I am employed full-time in Chicago, Illinois as a paralegal with 20 years of legal experience.  I have gained this experience while employed at law firms in Chicago, Illinois in the following areas of law, in order of strength:  

Civil litigation
Intellectual property
Personal injury
Family law (divorce)
Real estate
Employment law
Medical malpractice.  

Education:

M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology -- The Chicago School of  Professional Psychology
B.A. in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, -- Trinity International University
Paralegal Certificate -- Loyola University Chicago (ABA-Approved) - Concentrations: Civil Litigation and Intellectual Property
The Partners Real Estate School (former Realtor licensed in IL and IN)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Patent prosecution:  Preparation of provisional, non-provisional, and design patent applications and accompanying transmittals for electronic filing with the USPTO. Preparation and filing of all formal papers (e.g., Assignments, Powers of Attorney, Declarations), IDS's (for U.S. and foreign prior art and NPL), preparation of Responses to Office Actions and Responses to Notices to File Missing Parts, RCEs, and Issue Fee Transmittals.

Litigation:  Patent, trademark, and copyright infringement litigation matters.  

Proficiency with Federal Court procedures in several districts throughout the United States.  

Preparation of complaints, summons, subpoenas (trial and deposition), motions, responsive pleadings, discovery responses, witness binders, expert witness binders, trial binders, and correspondence.

Proficiency with PAIR and electronic filing via EFS-Web with the USPTO.  

Proficiency with PACER for on-line filing and retrieval of Federal Court documents.

MY MISSION STATEMENT:  To provide attorneys with high-quality document preparation that meets workload deadlines and results in a cost-effective, polished, and professional work product that satisfies both attorneys and their clients.

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