Amy Carpenter
Englewood,OH
Summary
I have worked as a Paralegal for 22 years. I have extensive knowledge in Real Estate Law, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy. More recently I have learned Personal Injury Law and the Litigation process. In between working in Real Estate and Personal Injury I took the following courses at Sinclair Community College: Intro to Operating Systems, Introduction to Networks, Data Base Management and Communications.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz Lpa
Dayton, OH
02.2024 - Current
- Order Medical Records and Bills based on treatment.
- Communicate with Client regarding needed treatment and best case outcome based on vital personal facts.
- Prepare Summary of Damages.
- Update Summary of Damages as needed.
- Prepare Disbursement Worksheet and Final Disbursement.
- Coordinate Final Disbursement with Client, Accounting and Liable 3rd Party.
- Prepare Complaints based on case facts for the Attorney to review.
- Prepare Discovery, Motions and Entries based on Attorney instructions.
- Schedule Court dates and maintain case documents throughout the litigation process.
- Send various correspondence, authorizations and requests to 3 parties and/or Clients.
- Maintain a helpful and positive attitude while working and encourage team work.
- Other various tasks throughout the day.
Paralegal
Attkisson Law Firm
Dayton , OH
02.2023 - 11.2023
- Communicate with Client regarding info for discovery, strategy, treatment updates and case outcome expectations.
- Order Medical Records and Itemized Invoices.
- Obtain and review medical records and invoices.
- Prepare Summary of Damages.
- Send Demand Packages to liable party.
- Meet with case Attorney to discuss current urgent matters and or time sensitive information.
- Communicate pertinent information and updates to clients via phone, email and mail.
- Responded to client calls and inquiries.
- Organize legal documents in company filing systems and databases.
Senior Title & Curative Associate
Doma Title Agency
San Francisco, CA
11.2021 - 07.2022
- Created Deeds, Affidavits, Preliminary Forms, Commitments for the State of CA.
- Examined Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Liens, Judgments and Easements.
- Performed title searches, ordered reports, and obtained closing documents.
- Evaluated documents to determine property ownership.
- Reported on discovered encumbrances and outlined required corrective actions to clear titles.
- Reviewed title exams in all 50 states.
- Preformed and participated in Learning and Enablement via Zoom.
- Became proficient in ResWare, TitleFlex, Netro Online etc.
- Ordered payoffs and performed various title curative tasks.
- Worked from my remote home office.
- Tracked hours and benefits using Workday.
Document Tester
SoftPro
Raleigh, NC
01.2019 - 10.2019
- Recommended changes during testing for the project's requested documents to comply with Underwriter's guidelines.
- Tested underwriting documents for all types of clerical errors.
- Tested documents to ensure correct code was used to ensure the documents can be accessed properly.
- Maintained an Oracle time clock to track hours worked and productions levels.
- Attended and participated in monthly remote meetings with various departments.
- Traveled to SoftPro for training and meetings.
- Maintained a monthly expense report.
- Worked remotely from my home office.
- Verified with different underwriters all docs and endorsements are up to date.
- Uploaded docs to and from a TFS database to test new docs and return checked docs.
Quality Control
Court Street
Falmouth, OH
08.2015 - 01.2019
- Reviewed Title Exams to check all information is correct according to title notes for the State of OH and KY.
- Checked Title Exams for all requested documents from client's checklist are provided and correct.
- Communicated with co-workers in the Company provided database.
- Invoiced each exam according to client and specific requests provided by client.
- Performed deed chain search from current owner to 100-year search for the State of KY to verify if search could be completed online or would need to be sent to a staff abstractor in that County.
- Attended monthly staff meetings online.
- Worked remotely from my home office.
- Helped review Title Exams in other States when needed.
Paralegal
TitleQuest
Dayton, OH
09.2005 - 08.2015
- Organized client calendars, prepared mailings and handled high call volumes.
- Identified and analyzed legal documents, discoveries, and contracts.
- Filed pleadings and paperwork with court clerk to meet strict deadlines.
- Trained staff on office procedures and case-specific duties in the Preliminary Judicial Department.
- Supported leadership by examining deeds of trust to determine grantor, grantee, trustee, and loan amounts.
- Prepared Commitments for the Residential and REO department and ordered payoffs.
- Prepared Owner's Policies.
- Prepared Preliminary Judicial Reports for various clients.
- Marketed the Preliminary Judicial Department.
- Maintained daily invoicing and turned in monthly revenue reports for the Preliminary Judicial Department.
- Spotted and typically resolved title problems.
- Discussed title problems with staff attorneys if needed.
- Provided conference calls with client on complex title issues if needed.
- Ran the daily operation of the Preliminary Judicial Department from 2007 until 2015.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal
RETS Tech Center
Dayton, OH01.2002
Timeline
Paralegal
Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz Lpa
02.2024 - Current
Paralegal
Attkisson Law Firm
02.2023 - 11.2023
Senior Title & Curative Associate
Doma Title Agency
11.2021 - 07.2022
Document Tester
SoftPro
01.2019 - 10.2019
Quality Control
Court Street
08.2015 - 01.2019
Paralegal
TitleQuest
09.2005 - 08.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal
RETS Tech Center