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Familiarity with most Florida counties' court procedures due to extensive travel and practice * Well versed in TILA, RESPA, HOEPA, FDCPA, etc. issues * Extensive preparation of pleadings and discovery responses Shapiro & Fishman, LLP Litigation Associate (Boca Raton, FL) 05/08 - 05/09 * In charge of volume litigation files * Well versed in TILA, RESPA, HOEPA issues * Extensive preparation of pleadings and discovery * Extensive experience in pre-trial, discovery and post-judgment motion practice Pacheco Perez Ortiz, P.A. Attorney/Paralegal (Miami, FL) 08/07 - 05/08 * Draft Answers in Personal Injury Protection cases * Prepare affidavits in opposition to motions for summary judgments, memoranda of law, as well as, Pre-Trial Catalogues * Draft answers to interrogatories, requests for production of documentation, and requests for admissions Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) STG International, Inc. (Government Contracting Agency) Paralegal Specialist (Miami, FL) 09/2006 - 02/2008 * Review incoming cases to prepare comprehensive case analyses and recommendations on appropriate case disposition to include dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, decision based on the existing record or scheduling of the case for hearing by an ALJ * Analyze evidence submitted, including exhibits, supporting documentation, audio records of testimony from appellant and parties to the case as available and other similar case materials * Review assigned cases to identify the complex legal and factual issues of each case * Analyze case documents to develop findings of fact and/or conclusions of law * Research statutes, legislative history, public policy implications, precedent cases, applicable regulations and procedures to develop and present background information, points of law and strategies for resolution for the ALJ's consideration * Draft decisions in the full range of cases assigned to the ALJ * Formulate legally sound and technically correct decisions consistent with ALJ instructions * Draft rulings, orders and memoranda United Automobile Insurance Company/Office of the General Counsel