I've been a paralegal since 1992. I started off in a small
personal injury practice in Seattle, Washington, where I learned discovery,
arbitration and trial skills in both state and federal jurisdictions. I
switched sides so to speak, for a stint in an insurance defense practice. When
I wasn't attending the Friday afternoon deck parties (our offices overlooked
Puget Sound), I was often found with my nose to the grindstone coordinating investigation
efforts, or working on document productions, or funneling information to our
expert witnesses, or preparing trial exhibits.
As
all Californians seem to do eventually, I returned to California in 1999. I
worked as lead paralegal on a wide variety of corporate, securities, class
action and patent litigation matters.
In
2009, I struck out on my own, seeking to put my quite substantial litigation
experience to good use in helping solo practitioners and small law firms with
their staffing needs.
One of the things I loved about working in larger law firms was the opportunity to teach, train and mentor junior staff. Now that I run a solo office, I miss mentoring others. So I write a tri-weekly newsletter for paralegals, legal secretaries and other legal professionals focused on practice tips, industry trends, and other items of interest to my industry colleagues. (Attorneys read my newsletter too!) I've written curriculum for and facilitated MCLE and in-house training seminars for law firm staff, and it seems I'm always writing articles these days, with some e-books in the works. Some of my articles and Practice Tip Sheets can be accessed on the Resources page of her my site.
I'm a longstanding fan of cooking, entertaining and wine tasting, and recently relocated to Sonoma County in order to experience all the opportunities related to these interests afforded by life in Wine Country. I write an occasional blog chronically my cooking and wine tasting adventures.
I enjoy meeting other legal professionals, business owners and fellow wine enthusiasts, both in person and "virtually" on line. Contact me here:
Website: http://www.proparalegal.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DaphneDrescher
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/daphnedrescher
Email: d.drescher@proparalegal.com
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