Personal Injury Be A

KIMBERLY S. BELL

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Prescott, AZ 86305 *************@*******.*** www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlybell1

EQUIVITY Las Vegas, NV

Paralegal January 2022 – October 2024

Worked for the Virtual Staffing Solutions company as a paralegal. Balanced two client attorneys involved in very diverse areas of the law.

Worked for Client One since the onset of employment. Client One was involved in personal injury litigation out of Washington D.C. Primary duties were intake, client communications and follow ups, and legal research.

Worked for Client Two after six months of employment. Client Two was a third party reproductive attorney out of Utah and Idaho. Primary duties were to draft contracts and pleading and then filing said documents with the relevant courts.

SJS ENTERPRISES Prescott, AZ

Property Manager August 2018 – January 2022

Worked directly under the owner of the company ensuring the multiple rental properties were rented and maintained.

Served as a liaison between the company owner and management property companies, Vacasa and Evolve.

Oversaw issues any renters had with the property including, but not limited to finding the location of the property, issues with entering the property, and accessory malfunction.

WIGOD & FALZON, P.C. Southfield, MI

Paralegal February 2015 – August 2018

Worked directly under the managing partner of a large personal injury law firm. Wrote, compiled, constructed and produced pre-litigation, third party demand packages for the personal injury, no-fault litigation firm. Negotiated and achieved high settlements for clients often reaching insurance policy limits.

Researched case law for new firm-wide cases using Lexis.

Developed a system of tracking attorney production regarding settlement requests and amounts obtained.

Assessed, composed and constructed case evaluation summaries, facilitation summaries, mediation summaries and other forms of alternative dispute resolution summaries achieving large settlements for the client and firm.

Answered all interrogatories in both the factual and legal components. Executed affirmative defenses, reliance on jury demands, and interrogatories.

Filed all motions and responses through eFiling, Truefiling, and postal filing.

Executed motions and orders for alternate service and defaults.

Acted as a liaison between the clients and the attorney. Explained the legal process to the clients. Fielded most legal questions asked by the clients and maintained client relations.

Scheduled, ordered and maintained the calendar for the attorney. Kept order throughout and within the cases through the legal software programs PracticeMaster and WorldDocs.

Served as the point of contact for the whole firm and potential clients, explaining legal rights and determining whether a viable case existed.

Contacted medical offices for plaintiff medical records. Served as a liaison between the law firm and medical personnel.

Assisted in legal statements with plaintiffs. Prepped, and assisted the plaintiffs in statement interviews with the insurance defense companies.

Experienced in Word, Excel, and Adobe.

RELEVANT PARALEGAL CONTRACT WORK

MICHIGAN LEGAL GROUP Traverse City, MI

Paralegal July 2014 – December 2014

Drafted a variety of legal documents including legal briefs, depositions, complaints, pleadings, motions, interrogatories and request to produce documents.

Performed critical legal research for the firm’s attorneys and by utilizing research sites such as Google, Icle, and Westlaw to perform this research.

Brought order to the cases and files in civil, criminal, family law, bankruptcy and wrongful termination and transactional matters though sorting, indexing, categorizing, ordering, manipulating and organizing information.

Resolved complex issues/concerns presented by internal and external customers, clients, and outside counsel.

Performed various court filings both in person and through Truefiling.

Monitored incoming correspondence, mail, phone inquiries, group calendars and events and other tasks to keep the office functioning and looking professional.

WILLIAM J. YOCHIM, JR. P.L.L.C. Bingham Farms, MI

Legal Assistant January 2013 – April 2014

Performed secretarial, administrative, and reception duties and support to the attorney.

Monitored incoming correspondence, mail, phone inquiries, group calendars and events and other tasks to keep the office functioning and performing optimally.

Assisted with legal research for the firm’s attorney and utilized the internet to enhance this research.

Brought order to the cases and files in civil, criminal and transactional matters though sorting, indexing, categorizing, ordering, manipulating and organizing information.

Resolved complex issues/concerns presented by internal and external customers, clients, and outside counsel.

