Dawn Waldenmaier is a legal assistant with over 20 years of experience in various legal fields including medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, complex litigation, and family law. She has strong skills in organizing documents, meeting deadlines, and assisting attorneys. Her resume lists her education and extensive work history demonstrating experience assisting attorneys at several law firms in Florida.
1. 1276 Stonehedge Trail Lane
St. Augustine, FL 32092
Westerville81@gmail.com
Dawn M. Waldenmaier (904) 327-3983
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SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified Legal Assistant Typing 100+ wpm
Self Motivated, Extremely Organized, Detail Oriented Ability to Prioritize to Meet Time Sensitive Deadlines
ProLaw, Nuance, Copitrak Word 2003, 2007, 2010, Excel, Outlook
Serengeti, Counsel Link, Excelas, Legal Xchange, Notary Public
LSS, Tymetrix, Total Office
CAREER EXPERIENCE
COLE, SCOTT & KISSANE, P.A. (2 years )
Legal Assistant to a partner and associate in a well established multi-office law firm. Case load consists of medical
malpractice defense, insurance defense, nursing home defense, complex construction litigation and civil litigation.
Responsibilities include: preparing standard and detailed discovery requests and also initial draft of responsive interrogatories
requests along with supporting documentation, drafting orders, answers to complaint, motions to compel, motions for extension
of discovery deadline, filing pleadings in e-portal, drafting correspondence, scheduling court appearances, scheduling of
depositions, hearings and mediations, monitoring deadlines, maintaining multiple calendars, transcription. Currently assisting in
office conversion of computer document management system to Total Office. Assisting in receipt and set up of more than
1100 files transferred for defense and assist in implementation of systems to monitor same.
WICKER, SMITH, O’HARA, MCCOY & FORD (1 year)
Legal Assistant to a partner in a well established multi-office law firm, and also assisting with several associates. Case load
consists of medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, nursing home defense, legal malpractice defense,
complex construction litigation and civil litigation. Responsibilities include: preparing standard and detailed discovery
requests and also initial draft of responsive interrogatories requests along with supporting documentation, drafting orders,
motions to compel, motions for extension of discovery deadline, filing pleadings in e-portal, drafting correspondence,
scheduling court appearances, scheduling depositions, scheduling mediations, preparation of notebooks with case law for all
hearings, researching Westlaw, arranging flight/hotel arrangements, monitoring deadlines, maintaining calendars, transcription.
MARKS, GRAY, CONROY & GIBBS - Jacksonville, FL (8 years)
Legal Assistant to Jeptha F. Barbour, Esq. and one other partner or associate (varied) in a well-established and rapidly
growing law firm. Case load included medical malpractice defense, insurance defense and civil litigation.
Responsibilities included scheduling all court appearances, depositions, mediations, and personal appearances for each
attorney, making air travel arrangements, preparing standard discovery requests, monitoring deadlines, and maintaining two
calendars.
DEBORAH M. SMOOT, ESQ. – Atlantic Beach, FL (2 years)
Legal Assistant/Office Manager to Deborah Smoot, primarily family law/domestic law. Responsibilities included heavy
client contact, preparation of pleadings, standard discovery requests, scheduling court appearances, depositions, monitoring
deadlines and maintaining calendars. In addition, I also acted as office manager. Responsibilities included maintaining and
ordering office supplies, overseeing receptionist and duties in the sole practitioner office setting.
LEATHERWOOD, WALKER, TODD & MANN – Greenville, SC (3 years)
Legal Assistant to Fletcher C. Mann, Sr. with a practice area of patent, trademark and copyright law.
2. LAW OFFICES OF KENNETH G. ANDERSON – Jacksonville (5 years)
Legal Assistant to Kenneth G. Anderson with a practice in estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, taxation litigation with
the IRS, criminal taxation defense. Responsibilities included preparation of wills, trusts, pleadings, distribution of trust funds,
client contact.
METHODIST HOSPITAL – Jacksonville, FL (2 years)
Registered Nurse in the Medical Surgical unit. Cared for post-operative patients and general medical surgical patients with a
patient load of up to 11 patients.
EDUCATION
Florida Community College at Jacksonville - A.S. in Nursing, Registered Nurse, 1994
REFERENCES
Furnished upon request.