Victoria Hattabaugh
Booneville,AR
Summary
Accomplished Paralegal with extensive experience in litigation support and legal compliance, notably at Hardin Jesson & Terry PLC. Expert in legal research, client communication, and attorney support, achieving streamlined case management and enhanced client satisfaction. Demonstrates exceptional legal writing and interpersonal skills, ensuring meticulous preparation and execution of legal documents and discovery processes. Legal professional with strong skills in writing, organizing and project managing cases related to med-mal defense; long-term care defense; insurance defense/reservation of rights/SWOT analyses; products liability defense; breach of contract; business entity formation. Expertly conducts research, collects witness statements and organizes files. Experienced working with diverse populations to optimize representation.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal
Self-employed (contract)
05.2023 - Current
- Witness interviewing; medical records requesting, gathering, organizing and summarizing; and various document gathering for discovery requests.
- Conferred with clients to prepare responses to discovery.
Litigation Paralegal
Hardin Jesson & Terry PLC
03.2006 - 03.2023
- Interviewed witnesses; deposition support; prepared discovery responses and exhibits; drafted motions, briefs, pleadings, and subpoenas; juror investigation; trial attendance; client reporting; and in-house legal invoice auditing to ensure compliance with client guidelines and/or coding.
Paralegal /Legislative Aide
Walters Hamby & Verkamp, PLLC
01.2002 - 03.2006
- Conducted detailed client intakes and entered information into company database.
- Assisted counsel in preparing answers, providing documentation, and information for discovery request.
- Conferred with clients and other involved parties to gather and track case information.
- Prepared legal briefs, motions, and pleadings.
- Liaison between State Legislator and Constituents during active legislative sessions.
- Campaign support.
- Researched statutes, decisions, legal articles, and codes
- Reviewed, edited and proofread litigation for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Collaborated with attorneys to develop strategies for each case
- Conducted background investigations on defendant
- Devised legislative plans and drafted plans into legislative form
- Supervised and trained interns, ensuring adherence to deadlines and requirements
- Monitored legislative developments within committees and wrote floor speeches for members
- Answered constituent letters and assisted constituents on federal matters
- Identified, researched and tracked legislative issues relevant to current public issues
- Conducted legislative research on wide range of topics
Quality Control Inspector/Risk Investigator
Cargill
06.1997 - 01.2002
- Performed visual inspections and non-destructive tests where appropriate.
- Completed precise measurements using special tools.
- Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
- Evaluated components and final products against quality standards and manufacturing specifications.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss progress and results, providing ideas and suggestions for improvement
- Performed root cause analysis to identify and resolve defects, improving quality standards
- Sampled products to verify compliance with standards
- Utilized quality control software to track and analyze product data
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Management
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR05.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
Westark College
Fort Smith, AR05.1999
Some College (No Degree) - Political Sciences
University of Central Arkansas / Aug '96 - May '98
Conway, ARSkills
- Litigation Support
- Attorney Support
- Client Communication & Reporting
- E-filing databases
- Settlement Agreement drafting
- Legal Invoice Analysis
- Legal writing
- Legal Research
- Legal Compliance
- Case Summaries
- Legal jargon knowledge
I enjoy running 5k's and helping my husband with his firewood business.
I enjoy running running 5k's for various charities; calling those Hogs at Arkansas Razorback sporting events; and helping my husband with our firewood business as often as I can.
Additional Information
I attend Continuing Paralegal Education courses, and have annually since 2006 (either via in-person seminars/conferences; or online via live webinars or on-demand webinar playback). The most recent CPE course I attended was Bankruptcy xxx in April, 2024.
Timeline
Paralegal
Self-employed (contract)
05.2023 - Current
Litigation Paralegal
Hardin Jesson & Terry PLC
03.2006 - 03.2023
Paralegal /Legislative Aide
Walters Hamby & Verkamp, PLLC
01.2002 - 03.2006
Quality Control Inspector/Risk Investigator
Cargill
06.1997 - 01.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Management
John Brown University
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
Westark College
Some College (No Degree) - Political Sciences
University of Central Arkansas / Aug '96 - May '98
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