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Catherine Luchs

Costa Mesa

Summary

Catherine's unwavering passion lies in tirelessly advocating for plaintiffs who have suffered injuries, and injustices, at the hands of powerful corporations or negligent individuals.


  • Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure, and communicating ideas clearly and effectively.
  • Conscientious, dedicated, and a quick learner. Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Demonstrates a high degree of enthusiasm and maturity with clients and co-workers.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Litigation Paralegal

Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP
10.2016 - Current
  • Catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and sex abuse
  • Drafted discovery responses to form interrogatories, special interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission. Drafted propounding discovery of the same.
  • Prepared subpoenas for deposition testimony and production of records
  • Summarized deposition transcripts and medical records
  • Drafted basic discovery requests, PMQ deposition notices, demand letters, and correspondence
  • Provided administrative and general assistant support to attorneys, including scheduling meetings, proofreading, formatting, calendaring, and case organization
  • Point of contact for expert witnesses regarding record review, expert designations, and depo and trial prep
  • Point of contact with clients
  • Ordered, obtained, reviewed, and summarized medical records and bills in preparation for production.

Legal Assistant

Robinson Calcagnie, Inc
04.2014 - 10.2016
  • Similar duties as position at Baum Hedlund

Legal Assistant

Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman
07.2012 - 04.2014

Served as support to all aspects of litigation, including:

▪ Researched defendant’s database and preparation of issues memorandums
▪ Prepared and assisted with expert meetings and drafting expert reports
▪ Summarized case specific issues and medical records
▪ Prepared plaintiff fact sheets, lonepine reports, and deposition summaries
▪ Drafted deposition outlines and prepared exhibits for corporate and expert depositions

▪ Summarized and created deposition cuts

▪ Researched, reviewed and summarized: Medical literature, epidemiology, and preclinical studies for several cases

Education

University of Oregon
2012

Speaking Engagements

Law-Di-Gras October 2023: Behind the Curtain with Expert Staff 

How and why communication with experts is paramount during litigation and in trial. 

How to send material to experts, how to keep track of what is sent, how to keep costs low, and how to prep your expert for deposition and trial. 

Timeline

Litigation Paralegal

Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP
10.2016 - Current

Legal Assistant

Robinson Calcagnie, Inc
04.2014 - 10.2016

Legal Assistant

Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman
07.2012 - 04.2014

University of Oregon
Catherine Luchs