Results-focused professional eager to offer progressive Business, Automobile, and Civil Litigation; Product and Premise Liability; Legal Research; and Client Relations experience toward maximizing your firm s success.

 

 

         Top performer who delivers fair and objective assessments of diverse cases in compliance with strict legal guidelines.

         Integral leader who creates strong relationships with current / prospective clientele to maintain high-quality legal services.

         Ambitious self-starter who plans, prioritizes, and completes multiple legal tasks within deadline-driven environments.

         Excellent communicator who seamlessly interfaces among individuals of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.

 

 

 

General Litigation Attorney (2007 C Present)

         Utilize broad scope of legal knowledge toward assessing liability and business risks in general business and automobile litigation, including developing targeted strategies and advising senior counsel and business regarding issues and trends.

         Liaise among outside counsel to mitigate and resolve litigation, along with attending critical mediations and trials.

         Collaborate with business partners and litigation departments on discovery best practices and e-Discovery training.

 

Corporate Counsel Discovery Team (2006 C 2007)

         Coordinated comprehensive efforts between general liability teams and internal business units to complete document collection and response requirements, along with updating third party civil subpoena processes, directing responses to subpoenas, providing updates and training on discovery and development, and educating and preparing corporate deponents.

 

 

Litigation Associate

         Strategically steered the management and defense of product liability, premises liability, and general civil litigation cases.

         Served as lead and second chair trial counsel, including deposing and defending deposition of parties, facts, and expert witnesses, as well as drafting and arguing motions (e.g. motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss appeals).

         Contributed solid communication skills toward counseling and advising diverse clientele during mediations.

 

 

Litigation Associate

         Researched and drafted legal briefs, memoranda, pleadings, and discovery within professional malpractice and general civil litigation cases, along with conducting depositions of parties and witnesses and negotiating settlements involving minors.

 

 

Juris Doctor                                                                                                Vanderbilt University Law School

Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies                                                                                  Duke University

Mediation Certificate                                                              Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service, Inc.

 

Member

State Bar of Georgia • State Bar of North Carolina

 

Vice President of Communications

Association of Corporate Counsel (Georgia Chapter)

 

Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution • Junior League of Atlanta • Georgia Rising Star (2005, 2007)

 

 

 

 

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Dear__________________:

 

I am currently seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review.

 

As a top-performing legal professional and member of the State Bars of Georgia and North Carolina, I am confident that my proven skills can achieve your key goals.  I offer 11+ years of combined experience in Business, Automobile, and Civil Litigation, and am well-versed in all facets of Product and Premise Liability Cases, Client Relations / Counseling, Legal Research, Records Management, and Workflow Prioritization.

 

To complement my background, please note that I completed my Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School and I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies from Duke University.  I also completed rigorous Mediation Certification from Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service, Inc.

 

Currently, as a General Litigation Attorney with Home Depot USA, Inc., I utilize my broad scope of legal knowledge toward assessing liability and business risks in general business and automobile litigation, including developing targeted strategies and advising senior counsel and business regarding various issues and trends.  Within this role, I liaise among outside counsel to mitigate and resolve litigation, along with attending critical mediations and trials.  I also collaborate with business partners and litigation departments on discovery best practices and e-Discovery training.  As this is just a sampling of my job history, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

 

You will find me to be a results-focused leader who expertly delivers fair and objective assessments of wide-ranging cases in compliance with strict legal guidelines.  In addition, I can plan, prioritize, and manage multiple legal tasks within deadline-driven environments while streamlining processes to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality of services.  For the sum of these aforementioned reasons, I believe I will prove to be an incredible asset to your progressive firm.

 

I look forward to hearing from you, and I thank you in advance for your consideration.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

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