Attorney

Michele R. De Bianchi

*** * ***** ***., ***** ***

Coral Gables, Fl 33146

Cell: 305-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member: Florida Bar - 1992

Tower Legal Staffing, Inc., New York, New York August, 2011 to December, 2011 Contract Attorney, Sullivan and Cromwell, LLP

• Performed document review (relevance/privilege) in a major mortgage securities investigation/litigation matter, utilizing several software platforms.

Michele R. De Bianchi, P.A., Miami, Florida 2009 - present Principal

• General Civil Litigation practice representing plaintiffs and defendants in all stages of litigation.

• Practice included family law, adoption, probate and guardianship proceedings, commercial collections, personal bankruptcies.

Levey, Filler, Rodriguez, Kelso & De Bianchi, LLP, Miami, FL

(Formerly Airan & Associates and Levey and Associates) Of Counsel 2009 to 2011

Partner 1997 to 2009

• Performed hardcopy document review in complex commercial litigation matters including foreclosure defense and predatory lending matters

• Performed hardcopy document review in catastrophic personal injury matters, including review and catalogue of voluminous medical records.

• Hardcopy document review of complex financial documents for high income dissolution of marriage cases. Michele R. De Bianchi Page 2

• Prepared hardcopy privilege logs in insurance defense litigation cases.

• Prepared deposition summaries in preparation for trials.

• Represented clients in sophisticated matrimonial litigation and various other family matters.

• Prepared all forms of legal documents, including pleadings, pre-marital agreements, post-marital settlements, wills and other estate planning documents.

• Extensive experience in post-judgment enforcement and collection of alimony, equitable distribution, and other monetary awards.

• Conducted financial and non-financial discovery, including frequently taking and defending depositions.

• Highly skilled in negotiating and mediating resolution of emotional family conflicts.

• Represented clients in mediation, frequently obtaining favorable settlements.

• Assisted in trials and arbitrations involving complex commercial matters.

• Managed associates and coordinated legal research and writing projects for both family and commercial matters. Michele R. De Bianchi, Esq., Miami, FL 1993 to 1997

• General Civil Litigation practice representing plaintiffs and defendants in all stages of litigation.

• Practice included family law, adoption, probate and guardianship proceedings, commercial collections, personal bankruptcies.

Cowen and Company, New York, NY

Director, Human Resources 1983 to 1988

• Managed human resources staff and all aspects of human resources development for privately held brokerage and investment banking firm during years of significant growth and expansion, including recruitment and selection, training and development, wage and salary analysis, and employee benefits administration. Responsible for ensuring compliance with all federal and state labor laws/regulations. EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Bar Admissions

• The Florida Bar

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL J.D., 1992

Fordham University, CLC, New York, NY

B.A. Economics, 1981

Foreign Languages

Italian, Spanish

CIVIC AND PRO BONO ACTIVITIES

Coral Gables Bar Association, Coral Gables, FL

Immediate Past President (2010 to 2011)

President (2009 to 2010)

Officer (2007 to 2009)

Member (2000 to 2007)

University of Miami School of Law Alumni Association, Coral Gables, FL Director, Board of Directors (2007 to 2008)

Put Something Back, Miami, FL

Attorney ad Litem and Guardian ad Litem (1993 to 2011) Lawyers For Children America, Miami, FL

Attorney ad Litem (2007 to 2011)

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