Teresa Whitney

Cell 480-495-2679
twdc0764@westpost.net
Professional Excellence Summary:
Paralegal/legal assistant with over 15 years of producing results for attorneys
specializing in several areas of legal practice. Possess advanced written and v
erbal skills, exceptional client relations, adept organizational skills, and cap
acitated in taking on heavy workload with proven dedicated ability to accomplish
last minute projects and meeting deadlines.
Office Applications:
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Timesl
ips (Sage), Amicus, and Prolaw
Professional Experience:
Staffing Firm - Contract Assignments - current.
Thomas Schern Richardson, PLLC - Personal Injury/Civil Litigation/Complex Civil
Litigation/Bankruptcy Litigation/Probate Litigation/Guardianships/Conservatorshi
ps
Paralegal/Legal Assistant/Office Support - June 2007-June 2010
* Hired shortly after the firm formed in April, 2007 as a paralegal and to assis
t with organizing office, hiring vendors, answering calls and other administrati
ve duties.
* Conducted case management from initial appearance through discovery and trial
phase. Performed ECF functions in multiple Arizona jurisdictions.
* Monitored attorney correspondence to clients and opposing counsel, taking spec
ial care to highlight dates or actions to calendar reminders.
* Responsible for monitoring emails from, and collaborating with, local universi
ty staff whose students would file Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcies. Innovation, res
earch and suggestions to attorneys to implement new strategies, produced a 15% i
ncreased recovery from student bankruptcy trustees.
* Coordinated seminars for senior counsel and implemented new procedures for con
ducting said seminars which involved a large class of clientele.
* Increased good client relations for firm.
Davis/Miles PLLC - Transactional Litigation/Real Estate Litigation
Paralegal/Legal Assistant - October 2005-November 2006
* Screened and interviewed potential new clients; responsible for assuring the a
ttorney had everything needed to launch new case; prepared initial pleadings and
discovery, scheduled depositions; calendared and docketed deadlines; prepared t
rial notebooks and exhibits; improved management of attorney's files; was recogn
ized in the firm's newsletter for my outstanding job performance and dedication.
Tryon, Heller & Rayes, PC - Personal Injury Litigation/Medical Malpractice Litig
ation/Insurance Defense/Criminal Defense
Legal Assistant - January 1992-October 2005
* Conducted client interviews with attorneys; prepared initial pleadings, discov
ery and correspondence to medical providers and lien holders; gathered witness s
tatements; scheduled depositions; calendared and docketed deadlines; attended in
dependent medical exams with clients; drafted demand letters; assisted with sche
duling police interviews and prisoner interviews for the criminal attorney.
Education:
* Mesa Community College - Studies in Criminal Justice and Real Estate Law
* Arizona School of Real Estate - Achieved License, NAR, AAR, SEVRAR