Project Manager Sales

RAYMOND J. RIDEN

**** **** **. • Bridgman, MI ***06

Phone 517-***-**** • *********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Wisconsin Bar Exam – Passed July 2009

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing MI

• Juris Doctor, expected December 2008

• Class Rank: 5th / top 1%

• Litigation Concentration

• MPRE Score - 120

Honors and Activities

• Law Review – Senior Associate Editor

• Moot Court & Trial Skills

• Certificate of Merit: Insurance Law

Siena Heights University, Adrian MI

• Bachelor of Arts, Business Management, May 2005

• High Honors

• GPA: 3.89, Magna Cum Laude

LEGAL

EXPERIENCE

2011 – Present Law Office of William J. Stevens, Bridgman, MI

Legal Assistant

Criminal Defense, Plaintiff-Side Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Property Disputes

2008 – 2010 Smith Amundsen, Milwaukee, WI

Legal Assistant

Insurance Defense Litigation

2006 – 2007 Keller & Keller, Saint Joseph, MI

Legal Research and Writing Assistant / Law Clerk

My work included significant interaction with partners, associates, clients, witnesses, claims adjusters, opposing counsel, and other court personnel. I worked in every area of the firm’s pre-lit and litigation departments, where I gained a strong working knowledge of Automotive No-Fault Insurance, Premises Liability, Dog Bite, and Civil Rights Litigation.

I researched and drafted discovery, memorandums, complaints, motions, briefs, and case evaluations. I drafted a successful oral argument that was heard before the Michigan Court of Appeals and a successful Brief in Opposition to a Writ for Leave to the Michigan Supreme Court. In preparation of demand letters, I reviewed and summarized medical records and deposition transcripts, as well as police and expert witness reports.

NON-LEGAL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003–2006 Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI

Product Launch Support

2000-2003 Woodstock Construction, Berrien Springs, MI Project Manager

1997-2000 Midwest Glass & Mirror, Stevensville, MI

Procurement / Inside Sales Manager

1989-1997 Multi-Ventures Inc., Sawyer, MI

Corporate Buyer / Sales Manger

OFFICE SKILLS

• Type 70 WPM

• Proficient in all MS Office Applications

• Needles & Summation Litigation Software

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