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Maria Chirivella

@mariachirivella

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Experienced litigation paralegal skilled in complex discovery, trial prep, and mass-tort case management.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a litigation paralegal role where I can run complex discovery and trial preparation—owning case intake through resolution, while supporting mass tort, personal injury, and other civil matters with meticulous, organized work.

I’ve built a career as a litigation paralegal handling complex matters from intake through trial and resolution. I’m comfortable working across high-stakes case types where accuracy, organization, and responsiveness directly affect outcomes.

Across toxic tort and mass tort litigation, I handle substantive matters including asbestos, silica, and talc, and I manage the full spectrum of litigation workflow. In my roles, I also support personal injury, trucking and transportation matters, and broader civil litigation needs.

I’m known for strong discovery execution and trial preparation. I prepare discovery responses, deposition and trial subpoenas, deposition page/line summaries, medical records summaries, document productions, and privilege logs, while also contributing to trial binders, exhibits, jury instructions, and witness binders.

I bring research and records-management depth to every case, including factual research, people/business searches, and Westlaw research. I’ve also conducted chain of title and property searches, managed document executing for recording, and handled custodian-of-record subpoena responses, including locating files nationwide.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Litigation Paralegal

Current

Foley Mansfield

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Handled toxic tort/mass tort matters, including asbestos, silica, and talc. Supported the litigation process from initial case intake through trial and resolution.

Toxic Tort Mass Tort Litigation Trial Preparation

Litigation Paralegal

Fidelity National Law Group

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)

Handled real estate/title insurance litigation and escrow/title insurance claims. Supported discovery, subpoenas, deposition and trial preparation, and trial binder/exhibit preparation.

Subpoena Preparation Deposition Page Line Summaries Privilege Logs Trial Preparation Trial Binders Exhibitions Jury Instructions People Business Searches On TLO Cite Checking Title Document And Property Searches On TitlePoint Locating Notaries And Notary Journals

Litigation Paralegal

Edlin Gallagher Huie + Blum

Jan 2018 - Jan 2023 (5 years)

Handled personal injury, business litigation, construction law, environmental law, toxic torts, product liability, and trucking/transportation law matters. Supported discovery, subpoenas, medical records summaries, document review/productions, and trial preparation including exhibits and witness binders.

Case Management Deposition Page Line Summaries Medical Record Summary Document Review Trial Preparation Trial Binders Exhibitions

Litigation Paralegal

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Jan 2011 - Jan 2012 (1 year)

Handled environmental, toxic tort, products liability, premises liability, wrongful death, personal injury, professional liability, employment litigation, construction defects, and class action litigation. Supported initial discovery, response timeliness tracking, deposition summaries, and draft legal documents and binders.

Journal Deadlines And Timeliness Monitoring Discovery Responses Depositions Drafting Chronologies

Litigation Paralegal

Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez

Jan 2008 - Jan 2009 (1 year)

Handled police civil liability and employment law matters. Supported case management, research, drafting filings and discovery responses, subpoenas, and trial preparation including exhibits and witness materials.

Case Management Document Review Research Discovery Responses Civil Subpoenas Trial Preparation Witness Kits Investigative Binders

Litigation Paralegal

Buchalter Nemer

Jan 2004 - Jan 2007 (3 years)

Handled general business and commercial litigation, receiverships, healthcare liability, MDL/class action, labor and employment, patent/trademark infringement, e-commerce/cyberlaw, lending liability, and bankruptcy/insolvency litigation. Supported case management, court filings, legal research, discovery and subpoenas, and trial/arbitration and appellate preparation.

Case Management Court Filing Cite Checking Legal Research Document Review Privilege Logs Preparation Of Summons And Third Party Summons Trial Preparation Appendixes In Lieu Of Clerk’S Transcript Chronological Indexes

Case Assistant

Kirkland & Ellis

Jan 1999 - Jan 2004 (5 years)

Supported general business and commercial litigation, mass tort actions, and intellectual property/discovery matters including tobacco litigation. Helped with filings, citation checks, deposition and trial exhibit preparation, and trial/witness binder organization.

Trial Opening Statement Preparation And Editing Citations Privilege Logs Deposition Exhibit Preparation Trial And Witness Binders Trial Experience

Litigation Paralegal

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Handled personal injury and trucking/transportation law matters. Performed case management and supported discovery, depositions, subpoenas, document production, and trial preparation.

Case Management Deposition Page Line Summaries Document Review Trial Preparation