Litigation Paralegal

Cindy Fear

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SKILLS:

Word . Outlook . Excel . Windows 10

WordPerfect 12.0 (Typing 85+ wpm)

CLIO Case Management System

Amicus Attorney V . Tabs3 Billing . LexisNexis

Express Dictate . Express Scribe (Transcription)

Adobe Creative Suite CS3/CC- Photoshop . Illustrator . InDesign . Acrobat Pro Communication . Research . Organizational . Interpersonal . Graphic Design Evidence Analysis: Meticulous in analyzing discovery and evidence EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Karsman, McKenzie & Hart Savannah, GA Feb. 2024 – present Litigation Paralegal

• Prepare correspondence and pleading in medical malpractice and personal injury cases

• Analyze evidence and prepare discovery responses and discovery requests

• E-file pleadings and organize filed pleadings in state and federal courts

• Prepare Open Records Requests

• Review and analyze ORR responses and follow up with entities as needed

• Obtain medical records and billings for demands to insurers and litigation

• Schedule video depositions and prepare Subpoenas as needed

• Make arrangements for evidence retention and expert inspections of same

• Obtain evidence for use at trial and preparation of trial exhibits

• Schedule depositions

• Coordinate experts for trial appearances

Weiner, Shearouse, Weitz,

Greenberg & Shawe, LLP Savannah, GA 2021 - 2023

Litigation Paralegal

• Prepared correspondence and pleadings in real estate litigation cases

• Organized and summarized discovery documents and evidence produced in litigation

• Prepared and modified Purchase and Sale Contracts, Commercial Lease Agreements, deeds, liens, and other real estate documents

• Prepared and filed business corporation filings with the Secretary of State

• Prepared and submitted franchise renewals for clientele in various states

• Prepared Wills, Healthcare Directives, and Powers of Attorney

• Prepared and filed various petitions in Probate Court and legal ads for publishing

• Administrative duties for three partners included time entries in Tabs3 Billing system, opening and closing of files, scanning documents, filing, and telephone contact with clients, court personnel, and law firms

• E-filed pleadings in Georgia and South Carolina courts

• Updated digital indexes of filed pleadings and filing in paper case files Nash Law Firm, P.C. Savannah, GA 2004 - 2021

Litigation Paralegal

• Prepared and e-filed complaints and pleadings, and obtained documents for use at trial in civil litigation and personal injury cases

• Contacted clients, interviewed witnesses, obtained medical records and billings for demands, and contacted insurance claim adjusters and subrogation adjusters

• Prepared documents for corporation filings, estate planning and probate, collections, and real estate matters

• Scheduled depositions and mediations

Office of the Attorney General Atlanta, GA 2001 - 2004 Legal Secretary (Capital Litigation Section)

• Prepared and edited correspondence, briefs, and voluminous pleadings in defense of capital habeas corpus filings and capital appeals in the Georgia Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court

• Prepared trial notebooks and evidentiary documentation for submission at hearings

• Drafted press release information for impending executions and multiple defensive pleadings during week prior to executions

• Docketed incoming mail, maintained calendars for Senior Attorney General and two Assistant Attorney Generals, prepared leave reports for Criminal Division Director, updated filing, answered telephone lines, and opened and closed files

• Scheduled depositions, prepared subpoenas, and made travel arrangements to and from depositions and speaking engagements for attorneys

• Administrative duties for Attorney General Thurbert Baker OTHER EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

• Workers' Compensation (Claimant) and In-House defense for Mission Insurance

• Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings

• Maintenance of Chapter 7 Trustee files

• Preparation of reimbursement requests to the Georgia Subsequent Injury Trust Fund for Liberty Mutual Insurance

• Claims handling of Workers’ Compensation claims for self-insured commercial client and preparation of Independent Adjuster reports to insurance companies EDUCATION:

Savannah College of Art and Design (BFA), cum laude (3.64) 2008 Georgia Perimeter College (Real Estate Sales I, II, III) 1990 Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (inactive) 1991-2003 VOLUNTEER:

Savannah Salutes Military Lounge 2024-present

United Services Organization (USO) 2012-2020

SCAD Book Buddy Mentoring Program 2004-2006

President, Georgia Piedmont Arts Center 2003-2004

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