Legal Assistant Business Administration
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MARTHA BAEZ
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EDUCATION
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Juris Doctor (’10)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Master of Business Administration
Barry University
Bachelor of Professional Studies
Miami-Dade Community College
Award in Translation and Interpretation Studies (English-Spanish) Miami-Dade Community College
New World and Interamerican Centers Legal Assistant/Business Administration WORK EXPERIENCE
Law Offices of Mery Lopez, P.A., 491 E. Okeechobee Road, Hialeah, FL 33010 Office 305-***-**** December 2021 to September 2023 Litigation Paralegal/Scheduler
Scheduler: filing documents in the Florida E-Filing Portal; calendaring due dates of answers and responses using the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and Date/Time; calendaring Court Management Orders; drafting and submitting Proposed Orders and Agreed Orders, scheduling hearings (Motion Calendar and Special Sets) using Courtmap, JACS, and CMS.
Litigation: drafting Complaints, Summons, Notices of Appearance, Motions for Extensions of Time and Agreed Orders; Motions to Compel; Discovery (Propound and Answer Requests for Production, Interrogatories, Requests for Admission, and Depositions); communicating with clients to answer discovery; scheduling mediations and depositions; communicating with attorneys to assist in all aspects of litigation.
Dissolution of Marriage: drafting Verified Petitions for Dissolution of Marriage; Status Quo Orders; Notices of Appearance; Notice of Social Security Number; Notices of Limited Appearance and Termination of Limited Appearance; Notice of Related Cases; Answer, Waiver and Request for Copy of Final Judgment; Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA); Summons to be issued; Short and Long Forms Financial Affidavits; Affidavits of Military Service; Discovery (Propound and Answer Requests for Production, Interrogatories, Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure); Marital Settlement Agreements; Special Affidavit to not attend hearing.
Preparation of Trial Notebooks.
Entering time into Practice Panther.
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Schlegel Law Group, 424 E Central Blvd # 310, Orlando, FL 32801-1923, Office: 407-***-**** (Remote) March 2021 to November 2021 Paralegal (Family Law)
Family Law: Initiating Family Law Actions; Notice of Appearance, Petitions for Dissolution of Marriage, Summons, Notice of Social Security, Notice of Filing Driver’s License, Notice of Related Cases, Notices of Confidential Information Within Court Filings; UCCJEA Affidavits; Family Law Affidavits, Discovery (Interrogatories, Requests for Production); Compliance with Uniform Trial Order, Child Support Guidelines, Marital Settlement Agreements, Final Judgments of Dissolution of Marriage; Income Deduction Order, Income Withholding Order, Notice to Payor, Florida Addendum to Income Withholding Order;
Petitions for Modification of Child Support, Petition for Establishment of Paternity. Financial Affidavits, Summons;
Scheduling hearings, depositions and mediations; heavy contact with clients, court reporters, and Judicial Assistants.
Gazso von Klingspor & Co., 3105 NW 107th Ave Ste 400, Doral, FL 33172-2215 Office:305-***-**** August 2020 to January 2021
Paralegal (Probate)
• Probate: Petitions for Administration and for Ancillary Administration; Powers of Attorney; Affidavit of Heirs; Oath of Personal Representative and Designation of Resident Agent; Petition for Order Designating Depository Agent and Order; Checklists and Certifications; Letters of Administration; Letters to Judges enclosing pleadings; requesting hearings via zoom.
• Immigration Client intake; G-28’s, Replacement of LPR card (I-190); Adjustment of Status (I- 130, I-485, I-864, I-944); Application for Employment Authorization (I-765); Application for Travel Document Form (I-131); Applications for Naturalization (N-400). Prime State Public Adjusters, Inc., 127 Grand Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33133 (Independent Contractor) Office: 305-***-**** September 2019 to June 2020
Paralegal
• Cybersecurity: Coordinating the implementation and compliance of a Cybersecurity program ordered by the New York Department of Financial Services at significant savings for the corporation.
• Loans: Obtaining a sizeable loan from SBA at very favorable terms to the corporation; applying for PPP to two banks.
• Collections: Collecting commissions in excess of $75,000 from policyholders.
• Licensing: Obtaining corporate and individual re-licensing in New York State; renewing individual licenses in New York, Texas, and Colorado.
• Residential Claims: Reporting Residential claims to insurance companies, emailing Letters of Representation to insurance companies including contracts and W-9; emailing Welcome Letters to policyholders; emailing estimators; entering information in ACT
• Commercial Claims: Reporting Business Interruption claims; emailing Letters of Representation to insurance companies including contracts and W-9; emailing Welcome Letters to policyholders; emailing List of Requirements to process claims to same; e-mailing commercial policies to attorneys for its review and analysis.
