Patrick M. Lopez                             
5334 Lindley Ave. #127                                                          
                       
Encino, CA 91316
(818)705-4634 home                                                              
                               [Send email to request phone number] 00-3199 
cell
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Professional Experience


Wenderoff Solomon, LLP, a Workers’ Compensation Law Firm                        
  March 2006-present

Position: Office Manager

Responsible for managing the day to day operations of a 17 person law firm,
which provides defense counsel for clients such as Office Depot, UCLA, and Kohl’s
Department Stores.  

Tasks include accounts payable and receivable, processing monthly billing for
cases in both paper and LEDES electronic formats, negotiating new and existing
leases, equipment procurement, expense analysis, conducting annual performance
evaluations and counseling, coordinating monthly and quarterly reports to the
firm’s clients, monitoring the firm’s costs for waste, monitoring the attorneys’
calendars for appearance conflicts and scheduling, training new employees, and
processing payroll using ADP.
	
•Proof-read attorney's correspondence for grammar and errors
•Reduced the firm’s health insurance costs 7% by renegotiating the firm’s
contract with Anthem
•Resolved invoices unpaid by clients, reducing monies owed at any given time by
over 50%
•Software used includes Lexis Nexis PC Law, Law Base, Word, Excel, QuickBooks,
and Outlook
	

Los Angeles Pierce College, Financial Aid and Veterans Office                   
                        2003-2005

Position: Paraprofessional

Assisted veterans and students in navigating the VA system to receive their
education benefits which required thorough knowledge of proper government
paperwork and VA protocol, as well as aiding students with their financial aid
through FAFSA.  Managed day to day operations, emphasizing client service, phone
service, filing, and paperwork processing.


United States Marine Corps/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom   
    2000-2006 

Rank:  Sergeant

Deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom's homeland security mission at Camp
Pendleton, CA in 2002.  Deployed to Kuwait on February 1, 2003.  Conducted
frontline combat operations under Operation Iraqi Freedom.  DD-214 available on
request.

•Pursued Ba’ath Party officials, including Saddam Hussein, as part of Task Force
Tripoli
•Completed the Combat Trauma medical course, as well as CPR certification
•Secured documents and intelligence as part of OIF
•Provided food, medicine and health services as part of a humanitarian mission


Lazy Acres Market                                                               
                                              1997-2000 

Position: Supervisor/Manager

Managed the espresso bar operations, to include ordering and tracking inventory,
cash register, clerical work, customer service, staff scheduling, product
research, and recruited and trained staff.  Was often called in to supervise deli
and kitchen operations to include stocking, preparing various dishes, quality
control, and heavy front counter customer service.




Education
	

California State University Northridge, Sociology, B.A., 2008
	
•Member of the CSUN Intelligence Community

Los Angeles Pierce College, Transfer Program, 2003-2005


San Marcos High School, Graduate, 1994
	



References

Patricia E. Waters, Esq.  -   [Send email to request phone number] 99-9550

Mark B. Solomon, Esq.  -  (310) 701-6275

Paul Borisoff		-   [Send email to request phone number] 96-7832

Nona Sachs, Esq.	-   [Send email to request phone number] 99-6040