MITCHELL A. POMERANCE
Bronx, New York 10458
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Skills Summary: 25+ years of Practical Hands-on Experienced as a Paralegal & Office Administrator, Criminal, Civil, ADA; FDCPA. Education
• 80 Credits. Business Administration,
Monroe College - Main Campus
June 1988 – June 1990
● Associates Degree, Corning Community College, 1985-1987
● High School Diploma, Springfield Gardens, New York, 1980-1984 Experience
Dutchess County Court, Law Library Admin. Clerk & Paralegal, Beacon, NY, 2020 - 2023
● Client Intake; Review, Research and Drafting Pro Se Petitions, including Direct Appeals, N.Y.S. CPL §§ 440.10, 440.20; Federal Habeas Corpus, 28 U.S.C §§ 2254, 2255, Error Coram Nobis, All Writs Act; Proficient in Typing 75 WPM. Cohen & Mizrahi, LLP (Firm Dissolved), Paralegal, Brooklyn, NY, 2017 - 2019
● Office Administration; Client Intake; Microsoft Office Suite; Word; Excel; Proficient in Research Utilizing Lexis; Westlaw; Cosmoplex; Casepeer; E-Filing. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This firm represented the sight impaired and secured our client's rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act
Stavros, Inc. New York, N.Y.
• Sales Marketing Manager
June, 2010 – June 2017
Developed Strategies for
Increasing Sales & Market Share
PaineWebber New York. N.Y
• Paraplanner/Intern Finance Sector
June,1994 – June, 1998
Interned within the Asset
Management Sector for 2 years, &
acquired my General Securities
Representative Series 7 License. I
subsequently worked within the
Financial Planning groups. Duties
2
included Portfolio Administration,
Research & Product
Recommendation under the aegis
of Senior Financial Planners
Awards & Acknowledgements
● Certified Paralegal, N.Y.S. Legal Research Course Instructor, 2007-2017
● Numerous Successful Petitions, from Writ of Certiorari, U.S. Supreme Court in Rutledge v. United States, 517 U.S 292 (1996); and various Circuit Courts, United States v. Crosby, 397F.3d 103 (2d Cir. 2005); New York State Appellate Divisions, and State Supreme Courts, including my own successful Pro Se CPL § 440.20, granted May 5, NYS Supreme Court, (Hon. Keisel, J)
● Peer Mentor – The Bronx Defenders, Apr. 2017- Aug. 2019 Volunteered to Mentor children of Incarcerated Individuals to provide needed structure and stability