Contract Paralegal Attorney

CHRISTOPHER WESTON

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Beverly Hills CA 90210 Email;******************@*****.*** OBJECTIVE: Analyst,consultant, legal and business management, paralegal or similar position, that utilizes my extensive business and legal experience and education in the areas of law and business. DEMONSTRATED KBUSINESS SKILLS:

Communicating effectively and persuasively in writing through written pleadings and correspondence and orally in argument to opposing counsel, judge, arbitrator, and jury. Mediating a wide variety of legal dispute as a volunteer mediator. Interviewing clients to assess their needs and desires to obtain pertinent information and questioning witnesses at deposition and trial to obtain the necessary and relevant facts. Negotiated and reached agreements with opposing counsel on a variety of disputed issues. Prepared profit and loss statements, break-even analysis, budgeting, sales forecasts, created financial models and presented financial information to corporate management. Over 20 years’ experience performing background investigations on individuals and businesses through access of public information through in person searches of court records, local city and county record and other government agencies and through internet sources such as EDGAR, Lexis- Nexis, Web pacer and obtaining information through written requests including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Computer and research skills: designed spreadsheets to analyze and display financial data and word processing using MS-Word, Excel WordPerfect. Ability to research using Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, Edgar, and other online databases Experience with social media networks. WORK HISTORY:]

SOLE PRACTITIONER/CONTRACT ATTORNEY 1994 to the July 2021 : Performed all phases of civil litigation in variety of legal disputes involving, banking, contract disputes, collection, personal injury, and real estate.

CONTRACT PARALEGAL/INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING CONSULTANT 1990-- 1994 Clients have included:

CONKLE & OLESTEN, Santa Monica, CA Assisted lawyers by writing declarations, cite checking, preparation of trial notebooks and computer database research. TELEDYNE, Northridge, CA. Assisted in compliance audit to ensure that the company met with its government contracts’ requirements.

O’MELVENY & MYERS, Los Angeles, CA Assisted in document, production, preparation of trial notebooks, computer database research. WARNER BROS., Burbank, CA. Duties included analysis and preparation of motion picture participation statement-s. FINANCIAL ANALYST 1985 - 1989 Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA Prepared financial statements, financial and profitability analysis and presented information to management. EDUCATION:\

LACBA Basic Mediation Training Los Angeles 2002

LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA JD. 1993.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, OR BS. Economics and Finance, 1984. REFERENCES: Furnished upon Request.

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