Medical Records

Linda J. Rutledge

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Porter, Texas 77365

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Cell: 832/541-9897

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EXPERIENCE:

**/**-**/** ****** Half Legal, Houston, Texas, $16.50 per hour (Temporary position)

Duties as a Paralegal: Prepare general denial and affirmative defense. Prepare and respond to discovery (interrogatories, request for disclosure, request for production, request for admissions). Prepare notice of depositions. Prepare correspondence to the court and clients. Communication with clients, attorneys and the courts. Calendaring docket control order deadlines, and depositions.

08/09-04/10 Duane T. Corley, P.C., Conroe, Texas, $34,000.00 (Contract position)

Duties as a Paralegal: Preparing original petition for divorce; final decrees; Prepare and respond to discovery. Prepare notice of depositions, subpoenas and trial settings. Litigation: preparing trial documents: motion in limine, exhibit lists, witness lists, and proposed jury charges Prepare correspondence to the court and clients. Communication with clients, attorneys and the courts. Answering telephones and greeting clients. Notary.

04/09 -06/09 Sears Crawford, LLP, Houston, Texas, $42,000.00, (Laid off w/ severance pay)

Duties as a Paralegal: Preparing original petitions for personal injury and property damage cases. Order medical records and billing records. Prepare affidavits to prove up business records and medical & billing records. Prepare and respond to discovery. Prepare notice of depositions and subpoena. Prepare correspondence to the court and clients. Communication with clients, attorneys and the court. Answering telephone and greeting clients.

03/09-04/09 Smith & Woodruff, Houston, Texas, $42,640.00 (Contract position)

Duties as a Paralegal: Preparing general denials and affirmative defense. Litigation: preparing trial documents: stipulations, motion in limine, exhibit lists, witness lists, proposed jury charges, trial notebooks and trial boxes. Order medical records and billing records. Prepare affidavits to prove up business records. Prepare and respond to discovery. Prepare notice of depositions, subpoena and trial settings. Schedule mediations, depositions and trials. Prepare correspondence to the court and clients. Communication with clients, attorneys and the court. Calendaring docket control order deadlines, mediations, depositions and meetings with clients. Answering telephone and greeting clients. Notary.

09/07-08/08 Jones, Grange, et al, Houston, Texas $45,150.00 (Laid off w/severance pay)

Duties as a Paralegal: Preparing original petitions for F.E.L.A. in Federal Court and State Court, preparing and answering discovery (interrogatories, request for disclosure, request for production, initial disclosure), interested parties, scheduling orders for Federal Court. Requesting medical records and billing records. Prepare affidavits to prove up business records and medical & billing records. Prepare notice of depositions and subpoena. Prepare correspondence to the court and clients. Communication with clients, healthcare providers, experts, attorneys and the court. Answering telephone and greeting clients. Notary.

05/95-05/07 Gary G. Green, Cypress, TX $43,500.00 (No longer in business)

Duties as a Paralegal: Preparing original petitions for personal injury, property damage and subrogation cases. Prepare general denial and affirmative defense. Litigation: preparing trial documents: stipulations, motion in limine, exhibit lists, witness lists, proposed jury charges, trial notebooks and trial boxes. Order medical records and billing records. Redact medical records and billing records. Prepare affidavits to prove up business records and medical & billing records. Prepare and respond to discovery (interrogatories, request for disclosure, request for production, request for admissions). Prepare notice of depositions, subpoena and trial settings. Prepare correspondence to the court and clients. Open, maintain and close files. Communication with clients, insurance adjusters, attorneys and the courts. Calendaring docket control order deadlines, mediations, depositions and meetings with clients. Answering telephone and greeting clients.

Office Manager, Bookkeeping, tax forms (941, Workers’ Comp, FUTA) paying monthly bills, payroll, travel arrangements, calendaring and scheduling appointments. Notary.

EDUCATION: Texas School of Business - 1995; Houston, Texas

Paralegal Certificate; GPA - 3.87

The Real Estate School - 1993; Houston, Texas

TREC licensed 1993-1994

SKILLS: Experience in Computer Hardware and Software including the following:

1)MS Word 2)Word Perfect 3)Outlook

4)Windows XP 5)Pacer 6)FindLaw

7)Paper Port 8)Time Slips 9)Internet Research

10)E-Filing (State & Federal Court) 11) Quick Books

12) Excel 13) Lotus Notes 14)Time Matters

Type 40 to 50 words per minute.

Bookkeeping, Payroll, Notary, Tax forms (Employer’s 941, FUTA and Workers’ Comp)

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