John M. Mangiafridda

Experience: Litigation & Trial practices representing victims of fraud, individually and in class actions; complex matters involving mortgage, banking & business fraud, unfair & deceptive business practices, products liability, breaches of fiduciary duty involving trusts and limited partnerships, securities litigation, real estate, common interest developments, construction defect, land use, personal injury; and appeals

• Receive, manage, review (for substance), index and archive large document productions, traditionally and electronically.

• Extensive legal research and writing skills (summary judgment/adjudication, motions to compel, appellate briefs, legal and factual research memorandum, correspondence, meet and confer, discovery disputes, etc.).

• Maintain pleadings, correspondence and case management files.

• Manage evidence, deposition testimony & exhibits, potential trial materials; maintain legal and case management information systems, both traditionally and electronically.

• Identify, locate, assemble, collate & duplicate numerous documents from multiple sources for complex filings.

• Effectively draft and respond to all forms of discovery.

• Deposition preparation, summary and analysis.

• Plan, organize and implement projects and job tasks, often supervising outside vendors.

• Develop and organize case, deposition and trial related reference binders/manuals.

• Research and analyze a variety of sources for use in preparing various legal documents.

• Collect/disseminate data while analyzing and evaluating compliance with various legal and non-legal issues.

• Trial preparation, support, consultation & electronic evidence presentation, via Trial Director, having attended some 17 trials.

• Experience at the California Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court & Ninth Circuit Software:

Trial Director (Certified Trainer), Sanction (Certified), Westlaw & Lexis Nexis (Certificates), Abacus, Adobe Pro, Microsoft Publisher, Summation, Concordance, Relativity, CLIO, Casemap, ProLaw, Textmap.

Employment:

September, 2021 to Present Zimmerman Pavone, LLP Rohnert Park, CA Litigation/Trial Paralegal

January, 2020 – April, 2020 Gordon & Rees San Francisco, CA Litigation/Trial Paralegal

August, 2019 - December, 2019 Scheer Law Group, LLP San Rafael CA Litigation/Trial Paralegal

September, 2017 – July, 2019 Golden Goose Naturals, Inc. Mendocino, CA Compliance/Litigation Support

May, 2017 – October, 2017 Law Offices of Herbert L. Terreri Healdsburg, CA Contract Paralegal

43 Eden Place Telephone: 707-***-****

Santa Rosa, CA 95409

June, 2015 – Present Howard Law Firm Mill Valley, CA Part- Time Paralegal

July, 2014 – May, 2015 Crowley & Associates Santa Rosa, CA Contract Paralegal

April, 2013 – June, 2014 Law Offices of Wallace Francis Santa Rosa, CA Contract Paralegal

September, 2007 – April, 2013 The Law Offices of Ann Rankin Oakland, CA Senior Litigation Paralegal/Trial Technology Consultant [Laid-Off] September, 2006 – September, 2007 The Veen Law Firm San Francisco, CA Senior Litigation Paralegal/Trial Presentation Technician May, 2004 – September, 2006 Lexecute Premier Legal Outsourcing San Jose, CA Director of Litigation & Technology in Support of India Operations (Delhi, India) June, 2002 – April, 2004 Lanahan & Reilly Santa Rosa, CA Litigation Paralegal

September, 1997– May, 2002 Murray & Howard, LLP Oakland, CA Litigation Paralegal

Teaching:

June, 2011 – June, 2013 Heald College Concord, CA

Adjunct Faculty – Paralegal & Criminal Justice Programs 2002 to 2009 Sonoma State University Paralegal Program Rohnert Park, CA Assistant Professor of Instruction

Education:

Sonoma State University Paralegal Program

June 1997 [G.P.A. 3.5] Certificate of Completion [30 Units]

Sonoma State University - 1980, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997 [90 Units]

Empire Law School – 2004 – 2006 [57 Units]

Internships:

Military:

California Rural Legal Assistance (Santa Rosa)

Supervisor: Tony Wilde, Esq. [Administrative Law & Landlord/Tenant Disputes]

C.A.S.A. (Court Appointed Special Advocate)

Supervisor: Millie Gilson, Sonoma County, California

United States Army (1980 – 1983) Fire Support Specialist, Armor Honorable Discharge, 4 letters of Achievement, 1 letter of Appreciation, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Mission Service Ribbon, Platoon Confidence Training w/ 10th Special Forces Group, Referee NATO Games

(West Germany), Cold War Recognition Certificate, Armor Scout.

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