DANA NELSON

2635 Beckwith Trail SE Marietta, Georgia 30068

770.633.6225 dananelson3966@gmail.com

CORPORATE COUNSEL / LAW FIRM ADMINISTRATOR

Talented Attorney with wealth of experience as Counsel, Partner, and Administrator within legal sector, having specialization in sales support, contract negotiations, and large-scale caseload management. Proven track record in providing legal guidance with a wealth of experience including agreement drafting and corporate due diligence. Experienced in strengthening strategic business development efforts by recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising top performing Associate. Adept at providing targeted legal advice and counsel related to big picture and daily business operations.

All State and Federal Court Litigation

Managing Partner Experience

General Liability

Contracts and Business Transactions

Regulatory Compliance

Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Project Management Benefits / Compensation

Performance Management Client Relations Complex Litigation Insurance Defense

ADR Negotiations and Mediations Vendor Contracts Client Retention Risk Management

Worker’s Compensation Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PIERCE & DUNKELBERGER, Atlanta, Georgia PRESENT

Three Atlanta offices full service handling most practice areas including International law, Family law, Corporate Business Litigation and International Business transactions

Counsel

Handled Business Litigation, International Business Transactions; Corporate litigation; Federal Court Litigation including U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit; Client meetings and hearings; Emphasis on Chinese Business Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Employment Law and Family Law.

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MOZLEY, FINLAYSON & LOGGINS, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia 11/2011 – 4/2014

Full service mid-sized firm handling most practice areas.

Counsel

Delivered key contributions to litigation and served as Head Worker Compensation Attorney managing 200 file caseload. Administered litigation budgeting, conducted initial client meeting and exposure evaluations, and streamlined case handling to ADR or trial. Collaborated closely with litigation and chief worker’s compensation partner, generated and interpreted settlement reports for clients, and handled monthly review billing and receivable reports.

Achievements:

Successfully settled losing trucking case through location of new witnesses.

Boosted productivity and profitability through creation of case progression plan utilizing paralegals and time limits.

THE ORLANDO LAW FIRM Decatur, Georgia 6/2011 – 8/2011

Mass torts, products liability, personal injury, wrongful death, class actions and workers compensation.

Expert Large Project Attorney

Reconstructed Worker’s Compensation section of law firm.

Achievements:

Resolved most stagnant cases and placed remaining unsettled cases with trained Case Managers with specific plans to close within 3 months, through personal coordination with every opposing Attorney or insurance representative moving files into litigation, ADR, or immediate settlement.

Generated $800k, within tight timeframe, through retrieval of all settlement documents for collection from invested parties and invoicing for payables for payment after verification.

Retained existing clients, potentially leaving firm, by personally contacting every client, with and without, translators to providing current summary and plan of action, scheduling appointments for signing of Release documents and disbursement of monies, and coordinating mediations and preparing clients for hearing testimony.

DONAHUE, NELSON AND COHEN, Atlanta, Georgia 7/1997 – 08/2011

Small to mid-sized insurance defense, general liability firm including worker’s compensation and coverage.

Equity Partner / Partner / Associate

Prospected for new clients while servicing existing cases, as well as, handling on-,and HR functions for firm. Managed billing, collected receivables, and oversaw client relations as Partner and handled

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discovery, depositions, motions hearings, administrative hearings, and second chair trial work as Associate.

Achievements:

Developed new Associate to top performing employee through provision of hands-on training across practice areas by having Associate shadow depositions and hearings, as well as, offering opportunities for improved legal writing with supervision.

Successfully presided over tried and settled cases with fees collected over six months in agreed upon percentage payments for large client filing for bankruptcy protection by classifying cases by value and obtaining approval for immediate hearings and ADR.

Handled in-house renegotiation of health plans versus utilizing broker, as well as, changing 401K plan facilitating hardship and similar borrowing with updated language.

CAREER NOTE: Additional experience includes role as Associate – BOVIS, KYLE, BURCH AND MEDLIN. Details available upon request.

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor – Law

University of South Carolina School of Law – Columbia, SCGraduated Top 11%; Dean’s List

Bachelor of Science – Sociology

College of Charleston, Charleston, SCMagna Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / ORGANIZATIONS

Member – State Bar of Georgia

Member – Atlanta Bar Association

Admitted – Georgia Courts

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office Suite, Needles, Client Profiles, Tabs, clock works, Abacus, legal software for case management, and billing

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