Syed Kermani

** ***** ***** ***********, *** York 11735 Cel# 917-***-**** adpl0y@r.postjobfree.com

Candidate Description:

● Extensive years of experience working as Personal Injury Paralegal

● Evaluation of all types of personal injury cases, including but not limited to medical malpractice, slip/trip

fall incidents and wrongful death

● Overseeing smooth process of cases from inception to conclusion

● Drafted demand packages to send to tortfeasor carriers

● Discussed settlements with tortfeasor careers and/or defense counsels

● Drafted settlement disbursements

● Obtained witness statements

● Drafted Summon and Complaints, Notice of Claims, Bill of Particulars, Responses, etc.

● Setting up Zoom meetings with defense counsels and/or clients

Skill List:

● Client relations

● Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers’ Compensation

● FOIL Requests

● Legal Research

● Drafting legal documents

● Microsoft Office

● Adobe Acrobat

● TrialWorks

● Outlook

● Proficiency in Saga, PI Manager and TrialWork (10+ years)

● Case Management

● Legal Drafting

● Negotiation

● Typing

● Medical terminology

● Microsoft Word

● Customer service

Work Experience:

Claim Negotiator

Aminov Law Group PC - Queens, NY August 2021 to November 2021

● Review cases for possible settlements with Bodily Injury or UM or SUM adjusters of different tortfeasor carriers.

● Drafting demand package cover letters to send to the tortfeasor carrier. Drafting S&C if needed!

● Negotiated medical liens

● Drafted Hold Harmless and Indemnification

Senior Claims Manager

The Russell Friedman Law Practice, LLP - Garden City, NY August 2019 to June 2021

● Interview clients and prepare Case Intake

● Legal Research

● Drafted summons of Complaint

● E-filings

● Reviewed medical records and legal documents

● Supervised paralegals/legal assistants on No-Fault Applications

● Supervised paralegals/legal assistance on clients' seeking medical treatments

● Maintained close contact with the clients on both NF and Liability medical examinations

● Maintained liaison with the clients on any other important case related issues

● Assisted lawyers on personal injury litigations

● Prepared settlement/demand package

● Negotiated settlement with the liability insurance carriers

Senior Paralegal

The Cantin Law Group - Queens, NY February 2019 to August 2019

● Settled multi-million dollars injury cases

● Drafted settlement disbursements

● Extensive client relations

● Filing legal documents at the supreme courts of the 5 boroughs as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties

● Legal research

Senior Paralegal

The Sanders Firm - Mineola, NY June 2014 to July 2018

● Legal Research

● Negotiated settlements with different tortfeasor carriers

● Drafted settlement disbursements

● Requested consents from workers’ compensations carriers and or underinsured carriers for settling

thirst party cases

● FOIL requests

● Processed settlement checks

● Drafted legal documents for medical malpractice cases, including but not limited to summons and

complaint, bill of particulars, etc.

Case Manager

Vogel & Rosenberg - New York, NY

June 2006 to May 2013

● Reviewed medical documents

● Drafted No-Fault Applications

● Maintained close contact with the clients on both NF and Liability medical examinations • Maintain

liaison with the clients on any other important case related issues

● Conducted No-Fault or UM Examination under Oaths

● Conducted 50-H

● Reviewed Medical Malpractice cases

● Drafted settlement/demand package

● Negotiated settlements with the liability insurance carriers

● Filed legal documents with courts

● Legal Research

Lead Paralegal

Taller & Wizman, P.C - Rego Park, NY

June 2001 to April 2006

● Updated Weekly Tasks for various cases

● Conducted NF EUOs and 50-H

● Drafted Settlement Letter/Demand Packages • Negotiated settlement of cases

● Legal Research

● FOIL requests

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Law Offices of Kenneth Wilhelm, PC - New York, NY August 1997 to July 2001

● Signed up clients and prepared Case Intake

● Reviewed medical documents

● Followed up with client for their treatment status and case updates

● Maintained close contact with the clients on both NF and Liability medical examinations

● Maintained liaison with the clients on any other important case related issues

● Conducted No-Fault or UM Examination under Oaths

● Reviewed and processed Medical Malpractice cases

● Assisted lawyers on personal injury litigation

● Drafted settlement/demand packages

● Negotiated settlement with the liability insurance carriers

● Filed documents with courts

● Legal Research

Education:

Masters of Marketing University of Dhaka - Dhaka 1984

Higher Secondary Certificate Notre Dame College - Dhaka 1979

Language Proficiency:

● English - Fluent

● Bangla - Fluent

● Hindi - Fluent

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