San Francisco, California, United States
• Represented plaintiffs in high-stakes, complex litigation cases including mass torts and class actions in federal court. • Drafted class action complaints, oppositions to motions to dismiss, and assisted with Ninth Circuit response brief on behalf of plaintiffs. • Engaged in discovery by drafting expert reports, crafting state court protective order, and reviewing client documents for privilege. • Communicated with clients to provide case updates via written correspondences and teleconferences. • Evaluated the strengths of potential client cases to decide whether the firm would accept them as clients.
• Taken 10 depositions personally; participated in numerous court hearings ranging from motions to dismiss to court mandated conferences. • Drafted pleadings, motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, discovery briefs, ex parte motions, formal discovery requests/responses, and court/party correspondences. • Broad-based experience in complex litigation matters, including but not limited to, business and commercial litigation, personal injury, complex torts and casualty, construction defect, contract disputes, and professional liability.
• Negotiated with clients to efficiently and creatively collect on delinquent client accounts in an effort to reduce company losses and elicit client repayments. • Drafted demand letters, corresponded with external counsel, analyzed and leveraged data, and employed skip tracing tools to locate account debtors.