Tina M. Bowen

478-***-****

Tina.bowen****@gmail,com

Qualification Highlights:

• Highly qualified and efficient paralegal professional with more than 12 years’ experience.

• Strong technology skills including proficiency in Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, Word, WordPerfect, Pages, TABS, Clio, Excel, electronic filing in Bankruptcy and Federal Courts.

• Excellent writing skills and experience in drafting legal documents, including pleadings, discovery, motions, transactional documents, correspondence, and summaries.

• Extensive knowledge of substantive and procedural aspects of civil litigation.

• Solid discovery skills including e-discovery knowledge. Experience:

Nichols, Newman, Logan, Grey & Lockwood, LLC June 2018 – Feb. 2019 St. Croix, VI 340-***-****

Served as paralegal to Charles E. Lockwood, Partner.

• Assisted with all aspects of litigation from inception through appeal, including placing in calendar for myself, attorney and any related parties, noting appropriate reminders.

• Drafted legal documents including pleadings, orders, motions, discovery, subpoenas, etc.

Spivey, Pope, Green & Greer, LLC, Attorneys at Law April 2016 – Dec. 2017 Macon, Georgia 478-***-****

Serve as paralegal to John B. Wilkerson, Jr, Partner and John A. Wilkerson, Associate.

• Assisted with all aspects of litigation from inception through appeal.

• Drafted legal documents including pleadings, orders, motions, discovery, subpoenas, etc.

• Worked with support team including legal research, factual investigation, records review, and document management;

• Managed Receivership cases from takedown to trial.

• Filed complaints, orders, motions and service certificates in civil cases.

• Acted as agent of Receiver in civil action cases concerning fraudulent business practice. Assisted in regulatory compliance investigations, criminal investigation, business, mail fraud, and investigation of Defendant’s.

• Monitored lottery audits and compliance, revenue audits, insurance claims, fraud investigation, etc.

• Prepared bankruptcy pleadings, Proofs of Claim, Reaffirmation Agreements, Motions for Relief from Stay etc. and electronically file with Bankruptcy Court. Stephen N. Barnes, Jr, Attorney at Law, Macon, Georgia August 2004 – May 2015 Served as lead paralegal to Attorney in Corporate/Business law firm.

• My legal writing abilities include, but not limited to, leases, employee agreements, non-competition agreements, non-disclosure agreements, operating agreements, bylaws, shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, etc., and practicing interpersonal skills were also required to be successful in this area. Able to communicate effectively and am highly motivation and have analytical reasoning capability.

• Facilitated mergers, acquisitions, dissolutions, incorporations, State filings, partnership agreements, Board of Director resolutions, annual meeting minutes, stock purchase agreements and maintained the corporate records;

• Filing initial registrations of corporations, limited liability companies, etc.;

• Reviewed and prepared various operational agreements such as lease agreements, national purchasing agreements and vendor contracts

• Assisted with gathering information for 1asset purchases, corporate divorces and various shareholder stock issues

• Assisted outside counsel with obtaining information for business licenses, liquor licenses and trademark renewals and provided various documentation in connection with litigation matters

• Maintained calendar system for all contracts, licenses and permits;

• Assisting in overseeing domain name files;

• Obtaining and revising commercial searches;

• Filed trademark applications; educated clients concerning trademark descriptions, maintained trademark files;

• Prepared Employee Handbooks working with the client to ensure the employee benefits were compliant to the respective States law;

• Provided research concerning law procedures and rules, corporate law, criminal law, and intellectual property.

• Assisted in the buy and sell of businesses of many sizes in a variety of transactions, including bank workouts, business development, and other matters, as well as general business issues.

• Assisted clients in asset and stock acquisitions, sales of businesses, and bank workouts.

• Assisted real estate attorney in all aspects of real property closings, title and deed searches and additional records due diligence.

Tina M. Bowen

478-***-****

Tina.bowen2388@gmail,com

Jill S. Thompson, P.C., Real Estate Attorney Nov. 2004 – Aug. 2005 Macon, GA 478-***-****

• Served as an assistant real estate closer to Jill S. Thompson, Esq.

• Scheduling closing times and notifying all parties of closing milestones;

• Obtaining any information needed to payoff liens and resolve any outstanding property taxes, assessments, and association dues;

• Preparing closing documents to comply with the purchase agreement, lender instructions, and title requirements;

• Collaborating with escrow closers and examiners to clear any title issues.;

• Balancing and disbursing all relevant funds necessary to complete the transaction and clear title;

• Working with closer to complete any post-closing duties and respond to follow-up inquiries.

EDUCATION:

• Middle Georgia Technical College – Business Management

• Crandall College – Business Administration

• Middle Georgia Technical College – Medical Terminology - Certificate

• Taylor College – Certified Nursing Assistant Course - Certificate

• Northeast High School - Diploma

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