Laura Temoyan

Laura M. Temoyan is the Senior Litigation Paralegal at HLF.

Experience

Kline & Specter, P.C. – Philadelphia, PA
Senior Litigation Paralegal, October 2004 – November 2005, October 2012 – June 2014

Lead paralegal in the Mass Tort Litigation Department. Responsibilities included case management, coordination of all mass tort cases, case review, preparation of pleadings and discovery, filing all necessary pleadings with the New Jersey Superior Court, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, New York Supreme Courts, and Federal Multi-District Litigation (Southern District of West Virginia). Management of the mass tort programs located within the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas as well as the Multi-District Litigation.

Zurich, NA- New York, New York
Senior Litigation Paralegal, September 2007- October 2012

Lead paralegal in the New York Staff Legal Office. Responsibilities included case management and coordination (approximate case load of 350 to 400 cases); drafting and filing all necessary documentation for all stages of litigation; including discovery and pleadings; medical record review; trial, arbitration and mediation preparation; deposition preparation; expert deposition and trial preparation and client contact. Leading paralegal for trial and all major cases within the Manhattan offices. Manages all electronic filing (ECF and NYSEF) for three staff legal offices, conducted all legal research and expert contact for three staff legal offices in New York region. Recipient of the Zurich Bronze Award and nominated as an Ambassador to the Zurich 100th Anniversary for the New York office.

Duane Morris, LLC – Newark, NJ
Senior Litigation Paralegal, April 2006 – September 2007

Legal practices in Commercial/Insurance Litigation. Responsibilities included case management, coordination of large nationwide litigations, filing all necessary documentation with the Federal Courts and the Superior Courts of New Jersey, legal research, preparation of all discovery and pleadings and, preparation for all pretrial, trial and post-trial work.

Skills & Expertise

• Legal Research; Westlaw; LexisNexis; Litigation; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Trials; Litigation Support; Personal Injury
• Litigation; Document Review; Legal Writing; Multi-District Litigation; Class Actions;
• Medical Malpractice; Depositions; Appeals; Arbitration; Torts; Litigation Management; Public Liability;
• Business Litigation; Legal Assistance Hearings; ECF/PACER

Education

• Villanova University, Paralegal Certification, Paralegal, 2004 – 2005
• Temple University, Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, 1996 – 2000

Professional & Association Memberships

• National Federation of Paralegal Associations – Ethics Committee Board Member 2016 - Present
• New Jersey Paralegal Association; South Jersey Paralegal Association; Philadelphia Paralegal Association; American Bar Association