Grace Jinkins
Harvard,IL
Summary
Passionate, proactive, and efficient attorney with over five years of experience practicing law, and three years of experience in technical support for an expanding school district. Looking to help Smokeball support its clientele with customer service, legal knowledge, and technological support in order to promote successful and balanced law firms to better serve their communities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Attorney
Carroll, Papp, and Cunabaugh, PC
09.2020 - Current
- Created Estate Plans for clients based on varying economic and social needs
- Managed 3-5 residential, commercial, farmland, or vacant land real estate transactions per month
- Represented clients in adversarial family law matters including divorces, custody disputes, child support matters, and spousal support disputes
- Dedicated 5+ hours monthly to continuing legal education credits.
- Researched and wrote contracts, agreements and proposals.
- Provided legal counsel to clients on diverse business, financial and civil matters.
Attorney
Diamond Legal, PC
08.2018 - 09.2020
- Prosecuted misdemeanor traffic violations for Village of Island Lake in McHenry County, Illinois
- Represented 10-15 clients per month in residential, commercial, and vacant land real estate transactions
- Automated Smokeball forms for all firm practice areas, and created matter work flows for firm's real estate department
- Collaborated with managing partner on creating firm procedures for client matters, new employee training, and basic business practices.
District Technician
Harvard CUSD 50
09.2011 - 08.2015
- Provided technical support and maintenance to District faculty and staff
- Managed district website and social media pages increasing district's following by 20%
- Assisted district staff in reaching their 1:1 ratio of students to Chromebooks
- Inventoried all district Chromebooks and performed routine repairs, maintenance, and updates on devices
- Taught 2-3 technology seminars to district staff during staff development and in-service days throughout the school year.
Education
J.D. -
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL05.2018
Bachelor of Science -
University of Wisconsin
Whitewater, WI12.2014
Skills
- Time Management
- Creative Problem Solving
- Customer Service
- Smokeball Forms
- Team Work
- Real Estate Law
- Family Law
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Legal Writing
- Client Relations
- Mediation
Hobbies
- Cooking is my passion I am making my way through the America's Test Kitchen Cookbook
- I am an avid reader, my goal is to read one book a week for 2024
- I have two sons and have become well versed in all things dinosaur, dump trucks, tractors, and bulldozers
Timeline
Attorney
Carroll, Papp, and Cunabaugh, PC
09.2020 - Current
Attorney
Diamond Legal, PC
08.2018 - 09.2020
District Technician
Harvard CUSD 50
09.2011 - 08.2015
J.D. -
Northern Illinois University
Bachelor of Science -
University of Wisconsin
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