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Angelina Rizzo

Union Pier,MI

Summary

Diverse background with ten years of legal experience in various matters of law such as criminal, probate, civil litigation and, corporate law.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Specialist – Contractor

Whirlpool
Benton Harbor, MI
10.2021 - Current
  • Legal reviews of marketing assets for business and marketing agencies including website content, organic content articles, social media advertising, email marketing, and all direct-to-consumer marketing materials.
  • Monitoring marketing assets for proper trademark usage, product claims, and disclaimers, ensuring compliance with federal marketing laws and FTC regulations.
  • Working with team members to prepare and launch new legal pre-approval process which creates system of efficiency by allowing the business to skip formal legal review and reducing legal department workload.
  • Provided legal support focused on ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, regulations, laws, and guidelines.

Corporate Paralegal

Horizon Bank
Michigan City, IN
04.2018 - 07.2021
  • Prepared M&A Due Diligence including requesting and managing environmental reports (reviews of EDRs, Phase I/II, BEAs and Due Care plans), title work and exceptions, assessor's records, metes and bounds surveys requests and reviews, and coordinated efforts with vendors providing these services.
  • Managed compliance and regulations involving FDIC and all other bank regulatory agencies.
  • Managed Real estate sales and acquisitions as well as the subsequent closings and all necessary due diligence involved similar to M&A due diligence.
  • Provided commercial loan reviews for any loans over $1 million in lending requests by reviewing corporate documents, leases of subject property, environmental reports, title work and exceptions, etc.
  • Conducted legal research as needed pertaining to probate, real estate matters, banking statutes.
  • Conducted Power of Attorney reviews submitted by customers to branches for authenticity and validity.
  • Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation and information for discovery request.
  • Researched state statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes and documents.
  • Communicated with outside vendors on behalf of attorneys and legal departments.
  • Collected, drafted and maintained resources to provide comprehensive materials accessible to General Counsel.
  • Managed process of preparing the Bank's annual shareholder meeting by coordinating efforts with each team to prepare yearly financial records, prepare and file SEC filings, evaluate shareholder questionnaires, prepare meeting agenda and scripts all under supervision of General Counsel, CEO and CFO.

Paralegal

Iannitelli Marcolini, PC
Phoenix, AZ
09.2017 - 04.2018
  • Draft pleadings such as Summons and Complaints, Judgments and Judgment renewals, Motions, for mid-sized, 5 attorney, civil litigation firm.
  • Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
  • Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
  • Calendar deadlines, hearings and depositions through Time Matters software program.
  • Perform research through Experian, Westlaw PeopleMap and Pacer Bankruptcy searches regarding defendants.
  • Record documents electronically with Maricopa County Recorder's office.
  • Maintain working knowledge of Arizona Civil Rules of Procedure and subsequent changes to rules especially regarding deadlines and scheduling.
  • Under direction of counsel, prepared answers, documentation and information for discovery requests.

Associate

Fiduciary, Entrust Fiduciary Services
Glendale, AZ
05.2016 - 09.2017
  • Conducted bank reconciliations for clients to ensure bank and investment statements balance each month for purpose of annual accountings due to the courts.
  • Maintained vital client documents through Time Matters software program.
  • Client contact under our guardianship services to make sure clients are transported to medical appointments as well as any other needs they may have.
  • Worked varied hours, days, nights and weekends as business needs dictate.
  • Filed/recorded court documents/pleadings with the courts.
  • Performed any duties allowed within my capacity as requested by licensed fiduciary

Legal Secretary

Berrien County Prosecutor's Office
Saint Joseph, MI
01.2012 - 04.2016
  • Managed and maintained all county misdemeanor files (10,000+) for county prosecutors office with 15 attorneys.
  • Prioritized tasks and time sensitive materials to ensure prosecutors had complete case files for hearings.
  • Maintained prompt communication with officers, defense counsel and prosecutors.
  • Filed motions on behalf of prosecutors and fulfilled all discovery requests for defense counsel.
  • Created and updated subpoena distribution system which enabled officers to spend less time or no time in retrieving subpoenas from the court and created faster distribution time on all subpoenas to witnesses.
  • Managed all expungement applications and assigned to a prosecutor.
  • Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.
  • Prepared legal correspondence and wrote professional letters on behalf of prosecutors.
  • Organized and distributed case files for court proceedings.
  • Obtained signatures from prosecutors for legal documents.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies

Kaplan University
Online
09.2011

Skills

  • Correspondence and Legal Forms Drafting
  • Confidentiality Understanding
  • Westlaw and LexisNexis
  • Legal Research
  • Preparing Exhibits
  • Case File Management
  • Drafting Legal Documents
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Review of Pleadings
  • Law Enforcement Procedures

Affiliations

Member of Northwest Indiana Influential Women’s Association (NWIIWA) Member of Michiana Paralegal Association (MPA) Member of National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)

Timeline

Legal Specialist – Contractor

Whirlpool
10.2021 - Current

Corporate Paralegal

Horizon Bank
04.2018 - 07.2021

Paralegal

Iannitelli Marcolini, PC
09.2017 - 04.2018

Associate

Fiduciary, Entrust Fiduciary Services
05.2016 - 09.2017

Legal Secretary

Berrien County Prosecutor's Office
01.2012 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies

Kaplan University

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