Krissy Bennington
Byron
Summary
Seasoned collaborator experienced in meeting needs, improving processes and exceeding requirements in team environments. Diligent worker with strong communication and task prioritization skills.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Assistant/Operations
Bibb County District Attorney’s Office
08.2020 - Current
- Handle office needs to include assisting with IT matters, ordering supplies for multiple offices, schedule and meet with maintenance, set up offices for new staff
- Assist attorneys with trial preparation
- Draft and revise written discovery requests and responses
- Intake for all cases assigned to me and my assistant district attorney
- Assist and worked directly with the District Attorney and her Executive team to plan, organize and set up local public events
- In my current position, I wear several hats
- I am in multiple roles that change on a daily basis depending on the needs of our District Attorney, Assistant District Attorneys, Chief of Operations and the office in general
Medical Receptionist
North Macon Family Healthcare
08.2020 - 02.2022
- Schedule patient appointments
- Check in patients, verify insurance and collect payments
- Request medical records and send out records sent by other providers
- Submit prescription refills
- Assist medical assistants and nurses
Paralegal/Office Manager
Burke Lasseter LLC
06.2016 - 09.2020
- Meet and assist clients with legal matters in the area of personal injury and criminal defense
- Create medical chronologies to assist attorneys in settlement of claims
- Work with claims adjusters in an attempt to settle personal injury claims
- Correspond with Medicare/Medicaid in an effort to satisfy balance
- Payroll for staff and attorney’s
- Handle all office expenses including monthly bills and taxes
Paralegal
Childs & Noland
01.2015 - 02.2016
- Meet and assist clients with legal matters in the area of personal injury and insurance defense
- Analyze medical records with an eye toward detail
- Create medical chronologies to assist attorneys in preparation for mediation, settlement and trial
- Work with claims adjusters in an attempt to settle personal injury claims
- Correspond with Medicare/Medicaid in an effort to satisfy balances
- Assist attorneys with trial preparation
- Review discovery materials in order to request medical record and billing statements
- Draft and revise written discovery requests and responses
- Draft Non-Party Request for Production of Documents requesting medical records/bills for the discovery process
Paralegal
Powers Law Group
12.2010 - 12.2014
- Answered multiline phone system
- Scheduled appointments such as mediations, depositions, client medical appointments, etc
- Assisted clients with legal matters in the area of workers compensation and personal injury
- Ordered medical records and bills
- Worked with claims adjusters in an attempt to settle personal injury claims
- Created medical chronologies to assist attorneys in preparation for mediation, settlement and trial
- Correspond with Medicare/Medicaid in an effort to satisfy balances
- Draft and send letters regarding medical treatments and appointments
- Assist attorneys with trial preparation
- Filed/Uploaded forms on the State Board of Workers Compensation website, Integrated Claims Management System (ICMS)
Broker’s Assistant/Office Manager
RE/MAX Warner Robins
01.2006 - 12.2010
- Worked directly under broker as personal assistant
- Scheduled appointments
- Prepared ads, took photos, made tours for listings and input listings
- Input listings
- Ordered office supplies
- Processed and trained new agents
- Billing
- Processed closing documents and funds
- Organized events such as agent open houses
- Contact sellers
- Draft contracts
Marketing
Fickling & Company
01.2002 - 12.2006
- Input listings
- Marketing
- Ordered supplies
- Processed and trained new agents
- Computer Tech/Support
- Uploaded internet photos of listings
- Updated company website
Education
High school -
Northside High school
Warner Robins, GA01.2002
Skills
- Multi-line switchboard
- Documatrix
- Advanced word processing
- Order and request filing
- Case management
- MS office proficient
- Confidentiality
- Office management
- Fast learner
- Troubleshooting complex problems
- Scheduling/Planning
- Client relations
Professionalreferences
- Jeff Lasseter, 478-396-0907
- William Noland, 478-461-4970
- Beth Lasseter, 478-320-4398
- Adam Beecher, 912-856-0240
Timeline
Legal Assistant/Operations
Bibb County District Attorney’s Office
08.2020 - Current
Medical Receptionist
North Macon Family Healthcare
08.2020 - 02.2022
Paralegal/Office Manager
Burke Lasseter LLC
06.2016 - 09.2020
Paralegal
Childs & Noland
01.2015 - 02.2016
Paralegal
Powers Law Group
12.2010 - 12.2014
Broker’s Assistant/Office Manager
RE/MAX Warner Robins
01.2006 - 12.2010
Marketing
Fickling & Company
01.2002 - 12.2006
High school -
Northside High school