John (Rick) Elinski

aduali@r.postjobfree.com * 202-***-**** * Annandale, VA

OBJECTIVE

Experienced Paralegal and skilled analyst seeking in-house paralegal experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Paralegal (NC, KY, DC, VA; Remote CA, GA, FL, TN, TX; Federal) 10/2015– present

·Over 8 successful civil actions; 2 immigration court wins; 4 criminal re-hearings, 2 retrials, and 4 reductions in sentence; over 12 administrative agency victories; leading to success rates of 40% for criminal case review, 24% for criminal case relief, and 85% for administrative remedy

·Broad civil/criminal Fed/State litigation, administrative actions, class action suits experience

·Paralegal support for IP, family law, tort, criminal, traffic, & real estate law firms

·Experience with filings, court rules, e-filing, and procedures in Virginia, D.C., and other states

·Strong experience with FOIA requests (FIPS/FIRST/STAR/FOIA.gov/DOD Open Gov’t access & exemptions, Final Agency Decisions appeals); familiar with CaseMap, Adobe, ShareFile, Relativity, Legal Files, Concordance, Salesforce, Zoho, and other case, office and client management programs

·Skilled in Discovery, research/analysis (Shepardizing, case law, statutes, court rules, company data, legal reviews, legislative history), interviews, preparing Complaints, Motions, Briefs, Declarations, Exhibits, and Contracts, and assisting in developing legal defense and negotiations/ADR

·Areas of expertise include contracts, habeas corpus, malpractice/ineffective assistance, divorce, power of attorney, guardianship/conservatorship, criminal law, tort, immigration, landlord/tenant, FTCA, fraud, real estate, traffic infractions, medical malpractice, personal injury, appeals, subpoenas, writ of certiorari, Rule 60(b), discrimination, administrative remedies, appeals, negligence, breach of Good Faith/fair dealings, misrepresentation, violations of civil and ethical codes

· Pro Bono employment discrimination lawsuit (ADA, EEOC, Consent Decree, and harassment)

Law Library Clerk, LEXIS NEXIS & Legal Course instructor 11/2015 - 05/2017

– Department of Justice, BOP (Butner, NC)

·Maintain legal references, forms, booklets, self-help legal aids, and other material

·Legal Services: Form preparation; assistance with digital law resources; legal review

·Office management: cataloging and file maintenance; ensure compliance with current regulations and agency guidance; research assistance; asset/resource management

·Updated and revitalized Law Library to bring into compliance with Federal requirements;

·Instructor for LEXIS NEXIS, US Constitution, Legal Writing, Forms & Filings, and History of Law, Ethics, Philosophy and Writing adult continuing education courses

Legal Assistant

– San Francisco Public Defender’s Office Semester Internship 2002

·Manage Dockets; manage client binders; draft and proof legal documents (letters, motions, notices, forms, subpoenas); conduct legal research; file documents; schedule/appearance management of defendants/ witnesses; index/summarize transcripts, filings, pleadings & other legal documents; research jurors; prepare courtroom exhibits and other trial material

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

CBRN Analyst 05/2009 – 4/2012

– J8 Joint Requirements Office CBRND (Battelle Memorial Institute; Arlington, VA)

·DoD Joint Requirements Office CBRN Division Analysis of Alternatives Subject Matter Expert

·Expert in Performance Work Statement/Statement of Work (PWS/SOW) development; created performance criteria for monitoring/tracking of contracts; command lynchpin for development MTs, MoEs and MoPs, CDRLs, QASP & other contract elements

·Authored MOAs and Contracts IAW FAR/DFAR, DODD 5000.01 & DODI 5000.02

Senior Consultant

– U.S. Naval Facilities (Integrity Solution/SMART & Associates; Washington, DC, PACOM)

·Sole contact point for NAVFAC Emergency Management Pacific Region installations to the DOD JPEO-CBD office for emergency and disaster response preparedness

·Liaison, coordination, oversight, advising and review for critical infrastructure protection, area alert, enhanced medical, fire & security alerts, training & response exercises, chemical & biological detection/response, decontamination, & other capabilities

