BENNI DINISCO 281-***-**** / adytch@r.postjobfree.com

Katy, TX https://www.linkedin.com/in/benni-dinisco-2683387b

PARALEGAL / REALTOR®

Paralegal Specialist experienced in the practice of Commercial Real Estate, Oil & Gas, Probate, Estate Planning, Litigation, Investigation Techniques and Small Business Loans. Licensed Texas Realtor proficient in the sales of residential properties and land.

Core Strengths

Legal Research – Compliance – Documentation Reviews – Investigations – Customer Service – Report Writing –

Vendor Selection & Negotiation – Team Leadership – Account Management – Invoicing & Payroll

Professional Overview

Alois Staffing – HQ: San Francisco, CA 02/2023 – Present

Transaction Specialist (Client: Crown Castle Telecommunications Company)

Responsible for managing due diligence providers, ensuring compliance with company standards, and executing real estate transaction closings for the company in support of Crown Castle Real Estate.

Supervise various outside vendor partners, including, but not limited to, attorneys, surveyors, environmental engineers, title search firms, etc., to ensure that transactions close within commercially reasonable timeframes.

Negotiate and proof recordable transaction documents, easements, deeds, etc., and work with outside and internal legal counsel.

Track and manage progress on all assigned transactions.

Review the quality and completeness of due diligence to ensure it complies with company standards, i.e., zoning analysis, and surveys.

Approve payment of invoices related to the transactions assigned.

Texas Land Group – Alleyton, TX 06/2015 – Present

Realtor ®

Specialized in residential and land sales in South-Central Texas.

Plan and execute prospecting campaigns to identify new customers.

Conduct market research and analysis to advise sellers on market listing values.

Manage active and sold listings, which entail property photographs, creating online listing records, and implementing value adjustments.

Prepare legal documentation for residential and land sales transactions, including real estate contracts, purchase agreements, leases, deeds, and property listings.

Guide all steps for a successful real estate transaction including but not limited to: promoting listing, working with buyer/seller, creating contracts, negotiating deal, working with surveyors, appraisers, lenders, inspectors, and title.

Leave of Absence – Houston, TX 01/2023 - 02/2023

Medical

Chernosky Smith Ressling Smith – Houston, TX 10/2022 – 12/2022

Commercial Real Estate Paralegal (Temporary Position)

Process incoming matters

Review Objection Letters, Title Commitments, Legal Descriptions and supporting documents.

Correspond with clients and title companies regarding closing issues and revisions.

Perform post-closing reviews.

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Professional Overview continued…

Nitya Capital – Houston, TX 03/2022 – 10/2022

Real Estate Paralegal

Provided legal support in both litigation and acquisitions.

Coordinated and assist with all aspects of closings.

Created entities; EINs, Company Formations/Filings, W-9s, Foreign Jurisdictions, DBAs.

Created and maintain the legal department’s legal tracker.

Created updated filing system for legal department.

Created and maintain reference books for the legal department.

Maintained vendor contracts.

Highlight Technologies – Fairfax, VA 05/2021 – 12/2021

Special Counsel – Jacksonville, FL 04/2020 – 05/2021

Paralegal Specialist (Client: U.S. Small Business Administration)

Provide ongoing guidance and support for program managers and loan officers within the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Processing and Distribution Center Office of Disaster Assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Review authorizations for all loans and cases involving non-routine conditions, facts and circumstances, ensuring applications are in compliance with all legal and eligibility requirements.

As borrower point of contact, address inquiries and concerns related to legal issues and requirements for closing documents, terms and conditions.

Maintain compliance with agency policies, practices, regulations and laws through extensive legal reviews of residential and business loan documentation.

Completed correspondences and answered inquiries for customers that included attorneys, borrowers, managers and supervisors, internal and external partners, and the general public.

Manage loan portfolio and execute all closing activities in accordance with portfolio management directives.

Pipkins Investigation Company – Houston, TX 02/2017 – 02/2020

Paralegal/Office Manager

Led a 10-person team to deliver accurate information across a variety of industries in support of client cases and maintenance of resource database.

Reviewed and revised investigation reports, as well as processed and collected case invoices, which included streamline invoicing procedures and recovering thousands of dollars from aged invoices from 2013 to 2019.

Maintained accounts receivables, generated payroll, and prepared state and federal taxes.

Instituted improvements to payroll processing, including time manager, rule enforcement, and organization.

Manage company finances, including bank accounts and forecasts, as well as monthly managerial reports.

Mendel Law Firm – Houston, TX 02/2011 – 06/2015

Paralegal/ Realtor ®

Provided legal and administrative support to attorneys and legal professionals in the areas of estate planning, probate, real estate, division orders, oil & gas, civil and administrative law.

Conducted legal and factual research, as well as investigated personal and real property values.

Prepared legal documentation such as oil & gas contracts, wills, estate planning documents, deeds, court documents, publications, correspondence, memos, tax forms, and requests for stocks, bank accounts and claims.

As in-house real estate agent, marketed and sold client homes.

Notarized and witnessed estate plans and legally-binding documents.

Education & Credentials

Bachelor of Science, Paralegal Studies – Kaplan University

Real Estate License Coursework – Champions School of Real Estate

Paralegal Certification – Penn Foster Career School

Coursework in Court Reporting & Scopist – Alvin Community College

Real Estate License – State of Texas

Notary Public – State of Texas

Affiliations

National Association of Realtors

Texas Association of Realtors

Houston Association of Realtors

Technical Skills

Productivity – CLIO, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Edge, MS Teams, Outlook, OneNote, Visio, ACT

Legal/Administrative – AVVP, AEEPA, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, DPS (TOPS), SmartDraw, Redline

Financial – Quickbooks, Sage TimeSlips

Virtual – Teams, DRD, Deltek

Navigate – Delaware Secretary of State, Texas Secretary of State, Process Service company CSC.

Other – Ability to read and understand land surveys, legal descriptions, construction drawings, title documents, site plans.

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