Senior Litigation Paralegal - Trial/Appeals

JOHN S. LOPATTO III, J.D.

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VACANCY

Senior Litigation Paralegal

EXPERIENCE

I can meet each of the Qualifications in the Position Announcement with 25 years’ attorney experience with Federal and State Court trial and appellate litigation, and AAA arbitration, including researching and drafting pleadings; managing discovery and E-discovery; filing motions; and preparing exhibits and expert witnesses for depositions, summary judgment and trial. My law review article on the complex Federal Black Lung Program was cited twice by the U.S. Supreme Court, Pauley v. Beth Energy Mines, 501 U.S. 680, 687

(1991) and Pittston Coal Group et al. v. Sebben, 488 U.S. 105, 110 (1988). I am proficient in Westlaw; LexisNexis; Adobe Acrobat; Microsoft Office; and using the Pacer filing domain. I have also edited and supervised junior professionals’ work and supported other attorneys’ work. U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C. 1976-1980

Freedman Levy Kroll & Simonds, Washington D.C.,

Associate and Partner 1980-1988

Private Law Practice Civil and Administrative Law, District of Columbia; Virginia and Maryland 1988 to 2025 EDUCATION

B.A. University of Pennsylvania 1973

J.D. Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University 1976 Graduate Study in Securities Law

Georgetown Univ. Law Center 1983