OUR EXPERIENCE

With over 23 years experience, our services have previously included, but are not limited to the following:

• Team leader in organizing and orchestrating a Hart-Scott-Rodino document request response to the Federal Trade Commission;
• Summarize tariffs, submittals and issuances related to pipeline companies
• Review leases and conduct zoning and ordinance research for potential site acquisitions for wireless telecommunications companies;
• Assist various sole practitioners and large law firms in preparation of cases for trial and or arbitration;
• Conduct right of way acquisition duties and turn key packages for securing permissions, right of way title and easements for the South Carolina Department of Transportation road widening projects throughout the state; perform real estate title searches for the South Carolina Department of Transportation road widening projects in various counties throughout the state
• On-going tile research related to real estate developments and asset searches for various law firms and title companies in various counties of South Carolina.

Mason, Ketterman & Caywood, Annapolis, Maryland, Contract Paralegal.  Assisted in defense medical malpractice cases by reviewing and summarizing depositions and extensive medical records, interviewing clients and witnesses and preparation for trial and conducted various legal research projects and legislative bill tracking.  April 1999 to March 2000.

Best Software, Inc., Reston, Virginia, Corporate Paralegal.  Duties included drafting stock option agreements, summarizing board meeting minutes, creating and maintaining legal file and calendar system, preparing patent applications for software program names and marks, legal research of intellectual property and human resource issues and preparing documents for mergers and acquisitions. April 1999 to February 2000.

Watanabe, Ing & Kawashima, Honolulu, Hawaii, Litigation Paralegal.  Responsible for complex, large document cases, drafting all types of pleadings and discovery, document reviews, interviewing witnesses, extensive legal research and preparing cases for arbitration and or trial.Managed insurance defense, labor and construction cases and maintained the litigation support system for the firm.  February 1995 to September 1998.

AT&T Law Department, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Paralegal.Responsible for complex class action litigation, environmental superfund sites, Hart-Scott-Rodino filings and second requests.  Duties included contact with clients and business units to investigate case history background, interview witnesses, perform research and extensive document reviews and prepare cases for arbitration and or trial.  August 1993 to February 1995. 

First Fidelity Bank, Newark, New Jersey, Paralegal.  Managed over 1200 cases for matter management program.  Tasks involved responding to complaints of customers of legal support, monitoring case work of outside counsel and reviewing outside counsel legal bills for approval.  January 1993 to August 1993.

Holmes & Thomson, Charleston, South Carolina, Senior Paralegal.    Responsible for complex case files, preparing all types of pleadings and discovery, drafting legal memoranda, performing legal and case history research, contacting witnesses and assisting attorneys during trial.  In addition, managed in-house paralegals, maintained the firm calendar and attended court docket meetings.  June 1989 to September 1992.

The Austin Law Firm, Columbia, South Carolina, Paralegal.  Responsible for managing all case files, interviewing clients and witnesses, conducting legal research and drafting discovery.  September 1987 to June 1989.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

• South Carolina Department of Transportation DBE Certified Participant
• Paralegal Certificate, ABA Approved, The National Center for Paralegal Training
• Bachelor of Arts in English, University of South Carolina

A Freelance Paralegal (or Contract Paralegal), according to the National Federation of Paralegal Associations:

"No different than a traditional paralegal except to the extent that s/he is not employed by an attorney in a traditional setting such as a law firm, governmental entity or corporation. Rather, a freelance paralegal is retained on an as-needed basis by many supervising attorneys in these settings. Freelance paralegals are educated and qualified to perform paralegal work just the same as traditionally-employed paralegals."