CHRISTY LAWRENCE

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East Lansing, Michigan 48823

E-mail: ad1fzq@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Western Michigan/Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, Lansing, Michigan Juris Doctor, May 2014

State Bar of Michigan Animal Law Section – Law Student Liaison (10/15/11 – 05/30/14)

State Bar of Michigan Animal Law Section - Legislative Committee Member (non-voting) (10/15/11 – 05/30/14)

Intern to Jill Fritz, Michigan State Director, Humane Society of the United States (05/05/2011 – 05/30/12)

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, Thomas M. Cooley Law School – President (05/15/11 – 05/30/12)

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

05/10

Eastfield College, Mesquite, Texas Associate of Arts, Phi Theta Kappa

05/06

Professional Development Institute, University of North Texas Paralegal Certificate, Summa Cum Laude

11/98

Westlaw Paralegal Certification

Lexis-Nexis Paralegal Certification

EXPERIENCE

Willingham & Cote, P.C., 333 Albert Ave., Suite 500, East Lansing, MI 48823 07/22 – 08/23

Insurance Defense Paralegal. Responsibilities: draft motions, subpoenas, deposition notices, discovery requests; prepare responses to discovery requests; prepare summaries of medical records and discovery responses; scheduling of Independent Medical Evaluations; prepare materials for Independent Medical Evaluations; conduct legal research (Lexis); prepare correspondence to the Courts and opposing counsel; preparation for mediation, depositions, motion hearings, and trial.

UPS, Port Lansing Road, Lansing, MI 07/23 – Present

Part-time Warehouse/Unloader. Tug and Belt Loader Operator.

Wyngaarden Law, PC., Woods Edge Dr., Okemos, MI 48864 11/18 – 06/22

Lansing, MI 48933

Litigation and Insurance Defense Paralegal. Responsibilities: draft and respond to discovery; prepare motions, subpoenas, mediation summaries, case evaluation summaries, subpoenas, witness and trial exhibit lists, jury instructions; order medical records; review medical records; prepare medical record summaries; document reviews using Relativity; attend client meetings; interview witnesses; prepare memoranda; preparation for mediation, depositions, motion hearings, and trial; Westlaw research; communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel.

Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap P.C., 124 West Allegan Street, Suite 1000, 10/14 - 09/18 Lansing, MI 48933

Litigation and Insurance Defense Paralegal. Responsibilities: draft and respond to discovery; prepare motions, subpoenas, mediation summaries, case evaluation summaries, subpoenas, witness and trial exhibit lists, jury instructions; order medical records; review medical records; prepare medical record summaries; document reviews using Relativity; attend client meetings; interview witnesses; prepare memoranda; preparation for mediation, depositions, motion hearings, and trial; Westlaw research; communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel.

Bert Carrier, Jr. and Associates, 324 N. Pine Street, Lansing, MI 48933 09/13 – 09/14 Law Clerk/Paralegal (part-time/contract). Responsibilities: legal research on Westlaw research; draft complaints, petitions, answers, discovery, as well as responding to same; prepare correspondence and status reports to supervisor; use of Excel to track expenses and costs in probate cases; communicate with court personnel and clients on a daily basis.

Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, 1441 St Antoine St, Detroit, MI 48226 01/14 – 04/14

Externship in the Homicide Unit. Responsibilities: Draft and reply to motions, and discovery; prepare and mark exhibits for trial; conduct research on Westlaw, review case law and court rules in preparation of memoranda for supervising prosecutor.

CLEAResult, 3100 West Road, Bldg. 3, Suite 200, East Lansing,MI 48823. 07/13 – 08/13 Part-time/temporary Incentive Processor. Processed contractor rebates for Oklahoma Gas & Energy program.

State of Michigan, Department of Human Services, Bureau of Community Action and Economic Opportunity, Weatherization Division

Secretary 9 06/11 – 03/12

Limited Term Position. Secretary to Diane Holley, Weatherization Division Manager. Responsible for intake of weatherization client complaints, entry into Access database, and follow up with designated agency contacts; log Davis Bacon payroll records and Interviews received from community action agencies; monitor DHS-BCAEO inbox and respond to inquiries directed to the weatherization division; log and track multi-unit audit approval requests from agencies; process Statement of Expenses; process agency statement of expenses and contracts; prepare minutes of meetings; draft emails and correspondence to agency contacts and weatherization operators; schedule appointments for supervisor and analysts within the weatherization division; prepare correspondence to agencies and weatherization operators; entry of contracts into Access database; filing of contracts and statement of expenses.

