HOPE LAYNE MORGAN

***** ******* **** #***, ******, TX 75254

(Cell) 214-***-**** (E-mail) adh0ky@r.postjobfree.com EXPERIENCE:

Susan L. Florence & Associates, Staff Counsel for ALLSTATE, Dallas, Texas June 2020 – Present Paralegal Specialist to Staff Counselors Nicholas “Nick” Vincent and Caitlin Hodge

• Review new file assignments; draft initial pleadings, answers and motions

• Assist attorneys in preparing materials for trial, arbitration and mediation

• Identify, summarize and monitor relevant case issues; secure peer reports and controvert affidavits

• Draft voluminous discovery responses with objections to discovery demands J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., Plano, Texas June 2019 – June 2020 Board Administrative Executive Assistant to Brandy Treadway, SVP General Counsel and Secretary; Dawn Wolverton, Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Securities; Amy Lanctot, Sr. Counsel, Corporate Securities; Arnold Grothues, Sr. Counsel, Government Relations; Kelly Nelson, Specialized Sr. Legal Analyst, Corporate Securities and the Board of Directors

• Drafted Minutes, Agendas, Notices, Schedules, Timelines, Resolutions and flowcharts for Board and Committee meetings

• Coordinated onboarding orientation for new members of the Board of Directors and company Officers

• Built Board and Committee books in Diligent for each meeting and uploaded presentation materials

• Lead weekly Pre-Production Meetings with internal teams to prepare for all the Board and Committee meetings onsite or offsite, specifically the logistics, security, audio visual and technological support

• Booked travel, food and beverage services, meeting rooms and transportation for Board and Committee meetings; processed expense reports for Board members and supervising attorneys

• Created files for all Board and Committee meetings; updated the fiscal year Directors’ Meeting Attendance spreadsheet, contact sheet, biographies, headshots and annual calendars GENERAL DATATECH, L.P., Dallas, Texas September 2018 – May 2019 Senior Corporate Paralegal to General Counsel (formerly Elya Blataric, currently Jennifer Gentry)

• Provided legal support to the General Counsel, Senior Contracts Specialist, executive management and sales teams; organized meetings, presentations and conference calls for senior leadership

• Managed and assigned over 70 tasks in the Legal Department to the appropriate internal teams to review and to provide feedback

• Reviewed, redlined and summarized contracts, specifically Non-Disclosure and Non-Compete Agreements

• Drafted discovery responses with objections and answered subpoena and Public Information Act requests; prepared Proof of Claim forms and recapped Chapter 11 Bankruptcy pleadings DOWNS & STANFORD, P.C., Dallas, Texas July 2015 – September 2018 Paralegal to Jay R. Downs, Founder, Director, Managing Partner

• Provided case management support for one of the law firm’s partners on 56 of his active civil litigation cases

• Reviewed and summarized medical records and bills; prepared chronologies and paid vs. incurred charts

• Drafted voluminous discovery responses with objections; assembled trial, mediation and deposition notebooks

• Conducted extensive social media and background research on all clients, insured parties, Defendants and Plaintiffs

• E-filed in state and federal courts and served pleadings, notices, affidavits, motions, agreements and discovery responses on all parties’ counsel

• Formulated travel itineraries and logistics; scheduled meetings and conference calls for clients, experts and with the court

THE BASSETT FIRM, Dallas, Texas February 2015 – June 2015 Paralegal to Michael H. Bassett, Owner, Managing Partner and attorneys Michael J. Noordsy, Mathew S. Samuel, Robert L. McGee, Jr., Christopher B. Reed, Barbara M. Pelaez and Stefan A. Ginnard

• Provided legal support for seven attorneys with approximately fifty active insurance defense cases

• Prepared hearing, deposition, mediation, trial and exhibit notebooks, including exhibit and witness lists

• Drafted subpoenas to obtain records from providers; reviewed and analyzed same and generated reports

• Coordinated electronic discovery exchanged with retained experts; created billing itemization reports to determine damages at trial; communicated daily with clients, adjusters and insurance company representatives

• Responded to extensive discovery requests with objections in multiple, on-going cases THE LAW OFFICE OF NATALIE GREGG, Allen, Texas March 2013 – February 2015 Paralegal to Natalie Gregg, Owner and Managing Partner and attorneys Jessica Perroni, Melissa Cason and Matthew Davis

• Assisted with the intake process, the screening of potential clients and the scheduling of consultation appointments

• Provided legal and administrative support for four attorneys with approximately 80 active family law cases

• Drafted pleadings, responses, notices, motions, agreements, proposals, subpoenas and arranged service of process

• E-filed pleadings and notices with the court; Built, maintained and managed the firm’s databases and client files

• Calendared and coordinated meetings and conferences with clients, opposing counsel, pro se litigants and the court

• Prepared all hearing, informal settlement conference, deposition, mediation and trial notebooks and exhibits

LAW OFFICE OF HICKS B. MORGAN, Garland, Texas January 2010 – February 2013 Paralegal - In-house Legal Department for Morgan Buildings & Spas, Inc.

• Assisted with Litigation management, including mediation and trial preparations for 250 cases in Contract Law, Bankruptcy, Construction, Corporate Law, Employment, Workers’ Compensation, Real Property and Collections

• Managed the issuances of Abstract of Judgments, the serving of Writ of Executions and Judgment renewals

• Researched, analyzed and formulated the written responses to the company’s Better Business Bureau complaints

• Monitored 130 Judgment cases and filed UCC 1 and UCC 3 forms with the Secretary of State and county courts

• Oversaw 250 cases with the supervision of Corporate Counsel and approximately 50 matters with outside counsel

EDUCATION:

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, Dallas, Texas Paralegal Certificate SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, Dallas, Texas Master of Arts, Radio and Television Production DENISON UNIVERSITY, Granville, Ohio Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Spanish UNIVERSIDAD DEL SALVADOR, Buenos Aires, Argentina Spanish Language and Literature Program SKILLS:

• DocuSign, Todoist, Timeslips, Time Matters, iManage, iExpense, Onit, Diligent, Workshare, E-Filing, E-Serve, File&Serve Express, Dictation, Juris, Perfect Practice, Sanctions, Clio, ProDoc2, PACER, Case&Point, Lotus Notes, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, Nuance, TeamConnect

LANGUAGE:

• Bilingual in Spanish