MARQUES J. CARTER
Douglasville,GA
Summary
Accomplished Attorney offering a Eighteen-year record of supporting clients in legal matters, specializing in Family Law matters. Communicates clearly and effectively with clients, opposing counsel, jurors and judges. Adept at developing lasting professional relationships. Hardworking and dedicated to client advocacy.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Attorney
Law Office of Marques J. Carter
04.2010 - Current
- Handle cases in a variety of areas including but not limited to criminal, family, personal injury, and civil suits
- Conduct numerous divorce mediations and negotiate settlements, negotiate criminal pleas with ADAs and Solicitors in various counties, attend OSAH hearings, draft complaints, child support worksheets (excel), domestic financial affidavits, discovery documents, correspondence, settlement agreements, motions, and orders
- Interview clients, and conduct legal research pertaining to divorce, personal injury, and criminal law.
- Manage complex caseloads effectively by prioritizing tasks and keeping organized records of case materials.
- Develop strong working relationships with opposing counsel, fostering a collaborative environment for dispute resolution.
- Develop strategies to resolve cases in client's best interest.
Consultant
UnitedLex
03.2018 - Current
- Evaluated client needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagement.
- Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients.
- Apply experience and expertise with eDiscovery Software and Platforms.
- Ensure quality and success by utilizing best practices for electronic discovery and matter workflow, and prioritizing legal requests to meet deadlines.
- Staff review teams in excess of 50 people and evaluate reviewers for secondary workflows, including teams located overseas, to produce the relevant documents and data in compliance with discovery deadlines.
- Manage cases with over one million documents.
- Manage top 10 revenue cases within the company.
Staff Attorney
UnitedLex
05.2016 - 03.2018
- Review documents for complex impending litigation using Relativity
- Determine privilege, and legal significance for pharmaceutical litigation, general tort, and intellectual property litigation
- Documents reviewed included financial documents, technical documents, deposition prep, engineering, scientific studies, licensing agreements, regulatory commission regulations, contracts and memoranda
- Perform redactions sensitive/confidential information
- Selected as a QC reviewer.
Pod Leader, Project Attorney
DTI
01.2013 - 02.2016
- Reviewed documents for complex impending litigation using a number of diverse electronic document review programs, specifically Xera and Relativity
- Determined privilege, and legal significance for construction law, environmental law, general tort, and securities litigation
- Documents reviewed included financial documents, technical documents, deposition prep, engineering, procurement and construction agreements, regulatory commission regulations, contracts and memoranda
- Winner of 2 consecutive DTI Star Awards for going above and beyond.
L1 Review Analyst
Promontory
06.2012 - 01.2013
- Reviewed files that involved verifying Borrower complaints by performing look backs on their files for systemic errors as ordered by the Office of the Comptroller of the currency and Federal Reserve Board
- Reviews required thorough knowledge of the loan modification process, including foreclosure, short sale, and loss mitigation
- Position also required thorough knowledge of the loss mitigation process of various government and private loan servicers
- Also assisted in the training of new hires
- Project ended once the OCC reached a settlement with the banks involved in the review.
Associate Attorney
Ehrlich Law Group
09.2007 - 03.2010
- Handled cases in a variety of areas including but not limited to criminal, family, corporate, personal injury, collections and employment law
- Sat second chair on a felony murder trial participating in voir dire and trial preparation, conducted numerous divorce mediations and negotiated settlements, negotiated criminal pleas with ADAs and Solicitors in various counties, attended OSAH hearings, drafted complaints, discovery documents, correspondence, settlement agreements, motions, and orders
- Interviewed clients, and conducted legal research pertaining to divorce, personal injury, and criminal law.
Project Attorney
King and Spalding
05.2007 - 09.2007
- Reviewed documents for complex impending litigation using a number of diverse electronic document review programs
- Determined privilege, and legal significance for general tort and environmental litigation
- Documents reviewed included financial documents, contracts and memoranda.
Casualty Claims Associate
Nationwide Insurance
11.2006 - 05.2007
- Investigated and effectively resolved personal lines bodily injury/liability claims via telephone or face-to-face investigation or negotiation
- Responsible for the disposition of claims in accordance with prescribed authority and according to best claims practices
- Determined proper policy coverages, and where necessary, investigated, evaluated, negotiated and equitably settled all assigned liability/bodily injury claims cases in accordance with company policies and procedures at values commensurate with damages sustained.
Law Clerk
US Small Business Administration
09.2004 - 03.2006
- Managed case files, reviewed and proofed real estate documents for residential and commercial loans, title search reviews, title policy reviews, vest warranty deeds, and draft correspondence for borrower’s affected by natural disasters
- Also reviewed trust agreements, divorce decrees, insurance requirements including homeowners, wind insurance and flood insurance
- Recommended to senior attorneys whether borrowers have complied with the legal requirements necessary to provide them with disbursements of their loan proceeds
- Interviewed clients, and conducted legal research pertaining to state specific real estate and insurance requirements as well as clearing up any prior liens/encumbrances that appear on title searches or policies
- Assisted in training new hires.
Assistant Editor
Black Radio Exclusive
11.2002 - 03.2004
- Conduct interviews with international stars
- Wrote and edited articles and helped plan and produce issues for a 30 year-old national entertainment industry magazine.
- Managed article submissions from freelance contributors, providing feedback and revisions as necessary for publication readiness.
- Maintained strict adherence to AP Style guidelines in all editorial work completed for the publication.
Resident Advisor
University Housing
09.1999 - 05.2000
- Supervised a hall of 45 students
- Developed and implemented student activities
- Advised students and helped organize community service activities.
Education
Juris Doctor Degree -
Emory University School of Law
Atlanta, GA05.2003
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sports Management and Communication Studies -
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI04.2000
Skills
- Lexis-Nexis
- WestLaw
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Child Support Worksheet
- Relativity
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Document Review
- Legal Analysis
- Legal Research
- Legal writing
- Contract drafting
Timeline
Consultant
UnitedLex
03.2018 - Current
Staff Attorney
UnitedLex
05.2016 - 03.2018
Pod Leader, Project Attorney
DTI
01.2013 - 02.2016
L1 Review Analyst
Promontory
06.2012 - 01.2013
Attorney
Law Office of Marques J. Carter
04.2010 - Current
Associate Attorney
Ehrlich Law Group
09.2007 - 03.2010
Project Attorney
King and Spalding
05.2007 - 09.2007
Casualty Claims Associate
Nationwide Insurance
11.2006 - 05.2007
Law Clerk
US Small Business Administration
09.2004 - 03.2006
Assistant Editor
Black Radio Exclusive
11.2002 - 03.2004
Resident Advisor
University Housing
09.1999 - 05.2000
Juris Doctor Degree -
Emory University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sports Management and Communication Studies -
University of Michigan
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