Holly P. Pierce

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New Albany, IN 47150 (10 minutes from Louisville)

adv877@r.postjobfree.com

502-***-****

Professional Abilities

● Assist Attorney(s) with Medical Malpractice cases as well as Personal Injury

● Seasoned trial paralegal in both state and federal cases

● Draft legal documents I.e. discovery, deposition summaries, medical record collection and summarization

Computer Skills

● Proficient in LexisNexis, Westlaw, Pacer, CourtNet, Adobe Acrobat Professional, eScanIt

● Proficient in Needles, CaseMap, Relativity, Clio, Summation Professional Experience

Slechter Law Firm 10/20/2022 - Present

● Manage personal injury cases from intake to completion

● Liaison between clients and attorneys

● Conferences with insurance adjusters regarding case status, subrogation liens 4 Corners Deposition Summarization 6/30/2021 – 12/2/2021 Deposition Summarization Paralegal

● Summarize depositions

Farmer & Wright, PLLC – 9/9/2021 - 10/19/2022

● Manage personal injury cases

● Conduct personal injury intakes

● Responsible for acting as liaison between parties and attorney

● Discuss with insurance regarding bodily injury claims, personal injury protection or Med-Pay

● Instrumental in setting up liens with insurance companies and negotiating liens

● Contact with clients regarding medical treatments

● Draft and prepare demand statements and mediation statements

● Negotiate medical bills

● Work with CMS regarding liens and VA lien reductions

● Draft pleadings including but not limited to discovery, motions, judgment liens and file same in state and federal court

● Assist with Disability Department and order medical records

● Assist with answering phones

Law offices of David Yates 6/29/2020 - 9/8/2021

Paralegal

● Manage large case load and handled these cases from inception to conclusion.

● Interviewed clients, and witnesses acting as a liaison between parties and attorney.

● Contact with clients, opposing counsel, expert witnesses, and witnesses.

● Negotiated medical liens and subrogation liens.

● Drafted and prepared demand statements and mediation statements.

● Managed summer intern and assist with issues in completion of projects.

● Interviewed clients, witnesses, and discussed medical issues with providers and experts.

● Ordered medical documents and employee documents.

● Reviewed medical records and prepared medical summaries for attorney use.

● Drafted legal pleadings including but not limited to complaints, discovery, motions, and file same in state courts and federal courts.

● Deposition preparation for attorney and client.

● Trial preparation including Power Point presentations, (this is the program used in this office), proficient with Sanction for trial presentations.

● Responsible for general office management including answering all phone lines, mail, and assisting two other attorneys that are tenants in the office.

● Kentucky notary

ProTem (January 2020 – June 2020)

Document Analyst (Contract position loss due to COVID)

● Analyzed complex documents and obtained pertinent information to build database. Bubalo Law, Inc. (May 2019 – August 2019)

Paralegal

● Assisted with complex pharmaceutical liability cases on national scale

● Utilized eDiscovery program to develop cases

● Contact clients regarding case information and conducted interviews Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer (November 2018 – May 2019) Paralegal

● Managed large caseload through inception, development, and conclusion

● Assisted 2 partners and 1 associate with Examination Under Oaths, depositions, and trials

● Obtained medical and billing records, summarized, and organized

● Scheduled depositions, mediations, and meetings

● Drafted legal pleadings, i.e. discovery responses, answers, correspondence Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review (April 2018 – July 2018) Paralegal (Contractor) CGI Federal, Inc.

● Legal assistant to Judges during court hearings

● Prepared legal documents for Judges to use in court proceedings

● Assisted Department of Homeland Security associates, Respondents, and attorneys with Immigration questions

Hance & Srinivasan (November 2016 – August 2017)

Paralegal

● Intake of information from potential clients regarding their claims

● Ordered medical records and reviewed for discrepancies

● Ordered employment records.

● Investigated medical invoices, insurance claims and prepared Special Damage requests for mediations and trials

NTT Data Analysis (June 2016 – September 2016)

Paralegal (Contractor)

● Reviewed voluminous amounts of bank records from fifth largest bank in America

● Analyzed documents, contracts, databases for information supporting claim

● Prepared memos based on findings

Department of Justice, Affirmative Civil Enforcement (January 2016 – May 2016) Paralegal (Contractor) CACI, Inc.

● Provided support to Civil Chief of the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Division regarding healthcare fraud matters and other issues.

● Conducted research regarding Affirmative Civil Enforcement. Reminger Co., LPA (June 2014 – May 2015)

Litigation Paralegal

● Provided support to Managing Partner through the development and conclusion of cases.

● Ordered medical records and developed medical chronologies.

● Ordered employment records and developed chronologies.

● Located expert witnesses, and prepared pertinent records for review.

● Assisted in trial preparation and attended trials. Alber Crafton, PSC (October 2012 - July 2013)

Surety Paralegal

● Provided support to 4 attorneys with all aspects of case development and discovery.

● Prepared legal documents, discovery requests and responses.

● Handled large document productions and created databases for document management using both electronic document management and paper control.

● Provided assistance to the attorneys in preparation for hearings and depositions. RehabCare/Kindred Healthcare (October 2011 - May 2012) Paralegal (Contractor)

● Provided paralegal support to the Chief Counsel and Vice President of the legal department for RehabCare.

● Conducted concerning government and state regulations for Medicare therapy facilities in all 50 states.

● Fielded research questions from Directors of Operations concerning therapy provision issues and building codes.

Goldberg Simpson (August 2010 – October 2011)

Litigation Paralegal

● Provided support to an attorney representing the Commonwealth of Kentucky in a large tobacco case involving all 50 states and the four largest tobacco companies.

● Reviewed massive amounts of documents and prepared same for production.

● Created database for management of case records

● Assisted with preparing attorney for depositions and hearings. Middleton Reutlinger (February 2001 – August 2010) Litigation Paralegal in Commercial / Business

● Experienced with preparing the attorney for depositions, hearings, and trials in both State and Federal courts.

● Attended and assisted attorney(s) at numerous trials, arbitrations, and hearings in both State and Federal court.

● Handled large document intensive cases that focused on both electronic and paper discovery issues utilizing eDiscovery software to complete these tasks.

● Reviewed cases and materials to locate key facts for discovery purposes and prepare written reports on findings.

● Conducted legal research and assisted with locating legal articles, laws, and other materials for cases.

● Drafted discovery requests and responses, deposition notices, and various other legal pleadings.

● Summarized depositions of witnesses and expert witnesses. Blackburn, Hundley & Domene, LLP 1998 – 2001

Paralegal

● Provided support to 2 attorneys with all aspects of case development, discovery and trial preparation with the primary focus on defense of hospitals and nursing homes.

● Obtained and summarized medical records, depositions and expert witness reports.

● Located expert witnesses, witnesses and former employees of the hospitals and nursing homes.

● Drafted pleadings and correspondence relative to the case. Deatrick & Spies 1997 - 1998

Paralegal

● Assisted with preparation of legal documents for collections.

● Fielded calls from debtors regarding collection documents.

● Filed documents with the court.

Education

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY Graduation May 1998 Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies

GPA 4.0

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY Graduation May 1989 Bachelor Degree in Communications

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