Richard Martel

Provided independent paralegal and eDiscovery project management services, overseeing large-scale reviews (millions of documents), platform selection, ingestion through production, and hot-seat/trial support for multiple confidential clients.

Delivered comprehensive litigation support and managed complex eDiscovery projects handling up to millions of documents across all EDRM phases, coordinated trial preparation, and ensured compliance with state and federal procedures.

Provided end-to-end oversight of discovery matters as primary client contact, defined review workflows and KPIs, managed schedules and resources, and delivered reporting and quality standards across multiple concurrent projects.

Processed electronically stored information for review and production, assisted in all phases of litigation, and supported in-house counsel with document management and discovery tasks.

Drafted pleadings and briefs, conducted all phases of discovery, summarized medical records and depositions, and provided extensive trial support including serving as second chair in personal injury trials.

Supported multiple attorneys in federal and state litigation, conducted legal research and investigations, generated pleadings, managed discovery, and served as second chair at trials.

Supported attorneys across litigation phases, served as second chair in personal injury and medical malpractice trials, and assisted in a medical malpractice claim resulting in a $2.3M jury award.

Completed the Arkfeld eDiscovery and Evidence online course and earned Certified E-discovery Advanced Specialist credential in 2017.

Completed a Paralegal Studies certificate program at Casco Bay College in 1995.