Lisa Leafstrand Johnson

304 North Avenue

Batavia, IL  60510

630-263-9208

 

 

Professional Experience:

 

Rolewick & Gutzke, P.C., Wheaton, IL                                                                      9/2013 -

Paralegal in real estate

 

Grunyk & Associates, P.C., Naperville, IL                                                        4/2013 – 9/2013

Paralegal in family law

 

Kuhn, Mitchell, Moss, Mork & Lechowicz, LLC, Naperville, IL              10/1998 – 2/2013

Paralegal to Managing Partner and associates in family law

 

Draft and prepare pleadings and motions; issue and answer written discovery requests and responses; draft subpoenas and affidavits; organize/index/manage/review files and discovery documents; prepare exhibits; review records; draft client correspondence; maintain docket; assist with legal research and trial preparation.

 

Myler, Ruddy & McTavish, Aurora, IL                                                                      12/1996 – 9/1998

Paralegal to partner in general practice firm (family law, real estate, probate, bankruptcy)

 

CASA Kane County (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Geneva, IL              1989-1992

 

E. P. Dutton Publishing Company, New York, NY             

Assistant Editor of Children’s and Young Adult Books

 

Continuing Legal Education:

Institute for Paralegal Education: “Litigation Case Management for the Illinois Paralegal”

Institute for Paralegal Education: “Effective Discovery Strategies for the Litigation                                Paralegal in Illinois”

FinPlan Divorce Planner Training Program

DuPage County Bar Association:  “Family Law Issues”

DuPage County Bar Association:  “Law Office Management”             

 

Education:

Roosevelt University, Paralegal Certificate (Honors), 1994

University of Michigan, M.A., English

Wheaton College (Ill.), B.A., English