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Résumé
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WRITING EXPERIENCE
Freelance writer, fiction and non-fiction, specializing in web copy related to topics such as music, food and wine, travel, history, legal issues, business and finance.
Author Affiliations
Supreme Court issues, LegalZoom.com
Leanne Phillips at Associated Content
Leanne Phillips at eSSORTMENT
Web Affiliations
Editor, Central Coast Musicians’ Exchange
Editor, TheBeerista.com
Editor, CaliforniaJourney.com
OTHER EXPERIENCE
9/03 to present
Ruby Moon Media
Pismo Beach, California
rubymoonmedia.com
Own and manage firm specializing in website development, as well as small business marketing services, including writing press releases and designing and providing written content for brochures and other promotional media.
6/03 to present
Paralegal for California civil litigation law firms
Responsible for all phases of litigation preparation, including analysis, research and drafting of pleadings, pre-trial motions and research memoranda. Responsible for all phases of trial preparation, including preparation of trial briefs and motions in limine. Broad and varied experience in personal injury, insurance defense, transactional law, contract law, municipal law, creditor bankruptcy law, family law, criminal law, probate and trusts.
EDUCATION
University of California at Santa Cruz - English Literature & Creative Writing
Chapman University, Orange, CA - Social Sciences - U. S. History, Sociology & Psychology
College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA - ABA-certified Paralegal Program
Hartnell College, Salinas, CA - Liberal Studies
Honors
Outstanding Researcher Award
A.L.R. Award: Research and Writing
A.L.R. Award: Introduction to Paralegalism
A.L.R. Award: Legal Terminology
Soroptimist Award and Scholarship
French Award and Scholarship
SKILLS
Website Development, CMS and HTML
Keyboarding: 85 wpm
Word Processing: Proficient in MS Word and Corel Wordperfect
Computerized Legal Research: Proficient in Westlaw and Lexus
