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Anna Dopiro

Anna Dopiro

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Over 20 years of work experience in negotiations and managing all aspects of the case from inception through trial. Outstanding ability to deliver time sensitive, measurable outcomes. Competent in communicating effectively with all levels of personnel. ability to work independently with minimal supervision to meet time sensitive deadlines, excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, flexibility, ability to prioritize and handle urgent tasks and requests simultaneously with a high level of competence and accuracy; ability to remain composed and professional under stressful circumstances; commitment to professional ethics.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Negotiator/Litigation Paralegal

Law Office of Morris E. Barenbaum
08.2018 - Current
  • Negotiating variety of cases with insurance adjusters and defense counsels to reach a fair settlement, reviewing personal injury cases with varying degrees of complexity and severity, obtaining relevant facts necessary to determine theory of negligence, damages, causation and extent of injuries, reviewing and analyzing policy coverage limits, provisions, exclusions and endorsements for personal injury/slip and fall claims with varying degrees of complexity and severity, determine appropriateness of estimates and appraisals, ensuring assessed damages correlate with facts of loss managing clients’ medical treatment and special medical procedures, preparing settlement packages, preparing cases for legal actions, drafting various informative correspondence and legal documents, including Summons and Complaints, Motions, Discovery Responses, Discovery Demands, Subpoenas, review Court Orders to determine compliance, summarizing deposition and interrogatories, performing legal research using reference materials generally available within a law library and electronic resource tools

Paralegal

Law Office of Marina Shepelsky
, P.C.
07.2017 - 08.2018
  • Assisted Immigration and Family Law attorney with immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications, performed intake of cases, reviewed Requests for Evidence (RFEs) received from USCIS, formulated strategy, drafted support letters and Affidavits, assisted with the review of cases, assisted attorney with reviewing and organizing witness reports for hearings in Immigration Court, prepared clients for immigrant visa interviews and immigration court hearings, conducted legal research and analyze legal issues under the direction of counsel, translated documents for clients as well as interpreted in both English and Russian

Chief Negotiator/Litigation Paralegal

Law Office of Morris E. Barenbaum
07.2014 - 07.2017
  • Negotiated variety of cases to reach a fair settlement, reviewed evidence established theory of negligence, damages, causation and extent of injuries, prepared settlement packages, ordered, reviewed and summarized medical records, drafted Summons and Complaints, Motions, Pleadings and Discovery, negotiated liens with medical providers, trained new employees

Negotiator

Cherny & Podolsky, P.C
08.2013 - 07.2014
  • Prepared settlement packages, ordered, reviewed, and summarized medical records.

Chief Negotiator

Law Office of Yuriy Prakhin, P.C
07.2005 - 05.2013
  • Prepared settlement packages, ordered, reviewed, and summarized medical records, negotiated liens with medical providers, communicated with medical facilities to update client's medical treatment, attendance and other special medical procedures.

Chief negotiator/Litigation paralegal

Steven V. Podolsky
, P.C.
11.1998 - 06.2003
  • Prepared settlement packages, ordered, reviewed, and summarized medical records, drafted Summons and Complaints, Motions, Pleadings and Discovery, negotiated liens with medical providers, communicated with medical facilities to update client's medical treatment, attendance and other special medical procedures, contacted clients regarding Examination under Oath and confirmed and scheduled Independent Medical Examinations (IME's), signed up new clients and provided them with information regarding the course of their case, trained new employees, handled office calendar, screened calls, updated clients with status of their case, provided No-Fault information to medical clinics and Insurance Companies.

Paralegal

Raytburg & Fierro, P.C
06.1996 - 09.1998
  • Client Intake and case management, entered client case data into computer system, compiled information through investigations, screened calls, updated clients with status of their case, provided No-Fault information to medical clinics and Insurance Companies, answered telephone calls and scheduled appointments for clients.

Education

LaGuardia Community College

Skills

  • Knowledge of
  • SAGA, Microsoft Word, familiar with Family and Immigration Law
  • Critical Thinking
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Legal Research
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Motions Drafting
  • Good Judgment and Decision Making
  • Case Management
  • Dependable and Reliable
  • Case Support Skills
  • Correspondence and Legal Forms Drafting
  • Case Summaries
  • Document Preparation
  • Decision Making

Languages

  • Fluent in Russian

    • Timeline

    Chief Negotiator/Litigation Paralegal - Law Office of Morris E. Barenbaum
    08.2018 - Current
    Paralegal - Law Office of Marina Shepelsky
    07.2017 - 08.2018
    Chief Negotiator/Litigation Paralegal - Law Office of Morris E. Barenbaum
    07.2014 - 07.2017
    Negotiator - Cherny & Podolsky, P.C
    08.2013 - 07.2014
    Chief Negotiator - Law Office of Yuriy Prakhin, P.C
    07.2005 - 05.2013
    Chief negotiator/Litigation paralegal - Steven V. Podolsky
    11.1998 - 06.2003
    Paralegal - Raytburg & Fierro, P.C
    06.1996 - 09.1998
    LaGuardia Community College - ,

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