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Constance Almeida-Serafin

***** ********** ******

Springhill, Florida 34609

352-***-****-Home

352-***-****-Cell

Outcomes Helath Information Solutions LLC (paralegal) Tarpon Springs, Fl

07/08 - 12/08

Paralegal for corporate attorney. State filings, HIPAA issues, contract drafting. Discovery requests. Short assignmrnt.

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc. (Senior Paralegal-Advocate)

10/02-11/06

My major focus is on complex, detailed education cases. I also act in part, as a paralegal; researching issues and keeping the team informed of changes in special education law. I would attribute 25% of my time to systemic issues, such as attending Partners In Transition meetings, collaborating on the development of the training sponsored by the AC for FASRO; and our recent endeavor regarding building partnerships for the Memorandums of Understanding with DJJ ,the sheriffs department and FLDOE. I also coauthored the IDEA fact sheet and the Zero Tolerance fact sheet.

Hill Ward and Henderson, PA (Paralegal) Tampa, Florida

6/99-10/02

Gather records from facility, respond to requests, Draft pre-suit discovery responses, Draft chart reference index, Interview with employees, Draft correspondence to all former employees regarding interviews and corresponding contact information to be contacted for interviews, Pre-suit discovery.....Notice of Intent, Response to notice of intent, pre-suit records requests, performing high level research in major litigation cases.

RJ Reynolds and Associates (Paralegal) Tampa, Florida

5/98-6/99

Detailed reports on clients who filed suit against the tobacco industry. Review of medical records from birth to death, status reports on clients. Detailed docketing, scheduling, attendance at strategy meetings. Extensive travel to different medical facilities to pick up medical records, lab reports and x-rays. Assisted attorney’s with National Court cases. Complex highly involved litigation.

Materials Innovation, Inc. (Legal Assistant) West Lebanon, NH

5/97-5/98

Provided administrative, clerical and secretarial assistance to the corporate attorney. I provided superior customer service to our clients as well. I was the systems administrator for the detailed docketing system that kept track of the Intellectual Property division.

Interim Heath Care (Client Service Rep.) West Lebanon, NH

4/95-5/97

Responsible for assisting the branch manager and the director of health care services in establishing and monitoring compliance with standards to ensure client, field employees, and contract labor expectations were met or exceeded. I was responsible for client service staff to which I was assigned (60 employees). I performed all office functions in compliance with federal, state and local laws as well as JCAHO regulations. I helped design polices, procedures and standards and held quarterly reviews with all employees.

Upper Valley Support Group (Consultant) West Lebanon, NH

1/95-1/98

Once a year, I planned a nine-week series of trainings with different speakers for parents of children with severe emotional difficulties. Facilitating the speakers from various organizations, publicity and open discussions of the different topics. The training that I provided was on the (IDEA) Individual with Disabilities Education Act, the Federal Mandate that ensures children with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education.

Letters of Commendation

While employed at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, I received two letters of commendation for my performance. The first letter was during a code blue on September 1, 1992 to which I quote “Your sense of priorities and level headedness were cites as being a great asset to the staff involved in the emergency:”

The second was from the New England Organ Bank again while employed at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center which involved a young man with a severe brain injury who’s parents decided to donate his organs for transplantation. I was cited as a “dedicated professional” during this difficult case.

Education

Transcripts of all courses are available upon request.

References

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