Mary Morilla

Strasen Law, LLP is a law practice which divides retirement benefits pursuant to divorce. Cases are handled from the initial evaluation of the retirement portfolio and settlement agreement, through confirmation of the successful transfer of assets.

• Maintain and update legal databases and files, improving accessibility and organization.
• Prepare and file legal documents related to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs).
• Manage and prioritize incoming calls, voicemail, and other correspondence.
• Interface with financial institutions, plan administrators, and courts.
• Provide paralegal support to attorneys and legal team.

Articulate with Jim Cotter is a Daytime Emmy-Award-winning arts and culture television program that serves as a one-of-a-kind window into the ideas and experiences of diverse artists from around the world.

• Stayed current on trends and artists to pitch as potential guests to senior producers.
• Worked with talent and reps, pitching show ideas and coordinating interviews.
• Point of contact regarding show and production process while enforcing adherence with safety regulations to industry standards.
• Created and managed production schedules.
• Coordinated all shoot logistics while keeping our senior producers and crew up-to-date along the way.
• Booked third-party studios for remote shoots.
• Coordinated travel, lodging, and transportation.
• Reviewed and cleared all visual and audio materials used in the show.
• Liaised with copyright holders regarding usage requests, negotiated usage fees, and drafted standard material licensing agreements.
• Researched and suggested alternative visual materials to editors, as needed.
• Confirmed and assembled proper credits for each episode.
• Reviewed all lower thirds for accuracy.
• Reviewed and confirmed music cues through ASCAP and BMI.
• Attended QC screenings for final sign-off before distribution.
• Managed project costs through careful budgeting and monitoring of expenditures.
• Created and selected promotional content for Articulate social media pages.
• Scouted voice-over talent and assisted in running the teleprompter on shoots, as needed.

An award-winning hotel management and investment company that operates over 240 full-service hotels across the United States and Canada.

• Prepared and filed liquor license renewal applications for Hersha properties.
• Created tracking spreadsheets for all hotel and spa license permit renewal dates.
• Monitored changes in relevant laws to stay abreast of procedures and provide legal updates to Hersha properties.
• Submitted weekly expense reports and oversaw legal invoices from outside counsel.
• Reviewed and analyzed service contracts from various vendors, coordinated contract signing, and drafted contract termination letters.

A U.S. and Canadian immigration law firm that offers a full range of immigration services for employers, temporary workers, individuals and their families.

• Prepared, reviewed, and filed non-immigrant and immigrant family-based petitions to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and to the Department of Homeland Security.
• Communicated extensively with clients, walking them through immigration processes and providing case status updates.
• Conducted legal research relating to family-based cases.
• Trained new legal assistants and attorneys as part of the Family department’s onboarding.