Litigation Paralegal Regulatory Compliance

Debbi Harris

NALA Certified Paralegal 817-***-****

**********@*****.*** Grapevine, TX 76051

Summary

National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) - Certified Paralegal - Foreclosure Default Analyst Work experience

Litigation Paralegal/Legal Analyst

Marinosci Law Group - Addison, TX January 2019 to April 2025

• Managed administrative tasks of legal cases, editing and preparing correspondence and legal documents.

• Coordinated with the corporate office to disburse surplus IOLTA funds post foreclosure sale.

• Assisted in locating heirs and borrowers with interest post foreclosure sale.

• Developed strategy with in-house and outside Counsel to be used in court that is consistent with applicable law and investor guidelines.

• Analyzed and monitored a portfolio of residential mortgage loans to ensure the foreclosure processes are being managed by the Sub-Servicer according to state, federal, agency and investor guidelines, ensuring all timeframes are in RESPA and/or CFPB compliance.

• Reviewed case pleadings for FDIC and regulatory compliance.

• Tracked and followed up on hearings, motions, pleadings, etc.

• Researched and resolved complex title issues, requests and questions involved in title defects and path to cure.

Paralegal

Colonial Savings, F.A - Fort Worth, TX September 2015 to August 2018

• Assisted General Counsel with complex legal and administrative support, including investigation and fact-finding for mortgage litigation matters and title claim curative.

• Managed cases and worked with outside counsel on legal documents, intake, review, drafting, negotiation and post-execution administration of all assigned legal cases.

• Prepared real estate contracts, non-disclosure agreements, affidavits, legal correspondence, organized and maintained documents in paper and electronic filing systems.

• Managed litigation workflow and handled all legal invoices and budget spreadsheets. Default Analyst

MGC Mortgage, Inc - Plano, TX October 2010 to May 2015

• Analyzed and monitored a portfolio of residential mortgage loans to ensure the foreclosure processes are being managed by the Sub-Servicer according to state, federal, agency and investor guidelines, ensuring all timeframes are in RESPA and/or CFPB compliance.

• Requested periodic loan statuses from Sub-Servicers and/or Attorneys based on established timeframes and ensured all holds and delays were cleared within those established timeframes.

• Performed periodic in-house and FDIC loan audits to ensure all documents and processes followed in foreclosure are within governmental compliance guidelines.

• Reviewed case pleadings for FDIC and regulatory compliance.

• Performed due diligence with respect to requests from the Sub-Servicer's for origination documents, loan documents, payment histories, invoices, corporate advance breakdowns, escrow breakdowns, verification of original loan figures and/or dates in the Sub-Servicers system.

Education

Paralegal Certificate in Business Administration

University of Texas - San Antonio, TX 2008

Skills

• Paralegal, legal research and document preparation, default analytics, foreclosure, title research and review, due diligence, RESPA and CFPB compliance, quality control auditor, family law client intake, mortgage loan servicing, Texas Notary

• Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, CaseAware, LoanSphere (Black Knight), SharePoint

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