Alliance Data Systems Corporation, Plano, TX

Executive Legal Assistant 01/06 – 02/11

Prepared correspondence; arranged quarterly town hall meetings, legal department meetings (including remote offices), and Associate General Counsel meetings; prepared agendas and PowerPoint presentations for meetings; coordinated with internal audit department in the preparation of audit request letters to outside counsel; prepared stock trading register during open trading periods; updated legal department organizational charts; prepared quarterly updates for the legal department manuals and distribute; served as the librarian for the corporate policy repository and coordinated with the General Counsel and the Enterprise Compliance Council on revisions, additions and deletion of existing policies; maintained the Enterprise Compliance Counsel (ECC) with updated ECC approved policies; served as Administrator of the Alliance Data Wellness Reimbursement Program; and provided backup assistance to Edward Heffernan, Chief Executive Officer; served as contact for all administrative assistants in the Corporate Administration Office Group which consisted of Legal, Internal Audit, Facilities, Compliance, Privacy and Human Resources.

The Corea Firm, Dallas, TX

Litigation Paralegal 07/05 — 01/06

Byrne, Mead & Smitherman, Dallas, TX

Insurance Defense Paralegal 02/04 — 06/05

Contract Paralegal 09/03 — 02/04

Quilling Selander Cummiskey & Lownds, P.C., Dallas, TX 03/03— 09/03

Insurance Defense Paralegal

Law Office of Michelle E. Shriro, Dallas, TX 04/02 — 03/03 Bankruptcy Paralegal

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Dallas, TX 07/94 — 02/02 Litigation Paralegal

Cantey & Hanger, L.L.P., Dallas, TX 07/92 07/94 Legal Secretary

Gandy, Michener, Swindle, Whitaker & Pratt, Dallas, TX 06/90 07/92 Legal Secretary

SKILLS

Abacus

OmegaDCDS

Access Adobe Pro Drop Box

Excel Westlaw WestCheck Lexis/Nexis Litigator’s

Notebook

Live Note

Powerpoint Practice

Master

Timeslips IPRO

Concordance Summation Casestream Courtlink

Juris Suite

Relativity

Time Matters

Wordperfect 9.0

World Docs

Sharefile

Sharepoint Microsoft Word Outlook

PC Docs Hummingbird DeltaView Typing 110 wpm Visio

UPS CERTIFICATIONS

Beltloader

Package Handler

Tug

HONORS/AWARDS

Recipient, State Bar of Texas-Legal Assistant Division “2001 Exceptional Pro Bono Service Award.”

Recipient, Dallas Bar Association (DBA) 2000 Distinguished Support Award (Pro Bono Award of Excellence (198.05 hours)) (09/28/00) – 18th Annual Pro Bono Awards Celebration sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association, Pro Bono Activities Committee.

Recipient, Dallas Area Paralegal Association (DAPA) 2000 Volunteer Beyond Excellence Award

(11/14/00) – in recognition of service as DAPA Animal Law Section Chairperson.

PUBLICATIONS/ARTICLES

TEXAS PARALEGAL JOURNAL, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Spring 2002). Co-Author, An Introduction to Animal Law. (http://txpd.org/TPJ/27/focus1.html).

NATIONAL PARALEGAL REPORTER (OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2001). Interviewed for article “Paralegals Helping Animals.” Part I of a two part article. Part II appeared in the December/January 2002 edition.

TEXAS PARALEGAL JOURNAL, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Fall 2001). Interviewed for 2000-20001 Exceptional Pro Bono Service Award received from the State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants Division. (http://www.txpd.org/TPJ/25/et_al.htm)

NATIONAL PARALEGAL REPORTER (August/September 2001). Article: “Making News: Paralegal Sees Results of Her Advocacy.”

Telephone Interview, Karen Rangle, Dallas Morning News (04/02/01). Interview Topic: State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section’s Multi-State Seminar held on March 29-30, 2001. Interviewed regarding my participation in the panel discussion as the only non-attorney to participate.

TEXAS LEGAL PRO, Section 3 (February 5, 2001). “Legal Rights for Non-Human Animals.” Profiled on page 7.

Author, Maggie’s Story, NATIONAL PARALEGAL REPORTER, Fall 2000 at 52. Article Topic: the animal cruelty statute in Texas and paralegal involvement in animal law.

PRESENTATIONS

Animal Law Seminar sponsored by the Pro Bono Committee of the Georgia Association of Paralegals and the Georgia Indigent Defense Council (09/21/02), Atlanta, Georgia.

State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants University (09/08/01). Joint presentation with Donald Feare, Esq. Topic: An Introduction to Animal Law - an Attorney and Legal Assistant Perspective.

State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section Multi-State Seminar. Speaker on discussion panel “Legal Rights for Non-Human Animals” (March 29-30, 2001) Dallas, Texas. Other panel members included Dean David Favre (Michigan State University School of Law), and Donald Feare, Esq.

Dallas Area Paralegal Association (DAPA) Summer Technology Program (07/18/00). Joint presentation with representatives from Case Stream, Court link, and JusticeLink.

Dallas City Council Briefing – Citizen Appearances (on behalf of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association (DAPA) - Animal Law Section) (09/20/00). Topic: “Why the Dallas City Council should maintain the Pet Canvas Program in the City’s 2000/2001 Budget.”

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