Collaborated with other Trust teams to implement the Trust's arts and climate-change programs, including the development of a climate change research center on Governors Island. Reviewed and prepared responses to requests for proposals for Trust evaluation.

Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP, New York, NY Paralegal, August 2021-May 2022

Coordinated lenders and title companies with CEMAs and refinances of residential mortgages for NY and NJ properties throughout the refinancing process. Balanced closing disclosures, conducted quality control of mortgage documents and vesting documents (deeds, stocks & leases), drafted 255 and CEMA Exhibit A affidavits, and ensured correction of all post-closing vesting and monetary errors. Drafted and submitted UCC filings for co-op refinances. Reviewed, identified and cleared title issues with in-house counsel. Reviewed contracts of sale of real property.

Paone & Associates, PLLC, Bronx, NY

Legal Assistant, December 2020 – June 2021

Represented lenders at in-person closings of residential real estate (sales, refinancing and CEMAs). Reviewed, identified and cleared title issues with in-house counsel. Worked with buyers' and sellers' counsel to schedule closings and clear title for closing. Reviewed contracts of sale of real property. Worked with in-house counsel's clients to correct long-standing errors on chains of mortgages for clients. Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, White Plains, NY Intern, January 2020 – May 2020

Wrote, edited and filed appellate brief on behalf of Riverkeeper, Inc. concerning FOIL requests and Article 78 actions in NYS. Conducted legal research on behalf of the client organization. The Legal Aid Society, Bronx, NY

Disability Advocacy Project Intern, June 2018-August 2018 Drafted appeals memoranda for Social Security Income applicants to the SSA Appeals Council and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. ADMISSIONS: Seeking Notary Public certification