Litigation Paralegal Senior

ROY T. EANES

**************@*******.*** 713-***-**** Katy, Texas

Profile Summary

Experienced senior paralegal with product liability, employment, securities and many other cases in state and federal court, and AAA and FINRA arbitrations. I have additional experience with managing large dockets and staff.

Weatherford International 2021 - 2023

Houston, Texas

• Staff Paralegal – Litigation, Labor and Employment Assist Litigation Department attorneys with review and approval of invoices from outside counsel. Contact for company documents requested by outside counsel. Review and respond to third-party subpoenas. Responsible for processing settlement payments to plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel. Review and approve routing requests for business continuation and granting access to company computers and phones. Assist electronic discovery attorney concerning receipt and transfer of electronic devices for forensic analysis. Responsible for keeping chain of custody log and secure storage of electronic devices. Assist Intellectual Property paralegal with entering emails from multiple company agents worldwide into IP database. Proof original U.S. Patent Office patents to information entered into IP database. Enter contracts between company and outside third parties. Responsible for submission of attorney expense reports.

Winstead PC 2019 - 2021

Houston, Texas

• Staff Paralegal – Land Condemnation

Assist attorneys with oil and gas pipeline right-of-way dockets. Proactively assist with compiling documents and preparing notebooks for Special Commissioner hearings, specific court hearings and mediations. Revise and update case status databases. Assist other attorneys and paralegals as requested. While working remotely I was able to self-manage my work routine, follow through and accomplish tasks. Participate in Webex or ZOOM meetings with team or individual team members. Adaptable to changing work schedules including short notice requests assisting with client needs in-office. Acquired skills to use Webex and ZOOM.

Serpe Jones Andrews Callender & Bell PLLC 2019

Houston, Texas

• Contract Litigation Paralegal – Healthcare and Medical Malpractice Assist attorneys with a very successful medical malpractice, healthcare, oil and gas / energy litigation and commercial / business litigation. Proactively assist attorneys with all aspects of the litigation process. Preparation of arbitration, mediation, deposition and case notebooks for attorney review. Creation and maintenance of document intensive databases for use by litigation team in order to formulate strategy. Obtain arbitrator and expert information regarding previous awards from WestLaw for attorney review. Request public information through the Open Records Act to further investigate and support client cases.

Coats Rose PC 2018-2019

Houston, Texas

• Contract Litigation Paralegal – Construction Docket Assisted attorneys with the support of a construction docket in the researching of the owner or owners’ and the location of real property in Texas. Draft and file Mechanic’s and Materialmen’s liens in various county clerk offices in Texas for clients. Remove liens for clients. Organize and prepare client case document notebooks for attorney review.

LeClairRyan / ULX Partners 2017-2018

Houston, Texas

• Litigation and Mass Torts Paralegal

Assist attorneys with the support of a litigation team successfully representing clients in state and federal courts with practice areas focusing on construction and insurance defense. Proactively assist attorneys with all aspects of the litigation process from case inception through trial and appeal process. Responsible for overall case file maintenance, requesting and maintaining records including indexing, filing case materials, review of medical records and following up on outstanding matters. Assisting attorneys with all phases of discovery, including first draft responses to discovery as directed. Managing and organizing large volumes of documents including hard copy and electronic files. Maintain a master set of all documents, keeping updated records and correspondence files as well as preparing electronic files. Assist with facilitating successful settlements.

Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC 2016-2017

Houston, Texas

• Insurance Defense Paralegal

Assist attorneys with an insurance litigation docket consisting of various types of cases. Routinely assist attorneys with case preparation up to trial, mediation or arbitration as needed. Obtain third party medical, employment, tax, Workers’ Compensation and miscellaneous records for attorney, nurse paralegal, and expert review. Contact point for case experts.

Beirne, Maynard & Parsons LLP 1998-2016

Houston, Texas

• Litigation and Arbitration Paralegal (2006 – 2016) Experienced paralegal with significant involvement in the following types of matters: FINRA and AAA arbitrations, accidental death, products liability, securities, intellectual property and copyrights, oilfield, contract disputes, construction, commercial, electric utility, maritime, labor and employment and various general litigation cases. Routinely assist attorneys with case preparation up to trial, mediation or arbitration. Prepare and organize case materials for trial and arbitration; communicate and coordinate with lay witnesses and experts concerning document and materials review, expert reports, document productions, depositions; organize and maintain case files, depositions and exhibits; revise and update case docket sheets; review discovery, medical records and obtain additional third party records; obtain documents from appropriate custodians and clerks when necessary or requested; and create and maintain FINRA arbitrator disclosure reports and arbitration awards library for attorney review.

• Manager - Asbestos Docket (2002-2004) and Manager – Silica Docket (2004-2006) Supervisor of docket paralegals and clerks. Managed and delegated all tasks related to national discovery and paralegal case handling. Identified and resolved problems with obtaining third party records and docketing. Address docket paralegal’s questions regarding docket processes, procedures or concerns. Liaison regarding personnel issues with firm administrator and senior docket attorney. Coordinated with lawyer team members to provide a priority list of cases to the paralegals and scheduling of attorneys for depositions and hearings. Assisted docket lawyers with requests for paralegals regarding temporary task assignments. Assist paralegals and attorneys with work-flow and additional staffing on trial cases. Received and reviewed all docket mail containing discovery and directed to the appropriate paralegal / attorney as necessary. Responsible for trial preparation and trial attendance as needed. Maintain docket deposition repository. Kept case trial attorney informed of upcoming case trials and deadlines.

• Paralegal – Automotive Products Liability (1998 – 2001) Assist in preparation of all areas of a large automotive products liability docket, including coordination of contact with multiple experts and coordination of discovery requests with client discovery counsel. Organized and maintained client files and expert materials. Reviewed discovery and obtained third party records. Summarize depositions. Enter case correspondence into Alpha 5 database and uploaded depositions and corresponding exhibits into Summation database. Provide documents to clients, discovery counsel and case co- counsel when requested. Prepared for and participated in mock jury studies. Prepare attorneys for mediation. Traveled out of town when necessary or requested in order to obtain production in anticipation of trial. Maintained case deposition repository.

Education

• B.S. – Political Science, University of Houston, 1992.

• Paralegal Certificate – Southwestern Paralegal Institute, 1989.

Computer Skills

• Word, iManage, Excel, Outlook, PACER, Summation Pro, Serengeti, FileSite, Nuance, Adobe, PowerPoint, LexisNexis, Westlaw, LiquidFiles, NetDocuments, ePrepare, MyFileRunner, eCopy Paperworks, Microsoft Office 365, WorldDox, PCLaw, efile.txcourts.gov., Dayforce, Utilipro, TEAMS, FIPS, Webex and ZOOM. Exposure to Trial Director and Case Logistix.

Military Service

• U.S. Navy – Submarine Service.

• Notary Public. ID #12303615.

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