M Pirali

Ten years of experience working in business law, contracts, personal injury and related areas. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THOMAS J. HENRY LAW (Sep 2022 – Present)                      Irving, Texas

Commercial Case Development Attorney (Personal Injury)                               

• Managed and developed 50 files from case inception to litigation. In a few instances, prepared demand and acted as a liaison between the management and adverse adjuster to settle the matter especially for property damage.
• Contacted clients, secured police reports and all the relevant facts. Acquired property damage and bodily injury pictures, performed criminal and social media investigation of all the parties involved. Conducted further research as necessary. 
• Prepared and submitted letter of representation to the client’s and adverse insurance. Sent notice of responsible insurance to pain management doctors, physical therapists, pharmacies, etc. as needed.

PIRALI LAW FIRM PLLC (Mar 2013 – Sep 2022)                  Dallas, Texas

Attorney & Counselor at Law                                             

• Drafted and reviewed complex transactional matters in the areas of business law, contracts, landlord-tenant, and real estate. Examples of my work include – letter of intent, bill of sale, purchase and sale agreement, promissory note, corporate bylaws, operations agreement, and entity formation. 
• Ensured compliance with contract terms and conditions through drafting and revising. Collaborated with entrepreneurs to modify contracts for changes to standard form agreements to those agreed upon through the negotiation of business terms.
• Represented clients in civil litigation from case intake to final disposition at trial. Managed cases regarding quashing the writ of execution, defending supplier against consumer, defending car dealer against private party, filing petition on behalf of tenant against landlord for negligence / theft / trespass to property. 
• Prepared and edited discovery motions, answers, counterclaims, affirmative defenses, and other pleadings, as necessary. 
• Researched potential claims, developed case strategies, and advised clients on outcomes.

LEGILITY INC. (Dec 2020 – Jul 2022, with gaps)    Dallas, Texas (Remote)

Attorney Document Review                                     

• Reviewed documents using Relativity platforms for a variety of cases/industries. Identified documents for responsiveness, privilege, confidentiality, and redactions. 

SPECIAL COUNSEL (Sep 2016 – Sep 2020, with gaps)           Dallas, Texas

Attorney Consultant E-Discovery                                       

• Reviewed documents using platforms such as Relativity and Citrix for an Airline, Oil and Gas, Energy, Telecommunications and Mortgage companies. Identified documents for relevancy, privilege, confidentiality, and redaction. Provided second level quality control (QC), confidentiality and privilege review. Prepared privilege log and other necessary documents for production.

INSPIRED REVIEW, LLC (Mar 2019 – May 2019)           Lewisville, Texas

Attorney Document Review                                     

• Reviewed documents using Relativity platforms for a payroll company. Identified documents for responsiveness, privilege, confidentiality, and redactions.

LEVEL 2 LEGAL (Nov 2014 – Aug 2016)                        Richardson, Texas

Attorney E-Discovery                                               

• Reviewed documents in the areas of information technology, manufacturing, construction, IP/patent, and gambling industries using Relativity platform. Checked for relevancy, privilege, redaction, and confidentiality.

LUMEN LEGAL (Jun 2013 – Oct 2014)                                     Dallas, Texas

Attorney E-Discovery                                               

• Reviewed documents for a healthcare company using the Relativity platform where a sub-contractor entered into an agreement with a contractor to upgrade the company’s human resource / payroll software. Evaluated documents for relevancy, confidentiality, privilege, redaction, and production. Finally, tagged for deposition and created a privilege log.

SPRINT NEXTEL (Dec 2002 – Aug 2008)                                 Irving, Texas

Project / Program Manager                                    

• Planned, managed, and implemented extremely complex Information Technology and Telecommunications projects with broad scope, high impact, and long-term time frames. Successfully completed one of the largest end-users in-bound migrations in the industry – the conversion of the Time Warner customers from Verizon Business to Sprint. Delegated work assignments as needed.
• Organized and directed weekly meetings for more than eighty representatives to improve understanding regarding technical issues and processes. Assumed added responsibilities to supervise and train representatives on difficult issues and projects. 

Quality Assurance Analyst                                      

• Monitored calls for more than fifty employees and provided feedback on areas of strength, opportunity, World Class call behaviors, call control, sales, monetary adjustments, and quality of the call. Increased customer satisfaction score by 25% in a six-month period.

EDUCATION                   

Juris Doctor                                                                                         May 2011 

            Washburn University School of Law                              Topeka, Kansas

                 Alumni Association Scholarship Recipient (2010-11)                        

Master of Business Administration – Management Information Systems Aug 1989

            University of Dallas                                                             Irving, Texas