| SUMMARY SERVICES |
RESUME: Updated November 13, 2008
Margaret Eve-Lynne Miyasaki
Telephone: (415) 846-5913
hawaiiandelights@yahoo.com
QUALIFICATIONS: Completion of paralegal program at De
Anza College. Seven years experience as a paralegal/legal administrative assistant,
strong communication skills, detail-oriented, ability to manage multiple simultaneous
projects. Working knowledge of Mac and PC platforms, with ability to build
and troubleshoot cross-platform files. MS PowerPoint, InData Trial Director,
Adobe Photoshop, Maya, and HTML.
EDUCATION and TRAINING
Paralegal Training
2004-2005 De Anza Community College, Cupertino, CA, Paralegal Program
(completed)
Legal Training - Advanced Legal Seminars
2008, 2007, 2003, 2002: Annual Capital Case Defense Seminar, California
Public Defenders Association, Monterey, CA
2007: California Courtroom Evidence Seminar, California Public Defenders
Association, Monterey, CA
2006, 2004, 2002: Annual Felony Defense, California Public Defenders
Association, Yosemite, CA
2001, Annual Homicide Defense Seminar, California Public Defenders
Association, Rohnert Park, CA
2001, Annual Scientific Evidence Seminar, California Public Defenders
Association, Sacramento, CA
2001, Annual Sentencing Seminar, California Public Defenders Association,
San Jose, CA
Pre-Med Training
1978-1980, Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, HI, Liberal Arts
Major Transfer Student
1979-1980, ShinerÕs Hospital for Crippled Children, Medical Illustrator
Intern, Honolulu, HI: Medical Illustration Intern for John Burns School of
Medicine and ShinerÕs Hospital.
1981-1986, University of Hawaii, Honolulu and Hilo, HI 120 Units
towards completion of Medical Illustration Independent Studies degree.
Computer Training
2000: Comp USA School of Technology, Honolulu, Hawaii and Seattle,
Washington Certification: Adobe Photoshop I & II, Adobe Illustrator I
& II, Adobe PageMaker I, II & III, Corel Draw I & II, FrontPage
2000 I & II, Front Page 98 I &II, Dream weaver 98 I & II, Dream
weaver 2000 I & II, Gif Animator, Macromedia Flash, Converting Files For
The Web, Internet Research I & II, Web Graphics I & II, Website Promotion,
Digital Imaging I & II, Internetworking I & II, HTML I & II, Internet
Business I & II, Business Writing, Quark Express, Desktop Publishing,
Mac OS, Windows 98, MS Office Suite 2000, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
and Access I, II & III
2008-2001: On-Job Training: Word Perfect 11 and 12, Abacus
Law, Legal Solutions, Law Desk, MacForms, InData Trial Director Suite 3.1,
Elite Enterprise.
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
03/2004 to Present
Self-employed as a freelance paralegal under the supervision of Paul
McCarthy, a California licensed attorney. My most recent assignment was to
research the neuropsychological effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
anti-depressants in relation to mens rea in order to develop a basis for a
petition for habeas corpus for an incarcerated felon.
1/2000 Ð 6/2007, Law Office of Robert Beles, Oakland, CA
Freelance Paralegal/ Legal Administrative Assistant. On-Call
State and Federal Appellate, Criminal Defense, Civil Rights.
Recommendation: "Ms. Miyasaki has worked on several major felony
appeals including two first degree murder appeals with special circumstances.
The work involved summarizing complex felony trial transcripts and analysis
of legal issues. The average paralegal could not do the work adequately. She
is a hard worker and her work has been very valuable to me." Paul McCarthy
06/2004 Ð 10/2004, Weinberg and Wilder, San Francisco, CA
Freelance Paralegal
Trial transcript summary. Intellectual Property, Criminal Defense,
Appellate.
02/2004 Ð 06/2004, Law Office of Rey Hassan, San Francisco, CA
Freelance Medical Paralegal/Trial Presentation Consultant.
PowerPoint Trial Presentation development and presentation. Medical
Malpractice, Personal Injury, Plaintiff.
02/2004 Ð 05/2004, Bryant, Clohan and Baruh, LLP, Palo Alto, CA
Freelance Medical Paralegal
Medical record summary. Product Defect, Personal Injury, Plaintiff.
7/2003 Ð 01/2004, Litigation Tech, San Francisco and Concord, CA
InData Trial Director Trial Presentation Support Consultant
Automated trial presentation. Personal Injury Defense.
9/2002 - 7/2003, Wartelle, Weaver and Schreiber, San Francisco, CA
Free-lance Medical Paralegal
Medical record/deposition summary, Internet/medical research, written
discovery responses. Exhibits, demand packages. PowerPoint. Personal Injury,
Toxic Tort, Building Defect Plaintiff, Complex Litigation.
6/2002 - 9/2002, Berman, Berman & Berman, LLP, San Francisco
and Los Angeles, CA
Short-term Paralegal/Legal Administrative Assistant
Discovery summaries/indexes, deposition summaries, written discovery
responses, proofread/edit/draft, legal research, filing, calendaring, courtroom
observer. Complex Litigation, Construction Defect Defense.
3/2002 - 7/2002, Law Office of Cheasty and Cheasty, Berkeley, CA
Legal Assistant
Investigation, medical record analysis, summary, timeline, demand
package, digital imaging, joint tenancy, estate planning, pleadings, correspondence.
Personal Injury Plaintiff, Intellectual Property Criminal Defense, Probate.
12/2001-3/2002, Baron Drexel, Oakland, CA
Free-Lance Medical Paralegal
Summarized complex medical records and prepared case chronology in
a medical malpractice case alleging negligent failure to diagnose breast cancer.
Medical Malpractice Plaintiff.
7/2001 - 2/2002, Law Office of Robert Beles, Oakland, CA
Free-Lance Paralegal/ Legal Administrative Assistant/Office Manager
Summaries of voir dire, pre-trial/trial transcripts and drafted statement
of facts in a special circumstances/first degree murder appeal. Investigation,
summary/pleading/affidavit draft, transcription in special circumstances/first
degree murder case. Medical/legal research. Correspondence, calendaring, office
manager. Criminal Defense, Appellate, State and Federal Civil Plaintiff.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Japanese, functional level.