Real Estate Client Support

Stephen R. Stapleton

**** ******** **** • Sacramento, CA 95823-3512

**********@*********.*** • 916-***-****

Career Experience

Law Offices of Mark Choi, Sacramento, CA November 2020 – November 2021 Senior Paralegal

• Drafted and edited complaints, responses, motions, replies, and all manner of legal documentation

• Discussed and implemented case strategy in two multi-million dollar cases

• Wrote employee manuals and guidelines for several local restaurants

• Interviewed clients and provided client support

• Created presentations for trials and meetings

• Drafted lawyer letters

• Reviewed contracts, real estate and business, as well as employee, and suggested edits

• Worked independently for most assignments, but work well in team settings

• Researched legal questions and issues

• Trained new paralegals.

Michael Warda Professional Law Corporation, Turlock, CA December 2018 – July 2019 Senior Paralegal

• Drafted and edited complaints, responses, motions, replies, and all manner of legal documentation

• Conducted transactional reviews of real estate and business contracts for multiple real estate agencies and REITs.

• Provided transactional reviews of vendor agreements with two local area hospitals and clinics.

• Wrote compliance guidelines for several local dispensaries and conducted compliance inspections and document review

• Interviewed clients and provided client support

• Created presentations for trials and meetings using PowerPoint

• Drafted lawyer letters

• Reviewed contracts, real estate and business, as well as employee, and suggested edits

• Worked independently for most assignments, but work well in team settings

• Participated in strategy discussions and researched legal questions and issues

• Trained new paralegals.

Eighmey and Sherron, Attorneys at Law,

Strategic Legal Group,

The Sherron Law Firm, Turlock, CA January 2015 – November 2018 Paralegal

(Please note: the company underwent several name changes and partner split-ups during my tenure)

• Provided litigation and client support as a senior paralegal in the various different incarnations

• Wrote multiple proposals for submission to State of California for several large grow and dispensary applications, including post-permitting compliance reviews

• Conducted collection efforts for area’s largest horse veterinary practice and hospital and brought their client and vendor contracts up-to-date

• Wrote drafts and edits for a major real estate case including appeal. The case dealt with a very unusual real estate contract that provided a case of first impression in the county

• Was lead paralegal on multiple real estate mortgage cases at both Federal and state levels

• Conducted transactional reviews of several business purchases, including due diligence compliance

• Wrote and re-wrote drafts of complaints, responses, motions, replies, and all manner of legal documentation

• Interviewed clients and provided client support

• Created presentations for trials and meetings using PowerPoint and Keynote

• Drafted lawyer letters for collection and contract enforcement

• Participated in strategy discussion and researched legal questions and issues

• Wrote draft contracts for businesses as diverse as automotive body shop, hair salon, bowling alley, and medical practices.

Bill's Legal Docs, Hayward, CA June 2012 – December 2014 Document Processor

• Created statutory wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, divorces, and child custody form documents at the direction of clients

• Interviewed clients to obtain facts and completed forms per their instructions. Power Press, Inc., Sacramento, CA January 2004 – September 2010 Store Manager

• Starting as a part-time computer consultant and general help

• Promoted to take-over management of newly acquired store in Sacramento’s business district

• Provided desktop and telephone support to the five-employee operation

• Provided world-class customer support

• Within the span of one year, my customer support skills assisted in doubling of the gross revenues of the location

• Planned and supervised the installation of updated equipment and transition to new OS Designed and implemented sales campaign and hiring of sales associates.

• Daily use of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Illustrator), along with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and other graphic-design software, such as FreeHand, FileMaker Pro, and MacLink Plus, to create a wide variety of materials, from business cards to invitations, plastic bags to magnets.

Other Experience

• Managed total of 11 townhouse rental units for more than ten years. Wrote and supervised all rental agreements and tenant selection

• Received top student award in Property and Business Associations classes Skills:

• Research and Writing

• Public Speaking

• Project Management

• Systems/Network Administration

• Software & Hardware Training

Education:

• Humphreys College, Drivon School of Law, Stockton, CA 95207 JD, 2012

• University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 95211

B.A., Arts Administration; May, 1979

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