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Street Address Shawnee LaneWaldorf, MD Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEPROFESSIONAL PROFILEProfileResult-oriented professional paralegal with substantial experience in Freedom of Information Act requests (FOIA) and response. Experience in reviewing documents to identify non-public personal information (NPPI), protecting health information (PHI), and redaction as well as the use of LEXIS/NEXIS, ADI, Edgar, Clearwell, Concordance, Accelerate, DocuMatrix, IPRO, Summation, Relativity, Ringtail and Adobe.Paralegal, US Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor (Contract through the Windsor Group), Washington, DC. February-July 2024.Reviewed scanned images of documents, for privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected information including attorneyclient information, attorney work product, and deliberative process privilege.Analyst, Deloitte, Arlington, VA. January 2020-April 2023. Public TrustReviewed documents to identify non-public personal information (NPPI) and protected health information (PHI) and redacted accordingly.Assisted Food and Drug Administration (FDA) response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Using Relativity, exercised discretion and judgment to determine whether records are responsive to FOIA requests and identified and redacted information protected by FOIA. Tracked and managed FOIA requests from receipt to production in electronic case management system.Previous ExperienceParalegal, U.S. Attorneys Office, Alexandria, VA. April 2019 January 2020.Provided assistance in trial preparation by performing duties such as compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, preparing witness and exhibit lists, and preparing master and copy sets of trial exhibits in both electronic and hard copy form. Performed basic legal research and assist with preparing legal documents. Includes proofreading, editing, and cite-checking court filings such as appellate briefs, sentencing memos, and motions.Paralegal, TransPerfect Legal Solutions, Washington, DC. January 2019 April 2019.Reviewed data to identify non-public personal information (NPPI) and protected health information (PHI), and tagging for redacting accordingly.Legal Assistant, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, Arlington, VA, Project Basis, January 2017 January 2019.Maintained case file to record actions, events, exhibits, information and materials related to case hearing or case disposition. Reviewed case records for adherence to agency policies and procedures. Trained and mentored incoming legal assistants in areas of exhibiting, scheduling of hearings, closing of cases and time management.Paralegal, Project Basis. September 2016 December 2016.Compiled, prepared, and summarized relevant materials for use by attorneys in discovery and in preparation of motions, briefs and other legal documents. Summarized depositions and other transcripts; and maintained case files.Paralegal III, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Department of Transportation, Project Basis. June 2015 August 2016.Researched issues relating to auto loans, banks accounts, credit cards, debt collection mortgages, payday loans, and student loans. Used Clearwell, reviewed for relevance, redacted specific information and produced electronic documents in response to FOIA and congressional requests. Prepared approval and deficiency letters relative to pipeline companies submitted oil spill response plans.Litigation Paralegal, Morgan Lewis, Project Basis. October 2014 June 2015.Using Axcelerate and DocuMatrix, reviewed for relevance, redacted specific information and produced electronic documents in response to court order.Manager, Document Review and Corporate Governance, Law Offices of Nicholas Chiaia. Washington, DC. February 2012 September 2014.Reviewed for relevance, conducted Bates-stamping, redaction, duplication and indexing of documents. Set up and maintained files which were organized chronologically, numerically and/or by subject matter. Worked with Clicks on electronic productions. Created and maintained internal case databases, ran searches on internal and external document databases and systems, culled relevant information from a variety of resources such as newspapers, and libraries,Paralegal, Project Basis. 1995 2012Assisted attorneys with pleadings, discovery, motions, and trial preparation. This assistance included preparation of court documents and participation in the discovery process, coordination of depositions, summaries of depositions, submission of motion and trial exhibits, prepared Table of Authorities, and Table of Contents, maintained hearing/trial notebooks, and supervision of document productions. Attended congressional committee meetings on energy and telecommunications and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) administrative hearings. Prepared and submitted status reports. Utilized FERC and FCC electronic filing systems, managed and reviewed reports and filings, regulatory deadlines, created tickler system, and regularly interacted with counsel.Reviewed, coded, summarized, indexed and produced legal documents for litigation or merger. Exhibits strong cite checking, Shepardizing, and case management skills.Defense Community Adjustment Specialist, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), Division of Regional Development, Baltimore, Maryland. January 1994 December 1995.Monitored and coordinated delivery of local, state and federal programs providing assistance tocommunities, businesses and workers impacted by defense spending cutbacks. Developed a network of Maryland economic development professionals. This network convened periodically to discuss and implement approaches to improve the delivery of services to the Maryland business community. .Legislative Field Representative, Bonner & Associates, Washington, DC and Direct ImpactCompany, Alexandria, VA. September 1992 January 1994.Researched and analyzed issues affecting clients in the areas of telecommunications, defense procurement, space exploration, trade policy, health care, worker's compensation and economic development. Targeted legislators for grassroots legislative campaigns. Alerted community and business leaders in legislator's district by telephone to the significance of the issue pending. Persuaded the leaders to call or meet with the legislator and send a follow-up letter of support or opposition.Assistant Director, Advanced Congressional Seminar, Washington Workshops Foundation, Washington, DC. April 1992 September 1992.Scheduled and arranged speakers from the Congress, the Administration, and the diplomatic community for private meetings and general seminar sessions. Placed twenty-five interns in Capitol Hill offices for the Summer of 1992.President, Government Relations Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. March 1989 April 1992.Provided clients complete information and liaison services with Wisconsin state and federal legislators, legislative committees, administrative officials and funding and regulatory agencies. Researched, authored, published and marketed weekly newsletter addressing local, state and federal economic and community development issues.Government Relations Consultant, Martin Schreiber Law Offices, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. June 1988 March 1989.Promoted the former Wisconsin Governor's governmental relations services to Milwaukee area businesses and labor groups. Established and maintained contact with state and federal decision makers, and accessed those contacts for the benefit of our clients.Administrator, Community Development Block Grant Program, City of Waukesha, Wisconsin. January 1985 June 1987.Identified and monitored federal and state grant and loan opportunities in the area of economic and community development. Supervised activities of housing rehabilitation specialist, economic development coordinators, and the City's equal opportunity officer.President, Janczy, Manske & Associates, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1976 1985.Published weekly newsletter alerting communities and businesses to new federal funding programopportunities. Analyzed government activities affecting government funding programs.Staff Assistant, State Representative Lloyd Kincaid, Madison, Wisconsin and Congressman Robert J. Cornel, Washington, DC. 1973 1976Monitored, analyzed and briefed the member on pending and proposed legislation. Developed and wrote position papers, and composed correspondence to constituents. Assisted local officials by identifying and obtaining federal funding for a variety of projects in the district. Responded and assisted constituents with problems involving federal agencies.EducationAmerican UniversitySchool of GovernmentWashington, DCUniversity of Wisconsin MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WIBachelor of ArtsValparaiso UniversitySchool of LawValparaiso, IN |