Transcribed and/or drafted a variety of documents including legal briefs, depositions, complaints, pleadings, motions and interrogatories.

VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Dearborn, MI

Law Clerk 2000 - 2001

Responsible for assigning approximately 250 licensing and patent agreements from Ford Motor Company and Ford Global Technologies Incorporated to Visteon Corporation and Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated during the legal corporate separation of Visteon from Ford.

Aided finance department in determining, developing and maintaining a royalty schedule for each of the license agreements.

Actively involved in additional legal matters ranging from creating licensing and patent agreements to assessing past, present, and future royalty and income sales and projections.

OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Pontiac, MI

Law Clerk/Research Assistant 1996

Searched for and studied legal documents to investigate facts and law of cases, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.

Research and analyze law sources to prepare drafts of briefs or arguments for review and approval.

Utilized communication and research skill in the research and writing involved in the execution of Opinions and Orders for the Hon. Rudy J. Nichols.

Responsible for the research and analysis of legal assignments ranging from Motions for Summary Disposition to Post Conviction Criminal Motions for Relief from Judgment.

BELL & HERTLER, P.C. Pontiac, MI

Law Clerk/Legal Assistant May 1991 - May 1997

Aided in achieving favorable resolutions of complex cases through meticulous work and deployment of group-supported strategies.

Researched and drafted memoranda for corporate and litigation matters. Responsible for numerous legal duties ranging from research and writing, to administrative duties, to court filings.

Aided the partners of the law firm in the research and writing of complaints, answers, and interrogatories.

Enriched personal knowledge of the litigation process and the intricacies involved in the practice of law.

RELEVANT REAL ESTATE CONTRACT WORK

INTERSTATE TITLE, INC. Livonia, MI

Escrow Officer/ Title Processor October 2012 – January 2013

SEASONS TITLE AGENCY Farmington Hills, MI

Escrow Officer/Title Processor March 2013 – July 2013

Acted as a third-party intermediary between the home buyers and sellers as well as those looking to refinance homes.

Examined the Purchase Agreements and the Title Commitments to determine what requirements must be met in order for a legal and smooth sale or refinance of the property.

Based on these documents, the monetary information was gathered, prorated if required, then entered said information into the SoftPro system for the creation of the HUD.

Reviewed important legal documents related to the purchase or refinance of the property such as liens, mortgage paperwork and paperwork regarding taxes.

When required, corrected the trusts provided so that they could be executed properly and created power-of-attorneys.

Based on each case, obtained the relevant mortgage and equity payoffs. Contacted all county and municipality service and utility departments to determine if there are any outstanding balances with taxes, water, or any other special assessments.

Determined which documents needed to be included in the final closing package, examples including compliance agreements, water or rents escrows, or indemnity documents.

Acted as a closing agent when necessary.

UGL EQUIS CORPORATION Southfield, MI

Real Estate Associate 1998 - 1999

Responsible for examining current commercial real estate and legal portfolios for a diversity of corporations including Ameritech and Chrysler Corp.

Strategically involved with Modern Engineering Corporation in analyzing its facility renewals and/or relocations.

Responsible for providing relocation options in Market Survey form and involved in the negotiation process for both R&D and office space.

Worked with Ameritech on the expansion into a new market location in the Detroit Metro Airport Corridor involving Market Surveys and negotiations of below-market lease rates.

Worked with Caremark Inc. on its Portfolio Assessment and Strategic Planning by providing options ranging from holdover negotiations, renewal, and relocation options.

Performed market surveys, accounting services, audits, and opportunity analyses for clients.

Determined the best course of action for the company and clients through negotiating business terms and leases.

Analyzed records and lease legalese to determine subsequent rights and duties of clients.

EDUCATION

Legal MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW

East Lansing, MI

JURIS DOCTOR, 1998

Undergraduate UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor, MI

BACHELOR OF ARTS, Political Science, 1995

Minors in Marketing and Psychology

Licensure Michigan Real Estate License, 1998 – 2018

Michigan Notary Pubic, February 2015 – March 2019

Arizona Notary Public, August 2019 - Present

*Gaps in the resume may be explained upon request.

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