Dana Stansbury Sosa

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B.S. and Certified

River Ridge, LA 70123

ad4auo@r.postjobfree.com

+1-985-***-****

EDUCATION

LSU, Baton Rouge, LA

B. S. Psychology -1992

UNO, New Orleans, LA

Certificate Paralegal -1997

WORK HISTORY

September 2023 – Present

Flanagan Partners

New Orleans, LA

November 2022 – July 2023

Litigation Paralegal – Insurance Defense

QUINTAIROS, PRIETO, WOOD & BOYER, P.A.

July 2022-October 2022

Litigation Paralegal – Plaintiff

PALAZZO LAW

Hired as paralegal to Mario Arteaga, Jr. for upcoming trial.

March 4, 2022-July 2022

Contract Litigation Paralegal-Defense

CONSILIO LEGAL SERVICES

Hired by Consilio Legal Services based in Washington, D.C. to assist a prominent New Orleans firm to prepare for document review in defense of a large corporation in construction-defect, insurance coverage trial.

February 21, 2022-March 4, 2022

Litigation Paralegal - Temp Contract Trial Assignment

FLEX LEGAL SERVICES

New Orleans, LA

Hired by Legal Temporary Service to assist a law firm via contract in document review to prepare for an upcoming trial

November 2021-January 2022

Case Manager, Short-Term Assignment

SCHOUEST, BAMDAS, SOSHEA & BENMAIER

365 Canal Street, Ste. 2465

New Orleans, LA

Handled all aspects of calendaring and case flow for over 735+ cases for the New Orleans office

Managed workflow for paralegals, attorneys and legal assistants in New Orleans office of over 50+ personnel)

Met weekly with all personnel to review calendars to anticipate workflow

Assisted in calendaring for federal matters in and out of state for defense based federal matters with the military

Created one electronic calendar from four separate calendars for all attorneys in New Orleans branch to work from with color coding for different types of events occurring on calendar

Created weekly reports for Managing Attorney for Cases assigned to all attorneys

Assigned matters to attorneys with Managing Attorney

Sent reports of matters once or twice weekly to attorneys of their weekly assigned cases as new matters were received and assigned

December 2020-September 2021

Litigation Paralegal - Plaintiff

CHOUEST LAW FIRM

Metairie, LA

Handled chemical exposure matters from beginning to end

Draft Answers and Discovery Responses

Prepare Settlement Demands

Prepare Medical Chronologies

Meet with Clients for the preparation of Discovery Responses, deposition preparation and medical updates

September 2018-September 2020

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense

GALLOWAY, JOHNSON, TOMPKINS, BURR & SMITH

New Orleans, LA

•Performed all duties of case management regarding the defense of matters relating to personal injury, maritime,construction defect matters, and insurance related matters

Reason for leaving: Laid off due to due to Co-Vid reasons

September 2017-April 2018

Paralegal (Temporary Assignment through ADECCO)

ROME, ARATA, BAXLEY & STELLY, LLC

650 Poydras St.

New Orleans, LA

Performed all duties of case management regarding FELA matters and personal injury matters.

Reason for leaving: Assignment was complete

May 2017-August 2017

Paralegal/Office Manager - Plaintiff

(Short-term Assignment)

KEATING LAW GROUP

Algiers, LA

Hired to assist in getting new office running by switching them to a new computer system, meeting with their clients, setting up claims, scheduling MRIs, and doctor's appointments, opening files,

answering phones, speaking with doctors, adjusters, etc.

Reason for leaving: Assignment was complete

April 2016-May 2017

Litigation Paralegal - Plaintiff (Kurt Offner, Esq.)

ALVENDIA, KELLY & DEMAREST

909 Poydras

New Orleans, LA

Performed all aspects of case management relative

to trial preparation regarding personal injury matters

Reason for leaving: Worked late nights at the office and was raising my two young kids alone;

my kids needed me at home

December 2014-April 2016

Litigation Paralegal - Plaintiff (Kurt Offner, Esq.)

