DONNA L. SCOTTTAMPA, FL 33611

813-625-2852 E.DONNALYNN@GMAIL.COM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eye Picture It Global, Inc., Tampa, FL President - Jan. 2016 – present

Owner of online store distributing Skin, Lifestyle and Internal Health & Wellness products for It Works Global www.eyepictureit.com and www.eyepictureit.myitworks.com

Uber & Lyft, Tampa, FL Chauffeur - July 2015 – present

Auto detailer; gas station attendant; mechanic; driver; counselor and friend.

Blanchard Law, P.A, Largo, FL Paralegal/Office Manager - Jan. 2014 – July 2015

Managed small law office practicing in Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Business Law, and various litigation:o Assisted and conducted client meetings, greeted clients or callers, scheduled and answered their

inquiries, maintained heavy email correspondence, communicated with trustees, court personnel and creditors’ counsel;

o Obtained client credit reports, input data into Best Case, drafted and filed petition, managed and organized document production to the U.S. Trustee, prepared motions, scheduled mediations, appraisal inspections, maintained document management internally and in DMM portal, reviewed claims, drafted reaffirmation agreements, prepared ballots, filed in court CM/ECF and mailed court documents;

o Managed cases, reviewed filings, calendared hearings, events and deadlines; o Developed contracts, compiled information for court cases, drafted complaints, drafted legal

pleadings, responses, orders, interrogatories, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, scheduled court hearings, depositions, mediations, e-portal court filing, compiled hearing and trial notebooks;

o Managed vendors, supplies, associations, technical support, and internal corporate documents, generated payroll, prepared attorney billing, invoices, processed mail and bank deposits;

o Event coordinator for the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association Golf Tournament.

Contracts & Assignments, Tampa, FLParalegal - April 2013 –Jan. 2014

Contracts and various legal assignments with Special Counsel and All Legal Staff.

Fowler White Boggs, PA, Tampa, FL Legal Assistant - Aug. 2011 – April 2013

Provided paralegal/legal assistance to attorneys in the Construction Law, Real Estate Practice Group, Commercial Group and various litigation:

o Produced a variety of legal documents, including contracts, correspondence, dictation, drafted complaints, motions, orders, pleadings, analyzed, summarized and organized discovery and expert reports, assisted with legal research, prepared discovery requests and responses, responses to various pleadings and pre-litigation matters, prepared PowerPoint presentations, hearing and trial notebooks;

o Managed cases, scheduled site inspections, hearings, deadlines, depositions, mediations, and court hearings; e-filed and uploaded documents, maintained document management system (Filesite); reviewed and processed mail;

o Communicated with clients and opposing counsel, prepared attorneys for meetings, court hearings, depositions and trial. Assisted in attorney billing and accounts receivable. Preparation and knowledge of AIA (American Institute of Architect) contracts using proprietary software.

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Contracts & Assignments, Tampa, FL Legal Assistant - Jan. 2009 – Aug. 2011

Provided paralegal/legal assistance to attorneys in Personal Injury, Commercial Landlord Tenant Real Estate, Securities and Foreclosure litigation:

o Prepared correspondence, dictation, analyzed and summarized discovery, drafted answers to discovery, drafted responses and various pleadings;

o Reviewed and processed mail, scan filed documents, maintained document management system (Amicus), scheduled hearings, deadlines, coordinated and scheduled depositions, mediations, and court hearings;

o E-filed documents, uploaded documents to various website platforms, communicated with clients and opposing counsel, assisted and prepared attorneys for court hearings, depositions and trial.

Hillsborough County Bar Association, Tampa, FLContinued Legal Education Event Coordinator – Aug. 2006 – Dec. 2008

Developed and managed all aspects of coordinating continuing legal education seminars:o Produced record breaking sales as the CLE Program Director for 3,700 members and the

community; o Obtained speakers and sponsors for 6-8 seminars each month; o Designed monthly brochures, produced weekly email advertisement; magazine ad and online

marketing advertisement.o Collected and compiled handout materials for each event; directed registration, recorded and

reproduced audio CD of each event; analyzed accounts payable and receivable and maintained budget; and assisted association members at annual events and monthly luncheons.

o Developed a CLE committee and attended weekly sales and planning meetings.

CVL Graphics, Tampa, FL Business Owner – Nov. 1999 – Aug. 2006

Managed all aspects of sign business;o Sales, marketing, prepared quotes, designed and produced custom artwork for marketing signs,

banners, magnetic signs, window & boat lettering; installed signs, managed inventory, accounts payable and receivable, prepared quarterly taxes.

o Managed and operated InksRus.net, a division of CVL Graphics, managed operations of online inkjet cartridge business, including sales, marketing advertising, shipping orders, inventory, bookkeeping and taxes.

EDUCATION:Academy of Elmhurst, Elmhurst, IL - Licensed Cosmetologist 1982 American Institute for Paralegal Studies, Inc., Wheaton, IL, Paralegal Certificate - February 1994Notary Public Certification

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Professional, Amicus, Filesite, Best Case, AIA, Corel, Photoshop, Constant Contact, federal Court CM/ECF and state e-portal. Too many to list!