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Committed Civil Lawyer with strong experience in drafting summons and complaints and litigation offers intelligent strong work both in and out of the courtroom. Excellent at taking depositions as a plaintiff’s attorney and has a track record of securing large settlements on behalf of clients. Has ten years of experience in personal injury work and a wealth of knowledge concerning auto accident litigation.
- Experienced with taking depositions
- Excellent legal research and writing skills
- Good oral and written communication
- Vast experience in personal injury plaintiff’s work
- Successful track record of securing large settlements
- Regularly amasses numerous weekly client billable hours
- Worked in a large multi-office law firm focused on plaintiff’s work in personal injury cases.
- Reported to senior partners and staffed cases biweekly.
- Met with potential clients and evaluated the strengths of their cases to decide whether the firm would accept them as clients.
- Completed research and drafted complaints and summons to respond.
- Engaged in discovery litigation.
- Researched issues and caselaw for personal injury cases.
- Drafted motions briefs complaints and summons.
- Served documents on parties being sued by clients.
- Attended depositions and deposed witnesses on the record with a court reporter.
- Negotiated with the aim of securing settlements.
2004 Passed the City, State Bar Examination
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