ZINA A. NICHOLS

**** *. ******** ******, ***. ***

Louisville, Kentucky 40204

Phone: 503-***-****

RANDSTAD STAFFING AGENCY

Attn: Dana Wessel, Managing Director

*** ************ ****, ***** **5

Louisville, KY 40207

First Assignment:

Kruger & Schwartz July 10, 2023 thru September 22, 2023

Bankruptcy Law Center

3339 Taylorsville Road

Louisville, KY 40205

Position: Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Type of Law: Bankruptcy Law in Kentucky and Indiana

•Mainly worked for April D. Satow; also worked for Richard A. Schwartz for a few cases.

•Preparation of: Notice of Bankruptcy, Notice of Change of Debtor’s Address, Notice of Change of Creditor’s Mailing of Address, Financial Management Certificate of Debtor’s Education.

•Efiled pleadings with Western District Bankruptcy Court of Kentucky, Eastern District Bankruptcy Court of Kentucky, Southern Indiana Bankruptcy Courts (whichever was appropriate). Also efiled Chapter 13 Plan with the CertificateofService.com program.

•Also prepared the Motion to Amend Order of Confirmation using Notice of Postpetition Mortgage Fees and Costs.

•Answered phone calls from potential clients calling to do a possible bankruptcy. Phone calls taken by attorney.

This office also uses a program called Best Case. This program allows the firm to record everything or anything that happens in the case.

Second Assignment:

Landrum & Shouse LLP November 20, 2023 thru December 3, 2023

221 W. Main Street

Suite 1900

Louisville, Kentucky

Position: Receptionist

Type of Law: Civil Litigation

• Mainly worked as a Receptionist for the office. Made sure the soda machine in the kitchen was always filled with the appropriate drinks (water, Sprite, Diet Coke, etc.). The right side of my body no longer moved so was put in the hospital for a few days until they alleviated the problem.

BERMAN LAW CENTER, PC April 1, 2022 thru April 1, 2023

Portland, OR 97201

Position: Legal Assistant

Types of Law: Family Law (child custody, child support, parenting issues, paternity, step-parent adoptions, light Immigration Law

•Worked for sole practioner Jonathan M. Berman

•General office, answer phones, preparation of petitions, various motions, drafting of declaration in support, drafting of proposed orders, after review by attorney and client, revise documents for finalizing.

•Review pleadings drafted from attorney, format and email to him. Review letters, if requested by attorney.

•Contact with client and opposing party when scheduling meetings and hearings.

•Contact trial courts for status on various cases.

•Obtaining FTR’s for various cases in all circuit courts for all counties in Oregon.

•Ordering office supplies, and any supplies needed for office.

KARMEL SAVAGE, P.C. December 2012 thru August 2, 2021

Portland, OR 97201

Position: Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Types of Law: Family Law (child custody, child support, parenting issues, paternity, adoptions, step-parent

adoptions, etc); Probate Law (wills and trusts, estate planning, conservatorships, guardianships), Real Estate (contracts, quiet title issues), Expungements, Traffic Misdemeanors, Civil Litigation

• Worked for main partner, Ivan M. Karmel.

• General office, backup on phones when needed, typing from hand-written work product, preparation of petitions, various motions, drafting of declarations, preparation orders, after review by attorney and client, drafting of revised documents for finalizing.

•Review documents drafted from my attorney format pleadings and add sections when needed, review and format letters.

•Contact with clients and opposing parties scheduling, meetings, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, etc.

•Contact with judge’s judicial assistants scheduling hearings.

•Contact with appellate courts, trial courts for status on various cases and Multnomah circuit court to schedule Order to Show Cause Hearing.

•Contact with American Arbitration Association, independent arbitrators and mediators.

•Obtaining FTR’s [history of each case] for cases in all counties in Oregon.

•Downloading court notes for Oregon cases from OJIN and Washington cases from Liberty.

•Preparation & calculation of financial declarations in domestic cases.

•When hearings scheduled for dates for unavailable, preparation of motion to continue hearing, declaration in support, order continuing hearing,

•Docketing due dates for demand letters, notice of intent to default, motion for default, response to discovery, interrogatories.

•Prepare Notice of Unavailability when calendar starts to fill up so that hearings will be on Notice of Unavailability for Washington cases

•Opening new matter numbers in PC Law, open new files for new clients, open correspondence, pleadings and client documents. Update main client list with current status.

•Case management of all IMK cases.

•Document review of documents from clients for responses to interrogatories or discovery before Bates Stamping.

•When preparing to do expungements, download case file and review documents for pertinent information to complete motion, declaration of client and order.

•Contact Corporations Division to obtain corporate information in preparation of potential lawsuit; contact Real Property Tax Division for property ownership/appraisal in preparation of lawsuit.

