The document is a resume for Kimberly Ryan Easdon summarizing her 25 years of experience as a litigation and corporate paralegal. She has worked on various types of cases including commercial, oil and gas, real estate, and maritime. Her skills include drafting correspondence, discovery documents, pleadings, maintaining attorney time entries and invoices, preparing cases for deposition and trial, and providing administrative support. Currently she works as the sole legal assistant to the Senior Vice President/General Counsel at The Morgan Group, where she assists with real estate, contracting, and financing matters.

1. KIMBERLY RYAN EASDON
11714 WICKHOLLOW LANE, HOUSTON TX 77043
kimeasdon@yahoo.com
713.703.2127
With over 25 years of strong litigation and corporate experience, along with a diverse experience in various areas of
practice, including commercial, oil and gas, real estate and maritime, I am highly knowledgeable and familiar with
all aspects of secretarial and paralegal procedures. Having worked in corporate environs, my experience includes
drafting correspondence, discovery, pleadings, input of dictation and data, preparing cases for deposition and trial,
preparing hearing, trial and deposition notebooks, as well as editing and revising legal documents. Competent in
maintaining invoices with clients and vendors, time entry for attorneys and staff, maintaining dockets, processing
all court documents via e-file or otherwise, summarization of deposition and medical records, dictation, and
arrangement of travel and court appointments. Possessing excellent communication skills, written and oral, I also
have a proven ability to efficiently multi-task and combine dynamic organizational skills and a personable and
professional demeanor while independently handling responsibilities. As both an independent and team oriented
professional, I look forward to working with all staff for the best possible outcome of each case.
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MS Word and Word Perfect
Outlook, Excel, Time Slips, Orion,
Carpe Diem, Juris, Soft Solutions,
Timekeeper, Concordance, Abacus,
Pro-Docs, e-Filing and QuickBooks
RocketMatter
Ninety Words Per Minute
Filing in state, federal and US courts;
Appellate Briefs
Bankruptcy/Trusts/Wills
Processing of Vendor/Client Invoices
Training Incoming Assistants
Proofreading/Editing
Creating Initial Drafts
Data Entry
Attorney Time Maintenance
Scheduling/Travel Arrangements
Contract Preparation
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The Morgan Group
Legal Assistant (2014 to Present)
Act as the sole legal assistant to the Senior Vice President/General Counsel and Assistant General
Counsel. Perform legal and administrative tasks surrounding issues within the daily operations. Also
assist with transactional real estate matters, subcontractor negotiations, and multi-million dollar project
financings. I have also acted as the interim Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Property
Management.
Cutrer & Jefferson
Legal Assistant (2013-2014)
Draft correspondence, pleadings and various documents; Edit, revise and produce correspondence and
pleadings for various litigation matters, including Wills, Trusts, Guardianship, Probate, Pre-Nuptial
Agreements, Deeds, Contracts and Agreements; Oil & Gas Lease, Real Estate and DTPA; Researched,
initiated and implemented current time entry billing and invoicing system; Enter attorney time via
Rocket Matter and process client and vendor invoices; Office Manager and Legal Secretary for two
attorneys and one other staff member. My experience, organization and preparation were instrumental
in a recent trial victory.
Brown Sims, PC
Legal Assistant (1999-2002; 2009-2011)
Drafted, edited, revised and produced correspondence, discovery, pleadings and deposition and trial
notebooks; Maintained computerized inventory of invoices between clients and vendors; Entered
attorney time and processed invoices; Maintained docket for two partners and several associates; e-filed
or processed all court documents; Arranged travel and court dates, including hearings, depositions,
conferences and teleconferences; Prepared cases for deposition and trial; Scanned and maintained all files
for over 100 cases; Prepared hearing, deposition and trial notebooks.
Phelps Dunbar (1997-1999); Bill Bass & Associates (1993-1997); Dampier & Watson (1985-1993)
ALS/South Texas College of Law ~ 1985 HS Graduate/Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ~ Bonded Notary/Texas