• Translations and Interpretations English-Spanish-English Martha Baez
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Diaz Law (Vanessa Elizabeth. Diaz, Esq.), 2701 Ponce De Leon Blvd Ste Mezzanine, Coral Gables, FL 33134-6020, Office: 305-***-**** September 2018 to June 2019 Paralegal (Family Law)
Setting up and organizing a two-attorney law office.
Drafting Intakes, Retainers, Notice of Appearance, Petitions for Dissolution of Marriage, Summons, Required Information, Notice of Social Security, Notice of Related Cases, UCCJEA Affidavits; Family Law Affidavits, Discovery (Interrogatories, Requests for Production); Pretrial Catalog; Compliance with Uniform Trial Order, Child Support Guidelines, Marital Settlement Agreements, Final Judgments of Dissolution of Marriage; file Mediator’s Report
Scheduling hearings, depositions and mediations; heavy contact with clients, court reporters, and Judicial Assistants.
Preparing Trial Notebooks.
Petitions for Modification of Child Support, Petition for Establishment of Paternity, Financial Affidavits, Summons, Subpoenas.
Heavy overtime.
Sandy B. Becher, P.A., Citigroup Center, 27th Floor, 201 S Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33131- Office: 305-***-**** March 2018 – August 2018
Paralegal (Family Law) (Temporary)
Initiating Dissolution of Marriage actions
Drafting Petitions, Summons, Required Information, Notice of Related Cases, Notice of Social Security, Family Law Affidavits, UCCJEA Affidavits; Pretrial Catalog
Discovery (Interrogatories, Requests for Production); Compliance with Uniform Trial Order; calendaring
Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements and Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage; scheduling hearings, depositions and mediations;
Heavy contact with clients, court reporters, interpreters, Judicial Assistants\ Elizee Law Firm, P.A., 1110 Brickell Ave., Ste 315, Miami, FL 33131-3135 Office: 305-***-**** December 2016 –December 2017
Paralegal (Family Law/Immigration)
Immigration: Client intake; G-28’s, Replacement of LPR card (I-190); Requests for Humanitarian Reinstatement (G-28, I-864. I-864W); VAWA (I-360); Adjustment of Status (I-130, I-485); Application for Employment Authorization (I-765); Application for Travel Document Form (I- 131); Application for Naturalization (N-400); FOIA Requests (USCIS, DHS).
Family Law: Drafting Pretrial Catalog; Compliance with Uniform Trial Order; Discovery
(Interrogatories, Requests for Production); Pre- and Postnuptial Agreements; Marital Settlement Agreements; scheduling hearings, depositions and mediations.
Heavy contact with clients, Judicial Assistants, and court reporters.
Bank deposits and errands.
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The Vogelsang Law Firm 13355 NW 11th Pl., Sunrise, FL 33323-2932 Office: 786-***-****. October 2012 – July 2016
Paralegal/Family Law
Setting up and organizing a Solo Attorney office.
Initiating Dissolution of Marriage actions; drafting Petitions, Summons, Required Information, Family Law Affidavits, UCCJEA Affidavits; Pretrial Catalog; Compliance with Uniform Trial Order; drafting Marital Settlement Agreements; scheduling hearings, depositions and mediations; file Mediator’s Report; preparing Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage; Petitions for Modification; Pre- and Postnuptial Agreements; heavy contact with clients, Court officers, and court reporters
Initiating Civil Actions; Retainers, drafting Complaints, Summons; Subpoenas, Answers and Affirmative Defenses; Discovery (Interrogatories; Requests for Production; Requests for Admission); scheduling hearings, depositions, and mediations; calendaring answers and responses; preparing Orders; updating files; Fastcase and Westlaw research
Personal Injury: Requesting insurance information, requesting medical records and bills, pre- litigation investigation and handling of files, communication with clients regularly, scheduling and answering phones
Probate: E-filing Petition for Administration, Notice of Filing Original Will, Notice of Filing Death Certificate, Order Admitting Will to Probate, Designation of Resident Agent and Acceptance, Oath of Personal Representative, Petition for Order Designating Depository of Assets and Order, Notice of Administration, Notice to Creditors and file Proof of Publication, prepare Inventory signed by Resident Agent and Attorney and e-file it; prepare Schedule of Assets and Liabilities; prepare letters to creditors and after 28 days, send checks, filing receipts executed by creditors.
• Estate Planning: Living Will, Last Will and Testament, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, and Durable Power of Attorney
Overtime on Saturdays and Holidays
SKILLS AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Florida Bar Registered Paralegal.
MS Word; MS Outlook, Gmail, Zoom, Dropbox.
Bilingual English/Spanish.
Westlaw; LexisNexis; Fastcase; Notary Public State of Florida. E-filing, CourtMap, CMS, JACS.
Rocket Matter, Clio, PracticePanther
TimeSlips; Lexicata; Lawpay; PC Docs; ProDocs, Family Law Software. REFERENCES
Scott Salomon, JD Gerardo Zadra, Esq.
Juan Gabriel Miguel, Esq.
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