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Christa Morse Wilson
Senior Paralegal, Team Lead, CPWC
Summary
Driven and resourceful professional with 20+ years of comprehensive experience in California Workers' Compensation. Extensive background managing high volume caseloads and conducting in depth legal research and discovery. Detail-oriented and trustworthy with unprecedented time management, planning and leadership skills. Responsive team player with strengths in strategic planning and problem solving.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Paralegal, Executive Team Lead
Pearlman, Brown & Wax, L.L.P.
Encino, CA
04.2007 - Current
- Analyze and investigate facts to determine causes of action, legal remedies and claim exposure.
- Develop and maintain automated systems to ensure effective claim handling and compliance.
- Assist counsel with all aspects of case management and discovery from inception to trial.
- Manage incoming correspondence, pleadings and communication from clients, opposing counsel and other case participants.
- Confer with clients and interested parties to monitor case status and coordinate settlements.
- Assist management overseeing specialized team consisting 7-10 in-house and hearing representatives.
- Create and implement internal policies and procedures for work flow processes and team task assignments.
- Maintain spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze and report performance and cost-savings to clients and management.
- Audit file inventories and advise management of team trends with recommended areas for improvement and courses of action.
- Coordinate objectively with staff to implement various projects including firm marketing and retention initiatives.
- Compile and maintain resources and provide educational materials to associates and clientele.
- Facilitate training for associate teams and staff.
Executive Assistant, Legal Secretary
Wenderoff Solomon, LLP
Northridge, CA
08.2005 - 04.2007
- Assisted CEO/managing counsel in firm partnership merger.
- Specialized in CA Workers' Compensation Defense.
- Developed and maintained automated systems for priority assignments and deadlines.
- Created expense reports, budgets and performance audits for management.
- Scheduled appointments, appearances and briefings.
- Arranged travel and planning for executive team.
- Filed documents with courts on behalf of attorney.
- Developed and maintained accounts receivables and collections systems.
Senior Legal Secretary
Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Pearson
01.2004 - 08.2005
- Specialized in CA Workers' Compensation Defense.
- Handled incoming calls and mail correspondence for senior counsel.
- Prepared legal correspondence and drafted professional letters for attorney review.
- Transcribed legal documents, pleadings and correspondence.
- Assisted attorneys in collecting employment, medical and other records.
- Organized files for court proceedings and filed documents with courts.
- Received and placed telephone calls to clients and other case participants.
- Maintained expense reports and time sheets for counsel.
Legal Secretary
Potter, Cohen & Samuelon
06.2002 - 01.2004
- Specialized in CA Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability & Indemnity.
- Created, indexed and maintained client files.
- Transcribed legal documents and correspondence.
- Developed and maintained filing and retrieval systems.
- Diligently edited legal correspondence for grammar and spelling.
- Arranged for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses and courts.
- Processed appeals, motions and settlement agreements.
Education
Undergraduate Certificate in Paralegal Studies - Paralegal Studies
Ashworth College
Norcross, GA 01.2009 - 12.2009
Associate of Applied Science - Business Management
Ashworth College
Norcross, GA 02.2004 - 12.2007
Skills
Quality Assurance & Control
Accomplishments
Collaborated with management in the development, launch and expansion of PB&W's Lien Unit in 2015, and continue to perform in integral stages of growth resulting in average lifetime cost-savings of $11M to clients and generated firm revenue of $1.35M+.
Certification
Claims Practitioner in Workers' Compensation (CPWC) Medical Bill Review
Software
EAMS (E-filing)
Lexis Nexis
Timeline
Claims Practitioner in Workers' Compensation (CPWC) Medical Bill Review
02-2022
Undergraduate Certificate in Paralegal Studies - Paralegal Studies
Ashworth College
01.2009 - 12.2009
Senior Paralegal, Executive Team Lead
Pearlman, Brown & Wax, L.L.P.
04.2007 - Current
Executive Assistant, Legal Secretary
Wenderoff Solomon, LLP
08.2005 - 04.2007
Associate of Applied Science - Business Management
Ashworth College
02.2004 - 12.2007
Senior Legal Secretary
Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Pearson
01.2004 - 08.2005
Legal Secretary
Potter, Cohen & Samuelon
06.2002 - 01.2004
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