Litigation Paralegal

Carla A. Williamson

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Royse City, Texas 75189

Telephone 214-***-****

Email: *.***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paralegal

Hermes Law May 2024 – October 2026

• Support trial attorneys in litigation matters, including drafting pleadings, discovery, and routine correspondence.

• Calendar and track case deadlines; manage electronic filing and service.

• Review and summarize medical records, billing records, and deposition transcripts.

Paralegal

Horton & Archibald, PC Sep 2023 – Apr 2024

• Prepared pleadings, discovery, and correspondence; handled e-filing and deadline calendaring.

• Organized case files and produced documents in support of attorneys through litigation.

Senior Litigation Paralegal

Jackson Spencer Law, Dallas, TX Jul 2020 – Jul 2023

• Managed litigation support for attorneys from case intake through trial preparation.

• Drafted pleadings and discovery, coordinated depositions, and prepared trial exhibits and notebooks.

• Reviewed and summarized medical records and deposition transcripts; oversaw records requests.

Executive Assistant / Paralegal

Friedman & Feiger, LLP, Dallas, TX Mar 2016 – Jun 2020

• Provided combined paralegal and executive assistant support to attorneys in commercial litigation matters.

• Prepared legal documents, managed calendars and case deadlines, and handled electronic filing.

Legal Assistant (Insurance Defense)

Wentz & Zavarelli, L.L.P., Las Colinas, TX Feb 2014 – Mar 2016

• Reviewed and summarized medical, billing, and employment records, deposition transcripts, and discovery responses.

• Prepared routine correspondence, discovery, and pleadings; managed electronic filing and service.

• Determined and calendared case deadlines; coordinated and scheduled depositions.

• Initiated and oversaw records requests; organized production documents.

• Prepared deposition and trial notebooks and assisted with trial preparation; served as a point of contact for clients.

Paralegal

Matthews, Shiels, Knott, Eden, Davis & Beanland, LLP, Dallas, TX Jan 2013 – Feb 2014

• Reviewed and summarized medical and billing records and deposition transcripts.

• Prepared witness binders and trial notebooks; coordinated depositions and assisted with trial preparation.

• Prepared corporate formation documents, annual minutes, and stock/membership certificates; maintained corporate minute books.

• Abstracted judgments and tracked renewal deadlines; performed background and asset searches.

• Performed cite/reference checks, proofreading, and electronic filing.

Paralegal

Goldfarb Branham LLP, Dallas, TX Jan 2012 – Jan 2013

• Prepared routine correspondence, discovery, and pleadings; computed and calendared deadlines.

• Reviewed and redacted production documents; organized and maintained case files and electronic files.

• Prepared hearing binders and assisted with trial preparation; handled electronic filing.

Legal Assistant

Passman & Jones, A Professional Corporation, Dallas, TX Mar 2004 – Jan 2012

• Managed Chapter 7 Trustee docket: reviewed bankruptcy filings for potential objections, prepared estate deposits, and coordinated auctions of non-exempt property.

• Prepared pleadings, discovery, and correspondence; maintained case files and handled electronic filing.

• Computed and calendared case deadlines; reviewed produced documents.

• Processed client payments, firm deposits, check requests, and vendor payments; generated and revised pre-bills and audited time entries.

• Performed conflict checks, opened new matters, tracked attorney CLE, and maintained archived file records.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) – magna cum laude

University of North Texas, Denton, TX

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