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Fluent for over 15 years of experience in Microsoft Office and specialized applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Relativity, Summation, Concordance, Lotus Notes, Legalkey, Case Map, Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, CasePull, iBlaze, LiveNote, Pacer (ECF), Trial Director, Ringtail, Kroll, Windows Explorer, Best Authority, Discovery Partner, EDIS (ITC Docketing System), and Adobe 9.0 as well as a range of proprietary matter, records, docket and time-keeping modules.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Washington, D.C.

ALSTON & BIRD, LLP (January 2013-January2020)

Senior Intellectual Property/Litigation Paralegal

oOnly paralegal that reports directly to firm’s partners and associates that are assigned to the Intellectual Property group and to the firm’s Trial and Litigation group for the Washington D.C. office.

oResponsible for the supervision of 7 entry level case assistants on both 337/ITC cases and also district court cases both general litigation and intellectual property law including workflow management, timesheet review and approvals, and conduct or coordinate performance reviews, provide training on 337/ITC and litigation areas of law including document retrieval from Pacer and EDIS, Westlaw research, and Relativity.

oArranges E-Discovery for large document requests and production for white collar, general litigation, and intellectual property groups using Relativity, Concordance, and other document review platforms.

oAssist with various requests from firm’s offices and serves as direct Washington D.C. point of contact.

oDirectly works with client regarding document review and document requests

oTrains secretaries on filing procedures regarding Pacer and 337 filings.

oPrepares various filings for several cases within nationwide district courts, appellate courts, and the International Trade Commission (on 337 Investigations).

oPrepares drafts of motions, briefs, and legal memorandum.

oProvides rules and regulations and guidance to 1st year associates not familiar with 337/ITC practices and general litigation practices.

oCoordinates document review with outside experts.

oDirect interaction with various vendors regarding scheduling of court reporters, videography, translations, blowbacks, and document productions/E-Discovery.

oObtains experienced knowledge of local rules and federal rules of civil procedure for general litigation cases and also experienced knowledge with the Code of Federal Regulations: Title 19, Custom Duties for Section 337 investigations and various Administrative Law Judge’s Ground Rules at the International Trade Commission.

oPrepares for various depositions and hearings.

oPrepares charts and graphs to keep track of scheduled depositions, case deadlines, and task assignments.

oProvides senior patent infringement litigation experience and prepares 337 Investigation filings for cases on both the Complainant and Respondent side for the International Trade Commission.

oCite checks and shepardizes legal briefs and legal memorandum using Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, and the Bluebook

oAssisted and participated in 337 Investigation trials at the International Trade Commission as lead paralegal.

oActive member of firm’s Paralegal Employee Development Committee / CLE and member and lead of Paralegal Advisory Committee, and of firm’s Diversity Committee.

oLead paralegal assisting IP attorneys with a significant win which included Rockwell Automation Inc. which won a significant victory at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), which unanimously upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s finding that gray market importers of Rockwell’s industrial automation products infringed several of Rockwell’s trademarks. The ITC granted a rarely awarded General Exclusion Order (GEO).

oLead paralegal assisting IP attorneys at ITC enforcement hearing for client Navico Inc.which has won an initial determination by a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Administrative Law Judge, who recommended a $37 million fine against Garmin International Inc. The penalty – the largest ever in an ITC investigation.

CROWELL & MORING, LLP Washington, D.C.

Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal (August 2010 –October 2012)

oReports directly to firm’s partners that are assigned to the intellectual property group.

oResponsible for the maintenance and control of official files, correspondence and pleadings, attorney work product files, document production and requests, depositions, expert files, calendars, and preparation of filings.

oCite checks and shepardizes legal briefs and legal memorandum using Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, and the Bluebook.

oAssist with trial preparation for other practice areas within the firm including intellectual property, antitrust, and white collar.

oTravels for document collections and assists with the conduction of interviews for antitrust matters.

oPrepares various filings for the district courts and appellate courts.

oOnly Senior Paralegal within the Intellectual Property department firm wide that specializes in ITC 337 Investigation cases involving both utility and design patents, as well as registered and common law trademarks.

oProvides senior patent infringement litigation experience and prepares 337 Investigation filings for cases on both the Complainant and Respondent side for the International Trade Commission.

oPrepares drafts of motions, briefs, and legal memorandum.

oDirect interaction with various vendors regarding court reporters, copying and videography, Firm Logic, and litigation support.

oDirect interaction with case experts on patent/litigation matters.

oExperienced knowledge of local rules and federal rules of civil procedure and also experienced knowledge with the Code of Federal Regulations: Title 19, Custom Duties for Section 337 investigations and various Administrative Law Judge’s Ground Rules at the International Trade Commission.

oExperienced with new EDIS docketing system on 337 Investigations with the International Trade Commission.

oPrepares for expert depositions.

oPrepares charts, graphs, and demonstrative exhibits for use at trial.

oTrains and manages junior level paralegals on ITC cases.

ANDREWS KURTH, LLP Washington, D.C.

Paralegal (October 2008- August 2010)

oReports directly to the attorney (s) and partners that are assigned to the litigation section. Only paralegal within the DC firm consisting of 50 attorneys.

oPerforms various research in regard to Nazi art looting using Westlaw and Courtlink within the Art and Cultural Property practice within the firm.

oResponsible for the maintenance and control of official files, correspondence and pleadings, attorney work product files, document production and requests, depositions, expert files, calendars, and preparation of subpoenas.

oCite checks and shepardizes legal briefs and legal memorandum using Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, and CasePull.

oPrepares HSR filings (Hart-Scott -Rodino) to be administered to DOJ and FTC in accordance with firm’s Houston and Dallas Antitrust section.

oPrepares, organizes, and marks trial exhibits.

oPrepares charts, graphs, and demonstrative exhibits for use at trial.

oPrepares various filings for the district courts and appellate courts.

oPerforms various researches of local rules and federal rules of civil procedure.

oDirect interaction with various vendors regarding court reporters and process servers.

oPrepares firm wide lobbying reports and lobbying registration to be filed with the House of Representatives and Senate.

oPrepares for expert depositions.

oPatent Infringement Litigation experience and prepares 337 filings for the International Trade Commission.

oDrafting of motions, briefs, and legal memorandum.

KIRKLAND & ELLIS, LLP Washington, D.C.

Litigation Legal Assistant (June 2005 – Jan 2008)

Practice Areas

Litigation

oMaintenance and control of official files, correspondence and pleadings, attorney work product files, document production and requests, depositions, expert files, calendars, and preparation of subpoenas.

oDrafting of motions, briefs, and legal memorandum.

oStrong Cite Checking and Blue booking experience.

oDirect relationship with attorneys, both partners and associates.

oResponsive to client providing trial support to outside council in other jurisdictions.

oDirect interaction with various vendors regarding court reporters, copying and videography, Firm Logic, and litigation support.

oPerform document review of plaintiff records preparing timelines and indices.

oUtilization of record management department and legalkey document tracking database.

oResponsible for preparing deposition files while assisting with case development.

oExperienced in all phases of litigation including trial preparation.

oSupervised contract attorneys for various document reviews.

oAttended voluntary CLE classes to increase paralegal development.

oCorporate

oResponsible for Security Exchange Commission filings including Confidential Treatment Requests and filings of corporate Form D applications with entire firm wide offices.

Intellectual Property

oProvided patent Infringement Litigation experience and prepared 337 filings for the International Trade Commission.

EDUCATION

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Hampton, VA

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, with Honors, (May 2004)

Dean’s List, 2000-04

Selected as leader of 30-student Psychology Studies organization.

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