DENISE M. DOYLE

5053 N. Natoma Avenue Chicago, IL 60656

∙ MS Office Suite, NMLS, 85/wpm

∙ Travel & Calendar Management

∙ Trusted with close client relations

∙ Event Planning

Cell: 773.580.3767

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

∙ Communications with attorneys, claim

adjusters, clients, opposing counsel

Dovenmuehle Mortgage Company, Inc. - Lake Zurich, IL

Senior Paralegal

• Obtain loan licenses, renew and maintain existing licenses via NMLS.

• Respond to State Regulator Audits.

• Respond to Request to Produce Documents – Subpoenas, Summons.

• File Corporate Annual, Biennial and Quarterly Reports.

• Respond to Commissioner Complaints.

• Assist General Counsel and staff attorneys with research and various projects

Executive Legal Assistant

• Assisted the Sr. Vice President/General Counsel with all aspects of daily operations and

departmental management.

• Personally supported SVP with various tasks such as: travel, calendar, phone calls, etc.

• Assisted the Assistant Vice President of Attorney Oversight and Default Litigation.

• Assisted three staff attorneys with licensing, commissioner complaints, and subservicing

contracts.

Walsh Construction - Chicago, IL

Laborer/Flagger

Kluever & Platt, LLC, Foreclosure Defense - Chicago, IL

Executive Legal Assistant/Paralegal

• Assistant to K&P’s top partner, a Jr. Partner and Litigation Associate.

• Performed all executive functions for Mr. Kluever personally and professionally on all

levels: calendar, travel, weekend management, taxes, personal finances, etc.

• Scheduled and prepared materials/information for all in and out of office meetings;

• Received all email and telephone/voicemail communications, respond accordingly on

behalf of Mr. Kluever and/or deliver them verbally and act as gatekeeper.

Adler Murphy & McQuillen, LLP, Insurance Defense - Chicago, IL

Executive Legal Assistant

• Assisted multiple attorneys, as well as, filled in for Mr. McQuillen’s secretary when

absent professionally and personally: travel, docketed and maintained attorney calendars.

• Responsible for entering, proofing, maintaining and submitting attorneys’ time every

week.

• Opened, organized, closed and maintained files.

• Planned Christmas and summer boat cruise office party – extremely successful.

• Assisted in creating office infrastructure in all departments, including hiring ten new

employees.

2006 – 2010

2011 – 2013

2010 – 2011

2013 – 2014

∙ Corporate, Litigation, Mortgage Licensing,

∙ Real Estate, Family and Discrimination Law

∙ Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts

∙ Insurance Defense, Personal Injury

denisemstory@gmail.com

∙ Works well under pressure/strict deadlines

∙ Independent decision making capabilities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014 - Present

• Prepared, proofed and transcribed legal documents for litigation purposes, such as

Appellate briefs, pleadings, discovery, subpoenas, deposition notices involving insurance

defense.

DENISE M. DOYLE

Nisen & Elliott, Corporate - Chicago, IL

• Assisted top partner with various personal tasks, such as: errands, calendar, travel, etc.

• Responsible for entering, editing, proofreading, printing and sending out all billables

every month.

Department.

Executive Legal Assistant

• Right-hand assistant to one of N&E’s top partners and his

2004 – 2005

team in the Benefits

• Prepared legal documents for corporations including Annual Reports, Biennial Reports,

and Articles of Incorporation.

• Maintained multiple insurance premiums and bank accounts for various clients.

Marc D. Sherman & Associates, Personal Injury - Lincolnwood, IL

• Prepared documentation and pleadings for personal

• Prepared estate plan documents including Wills, Codicils, Trusts and Powers of Attorney

for Healthcare and Property.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

• Assisted owner and two partners with all aspects of administration, billing and legal case

preparation and maintenance of files.

corporate, medical malpractice insurance defense, estate planning, and land trust and

Wills.

injury, litigation, real

estate,

• Assisted Mr. Sherman with hiring new staff and implementing policies and procedures.

French, Kezelis & Kominairek, Insurance Defense - Chicago, IL

Legal Assistant

• Entrusted by partners with extensive decision making while managing multiple

responsibilities for this firm with litigated cases involving medical malpractice insurance

defense.

• Reviewed, evaluated and prepared files,

• Assisted in preparing settlements between clients, attorneys and claims adjusters.

• Responsible for entering, editing and proofreading all billables every month.

EDUCATION

Currently enrolled at Liberty University Distance Learning Program

Finishing B.A. in Psychology (two classes left); Minor in Counseling

reimbursement cases, legal aspects of insurance recovery process and third-party liability.

records and submissions for health claim

• Created and submitted documentation for discrimination defense and EEOC related

issues.

1993 – 1995

1998 – 2004

References Furnished Upon Request