MICHAEL PERRY

adc14b@r.postjobfree.com

510-***-****

EDUCATION:

BA, Political Science

State University of New York at New Paltz, New York

Paralegal Certification

Adelphi University Garden City, New York

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Concordance, Summation, Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, Live Note, MS Word and Excel

SUBSTANTIVE LAW AREAS:

Toxic Tort, General Liability, Premises Liability, Professional Liability, Securities and Anti-trust, Commercial

Banking, Landlord-Tenant, Home Loan Financing, Medical Malpractice, Public Utilities, Products Liability,

Insurance Defense, Family Law, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Employment Law, Civil Rights, Construction

Defect, Administrative Law, Federal and State Court Law and Rules of Court.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

Law Offices of Catherine Walsh

Contract Discovery Clerk - March, 2020 – present

Draft responses to all discovery instruments, draft evidentiary objections, calendar due dates, draft stipulation for extensions of time to respond, interview client for responses to discovery, review claim file, review traffic incident report, legal research, summarize discovery for GEICO Auto Insurance Defense Cases; draft initial reports, medical summaries, summarize deposition testimony, summarize Plaintiff’s discovery responses.

Manning, Kass, Ramirez, Elrod & Trester, LLP

Litigation Paralegal September, 2018 – June, 2019

Subpoena business and medical records

Trial Prep: jury instructions, exhibit list, witness list

Jury verdict reports

Review and analyze real estate transactions

Legal research and writing

The Goldman Law Firm

Litigation Paralegal April, 2018 – August, 2018

Summarize Plaintiff’s Discovery Responses, Subpoena Medical Records, Summarize Depositions; Trial Binders, Deposition Binders; Expert witness Binders

Law Offices of Burt Carter November, 2017 - September, 2018

Contract Discovery Clerk

Draft responses to all discovery instruments, interview client for responses to discovery, review claim file, review traffic incident report

Law Offices of Catherine Walsh February, 2017 – August, 2017

Contract Discovery Clerk

Draft responses to all discovery instruments, draft evidentiary objections, calendar due dates, draft stipulation for extensions of time to respond, interview client for responses to discovery, review claim file, review traffic incident report, legal research, summarize discovery for GEICO Auto Insurance Defense Cases; draft initial reports, medical summaries, summarize deposition testimony, summarize Plaintiff’s discovery responses

Gomes, Hirshik & Hummel July 2016 – November, 2016

Contract Discovery Paralegal

Draft responses to all discovery instruments, draft evidentiary objections, calendar due dates, draft stipulation for extensions of time to respond, interview client for responses to discovery, review claim file, review traffic incident report, legal research, summarize discovery for SENTRY Auto Insurance Defense Cases

Law Offices of Catherine Walsh July, 2015 – April 2016

Contract Discovery Clerk

Draft responses to all discovery instruments, draft evidentiary objections, calendar due dates, draft stipulation for extensions of time to respond, interview client for responses to discovery, review claim file, review traffic incident report, legal research, summarize discovery for GEICO Auto Insurance Defense Cases.

Bishop, Barry & Drath, LLC December 2014 – February 2015

Contract Paralegal

Review medical records, create spreadsheet of issues, prepare for depositions, draft subpoena of records identified in Plaintiff’s responses to discovery request. Conduct telephone interviews of potential witnesses and draft statements to assigned counsel and the file.

Law Offices of Michael M. Sims May 2007 – February 2013

Office administrator

Drafted discovery, drafted memo of law, and letter involving personal injury claims.

Conducted legal research, client interviews, reviewed foreclosure documents, assisted in preparation of motion for stay, motion for stay of trustee sale.

Participated in 6 jury trials: assist in preemptory challenges prep, motions in limine.

Bravo & Margulies January 2012 – April 2012

Contractor

Drafted complaints, demand letters, calendaring, scheduled depositions, reviewed medical records, interviewed clients, drafted correspondence, CMC statements, drafted arbitration briefs

Law Office of Long & Blumberg October 2008 – November 2008

Contractor

Participated in a document review

Law Offices of Robert A. Huddleston June 2008 – August 2008

Contractor

Participated in a document review

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP April 2002 – February 2006

Litigation Paralegal

Participated in all phases of pre-trial and trials involving insurance defense, professional and premises liability, admiralty law, wrongful death, construction defect, coverage and toxic tort.

Subpoena records

Index pleadings and discovery

Legal research/damages

Jury verdicts

Find experts

Summarize transcripts

Review medical records

Jury instructions

Independent Contract Paralegal: 1996-2002

Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA

Review and analyze complaints and grievances filed by the California Nurses Association against Kaiser medical facilities

Collect factual information from client

Recommend assignment to outside legal counsel

Liaison between Department and outside legal counsel

Prepare memorandum of factual findings to Department

Withy, Miller, Gerstler & Clark, Berkeley, CA

Interviewed claimants and assisted in clients’ application for wage claims

Liaison between firm and claimants on daily basis

Assisted in administration of a large class action settlement agreement

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