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EXPERIENCE
Lease Analysis & Abstraction- Contractor January 2008 - Current
Analyze and abstract various lease agreements.
Law Offices- Verizon Wireless & National REIT-clients, Houston, Texas April 2004 -January 2008
Paralegal/Senior Project Manager
Worked with numerous wireless telecommunications companies to implement leases and contracts for new technology demands on raw land deals and co-locations. Managed intense communications among SAR, engineers, and other telecommunications company executives; composed title opinion letters and attended/organized data for weekly meetings to ensure deadlines were exceeded. Prepared, abstracted, and negotiated leases, restrictive covenant agreements, deeds, construction contracts, and prepared documents for redevelopments and contracts for 120 shopping centers across five states. Corrected title company and lender errors in title submissions/deal negotiations (including title commitments and certifying title documents). Assisted in due diligence, acquisitions and dispositions. Corrected surveys and drafted right of way agreements, easement agreements, and edited contracts. Analyzed probate documents, chain of title documents and reviewed oil and gas leases, mineral leases, division orders and environmental issues such as assessing asbestos reports and ordering Phase I and Phase II Reports. Extensive communication with legal staff, leasing staff, engineers, architects, property managers, outside counsel of various company executives, and negotiated with a variety of commercial lenders. Handled numerous closings and worked with escrow accounts.
Spain & Hastings and First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas October 2000 - December 2001
Paralegal
Mass Tort litigation-Researched, drafted motions, wrote briefs, summarized depositions and assisted with trial preparation. Responsible for status reports and trial notebooks.
Kennedy-Wilson International, Houston Center, Houston, Texas April 1998 - October 2000
Paralegal/Lease Analyst
Analyzed and prepared leases/contracts for: 1, 2, 4, & 5 Houston Center, Park Shops and First City Tower (commercial building leases, warehouse/industrial and retail leases). Negotiated contracts on a national level for the company with entities such as Waste Management and ATT. Assisted brokers in contract negotiations on property mergers/acquisitions. Assisted in due diligence, mergers/acquisitions, filing state incorporation documents for LLC, LLP, etc., and marketing/corporate presentations. Served as HR manager for the Southwest Region and supervised 50 employees. Files SEC Filings, performed research, maintained and monitored files in litigation, drafted motions, indexed and catalogued all files, created contract listing, maintained corporate books, corporate filings (creation/dissolution of corporations), prepared shareholders documents, attended board meetings, and prepared a variety of agreements. Negotiated residential leases for Four Seasons Place Apartments.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctorate, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, May 2002
Worked full-time (45 hours per week) and attended class part-time (11 credits per semester). Clerked with the First Court of Appeals for 4 months. Awards: Dean's List -Who's Who Among American Law Students
Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, May 1996
[GPA: 3.19] Attended class full time and worked full time as country club manager responsible for managing all restaurants and a staff of 175. Responsible for cost/benefit analysis, time sheets and budgeting.
SKILLS
Utilized Windows based programs. Extensive experience includes: Microsoft Office Suite 2007, Juris, JD Edwards, CAD, Time Slips, Westlaw and LEXIS. Licensed Property Tax Consultant and familiarity with Tobin. Type 70 WPM; file, fax, copy, scan, 10-key, and spreadsheets. Extensive international travel. Speak and read Spanish.
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