Morgan House
Nesbit,Mississippi
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant
Leslie Gattas and Associates
07.2025 - Current
- Drafted legal documents and correspondence for attorney review and client communication.
- Researched case law and statutory regulations to support litigation efforts.
- Managed case files to ensure organization and compliance with legal standards.
- Assisted in trial preparation by compiling evidence and creating witness lists
- Managed and maintained attorneys’ calendars, including scheduling meetings, court appearances and deadlines
- Coordinated and scheduled court reporters for depositions, mediation and pre-trial proceedings
Legal assistant
The Mogy Law Firm
09.2024 - 06.2026
- Draft and send letters of representation to clients, clinics and insurance companies (any and all parties involved)
- Gather incident information from client
- Maintain communication with the clients to ensure they are up to date on their treatment
- Communicate with health insurance companies including private health insurance in order to obtain coverage and negotiate medical bills
- Assisting and preparing settlement demands
- Maintain communication with clients by keeping them updated on the the status of their case
- Ensuring clients sign any all documentation needed for their settlement ie: settlement breakdowns and Insurance release forms
- Handle disbursement of all settlement checks for Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas and Wisconsin by ensuring we have correct mailing addresses and shipping checks out in a timely manner for clients that are not local.
Legal assistant
Ballin, Ballin & Fishman, P.C.
09.2022 - 02.2024
- Act as a liaison between clients, insurance companies, law firms and physician offices
- Prepare and respond to discovery
- Transcribe multiple attorney dictation and enter time billing
- Prepare correspondence, mediation/trial notebooks, and medical chronology spreadsheets
- Draft various types of legal documents, demands, complaints, motions, affidavits, and exhibits
- Schedule depositions, hearings, and appointments for attorneys
- Involved in all aspects of litigation support including legal research, factual investigation, medical records review, and document/file management
Receptionist
Ballin, Ballin & Fishman, P.C.
05.2018 - 09.2022
- Provided high level secretarial and administrative support to senior partners, attorneys, multiple paralegals, and legal assistants.
- Answered attorney direct phone lines and liaison between clients and attorneys
- Scheduled, coordinated, and tracked court dates, meetings, and appointments
- Created daily court calendars for 13 attorneys, 4 paralegals and 5 legal assistants
- Provided essential tasks like preparing and creating client records and filing legal documents for the Criminal Department
- Facilitated incoming and outgoing mail, deliveries, faxes, and other communications for entire firm.
Administrative Assistant
B&P Enterprises
01.2016 - 08.2017
- Answering heavy volume of phone calls
- Handled incoming and outgoing mail daily.
- Entering truck driver’s visa charges into the system for billing
- Helped set up new applicants for drug screens.
- Entering new applicants into Data Facts to check Motor Vehicle Records
Bill Review Associate
Stone River Pharmacy Solutions
12.2013 - 06.2014
- Entered and edited pharmaceutical billing data.
- Reviewed error reports and entered corrections.
- Compiled, Sorted and verified accuracy of data to be entered.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Customer Service
- Complied with all company policies and procedures
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
10.2025
Skills
- Legal Research
- Westlaw & LEXIS NEXIS
- E-Filing & Record Management
- Litigation Support
- Detail Oriented
- Organized and Efficient
- Client service and support
- Knowledge in criminal law
- Task prioritization
Hobbies
Reading, Spending time with my family, Writing, Investigative Research
Timeline
Legal Assistant
Leslie Gattas and Associates
07.2025 - Current
Legal assistant
The Mogy Law Firm
09.2024 - 06.2026
Legal assistant
Ballin, Ballin & Fishman, P.C.
09.2022 - 02.2024
Receptionist
Ballin, Ballin & Fishman, P.C.
05.2018 - 09.2022
Administrative Assistant
B&P Enterprises
01.2016 - 08.2017
Bill Review Associate
Stone River Pharmacy Solutions
12.2013 - 06.2014