COLLEEN M. WERBERIG, RP
141 Sully’s Trail, Suite 1
Pittsford, New York 14534
585-381-3820
585-381-3886 (fax)
Email: colleen@investorattorneys.com

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• 24 years as a successful para-professional in the field of law
• Paralegal manager and staff supervisor for the last five years
• Extensive experience in case management; development and implementation of firm and departmental procedures and policies
• Skilled at training and cultivating productive teams; strong communicator and adept at building professional relationships
• Commended for top-notch organizational and investigative talents
• Able to multitask and learn new skills rapidly; flexible to changing priorities

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Recognized by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc., earning the Registered Paralegal (“RP”) designation
• Proficient with written and oral communication; effective business relationships with people from all professional levels
• Extensive experience in preparation for and assistance at trials, mediations and arbitrations
• Chief facilitator in creating and implementing policies and procedures for firm’s securities investment area of practice for the purposes of screening, evaluation and management of cases
• Orchestrated an accident reconstruction and instrumental in preparing for and conducting a mock tria
• Participant in mentoring paralegal internship programs for local colleges

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Securities Investment Law

• Supervise intake, screening and case management process Comprehensive knowledge of cases and report status and findings directly to Partners
• Manage discovery phase, including working with clients and analyzing documents required for production
• Researched and made recommendations for cost-effective means of automating current computer system to handle new area of practice
• Instrumental in mediation/arbitration preparation, including 20-day submissions, notebooks and demonstrative aids
• Assisting at mediations/arbitrations, including coordinating evidence and witnesses; developed and implemented resource library for securities investment case law
  

• Case management of product liability and asbestos litigation cases
• Investigate facts and retrieve necessary documents/information
• Handle all phases of the discovery process; drafting, filing and serving complaints, motions, orders, discovery documents, appeals and other papers
• Interview fact witnesses and locate expert witnesses
• Trial preparation, including assemble trial notebooks, coordinate demonstrative exhibits, subpoena and schedule fact witnesses, schedule testimony of expert witnesses and attend to logistics for out-of-town trials
• Assisting at trials, including coordinating testimony of fact and expert witnesses, handling the pre-marking of evidence and documenting exhibits received into evidence
• Developed and implemented resource library for product liability case law          

Management

• Interviewing, performance reviews and management of staff
• Organizational leadership; workload management
• Supervise firm’s computer database for all potential and active matters
• Supervise firm’s docket control and diary system
• Make material suggestions and influence decision makers in matters concerning firm’s future, automation needs, staffing issues and space requirements
• Liaison for attorney-client and attorney-staff relationships

WORK HISTORY