•Contact title company for trios of real property for ownership of property and correct property description for bargain and sale deeds, etc.

•Ordering office supplies, and any supplies needed for office (ie, paper towels, trash bags, etc.) and Oregon Revised Statutes, Oregon and Washington Rules of Court for attorneys and legal assistants. Library duties

MARVIN CHORZEMPA & LARSON, PC September 2009 to November 2011

Portland, OR 97239

Position: Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant

Type of Law: General Civil Litigation, Construction, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage

Small law firm consisting of four attorneys.

•General office and/or receptionist, transcription and/or drafting correspondence, memos, and legal documents; schedule travel arrangements & accommodations for attorneys.

•Contact with clients to schedule meetings, depositions, requesting documents in response to production request.

•Contact with opposing counsel, and/or their assistant scheduling depositions, meetings, teleconferences, arbitrations and mediations.

•Contact with appellate courts, trial courts & trial court judge’s clerks to schedule hearings, settlement conferences, and/or status of cases. Contact with American Arbitration Association, U.S. Bankruptcy courts, etc.

LEGAL NORTHWEST TEMPORARY SERVICE March 1, 2008 to August 1, 2009

Portland, Oregon 97201

NOTE: Worked for temporary agency when not employed full time.

Position: Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant

Type of Law: General Civil Litigation, Employment, Labor, Environmental, Commercial, Business Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Construction, Collections, Criminal Defense,

Probate, Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning, Domestic Relations and Domestic Violence, Real

Estate

•Worked in various law firms (ranging from 1 to 100 attorneys).

•General office and/or receptionist, transcription of correspondence, memos and legal documents.

•Scheduling meetings, depositions, hearings & mediations.

•Docketing due dates for legal documents; demand letters, trial preparation, etc.

•Contact with opposing counsel and/or their assistant, trial courts, judge’s clerks scheduling hearings, settlement and/or status conferences.

•Contact with Corporations Division (OR & WA) to obtain information on corporations.

•E-filing in US District & US Bankruptcy Courts, Appellate Courts and American Arbitration Association.

•Docketing due dates for various files on attorneys’ and office calendars.

•Research Lexis, OJIN, Division of Insurance, State of Oregon and Washington Construction Contractor’s Board, Corporations Division (OR & WA), etc.

•Case management, document review, deposition summaries and trial preparation.

•Preparation for upcoming meetings with clients and/or experts.

•Responsible for CLE reporting for Oregon & Washington Bar, Oregon Board of Architects & Engineers, American Institute of Architects and Civil Engineer.

BODYFELT MOUNT STROUP & CHAMBERLAIN, LLP March 2004 to February 2008

Portland, OR 97205

Position: Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant

Type of Law: General Civil Litigation, Construction, Complex Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Business, General Casualty Defense, Product Liability

•Worked for two partners and/or associates and others, when necessary.

•General office and/or receptionist, transcription and/or drafting correspondence, memos, and legal documents; schedule travel arrangements & accommodations for attorneys.

•Contact with opposing counsel, and/or their assistant scheduling depositions, meetings, teleconferences, arbitrations and mediations.

•Contact with trial courts, judge’s clerks to schedule hearings, settlement conferences, and status of cases.

•Docketing due dates for various files on attorneys' and office calendars.

•Research OJIN, Division of Insurance, State of Oregon and Washington Construction Contractor’s Board, Corporations Division (OR & WA).

•Case management, document review, deposition summaries, organization of medical records and trial preparation.

•Preparation of Construction Case List (including due dates for motions, responses, trial dates, hearing, depositions and other pertinent information).

LAW OFFICES OF WARREN G. KELLICUT January 2001 to March 2003

Anchorage, AK 99518

Position: Legal Secretary/Paralegal

Type of Law: General Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Collections, Probate, Domestic Relations (Child

Custody & Support Modifications, Domestic Violence), Personal Injury (Plaintiff), Real Estate, Criminal Misdemeanor

•Worked for sole practitioner.

•General office and/or receptionist, typing from hand-written work product and/or drafting of correspondence, memos and legal documents.

•Contact with clients and opposing parties scheduling appointments, meetings, hearings, etc.

•Contact with courts and judge’s clerks scheduling hearings, settlement and/or status conferences.

•Preparation & calculation of financial declarations in domestic cases.

•Docketing due dates for demand letters and legal documents.

•Time entry of paralegal and attorney time.

•Opening new case files after performing conflicts search.

•Case management and document review.

•Contact Corporations Division to obtain corporate information in preparation of potential lawsuit

•Contact Real Property Tax Division for property ownership/appraisal in preparation of lawsuit.

•Research case law in preparation of pleadings, research court case files in respective courts.

•Ordering office supplies and legal books & librarian duties.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Software Programs Time Entry

Microsoft Word (All versions and Office 365) Timeslips

Time Matters

PC Law

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