Resume

Arianne Gronowski 855 Dahlia Street #201 ♦ Denver, CO 80220 (303) 667-4474 ♦ [email protected]

Associate Attorney, Machol and Johannes, LLC (formerly Linebarger), Denver, CO, August 2006-Present 

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Appear in court for collection cases ○ Obtain default judgments and negotiate settlements ○ Prepare for and conduct county court civil trials with a 90% success rate ○ Perform C.R.C.P. Rule 69 financial asset exams in district court, acquiring information to collect on judgments Handle a case load of approximately 400 cases per month ○ Settle 95% of cases using negotiation skills Attend mediations, successfully settling 90% of those cases Generated additional company revenue by implementing positive changes for the firm and clients ○ Spearheaded a move to help a large client break into the practice of litigation • Implemented necessary processes to initiate litigation, fully meeting client objectives for the project ○ Streamlined the process for court appearances creating higher percentage of settlement in court ○ Facilitated a change to a paperless department, thus cutting costs and saving money for the firm Co-managed five paralegals and legal assistants ○ Assisted in executing a management change for the county court litigation department ○ Changed the structure of the department so the attorneys are involved in making county court decisions together as a team Solely responsible for training two attorneys to appear in court, conduct negotiations, write motions, conduct discovery, and prepare for and successfully conduct trials ○ Each attorney now successfully handles his and her own caseload of 250 cases a month ○ Each attorney has a 95% settlement success rate

Associate Attorney, Vinci Law Office, LLC, Aurora, CO, February 2005-July 2006         

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Spent 50% of the month in the courtroom obtaining judgments in collection matters Attended hearings and pretrial conferences for many types of cases, including contracts, promissory notes, and credit cards Prepared civil cases for trial in county court by reviewing each individual case and its facts ○ Determined appropriate documentation necessary for trial and created questions for direct and crossexamination Conducted trials and had a 90% success rate Learned to draft effective responses to motions filed by Defendants by doing legal research for new issues and finding and applying pertinent case law Drafted motions to obtain judgments for both district and county court cases, enabling the firm to collect more money and make a profit Researched and drafted pleadings for adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court Prepared pleadings and filed cases for fraudulent transfer cases Managed a case load of about 300 cases per month Learned and efficiently utilized CollectMax, the collection software, allowing for more efficient case management Acted as client liaison, dealing with litigation issues and finding solutions to benefit each individual client Mastered the rules of civil procedure for district and county court matters, then successfully followed a $25,000 case through to judgment

Summer Law Clerk/Intern, Preeo Silverman Green & Egle, P.C., Denver, CO Summers 2000-2002  

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Assisted in trial preparation for many types of cases ○ Studied the requirements of civil procedure and learned how to take a case to trial procedurally Worked as a legal secretary which enabled me to become familiar with court and firm formatting ○ Drafted letters and pleadings and transcribed documents, enabling me to better understand the basic operation of a law firm Executed wills, trusts and contracts and learned the basic concepts for each Performed legal research in many areas of law and drafted memorandums to summarize the findings