Miguel Cardona has over 16 years of experience as a bilingual paralegal specializing in foreclosures. He supervised a team of paralegals at his most recent role and was responsible for managing workflows and ensuring compliance. Prior to that he held similar paralegal roles at two other law firms specializing in foreclosure processes and documentation. He has strong computer and organizational skills and is looking to expand his legal experience into new areas of law.

1. MIGUEL A. CARDONA
4955 S. Kedvale Ave., 2FL, Chicago, IL 60632
Telephone (872)232-5905, Email: m-cardona@sbcglobal.net
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Bilingual Paralegal professional with over 16 years of legal experience. A self-directed leader who
has demonstrated consistent success with managing and developing others, implementing process
improvement strategies and multi-project coordination. Looking for an opportunity to expand skills
into different areas of the law while actively contributing to the success of an organization.
WORK HISTORY
Kluever & Platt, LLC, Chicago, IL
Senior Foreclosure Paralegal 6/01/02 – 10/02/2015
 Supervised, motivated and trained department paralegals to maintain the accurate and
efficient performance of their job duties and ensure the department follows company
policy and procedures of large volume foreclosure cases for single family properties.
 Maintained foreclosure sale department’sStandard Operating ProceduresManual used for
training and reference by paralegals and attorneys for completing the following
foreclosure steps in Cook County, Will, County, Lake County, Kane County DuPage
County and Northern, Central and Southern Counties in Illinois: scheduling foreclosure
sale; arranging for publication of sale notice with appropriate newspaper; continuing and
canceling sales; preparing, mailing and filing foreclosure notices of sale; preparing and
receiving bidding instructions for sale; providing and updating sale results to clients;
scheduling hearings for confirmation of foreclosure sale; preparing and filing sale
documents; preparing, mailing and filing sale confirmation pleadings; docketing sale dates
and sale confirmation hearing dates; needed exhibits needed for obtaining personal
deficiency judgments and immediate possession at time of sale confirmation hearing;
obtaining local counsel coverage and needed documents to provide at time of sale and
confirmation hearing; preparing related cover letters and directions to Sheriff Offices,
Local Counsel and Circuit Clerks; Requirements for each individual county’s timeline for
scheduling and mailing and filing of foreclosure pleadings; Circuit Clerk and Sheriff
Website addresses for monitoring hearings, sale dates, filings and both sale and hearing
results; Handling outside third party bidder sales and monitoring receipt of sale proceeds;
Preparation of Foreclosure Deeds stemming from Sheriff, Judicial and Judge’s Sales;
Getting Foreclosure Sale Deeds signed and executed by selling officer; Recording
Foreclosure Sale deeds; Closing of foreclosure files.
 Prepared,mailed and filed the following pleadings: Foreclosure Complaint; Notice of Lis
Pendens;Summons; Alias Summons; Affidavit asto Unkown Owners;Military Affidavit;
Certificate of Publication; Notice of Foreclosure Publications; Monitor and Check for
Appearances and Answers; Notices, Motions and Orders for Judgment; Motion for
Summary Judgment; Motion for Default; Motions to Appoint Selling Officer; Motions to
Shorten Redemption Period; Motion for Confirmation & Possession of Foreclosure Sale;
Motion for Immediate Possession; Motion for Personal Deficiency Judgment; Consent
Judgments; Motions to Dismiss; Motions to Amend; Motions to Vacate; Motions to
Reinstate; Amended Orders; Report of Sale Distribution & Possession; Receipt of Sale,
Certificate of Sale, Duplicate Certificate of Sale; Notice of Sale; Foreclosure Deeds;HUD
Deeds; VA Deeds; Assignments of Mortgage; Quit Claim Deeds; Corrective Deeds;
Forbearance Agreements; Reinstatement Letters; Payoff Letters
 Implemented and monitored all client foreclosure and bankruptcy updates and compliance
requests.
 Ensured that all foreclosure-related documents were completed accurately, in accordance
with document specific requirements including applicable state and federallaws, and the
SCRA and US Bankruptcy Codes.
 Utilized and monitored multiple online managing foreclosure timelines tracking systems
to ensure deadlines were timely completed.

2.  Communicated effectively and efficiently via email and telephone with multiple clients to
provide information related to foreclosure status, foreclosure procedures and any other
matters that needed immediate resolution and escalation.
 Reviewed and certified accuracy of foreclosure pleadings prepared by foreclosure
department for attorneys to sign and execute.
 Managed special projects for foreclosure department as requested.
 Createddaily, weekly and monthly reports of foreclosure casesfor efficiency and tracking
of any problem files and provided and communicated results from the Foreclosure and
Bankruptcy Default Operations Director to support legal staff and weekly department
meetings.
 Received and tracked all incoming daily correspondence received via united states mail,
fed ex, ups, messenger, fax, and email, from clients, courts, lien holders, condo
associations, local municipalities, emergencynotice of motions, appearances,answersand
notice of bankruptcies.
 Scanned, saved and filed to appropriate foreclosure matter any incoming related
correspondence and filings.
 Scheduled and maintained court docket for chancery cases. Ensured hearings scheduled
with appropriate court staff. Secured and communicated with local counsel representation
in northern, central and southern Illinois for court coverage and foreclosure sales.
 Ability to communicate with all involved parties in foreclosure from debtors, various lien
holders, homeowner associations, realtors and outside parties seeking foreclosure case
information.
 Prepared and also trained support clerical staff on how to arrange, copy and prepare
documents and pleading packages needed for upcoming judgment hearings, foreclosure
sales and sale confirmation hearings.
 Ordered, obtained and reviewed title commitments from various title companies during
the foreclosure process.
 Contacted and provided clients with documentation of any delinquent property past due
taxes, obtained by contacting local county circuit clerk offices.
 Prepared deeds for recordation and obtain all local municipalities requirements that must
be completed prior to local recorder’s office allowance of the foreclosure deed recording
such as: determining occupancy status of foreclosed properties; arranging for property
inspections and final water readings; payment of final water meter, sewage and other
utilities; payment of city related lien and judgments; vacant property registrations;
completing and payment of local municipality forms and applications; apply and monitor
receipt of any needed real estate exempt stamps.
Fisher & Fisher Chicago, IL
Foreclosure Paralegal 7/01/01 – 5/31/02
McBride Baker & Coles Chicago, IL
Foreclosure Paralegal 7/28/98 – 2/28/01
SKILLS:
Online Filing Timeslips Lenstar
Online Recording New Invoice Litton Loan Web
PACER & RACER MyMotion Calendar LPS Desktop
LexisNexis Accurint HotDocs Quandis: Military/Pacer Search
Bilingual: English-Spanish Sage ACT Yardi
MicroSoft:Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Access & Outlook
EDUCATION
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, Lawyers Assistant Program, ABA Approved, 1995
Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Chicago, IL, Office Technology Program, 1992