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Danielle Lunsford

Danielle Lunsford

Lenexa,KS

Summary

Experienced and dedicated paralegal with a strong background in organizing and analyzing legal documentation. Skilled in drafting and filing pleadings, providing valuable assistance in trial and hearing preparations. Recognized for meticulous organization and multitasking abilities, ensuring exceptional accuracy and efficiency even under tight deadlines. Proficient in bookkeeping using QBO and handling accounting, including trust accounting. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Paralegal

Troppito Miller Griffin, LLC
02.2025 - Current
  • Reduced attorney workload by drafting routine legal documents such as pleadings, motions, and affidavits.
  • Managed scheduling of court calendars and deadlines to maintain smooth flow of firm operations.
  • Enhanced case efficiency by organizing and maintaining legal documents, files, and correspondence.
  • Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
  • Communicated with clients, opposing counsel and court personnel to keep all parties informed on case updates.
  • Maintained and updated organized client contact information to keep in touch with clients and provide updates on cases.
  • Prepared legal briefs, motions, and pleadings.
  • Boosted office productivity by maintaining an accurate calendar of appointments, deadlines, and court appearances.
  • Helped attorneys prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
  • Edited and proofread legal documents to verify accuracy.
  • Knowledge of Clio software, filing in MO, KS and Federal Courts.

Business Manager

Wellner Architects
07.2024 - 02.2025
  • Organize and analyzes a financial transactions.
  • Accounting-Quickbooks; AR/AP/Payroll/Monthly Invoicing.
  • Use of accounting software, spreadsheets, and databases to track purchases, sales, payroll, and other financial information.
  • Comply with tax laws, understand cash flow, and identify areas for growth

Paralegal/Bookkeeper/Office Manager

Clyde and Wood, LLC
06.2019 - 05.2024
  • Meet with new and existing clients, including personal injury, family, criminal and other civil matters;
  • Have worked in different areas of law, including criminal, and court appointed cases.
  • Prepare pleadings, discovery, and other litigation proceedings;
  • Filing with the court via electronic systems; including JIMS, Case net, E-Flex, Pacer, Federal Courts;
  • Gather information-including HIPAA, police reports, medical and billing records;
  • Communicate with insurance (health and auto), as well as Medicare;
  • Managed all accounts and records of clients with the highest levels of confidentiality and discretion;
  • Developed a working relationship with courts, clients, debtors, and attorneys; was the first point of contact for all of the above;
  • Prepare itemization of medical and billing records to prepare a Demand;
  • Dictation;
  • Bookkeeping for the firm-All A/P and A/R; Operating and Trust accounts; very proficient knowledge of Quickbooks Online;
  • Reconciliation;

Defeasance Legal Assistant

Polsinelli
08.2014 - 11.2017
  • Sending executed pledge agreements pledging the defeasance collateral to the new lender;
  • Assigns the original note and mortgage to the new lender;
  • Scheduling for 5 attorneys;

Lead Paralegal

Shapiro and Mock, LLC
07.2010 - 07.2014
  • Order and review all title work for process of foreclosure;
  • Prepared all pleadings and filed with the court; from petition to eviction;
  • Work on strict deadlines;
  • Developed a working relationship with courts, clients, debtors, and attorneys; was the first point of contact for all of the above;
  • Worked as a team with attorneys and fellow paralegals;
  • Managed all accounts and records of clients with the highest levels of confidentiality and discretion;

Education

Associate's degree - undefined

Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS
05.2012

High School - undefined

Belton High School
01.1998

Skills

  • Litigation (10 years)
  • Paralegal (10 years)
  • Executive administrative support (10 years)
  • Accounting software (10 years)
  • Tabs3 Billing (5 years)
  • Law office (10 years)
  • Legal Research (10 years)
  • Capacity to multitask under pressure (10 years)
  • Calendar Management (10 years)
  • Administrative Experience (10 years)
  • High level of responsibility and consistently hard-working (10 years)
  • Management (5 years)
  • HIPAA (10 years)
  • Paralegal experience (10 years)
  • Bookkeeping (10 years)
  • Microsoft Office (10 years)
  • Computer skills: (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, QuickBooks, Outlook) (10 years)
  • Legal Drafting (10 years)
  • Adobe Acrobat (10 years)
  • Personal injury law (5 years)

Certification

Driver's License

Assessments

  • Customer focus & orientation — Proficient January 2024 Responding to customer situations with sensitivity Full results: Proficient
  • Managing accounts in QuickBooks — Proficient January 2024 Using QuickBooks software to manage business financials Full results: Proficient
  • Sales skills — Proficient June 2024 Influencing and negotiating with customers Full results: Proficient
  • Office manager — Proficient December 2022 Scheduling and budgeting Full results: Proficient
  • Bookkeeping — Proficient January 2024 Calculating and determining the accuracy of financial data Full results: Proficient
  • Work style: Reliability — Proficient June 2024 Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and accountable at work Full results: Proficient
  • Food service: Customer situations — Proficient June 2024 Identifying and addressing customer needs in a food service setting Full results: Proficient
  • Legal skills — Proficient December 2023 Supporting legal procedures, preparing documents, doing research, and collecting client information in a legal setting Full results: Proficient
  • Attention to detail — Proficient August 2022 Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information Full results: Proficient
  • Time management skills — Proficient March 2024 Managing one's own time to complete tasks quickly and efficiently Full results: Proficient
  • Legal skills — Proficient August 2022 Supporting legal procedures, preparing documents, doing research, and collecting client information in a legal setting Full results: Proficient
  • Management & leadership skills: Planning & execution — Proficient June 2024 Planning and managing resources to accomplish organizational goals Full results: Proficient
  • Basic computer skills — Proficient January 2024 Performing basic computer operations and troubleshooting common problems Full results: Proficient
  • Working with MS Word documents — Proficient January 2024 Knowledge of various Microsoft Word features, functions, and techniques Full results: Proficient
  • Attention to detail — Proficient December 2023 Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information Full results: Proficient
  • Supervisory skills: Motivating & assessing employees — Proficient March 2024 Motivating others to achieve objectives and identifying improvements or corrective actions Full results: Proficient
  • Delivery driver — Proficient June 2024 Interpreting instructions or signs and solving problems Full results: Proficient
  • Recruiting — Proficient June 2024 Managing the candidate sourcing and selection process Full results: Proficient
  • Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel — Proficient March 2022 Knowledge of various Microsoft Excel features, functions, and formulas Full results: Proficient
  • Work style: Reliability — Proficient March 2024 Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work Full results: Proficient
  • Business math — Proficient June 2024 Using basic math to solve problems in a business context Full results: Proficient
  • Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.

Timeline

Paralegal

Troppito Miller Griffin, LLC
02.2025 - Current

Business Manager

Wellner Architects
07.2024 - 02.2025

Paralegal/Bookkeeper/Office Manager

Clyde and Wood, LLC
06.2019 - 05.2024

Defeasance Legal Assistant

Polsinelli
08.2014 - 11.2017

Lead Paralegal

Shapiro and Mock, LLC
07.2010 - 07.2014

Associate's degree - undefined

Kansas City Kansas Community College

High School - undefined

Belton High School

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