Terri Lakomek
101 Brookhaven Ct
Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Cell Phone: 708-557-8792
tlakomek@mchsi.com
OBJECTIVE
Paralegal position utilizing my education and acquired skills.
SUMMARY
A highly motivated, detail oriented individual with approximately three years’ experience
as a paralegal and over 20 years’ experience in the health care field. I possess the ability
to work independently as well as successful team building capabilities and excellent
technical, communication, and customer service skills.
EXPERIENCE
Hickey, Melia & Associates Chicago, IL
Legal Assistant March 2015 – Present
Draft correspondence, answer discovery, trial prep, maintain client files, assist attorneys
with various projects.
Walsh, Knippen, Pollock & Cetina, Chartered Wheaton, IL
Legal Assistant February 2014 – March 2015
Draft correspondence, schedule depositions, open new files, answer discovery, client
support, assist attorney with various projects.
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Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Paralegal, 2013 – January 2014
Perform medical chronology reports and bill reviews, open new client files and close
settled cases, draft letters, attend the Court Call, organize all Chicago and downstate
court calls as well as provide a monthly status call sheet with the use of PerfectLaw,
Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Jendryk, Farmans, Hamer & Begley, LLC, Wheaton, IL
Paralegal, 2012 - 2013
Drafting pleadings, scheduling depositions, drafting general correspondence from
dictation, miscellaneous clerical duties as well as Timeslips data entry.
Keystrokes Transcription Service, Yorkville, IL Medical
Transcriptionist,
2000-2012
Radiology Division Coordinator, lead/supervising transcriptionist, specializing in
Radiology, Pathology, and Medical Records, with experience in Cardiology and
Neurology.
EDUCATION Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL A.A.S., Paralegal, 2012
Major GPA: 4.0. • Introduction to Legal Technology: Overview of the judicial system.
• Introduction to Business Law: Basic business law principles.
• Contract Law: Contract law theory, practical aspects, and drafting contract clauses. •
Legal Writing: Case briefs, client letters, legal memoranda, oral reports, and interview
forms.
• Litigation: Civil procedures and pleadings, from pre through post-trial proceedings.
• Legal Research: Lexis-Nexis and West Law for research, preparing documents, and
case study analysis.
• Criminal Law Procedure: Illinois criminal statutes and Constitutional rights for criminal
prosecutions.
• Legal Environment of Business: General terminology, drafted letter of support to local
congressman.
• Real Property Law: Documents for, and participated in, residential real estate closing.
• Family Law: Client letters, motions, and petitions for dissolution of marriage and
petition of paternity.
• Antitrust Law: Antitrust law theory, class action lawsuit requirements and complaint
drafting.
• Tort and Insurance Law: Tort law theory.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
• In Litigation my Trial Binder and another assignment were used as examples for
accreditation with the ABA.