Sharyn Lee
Elkridge
Summary
Dynamic Paralegal Specialist with 20 years of extensive experience at the United States Attorney’s Office and Health & Human Services- Food and Drug Administration, excelling in legal research and document management. Proven track record in drafting complex motions and supporting trial preparation, showcasing strong multitasking abilities and a commitment to regulatory compliance. Adept at evaluating evidence and enhancing case outcomes through meticulous analysis.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Paralegal Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring
06.2019 - Current
- Coordinate senior-level initiatives for regulatory efforts within Center of Tobacco Products.
- Provide OCE Clearance review by assessing evidence and results of inspections for Office enforcement actions.
- Analyze and evaluate litigation files concerning civil money penalties and no tobacco sale orders for submission.
- Evaluated documents and evidence from violative inspections influencing the civil money penalty (CMP.)
- Independently review and clear retail inspections in accordance with the Center of Tobacco Products (CTP) and Agency policies and procedures.
- Understand and correctly apply regulatory policies and procedures when reviewing and clearing retail inspection cases for civil money penalty complaints.
- Finalize regulatory review documents which are generally free from spelling, grammatical and formatting errors, provides clearance and feedback on cases to peers.
- Provide updates to supervisor regarding progress or challenges with specific CMP.
- Communicated possible problems expediently to senior team members, preventing project hold-ups.
- Participate in 910 DBO/SRC meetings regarding complex questions presented from staff.
Paralegal Specialist
United States Attorney’s Office
Washington
08.2008 - 06.2019
- Aided USAO Civil Division with comprehensive paralegal services.
- Drafted a variety of legal motions for both District Court and Circuit Court including Motions for Summary Judgment, Replies, Oppositions, and numerous other civil motions.
- Drafted Answer to Complaints and Settlement documents.
- Assisted in trial preparation for trials in D.C. District Court by creating trial exhibits, arranging subpoenas, witness prep and organizing trial binders.
- Assisted attorneys at trial by taking notes, keeping track of exhibits, ordering daily transcripts, and ensuring that witnesses called are present.
- Performed extensive legal research on a variety of legal matters pertaining to the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title VII (employment law), False Claims Act, Rehabilitation Act, Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act.
- Drafted responses to Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents.
- Coordinated with agency counsel on responsive documents and organized medical records for production
- Managed documents on electronic database, digested depositions, and actively participated at depositions
- Prepared case files – open and close cases.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
Montgomery College
Rockville, MDSkills
- Regulatory compliance
- Legal research
- Document management
- Case preparation
- Litigation support
- Evidence evaluation
- Trial assistance
- Policy writing
- Data analysis
- Legal writing
- Multitasking Abilities
Timeline
Paralegal Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration
06.2019 - Current
Paralegal Specialist
United States Attorney’s Office
08.2008 - 06.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
Montgomery College
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