MARY ANDRESS

(281) 650-2940
5911 Rustling River Drive, Kingwood, Texas 77345
ma70cae4@westpost.net
EXPERIENCED LITIGATION PARALEGAL
Certified paralegal with several years of civil litigation experience assisting
partners/owners of law firms - both on the federal and state levels
Advanced Database and Software Skills:
* Summation, Introspect, Adobe, Power Point, MS Word, NetDocs, Access, MS Outlo
ok, Westlaw, E-Discovery, E-Filing, MS Excel, Time Slips and others.
Highlights of Career
* Received "The "Star Award" with Nationwide Insurance Company
* Supervisor of Paralegals
* Assisted in major precedent setting cases with very good outcomes at trial
* Attended trial 28 times. Duties included: compilation and indexing and retrie
val of copious exhibits and evidentiary materials, assisting with voir dire, She
pardizing cases when asked and redrafting jury instructions if necessary
* Worked cases from pre-suit status to settlement or verdict, including, but not
limited to initial intake of clients, researching SOL, retrieving copious amoun
ts of records, preparing chronologies, retaining experts for trial, and preparin
g of deposition summaries/videos.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida - Business Admini
stration and International Relations/Political Science.
Associate of Applied Science - St. Louis College - Ferguson, Missouri - Paralega
l Studies. G.P.A. - 3.9 with all honors' classes. Paralegal Certificate.
Professional Skills - Including, but not limited to:
* Drafted pleadings, motions and discovery responses and requests
* Prepared correspondence
* Expert in e-filing and maintaining files
* Calendared docket control orders, depositions, meetings, and mediations
* Created complex medical chronologies
* Summarized deposition transcripts
* Subpoenaed various records, including medical records, personnel/employment re
cords and criminal records
* Performed Internet and Westlaw and Nexis/Lexis research
* Retained Experts and maintained the expert files
* Assisted with reconstruction of accidents/incidents
* Utilized several databases for e-Discovery
* Retrieved and indexed copious documents/exhibits for discovery, mediation and
trial
* Drafted privilege logs
* Assisted with the production of videos and PowerPoint presentations
* Researched OSHA and other governmental regulations
* Drafted mediation and arbitration statements for review of mediator prior to t
he event
* Redacted records that were not in compliance with HIPAA and other regulations
* Performed quality assurance checks on the other paralegals
* Prepared settlement statements
* Drafted Trial Orders, including motions in limine, jury charges and motions fo
r summary judgment
History
01/10 to present Independent Contractor - Paralegal/Executive Assistant
12/07 to 01/10 T. Wade Welch and Associates -Senior Paralegal/Legal Administrat
or (Insurance defense, primarily commercial, casualty multi-party cases)
07/04 to 11/07 Nationwide Insurance Company Trial Division-Senior Paralegal (In
surance Defense - Commercial, Home and Auto, property, premises liability and pr
oducts liability)
10/98 to 06/04 Callahan Law Firm-Senior Paralegal (Insurance defense - commerci
al, workers compensation, auto, home, products and plaintiff's personal injury a
nd medical malpractice)