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DEBRA BELLAMY

*** ********** *****, ********, ** 77584

Cell: 713-***-****

Email: adnv7f@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of

Qualifications:

• Highly qualified legal professional with 25 plus years of experience as a legal secretary, legal assistant, office manager, IT administrator and word processing specialist. Excellent skills as a corporate assistant in the practices of Banking and Finance, Energy, M&A, Business Tax and Oil & Gas. Substantial experience as a litigation assistant in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Environmental, Asbestos, Maritime, Labor & Employment, and Media/Entertainment practices.

• Able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment; work well under pressure with minimal or no supervision; excellent organizational, communication and teamwork skills; exceptional technical knowledge of computers and the manipulation of data.

• Possess advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Desksite, Adobe Pro, Nuance, Filesite/iManage, lnterAction, DTE, DeltaView; Work Day; lnnova; WorkFlow; Citrix; Legal Key; Notary Public-State of Texas; Type: 80-90 wpm

Work Experience:

September 2003 to

June 17, 2020

Locke Lord, LLP, 600 Travis Street, Suite 2800, Houston, TX 77002 Executive Corporate Legal Assistant - 01/01/2007 – 06/17/2020 Legal Assistant support for 3 partners and 2 associates. Assisted with complex corporate/transactional and business tax documents; financial institutions and service providers on transactions; extensive revisions to documents utilizing Word, PowerPoint, lnnova and Excel; redlined documents using Workshare; scanned, converted and uploaded New client/matter files; maintained client files; made travel arrangements, maintained calendars; organized extensive business and professional events; prepared expense reports; processed third-party invoices and coordinated preparation and distribution of client invoices.

Executive Litigation Secretary - 09/02/2003 to 12/31/2006 Litigation support for 2 partners and 3 associates. Assisted with complex labor & employment documents as well as paralegal and administrative support; organized and maintained client files; scanned and uploaded documents (legal/administrative) into appropriate database; maintained client files; maintained docketing calendar; composed initial and final drafts of correspondence and pleadings, court filings, scheduled hearings, Bates labeled discovery and preparation of trial notebooks. April 2000 to

August 2003

Hill, Parker & Roberson, LLP, 5300 Memorial, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77006 (Hill, Parker & Roberson, LLP merged with Locke Lord LLP, f/k/a Locke, Liddell & Sapp on 09/02/2003) Executive Litigation Legal Assistant/Secretary and Network Administrator - Assisted Office Managing Partner with day-to-day office tasks and Plaintiffs' docket in connection with various medical malpractice, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation) cases; coordinated document retrieval and depositions with court reporters in various counties and states. major team player regarding handling of Class Action Breast Implant docket; travel to state and federal courthouses in connection with various official office needs. July 1999 to

January, 2000

Bellamy Secretarial Services, Houston, TX 77056 - Contract legal Assistant/Secretary contract employment duties consistent with my past employment skills, knowledge and responsibilities.

(Contract Legal Assistant at Zukowski & Bresenham - extensive client contact; 8/7/99-11/15/99; Contract Legal Assistant/Secretary at Yates & Kelly 12/1-15/99; and, Contract Legal Assistant/Secretary at DiCecco, Fant & Burman 01/10-01/15/2000) September 1998

to July 1999

Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering (defunct), 1200 Smith, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77002.- Executive Legal Secretary to Two Partners (Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Civil Litigation) July 1995 to

September 1998

Mehaffy & Weber, 500 Dallas Street, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77002. - Executive Legal Secretary to Arthur R. Almquist, Managing Partner (Head of Toxic Tort/Civil Litigation Section) and One Associate - Assisted Managing Partner with day-to-day firm operations; assisted in maintaining toxic tort docket; prepared draft and finalized respondence and documents; prepared and collected client invoices.

June 1994 to

July 1995

Gilpin, Paxson & Bersch, L.L.P. (defunct), 1900 West Loop South, Suite 2000, Houston, Texas 77027

- Executive Legal Secretary to Three Attorneys (One Partner and Two Of Counsel Civil Litigation/Environmental).

Education: -2001- SMU School of Computer Technology- Completed A+ Course work

-1993-1998 - Rice University - Houston, Texas - Various continuing education classes regarding business, creative novel and screenplay writing.

-1985-1996 - Various seminars relating to office management; computer technology; law office procedures and legal secretary/assistant procedures. Résumé of Debra Bellamy Page 2 of 8

PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL REFERENCES

James R. Leahy, Shareholder

(former Partner with Locke Lord, LLP)

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1700

Houston, TX 77002

Phone: 713-***-****

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Brian Carmichael

(formerly Partner with Locke Lord, LLP)

Managing Counsel - Upstream & Trading Litigation Shell Oil Company

150 N Dairy Ashford Rd, Ste A

Houston, TX 77079-1116

Phone: 832-***-****

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David Cooke General Counsel

(formerly with Locke Lord, LLP)

ARM Energy

20329 State Highway 249, 4th Floor

Houston, TX 77070

Phone: 281-***-****

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Charles R. Parker, Partner

(former Partner with Locke Lord, LLP)

Yetter Coleman LLP 909 Fannin, Suite 360 Two Houston Center Houston, TX 77010

Phone: 713-***-****

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Graham Hill

(former Partner with Locke Lord, LLP)

Law Offices of Graham Hill

3251 Huntington Place

Houston, Texas 77019

Phone: 713-***-****

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Carroll Gaston, Legal Secretary

10046 Rosbrook Drive,

Houston, Texas 77038 Phone:713-***-****

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Renetta O. Parham, Legal Assistant

Reed Smith LLP

811 Main Street

Suite 1700

Houston, TX 77002-5005

Phone: 713-***-****

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Theresa A. Knight, Technology Trainer

Locke Lord, LLP JPMorgan Chase Tower 600 Travis,

Suite 2800

Houston, TX 7700

Phone: 713-***-****

Email: adnv7f@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL AFFILIATION

• Member of the Houston Area League of PC Users

• Past member and Officer of The State Bar of Texas - Legal Administrators Divisions

• Houston Area Women's Center (Board Member and Volunteer)

• Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (Volunteer)

• Team Fundraiser- 713 Cardinals, Texas Youth Football Association (TYFA) (Volunteer) Résumé of Debra Bellamy Page 3 of 8

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