Education

Masters Degree in Business Administration w/Human Resource Management

Indiana Wesleyan University, Cincinnati, OH

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration

Indiana Wesleyan University, Cincinnati, OH

Paralegal Certificate

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, OH

Summary

·                Demonstrates extensive knowledge of the foreclosure and bankruptcy process.

·                Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure, and communicating ideas clearly and effectively.

·                Proficient in Microsoft programs -Word, Excel, & PowerPoint. Experience with Workflow, Hummingbird, & Casee software packages.

Work Experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant

April 1, 2013 – Current                             Manley Deas Kochalski LLC              Chicago, IL relocated from Cincinnati, OH                                                                                                                                                           10/14

Paralegal/Legal Assistant            

Duties: Under the direction of the Attorney, preparing various pleadings, affidavits, notices and correspondence, communicating (telephonic, fax and email) with borrowers, opposing counsel, clients, and the Courts (Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, Judge, Auditor or Master Commissioner). Arranging hearing coverage for various motion hours in Illinois, Kentucky and Hamilton County, OH. Request and follow up on fee requests for hearings, Discovery, Pre-Trial, Trial, and pleading preparation. Identifying manufactured homes and taking steps necessary to convert the manufactured home title to real estate and ensure title was held by the lender. Rotating 4 hour shift monitoring reinstatement/payoff phone line. Calling borrowers to advise of steps to resolve case (loss mitigation/settlement options). Preparation of Limited Warranty and Quit Claim Deeds (some with release of mortgage). Provide status updates and hearing results to client. Request necessary documentation for Discovery requests and Propounding Discovery on necessary parties. Notarizing affidavits, deeds, etc.

August 2, 2004 – March 29, 2013                            Lerner, Sampson & Rothfuss                Cincinnati, OH

Positions held:

Pleading Preparation Paralegal III  (September 2011 – March 2013)

Duties: Preparation of Cuyahoga County judicial foreclosure complaints with information obtained from property title examinations within internal deadline of receipt. Following the rules of the individual county for filing requirements. Submitting payment for filing and service of complaint to the clerk for recording. Reviewed the title examination to determine relevant parties to name in the complaint and submitted the complaint to the attorney for review and signature. Prepared an average of 10 foreclosure complaints per day.

OH Confirmation Entry Paralegal (June 2010 – August 2011)

Duties: Working from a Workflow task list, tasks per day vary from 12 – 20, and the goal is to process all files within 24 hours. Prepared confirmation, distribution, nunc pro tunc entries and motions for the foreclosure case which include calculating court costs, recording fees, taxes, transfer tax and conveyance costs, and sheriff fees and distributing the balance to our client per county rules. Faxing and/or emailing the confirmation entry to the assistant prosecuting attorney, opposing counsel, pro se borrowers for approval per local rules and following up as needed.  Helping with Special Projects in different departments throughout the firm.

Special Cases Paralegal III (June 2009 – June 2010)

Duties: Reviewing mediation hearing packages to ensure the necessary financial documentation is included prior to in-person/telephonic Mediation proceedings. Preparing miscellaneous motions and mediation related pleadings.

Ohio & Kentucky Foreclosure  Complaint Supervisor (January 2007 – May 2009)

Duties: Supervising 35 individuals, maintaining a 24 hour turnaround time on preparing the foreclosure complaint after receiving the title examination, maintain relations with staff, attorneys, and OH and KY County Clerk offices, maintaining workload and staff coverage, preparing annual and 90 day reviews of employee performance, and conducting interviews for hiring.

Ohio & Kentucky Foreclosure Complaint Paralegal (April 2005 – January 2007)

Duties: Preparation of judicial foreclosure complaints with information obtained from property title examinations within internal deadline of receipt. Following the rules of the individual county for filing requirements. Submitting payment for filing and service of complaint to the clerk for recording. Reviewed the title examination to determine relevant parties to name in the complaint and submitted the complaint to the attorney for review and signature. Prepared an average of 12 – 16 foreclosure complaints per day.

New Files Bankruptcy Processor (August 2004 – April 2005)

Setting up new files from client referrals.  Opened over forty (40) files per day as well as other duties within the department.

New Files Department (File Runner) (May 2004 – August 2004) 

(Temp to Hire position) Delivering and retrieving files from the central file room and various areas          

throughout the firm.