Kimberly Paffe

Experience

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  Doyle Wilson Company

  Apr 1984 - Feb 1987

  Commercial Leasing Coordinator

  Marketed and leased first generation office space; prospected for potential tenants; worked with brokerage community; prepared proposals and negotiated lease terms. Also sold lots and new homes located in company's residential developments.

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  Michael Stevens Interest, Inc

  Feb 1987 - Feb 1988

  Commercial Real Estate Agent

  Marketed and leased in-house commercial properties and brokered office space; Developed market studies and made presentations to prospective tenants and development companies.

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  Anthony Ferris, attorney

  Mar 1988 - Aug 1991

  Law Clerk, Administrative Assistant

  Worked part-time throughout law school. Performed administrative duties; researched real estate issues and tax implications; drafted memoranda and correspondence.

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  Kleberg & Head

  Oct 1991 - Apr 1994

  Associate

  Project Attorney, Insurance Defense. Involved in all phases of pretrial discovery and trial preparation. Specific areas included coverage issues, indemnity, subrogation, workers' compensation, personal injury and premises liability. Responsible for drafting discovery, motions, briefs and memoranda. Participated in motion hearings, depositions, and mediations.

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  Fleming, Hovenkamp & Grayson

  Jan 1993 - Apr 1994

  Contract counsel

  Project Attorney. Presented plaintiffs for depositions and researched issues in nationwide polybutylene plumbing class action litigation.

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  Fisher, Gallagher & Lewis

  Apr 1994 - Nov 1996

  Staff Attorney

  Project Attorney, Personal Injury/Products Liability Litigation. Represented large caseload of plaintiffs in the class action/MDL breast implant litigation, the MDL settlement program, and defendant Dow Corning bankruptcy proceedings. Presented plaintiffs and expert witnesses for deposition, drafted motions and attended pretrial hearings. Extensive trial preparation and research of discovery issues.

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  Law Offices of Bob Gibbins

  Mar 1997 - May 1998

  Associate

  Associate, Plaintiffs Personal Injury/Products Liability Litigation. As lead counsel, represented plaintiffs in all phases of class action/MDL breast implant litigation, including trial preparation, expert witness coordination and mediation. Also assisted medical malpractice group with research of legal issues.

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  American Electric Power Company, Inc

  Jun 1998 - Jun 2002

  Senior Attorney, Regulatory Services

  Responsible for regulatory, rulemaking and deregulation proceedings and applications before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Worked on multi-disciplinary teams, such as corporate and business groups, to structure transactions from a regulatory perspective. Also worked extensively on the AEP/CSW electric utility merger application, which included regulatory filings, discovery and hearings at numerous state and federal regulatory agencies. Responsible for document production and privilege review in response to DOJ and SEC requests. Managed a diverse caseload in coordination with outside counsel, and advised management as to status and implications of pending legal matters. Show less

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  Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc

  Sept 2003 - Dec 2009

  Senior In-house Counsel, Interim General Counsel

  Responsible for various commercial/contractual matters, and regulatory/compliance matters. Provide Board support, assist with drafting and implementing corporate policies, maintenance of minutes and bylaws, and coordination of annual meeting of members. Draft and review a variety of agreements, including purchasing contracts, franchise and joint use agreements, and other supplier/contractor agreements. Responsible for the selection and oversight of corporate insurance policies. Also responsible for the selection and supervision of outside counsel. Performed legal research and provided opinions to all business units. Functioned as a part of the management team, and supervised a staff of seven administrative and operations personnel.Elected as Interim General Counsel 2/2008 through 9/2008 to assist an overall change in company management and business philosophy. Worked with management to change company policies and Board procedures. Worked on legal issues confronting the revised annual member meeting, and educated new Board members on the company, pending issues and overall cooperative legal issues. Show less

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  Paffe & Associates, Sole Proprietorship

  Mar 2010 - now

  Principal

  Kimberly Paffe, Esq., legal consultant – Austin, Texas Mar 2010-presentIn sole practice, I provide legal consulting to a diverse group of clients. Matters have included probate, real estate, family law, contracts, corporate and regulatory issues. Have also worked on eDiscovery projects for Fulbright & Jaworski (iConect software), IEDiscovery (Infodox software), Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Documatrix software), Deloitte and Renew Data (Relativity software), which involved due diligence, privilege, and quality review issues. Trained on the Catalyst CR document review software. Consulted with a local non-profit organization, assisting homeowners with foreclosure matters. Also have 3 years of experience as a Tax Preparer with Jackson Hewitt and HRBlock, with a focus on retirement issues. Show less