OFFNER, SCOTT

Metairie, LA

•Performed all aspects of case management relative

to personal injury matters, workers compensation, medical malpractice, estate planning, probate matters, wills and trusts

Reason for leaving; Went to work for Kurt Offner

March 2013-December 2014

Litigation Paralegal - Plaintiff

BAGERT LAW FIRM

650 Poydras St.

New Orleans, LA

•Performed all aspects of case management relative to trial preparation; attended trials, hearings, and depositions regarding civil/criminal matters, personal injury, estate planning, wills and trusts

Reason for leaving: Went to work for Kurt Offner

January 2013-March 2013

Litigation Paralegal – Defense

Contract trial assignment - short-term

through Brooke Staffing

New Orleans, LA

•Assisted partner in a mass tort trial and other matters

•Performed all aspects relative to case management to prepare for asbestos trial

•Reason for leaving: trial ended

September 2011-January 2013

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense

PREIS & ROY

Lafayette, LA

•Assisted six attorneys in insurance coverage department in all aspects of preparing matters for trial by performing legal research, preparing medical summaries and other aspects of case management

•Reason for leaving: All attorneys in the coverage section resigned, walked out

and went to work with another firm; the department shut down without notice

March 2011-September 2011

Litigation Paralegal

Contract/temporary Position to Assist in Medical Malpractice Trial and Family Law Practice

BERTUCCINI LAW FIRM

Lafayette, LA

•Performed contract work as a litigation paralegal to attend/assist in divorce hearings/proceedings, meet with clients, assist in all matters regarding family law and medical malpractice, and prepare for and attend a three-week medical malpractice trial.

•Reason for leaving: Trial ended

October 2009-December 2010

Litigation Paralegal

ELMORE & McCONNELL, LLP

Lafayette, LA

•Assisted Senior Partner in all matters, both Plaintiff, Defense oriented,regarding Bankruptcy, Admiralty, Criminal, Civil matters in both Federal and State Courts

•Reason for leaving: Firm was splitting up

September 2009-October 2009

Litigation Paralegal - Defense (Short-term Assignment through ADECCO)

Lafayette, LA

•Assisted attorneys in merging of a small firm with Jones Walker in trying to adhere to Jones Walker’s billing and other guidelines and functions of case management

•Assisted in trial preparation for admiralty matters

•Performed legal research

•Drafted pleadings

•Met with clients

•Reason for leaving: Assignment was complete

December 2006-July 2009

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense (in-house counsel)

HANOVER INSURANCE CO.

Worked with Kurt Offner, Esq.

Metairie, LA

•Sole paralegal supporting all in-house counsel, including Kurt Offner, and the claims department, performing all paralegal

functions by responding to and preparing and answering all discovery, issuing

subpoenas, preparing medical chronologies, drafting Answers

legal research and preparing

Excel financial spreadsheets for weekly meetings with the corporate office

•Reason for leaving: Divorced, moved

July 2005-December 2006

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense (in-house counsel)

ST. PAUL/TRAVELERS

Metairie, LA

•Performed all aspects of case management for

major case unit of St. Paul Travelers with Stephen Duvalle,

Lawrence Boasso, and Mark Taylor including legal research, all trial preparation, medical summaries, requesting medical records, and answering discovery

•Reason for leaving: Hurricane Katrina hit our officeon Causeway, and had to commute to the Mandeville office. Hanover's Human Resources Director called and offered me a position with more money that was closer to home

November 2004-July 2005

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense

McCRANIE SISTRUNK

Metairie, LA

Performed all aspects of case management: answering discovery, preparing discovery,

summarizing medical records and depositions, and

preparing trial books.

Reason for leaving: My kids were young, and the

work hours were too long

April 2000-November 2004

Litigation Paralegal - Insurance Defense

DUPLASS, ZWAIN, BOURGEOIS & MORTON

Metairie, LA

Performed all aspects of trial preparation and case management involving

personal injury, race discrimination, civil rights, mold, mass torts,

medical devices, products liability cases; was on the trial team with Joe Morton

Reason for leaving: Received an offer from

MCCRANIE SISTRUNK with better

Benefits and advancement. Also, my boss, Joe Morton, was leaving the firm.

May 1998-April 2000

Litigation Paralegal

Defense (Labor/Employment Section)

McGLINCHEY STAFFORD

New Orleans, LA

Performed all aspects of trial preparation and case management regarding

matters involving labor/employment, immigration,

and healthcare including drafting pleadings, performing research, case citing, proofreading attorneys’ briefs and shepherdizing cases, and meeting with clients

Reason for leaving: Had my first child and couldn't

work the long hours and

weekends nor travel the long commute with my child in daycare

August 1993-May 1998

Litigation Paralegal-Plaintiff

LEGER & MESTAYER

600 Carondelet St., 9th Floor

New Orleans, LA

Performed all aspects of trial preparation and case management for matters

relating to maritime, personal injury, product liability, Admiralty/Maritime, and class action matters (such as breast implant

litigation, tobacco litigation, M/V Brightfield, mold litigation).

Reason for leaving: Offered an opportunity for greater advancement

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