Litigation Resources & Consulting

A Full-Service Paralegal Firm Since 1985

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Fran Chernowsky          

Education:

Certificate in Law Office Administration, University of San Diego, 1980

Certificate in Litigation, University of California Los Angeles, Attorney Assistant Training Program, 1977

B. A., Sociology/Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1969

Employment History:

Litigation Resources & Consulting, Owner 1985 to present

O'Melveny & Myers, Litigation Coordinator 1983 to 1985

Lawler, Felix & Hall, Litigation Paralegal 1979 to 1983

Informatics, Inc., Legal Services Manager 1978  to 1979

Bar Association Activities:

American Bar Association, Member, Paralegal Training Program Site Visitation Team 1993 & 1998

State Bar of California, Member, Public Protection Committee 1987 to 1989

Los Angeles Bar Association, State Bars of Texas, Arizona and California, Speaker on Paralegal Utilization, Profitability and Regulation 1985 to 1992

Los Angeles Paralegal Association:
Lifetime Achievement Award 1995 (First Recipient)

President 1991, 1985 and 1986; Vice President 1981 to 1984, 1988 and 1989

Chair, Litigation Section, 1980 to 1982, 1993 to1995; Chair, Computer Section, 1986 to 1990 


State and National Paralegal Associations:
National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Representative (Delegate) 1980-1986

California Alliance of Paralegal Associations, Executive Director 1983, 1984 and 1985, Director, 1981 to 1983, 1987 to 1992

California Association of Freelance Paralegals, President 1993 to 1995 Vice President and Co-founder, 1988 to 1992


Seminars, Courses and Presentations:

Professional Education Systems, Inc.: E-Discovery, April 2005; 

Trial Preparation: January 2002, 1996, November 1997, November and December 1999;

Discovery Skills: September 1996; For the Defense March 1999

University of California at Los Angeles, Instructor, Attorney Assistant Training Program 1983 to 1989

University of West Los Angeles, Merit College and Phillips Junior College, Instructor, Civil Procedure; also developed and implemented curriculum for computer training for paralegal programs 1991 through 1994

University of California (Statewide), Advisor, Continuing Education for Legal Assistants 1985 to 1991

National Association for Paralegal Education, Keynote Speaker, "Paralegals and Computer Literacy", 1983 Annual Meeting 


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