1. JAMES K. BRAUGHTON
braughton9888@comcast.net
SUMMARY
Applicant is a versatile, intelligent, and detail oriented professional experienced in legal research and analysis,
document preparation, administrative & governmental filings, database management, and recordkeeping with
special skills in organization, employee relations and customer service
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
MILLER, NASH GRAHAM & DUNN LLP, Portland, Oregon 1994 – 2015
Service center 1994-1996, Photocopy Technician 1994-1996, Records Technician 1996-2000, Intellectual Property
Administrative Assistant 2000-2003, Trademark Specialist and Legal/Project Assistant 2003-2015
Customization, with fellow team members, of new records software package to meet firm needs.
Implemented unused functions for fax machines.
In charge of testing new equipment for records center.
Instrumental in reorganizing records center after reduction of staff.
Trained new records employees.
Conceptualized and authored new staff /associate orientation manual for creation, access, use and
retention of firm records.
Implemented new administrative assistant position for intellectual property department.
Part of team to develop enhanced docketing procedures for intellectual property matters.
Lead for testing and reporting on multiple proposed IP docketing software packages and programs to
replace outmoded in-house system.
Provided Paralegal coverage for corporate/business department.
FRED MEYER INC., Portland, Oregon 1990 – 1993
Photo Lab: Advanced Cutter and Packager, Photo Technician, URS Operator
Worked 3 years without a sick day.
Consistently met or exceeded production quotas.
Part of team to go 118 days without mis-shipment.
Consistently caught and corrected billing errors.
Consistently noticed invoice errors and missing orders from other labs that did our specialty work (i.e.
slides, black & white, etc.).
EDUCATION
Portland State University, 1 year
Psychology, Major
Music, Minor
Eastern Oregon State College (now University), 2 years
Psychology, Music, Foreign Language
Graduated from Elgin High School – 1982
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EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Equipment: Software:
PC CMS (Recordkeeping)
Photocopier
Fax Machine
CFS (Recordkeeping)
Microsoft Office Suite
Telephone DocsOpen & DM (Document Mgt. Software)
Microsoft Access (Trademark Database)
Internet Explorer, Extranet Document Hubs and
Virtual Data Rooms
CPI (IP Management, Maintenance and Docketing
Software)
Adobe Acrobat Pro (Advanced User)
Photolab:
Equipment:
Negative Cutter RPT (Reader Printer Terminal)
Print Cutter URS (Universal Reprint System)
SKILLS
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP:
Service Center and copy center:
- Photocopying - Mail Sorting & Delivery - Faxing
Records Center:
- File construction - Initializing new client/matters - Conflict checks
- Filing - Organizing files - Staff/New Associate Orientation
Intellectual Property Department:
- Manage and oversee combined client trademark portfolio of over 3,000 individual records.
- Analyze and proof documents received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Manage multiple docket procedures for upcoming due dates.
- Prepare and file documents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Perform legal research.
- Prepare letters to clients regarding their intellectual property matters.
- Administer multiple extranet document hubs and virtual data rooms.
- Research and analyze statuses of trademarks and patents being prosecuted by the firm.
- Create patent and trademark status reports for clients.
- Perform trademark availability searches and prepare preliminary search analysis for attorney review.
- Preliminary analysis of office actions and prepare client correspondence/analysis for attorney review.
Business/Corporate Department:
- Prepare and file business formation documents (i.e. articles of incorporation/organization).
- Prepare and file EIN applications.
- Prepare Operating Agreements and Bylaws.
- Research forming, organizing & filing corporate documents in United States & international jurisdictions.
- Order certified copies and certificates of good standing/existence.
- Prepare responses to audit inquiries.
- Prepare UCC filings.
Photolab:
- Cutting and Packaging - Sorting
- Key in reprints and color corrections - Splicing
- Recording customer Orders - Key in Billing