Contracts Manager with diversified experience in global and national
organizations - Proficient in contract analysis and negotiations, fact and
statistical reporting and narrative summaries.  Certified Paralegal with proven
experience in Shepardizing and Cite Checking and an intimate knowledge of Federal
and State Civil Rules of Procedure and Federal Acquisition Regulations. Superior
researching abilities in Legal and Medical affairs and adept in Lexis/Nexis,
Westlaw, Factiva, WorldCheck, and Access.  Hands-on experience in litigation and
trial prep.
MARSH AND MCLENNAN COMPANIES, New York, NY – Insurance Brokerage Firm
Contract Analyst									2004 – 2008
Identified issues within contracts related to compliance and business rules.
Verified compensation terms and other potential risk elements of contracts,
safeguarding errors and omissions. Tracked overall trends for contracts regarding
clients’ profitability. Researched and discovered questionable business partners
pursuant to US Patriot and Foreign Corrupt Practices Acts. 
•	In supervisor’s absence, trained 10 – 15 temps to enter and analyze agreements
into customized database in order to provide Senior Management with outstanding
financial and legal data for two prior years pending a time sensitive settlement
agreement with Attorney General of New York.
•	Partnered with supervisor to increase earnings of eight (8) million dollars
incorrectly captured in the original agreements.
•	Provided substantive rules and data to the custom made online software
designed to be used company – wide in creating contracts.
•	Identified certain individuals with a criminal background in South East Asia
related to terrorist funding within international transactions for Marsh.  
Insurance Litigation Paralegal 						 	1999-2004
Ran Non-party subpoena practice for MMC which included but was not limited to
verification of proper service according to federal and state rules. Negotiated
scopes of subpoenas; supplied factual analysis as it related to potential Errors
& Omissions and determine potential and actual company exposure for each subpoena
served. Tracked subpoena trends served company-wide.
•	Saved 15% of Legal Department budget by handling subpoenas in-house.
•	Negotiated the scope of an extremely burdensome and contentious subpoena with
a potential liability risk of over $25,000 at a mutually satisfactory conclusion
for parties at issue.
•	Avoided default on service of process by identifying multimillion dollar
complaints filed against MMC and forwarding it immediately to Head of Litigation
and Senior Management.

MCCARTER & ENGLISH, Newark, NJ – Law Firm
 Paralegal – Toxic Torts 			  					1996- 1999
Created and maintained database of scientific experts for opinions needed for
court testimony.
•	Researched veracity of various experts and tracked accordingly
•	Helped build a litigation hub where none existed, designed to defend the
expected rise in Workers Compensation cases for Nuclear Power Industry

STERLING WINTHROP, New York, NY - Contracts /Product Liability	1990 -1995
COLT INDUSTRIES, New York, NY -    Asbestos Litigation 			1987 – 1989
Evan Orr Pacelli, Norton & Laffan – Med Mal/Trial Prep			1984-1987

Education and Professional Development
St. Joseph - MA – Theology
Iona College - BA - Political Science
Certificate in Paralegal Studies - Fordham U.
	Certificate in Contract Mgmt - Villanova Online
Seminar - ABCs of Insurance Law
Seminar - Environmental Law
Seminar - Pharmaceutical Defenses