Medical Training
Resume:
Ranel Jessep Maxwell
Baden, PA 15005
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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a satisfying, challenging, and rewarding position in which I can both grow as a paralegal and share my extensive legal experience and medical knowledge.
EXPERIENCE
January 2004 – August 2010: Waldeck, Matteuzzi & Sloan, Leawood, KS, Senior Paralegal
September 2001 - December 2003: Niewald, Waldeck & Brown, Kansas City, MO, Paralegal
I worked for Managing Partner Michael D. Matteuzzi at Niewald, Waldeck, and Brown and Waldeck, Matteuzzi & Sloan.
PARALEGAL EXPERIENCE: All phases of civil litigation from claim status up to and including trial. Specific experience includes but is not limited to:
• Initial Client Interviews
• Claim File Analysis
• Preparation of Plaintiff Settlement Brochures
• Participate in all phases of Claimant Workers’ Compensation Claims
• Analysis of Petitions
• Preparation of Federal Rule 26 Disclosures
• Preparation of opening discovery requests to all other parties
• Preparations of authorizations to obtain many different types of records
• Preparation of responses and objections to discovery requests
• Preparation of documents to be produced with responses to discovery requests
• Detailed analysis of medical records
• Preparation of detailed Medical Chronologies and Medical Bill Summaries
• Analysis of Accident Reconstruction Reports
• Witness Interviews
• Participate in all phases of Expert Discovery
• Preparation of Mediation Statements and Exhibits
• Preparation of Trial Witness Lists, Exhibit Lists, and Trial Exhibits
• Participation in Voir Dire and Jury Selection
• Attend and participate in Trial (Both on behalf of Plaintiffs and Defendants)
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: I am proficient in the following computer applications:
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• TABS
I am familiar with the following computer applications:
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Summation
• WordPerfect
• Lotus 1-2-3
• Lotus Notes
• Adobe Pro
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: In my role as Senior Paralegal at Waldeck, Matteuzzi & Sloan, I was directly involved in interviewing paralegals, secretaries, and associates.
• Selection of candidates to interview
• Participation in the interview process
• Assist in making final decision on the appropriate candidate
• Assist in training new employees after they are hired
• Assist in evaluations to determine if an employee should be terminated
I have also been very involved in educating new and inexperienced paralegals. I developed and implemented a training and education program at Waldeck, Matteuzzi & Sloan, including Power Point presentations, and presented it to paralegals with no experience to three years of experience.
March 1998 – August 2001: Burns, White & Hickton, Pittsburgh, PA, Paralegal
PARALEGAL EXPERIENCE: While at Burns, White and Hickton, I was a member of the FELA Hearing Loss and Construction Litigation teams.
May 1991 – February 1998: Various short-term and long-term temporary assignments
PARALEGAL EXPERIENCE: I was placed in temporary assignments throughout Pittsburgh, including the Westinghouse Steam Generator Litigation Group, Beazer East, and the City of Pittsburgh Law Department.
August 1988 – December 1990: St Clair Memorial Hospital, Nuclear Medicine Technologist
June 1984 – July 1988: East Liverpool City Hospital: Nuclear Medicine Supervisor
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE: All aspects of direct patient care while performing diagnostic radiological procedures.
EDUCATION
August 1989 – May 1991: Duff’s Business Institute, Associates Degree in Paralegalism
I attended classes three nights a week, obtaining and maintaining a GPA of 3.98.
August 1981 – December 1983: Community College of Allegheny County, Associates Degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology
ACHIEVEMENTS
Passed the Board Examination for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, February 1984
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