Litigation Paralegal with Insurance Defense Focus
Resume:
LORA SUE WEAVER
Plano, Texas *****
469-***-**** (Cell)
**********@*****.***
SUZANNE I. CALVERT & ASSOCIATES May 2021 – Present. Insurance Defense and First Party Litigation
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities included the following: Review and draft summarize medical records in litigation plan for claims department; Contact clients regarding discovery responses; Draft discovery requests and responses and serve on opposing counsel; Draft motions and pleadings as needed for client’s defense; Calendar and monitor discovery deadlines; Prepare documents for experts and obtain peer reviews. Prepare and file Controverting Affidavits to assist in client’s defense.
LISA CHASTAIN & ASSOCIATES December 2011 – April 2021. Insurance Defense and First Party Litigation
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities included the following: Contact clients regarding discovery responses; Draft discovery requests and responses and serve on opposing counsel; Draft motions and pleadings as needed for client’s defense; Calendar and monitor discovery deadlines; Prepare documents for experts and obtain peer reviews. Prepare and file Controverting Affidavits to assist in client’s defense; Monitor trial dates and contact courts with announcements; Contact clients with trial information and updates.
CHAMBLEE RYAN April 2011 – December 2011. Medical Malpractice Litigation
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities include the following: Trial preparation and attendance; Gather and organize impeachment documents regarding Plaintiff’s experts from various resources; Order medical, employment and business records regarding Plaintiff from various providers and facilities; Summarize all medical, employment and business records; Gather and organize documents in preparation of mediation and depositions; Extensive client and expert contact; Research medical issues relevant to each case as needed; Set depositions and mediations; all other tasks in assisting in preparing the firm’s clients for settlement or judgment.
HENSLEE SCHWARTZ, LLP March 2010 – March 2011. Insurance Defense Litigation
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities include the following: Trial and arbitration preparation and attendance; Organize document production and code on Summation database; Order medical and business records from various facilities and summarize; Gather and organize documents in preparation for depositions and mediations; all other tasks in assisting in preparing the firm’s clients for settlement or judgment.
ALLSTATE STAFF COUNSEL August 2008 – March 2010. Insurance Defense and First Party Litigation
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities included the following: Draft discovery responses for clients and serve on opposing counsel; Draft motions and pleadings as needed for Allstate’s clients defense; Calendar and monitor discovery deadlines; Contact clients regarding responses to discovery and deposition preparation.
VARIOUS CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES January 2008 – August 2008.
Contract employment for various firms and companies including deposition summaries, Summation coding and assist with document production reviews.
ROSE WALKER, LLP July 2006 – December 2007. Aviation and Commercial Litigation.
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities included the following: Assist attorneys in document production; Calendar and monitor discovery and trial deadlines; Order medical and business records from various facilities; Summarize medical records chronologically; Trial and arbitration preparation and attendance; Gather and organize documents in preparation of mediation and depositions; all other tasks in assisting in preparing the firm’s clients for settlement or judgment.
KANE RUSSELL LOGAN AND COLEMAN March 2005 – June 2006. Plaintiff and Defense Litigation.
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities included the following: Draft status reports for clients; Draft motions and pleadings; Assist attorneys in document production; Calendar and monitor discovery and trial deadlines; Order medical and business records from various facilities; Summarize medical records chronologically; Trial and arbitration preparation and attendance; Gather and organize documents in preparation of mediation and depositions; all other tasks in assisting in preparing the firm’s clients for settlement or judgment.
GWINN & ROBY November 1999 – March 2005. Insurance Defense, primarily Medical Malpractice.
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities included the following: Trial preparation and attendance; Gather and organize impeachment documents regarding Plaintiff’s experts from various resources; Order medical, employment and business records regarding Plaintiff from various facilities; Calendar and monitor discovery and trial preparation; Gather and organize documents in preparation of mediation and depositions; Set depositions and mediations; all other tasks in assisting in preparing the firm’s clients for settlement or judgment.
THOMPSON COE June 1998 – October 1999. Insurance Defense and First Party Litigation.
Litigation Paralegal. Responsibilities included the following: Order medical, employment and business records regarding Plaintiff from various facilities; Organize and summarize medical and employment records chronologically; Contact clients regarding depositions and mediations; Gather and organize documents in preparation of mediation and depositions; all other tasks in assisting in preparing the firm’s clients for settlement or judgment.
J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC. January 1988 – May 1998. Commercial and Insurance Defense Litigation.
Public Liability Specialist. June 1996 – May 1998. Responsibilities included the following: Monitor and oversee all insurance claims and lawsuits regarding the public on the west side of the United States. Attend mediations and trials with settlement authority. Oversee four assistants in the Public Liability Section.
Litigation Paralegal. January 1988 – June 1996. Trial preparation and attendance; Gather and organize documents in preparation of mediation and depositions; Summarize depositions and documents; Assist in all aspects of document production; all other tasks in assisting in preparing the company for settlement or judgment.
LEGAL EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University: Certificate in Legal Assistance, 1986.
COMPUTER SKILLS
State and Federal E-Filing, Legal Files, Team Connect, Summation, Trial Director, Word, Westlaw, Lexis, Juris Suite, Excel, ShareFile, MoveIt, and Pro-Presenter.
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