·Support integration of C4I systems for Navy EOCs/ROCs (Emergency/Regional Operations Centers); Develop & review of Installation Emergency Response Plans; Training development

·Ensure compliance with Navy, DoD, OSHA and FEMA guidance

Homeland Security Coordinator

– U.S. Army Pacific Region Medical Command (Anteon; Honolulu, HI)

·Handpicked by Pacific Region Medical Command for position

·Advisor, liaison & program manager for Chem/Bio/Rad/Nuc/Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection issues

·Developed emergency & medical operations plans for inter-agency cooperation, capability integration, training, created action committees & training program; oversaw creation of a fully-integrated Tripler Army Medical Center CBRN Response program

·Advised Command Staff in JCAHCO/OSHA/NFPA and other statutory/policy requirements

·Contributed to State & Regional disaster preparedness, PACOM emergency readiness & regional pandemic planning, Joint-Service exercises & evaluation, State & Federal Medical Response efforts

Cyber Threat Analyst

– U.S. Department of State, DSCTAD (MANTECH International; Arlington, VA)

·Conduct research & analysis utilizing HUMINT, SIGINT, COMINT, & OSINT materials on threats to U.S. cyber security by foreign state, terrorist, and local actors

·Long-term analysis of foreign IT & CNO development, daily situational reports, & priority intelligence reports (non-technical)

Research Analyst

– Centra Technology (Arlington, VA)

·Conducted research and analysis on cultural topics, IT security issues, terrorist organizations, foreign policy, election security & regional conflict; select group to author MC Cultural Handbook

·Produce intel-based reports for US Intel/DoD agencies; compared and verified source data; conducted in-depth analysis and threat modeling; seminar organization & security

US ARMY Korean Linguist / Chemical Officer, Operations Assistant / CBRNE Advisor

– U.S. Army (S. Korea; Honolulu, HI)

·Independently developed/implemented 2ID-wide Decon process for Civil-Military emergencies;

·Liaison for TAMC - created Pacific Region and hospital Inter-Agency/Department working groups to develop command-assistance initiatives & emergency procedures; CMD-level briefings

·Designed Decon systems & contamination control methods; Analyze & procure CBRNE equipment

·Established personnel assignments, roles, responsibilities & training procedures; coordinated multi-agency & hospital-wide planning task force

·Reviewed, revised & revitalized NBC training program to achieve 99% NBC readiness;

·Awarded Division Chemical recognition coin for full battalion decontamination for Gunnery

·Status Report Officer pulling monthly full Battalion status, drove Unit readiness from 85% to 94%

·NBC RotQTR Award; Army Commendation (2) & Achievement (2) Medals; 2-9 Manchu Buckle.

EDUCATION

- Advanced Paralegal Certificate Program, George Mason University, 6/2022

- Undergraduate Paralegal Certificate Program, American Public University System, 5/2022

- Paralegal Certificate; George Mason Univ., 7/2020

- Westlaw Certification, 7/2020

- Paralegal Certificate; Blackstone Career Institute, 4/2019

- Relativity; Relativity Basics, Basics of Searching, Creating & Using Views, Getting Started in Relativity, Navigating Case Documents in Relativity, Sample-Based Learning, 6-9/2020

- M.P.A. Emergency and Consequence Management; George Mason University, 2015

- Chemical Officer Basic Course; CBRNE, Military History and Security Studies; US Army, 2003

- DOD NSEP Boren Fellow; US Regional Security research; Japan & S. Korea, 2000

- M.A. Pacific Area Studies: East Asian Studies/US-Asia Relations, Univ. of San Francisco, 2002

- U.S. Army Korean Voice Interceptor School, DLI, 1999; Admin. Specialist Course, AG School, 1997

- B.A. East Asian Studies (Self-designed), Linfield College, 1996

ASSOCIATIONS

- Volunteer, Korean Community Service Center

- Volunteer, Hope for Prisoners

- Member, Phi Alpha Delta

- Member, National Language Service Corps

- Fellow, National Security Education Program Boren Fellowship

LANGUAGES

Korean – Intermediate

Japanese - Intermediate

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