Linda Villanueva

Real Estate and Commercial/Transaction Law

• Provided legal assistant support to four attorneys in the areas of: Real Estate, Commercial/Transaction, and Environmental Management and Safety Law.
• Prepared court documents and legal pleadings for court cases on behalf of attorneys.
• Prepared legal agreements as appropriate.
• Maintained Legal File Room

Environmental Management

• Provided legal assistant support to five Environmental Management Claims and Agreements Specialists.
• Performed searches of historical records and databases on active and orphan Chevron, Texaco, and Union Oil Company of California facilities within the United States and Canada.
• Responded to client inquiries and/or troubleshoot to assist Claims and Agreements Specialists.
• Reviewed active and archived files to locate legal agreements, reports or operational information (years the facility operated, type of facility, property/ownership).
• Prepared timelines or summaries to document research results.
• Determined and/or verified contractual obligations for environmental liability and real estate property claims, site access requests pertaining to former and/or legacy assets (i.e. service stations, terminals, refineries,and idle/surplus properties in the United States and Canada).
• Prepared various agreements relating to real estate properties (i.e. site access agreements, environmental indemnification and legal settlements).
• Routed legal agreements for execution by corporate officers and follow-up to ensure timely delivery.
• Maintained and tracked via database for processing of payment obligations per terms of legal agreements.
• Collaborated with accounting team to determine historical and current payment obligations associated with various facilities and/or properties.
• Processed and coordinated payment requests for environmental claims and real estate contractual obligations.
• Prepared cover letters associated with environmental legal agreements.
• Coordinated meetings and conference calls.
• Communicated pertinent information to clients via phone, email, and mail.