German speaking lawyer

EXPERIENCE:

Eckert Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Philadelphia, PA

Attorney July 2007 – current

Litigation support for high profile international pharmaceutical suits, analyzed and produced English, German, French, Italian and Spanish materials. Assisted training and supervision of new hires.

World Real Estate Exchange, Miami, FL

Realtor May 2007 – July 2007

Listing and showing property, performing customer service.

Kelly Law Registry, Miami, FL

Huron Legal Consulting Group

Attorney December 2006 – February 2007

Reviewed documents for discovery and an internal pre tax audit.

Katerina Diamantis, P.A., Miami, FL

Attorney January 2006 – June 2006

Researched PERM labor certification changes, drafted asylum motion, assisted litigation preparation, helped prepare immigration packages.

Global Expansion Group, Miami, FL

Paralegal/Legal Assistant/ In-House Translator April 2005 – July 2005

Performed trial preparation. Assisted German clients with wills, divorces, commercial ventures, real estate purchases and immigration matters.

Edward G. Salantrie, P.A. ,Fort Lauderdale, FL,

Internship December 2002

Summarized three capital murder files, wrote summaries of depositions, created witness status files, made recommendations for further actions.

Lisa L. Glassmann, P.A., Aventura, FL

Part time legal intern December 2002

Attended real estate closings, filled out and filed forms, contacted clients, lenders and insurance companies, performed legal research.

Professor Richard Grosso, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Part time research assistant December 2002

Researched and updated current law and drafted motion for the Everglades Preservation Project.

City Attorney of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL

Court Certified Legal Intern September2002 – November 2002

Performed legal research, drafted and proofread ordinance changes, assisted in trial preparation, assisted in awarding city contracts, reviewed contract.

Self employed / Contractor, Miami, FL

Linguist 1998 - current

Performed German  English consecutive interpretation over the telephone and in person, acted as German Voice Over, translated general and specialized matters. Taught adults German and English at advanced levels.

Coldwell Banker Inc. Coral Gables, FL

Realtor September 1999-November 2000

Performed floor time, customer service, created comparative market analysis, showed and listed properties.

Alfons Kaluzny Immobilien, Berlin, Germany

Real Estate Broker / Office Manager March 1985 – July 1995

Ran small family owned and operated real estate agency, advised customers, appraised properties, listed, showed and sold/rented properties, advertised, performed customer service.

United Nations Development Program Geneva, Switzerland

Public relations Intern October 1984

Summarized reports on African development, attended meetings.

United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland

Public relations Intern November 1984

Proofread press releases, movie scripts, answered correspondence, helped fundraising efforts eliciting VIP support for humanitarian projects.

EDUCATION:

University of London . 2008

LL.B English Law

Nova Southeastern University , 2003

JD With focus on international law (Europe and Asia)

University of Miami, 1984

BA in History with strong minors in French and Public Relations

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, ACCREDITATION, MEMBERSHIP:

Legal: Florida Bar, New York Bar , New Jersey, District of Columbia Bar, New South Wales, Australia, England & Wales pending training

Other: Licensed Florida Realtor, Notary Public in New Jersey and Florida

Linguistic: NAATI (Australia) – Interpreter (German<>English) accredited

- American Translator Association

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis , Attenex, Document Mapper 3.5 , Zantaz, Ringtail, Krolll trained on Amici.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• German  mother tongue Italian  high intermediate

• English  fluent Spanish  basic understanding

• French  fluent Japanese  basic level

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