D C Law Enforcement

RUSS A. CRABTREE

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Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

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EXPERIENCE

Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division, Washington, D.C. Contract Senior Paralegal Specialist. January 2018 – February 2025. Clearance: NACI.

Substantive Issues RE: Regulatory. Securities, and White Collar (Civil and Criminal).

Document searches in Recommind and Casepoint. Prepare document productions sent to law enforcement agencies (FCTC, DOJ, FBI, Secret Service and local law enforcement agencies). Lexis and Westlaw searches RE: Persons, Businesses, and Caselaw. Review Dow Jones Factiva RE News Articles on companies and individuals. Retrieve docket sheets and pleadings from Pacer. Research and retrieve FINRA, state incorporation, and internet website records. Attend witness interviews and meetings with law enforcement personnel. Communications with state agencies. Prepare witness notebooks. Prepare documents as exhibits for depositions and testimonies, and trials. Update CaseMap and internal case summary database. File action memos to the Commissioners, and General Counsel. Digest Deposition. Redline documents.

U.S. Postal Service, Washington, D.C. Contract Paralegal Specialist. November 2016 – May 2017. Clearance: NACI.

Database research. Retrieve documents for litigation.

Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. Contract Paralegal Specialist. March 2016 – June 2016. Clearance: NACI.

Substantive Issues RE: FTC Caselaw. Local Rules. FDA.

Prepare exhibits for summary judgment and pre-trial motions. Depo Digest. Document review on Concordance. Create Witness binders. Redline document. Track docket activity on cases.

Department of Justice, Antitrust & Civil Divisions, Washington, D.C. Contract Litigation Senior Paralegal. March 2015 – March 2016. Clearance: NACI/MBL.

Substantive Issues RE: Commercial. Energy (Oil and Gas). Fraud. Health Care. Insurance. Mergers.

Review records for privilege, relevancy, and use as deposition exhibits. Use Relativity and Summation on reviews.

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Kelly Law Registry (Xerox Corporation), Washington, D.C. Contract Paralegal. October 2014 – December 2014.

Substantive Issues RE: Contracts, Real Estate, and Telecommunications.

Review document production for relevancy. Database software using Quickbase.

Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division, Trial Unit, Office of Collections, Washington, D.C. Contract Document Analyst. February 2013 – January 2014. Clearance: NACI.

Substantive Issues RE: Fraud. Regulatory. Securities, Contracts, and White Collar.

Analyze documents and testimony on Concordance database for financial information and assets. Assist in court hearing. Draft correspondence and memoranda. Draft subpoena and supporting documents for document request. Draft Lien documents. Prepare documents to be used as exhibits in motions. Research Legal on Lexis, Westlaw, and Clear. Search databases for financial information and assets.

Robert Half Legal, Washington, D.C. Contract Senior Paralegal. August 2012 – October 2012.

Substantive Issues RE: Insurance.

Analyze documents on database. Electronic search for caselaw.

Department of Justice, Antitrust, Civil, & Civil Rights Division & United States Attorney Office for District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Contract Litigation Senior Paralegal. July 2007 – May 2012. Clearance: MBL.

Substantive Issues RE: Antitrust. Contracts. Employment. Environmental. FOIA. Fraud. Money Laundering. Personal Injury. Pharmaceutical. Telecommunication. Torts. White Collar. Local Rules for federal courts.

Analyze documents including medical records. Assist in document production. Draft pleadings and factual and legal memorandums. Assist Attorneys in trial. Database software used Concordance and

Summation. Create privilege and witness logs. Create witness binders. Research on Lexis, Clear, and Westlaw. Review rules for courts. Shepardize case law. Travel for document productions and expert witness testimony. Conduct potential witness interviews. Conduct undercover surveillance (on foot and in vehicle) for investigation. Liaison with U.S. Attorney’s Office on multiple projects. Supervise support staff.

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Contract Litigation Senior Legal Assistant, Washington, D.C. November 2006 – July 2007.

Substantive Issues RE: Arbitration. Antitrust. Contracts. FOIA. Employment. Fraud. Products Liability. White Collar. Local Rules for federal courts.

Analyze documents, including declassified documents for United States Navy. Assist in document production. Create privilege log. Database used Draft business letters and pleadings. Draft factual memorandum. Prepare documents for briefs, depositions, hearings, and trial. Retrieve pleadings and cases from Pacer. Retrieve cases and business records from Westlaw. Review rules for courts. Redact documents for FOIA exemptions. Shepardize case law. Summarize deposition. Summation. Update files and litigation calendars.

Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian, Washington, D.C. Coordinator/Case Manager/Senior Legal Paralegal. November 2005 – June 2006.

Substantive Issues RE: Patent and Trademarks. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Local rules for

federal courts and agencies. ITC.

Analyze documents. Coordinate with copy and imaging vendors. Develop administrative policies. Draft agreement. Draft factual and caselaw memoranda. Legal research. Prepare documents for briefs and hearings. Redline documents. Review rules for courts and agencies. Supervise document production and legal personnel. Supervise document image updates in Summation. Retrieve cases and business records from Lexis. Retrieve pleadings and cases from Pacer. Redact business records.

Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division, Washington, D.C. Contract Senior Paralegal. October 2001 – November 2005. Clearance: NACI.

Substantive Issues RE: FOIA. Fraud. Regulatory. Securities, and White Collar.

Search documents from databases in Access, Concordance, IConect, and Excel. Supervise document production. Analyze documents. Assist in staff attorney and federal agent review. Bloomberg and Westlaw searches. Cite check and shepardize case law. Draft correspondence and factual and legal memoranda. Legal research. Prepare documents for testimony. Redline and redact documents. Liaison with DOJ, FBI, and Department of Labor.

Palmer Legal Staffing,Washington D. C., Paralegal. July 2001 – September 2001.

Substantive Issues RE: General Litigation.

Assist in document production. Analyze documents. Retrieve from court. Review privilege logs. Update pleading files.

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Wilmer, Cutler, & Pickering, Washington, D.C. Legal Assistant. 2000 - 2001. Substantive Issues RE: Antitrust. Constitutional Law. Regulatory, and Securities.

Assist and supervise document production. Assist in research for briefs. Cite check and shepardize briefs. Supervise document production database updates in Access and Summation. Prepare documents for depositions. Client contact and travel.

Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP, Washington, D.C. Litigation Legal Assistant. 1996 - 2000.

Substantive Issues RE: Intellectual Property. Commercial Law(Contracts and Torts). Antitrust. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence. Mergers and Acquisitions. Telecommunication. ITC.

Review documents for confidentiality designations and privilege. Assist and supervise document production. Review caselaw, correspondence and pleadings. Draft enclosure letters and factual memoranda. Review documents for deposition and motion preparation. Prepare exhibits for briefs and motions for trial and appellate level. Create and update document and privilege logs. Redline contracts.

Allen, Johnson, Alexander & Karp, Washington, D.C. Litigation & Corporate Paralegal. 1994 – 1996; Paralegal Contractor (Litigation & Corporate), Washington, D.C. Employment at various law firms, including Jackson & Campbell, and Dickstein Shapiro. 1990 - 1994.

Substantive Issues RE: Constitutional Law. Civil Procedure and Evidence(State and Federal). Civil RICO. Commercial Law(Contracts and Torts). Federal Torts Claims Act. Commercial(Contracts and Torts). Indemnity. Insurance. Intellectual Property . OSHA Regulations. Products liability. State Consumer Protection Laws. Subrogation. Telecommunications(FCC and FTC).

Document production and review including declassified material form DOD, DOE, NRC, Presidential libraries, and medical records(United States v. Prescott). Legal Research, Assist in trial. Prepare exhibits for hearings, trial and appellate review. Cite check and shepardize caselaw. Update files. Redline contract. Perform surveillance work.

EDUCATION

The George Washington University Legal Assistant Program, Washington, D.C. ABA approved. Certificate, 1991. Elective Courses: Administrative Law, Environmental Law, and Evidence.

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. B.A. in Political Science and Minor in English, 1989. Emphasis on constitutional law in P.S. degree and took International Relations Courses.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES

Legal Research Certificate, Jackson & Campbell, 02/1993

Legal Assistant Certificate (American Bar Association approved), 06/1991

AWARDS AND SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

President’s List Award, National Capital Area Paralegal Association (NCAPA), 2006 – 2009, 2011

W.R. Davis University Center Award for Multifaceted Services and Programs to the University and Community, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 05/1988

Educational Opportunity Program Award for Outstanding Involvement in Campus Programs and Student Activities, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 04/1988

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Continuing Legal Education, The National Capital Area Paralegal Association Annual Conference, 10/2007

Continuing Legal Education, Fundamental of Intellectual Property, National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc., 06/2006

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