Sharon Mims

Experience

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  U.S. Bankruptcy Court

  Jul 1991 - Dec 2001

  Case Administrator

  Case Administrator Reviewed, examined, and docketed official documents on the BANCAP system; Established monitoring system for the progression of caseload via lotus organizer; Identified documents that need judicial review; Acted as a liaison between the courtroom deputies, general public, attorneys, creditors, debtors, and trustees regarding procedural requirements and case status; Performed and recommended action on dormant cases for possible closing; Reviewed case files for completeness prior to judicial hearings; Maintained accurate upkeep of all docketed material in their respective files; Processed and mail orders received from chambers on a daily basis; Processed complaints, appeals, and opinions in their related bankruptcy cases; Assisted with the preparation of closed cases to the Federal Archive Center; Reviewed and processed files prior to transfer; and, Capable of generating reports for monitoring pending and dormant motions, dismissed cases, discharged cases, and case filings of any chapter. Show less

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  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  Jan 2002 - Jul 2006

  Washington, DC

  Deputy Clerk for Finance and Administration Prepared all checks for monthly vouchers drawn on appropriated and non-appropriated funds;  Prepared monthly reports for receipts and disbursements for submission to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; Managed and maintained the financial records of the Clerk’s Office; Prepared semi-annual financial reports; Oversaw the daily collections and written receipts;  Deposited monies in appropriate accounts; Assistant Conference Manager;  Prepared the daily disposition sheet of opinions; Prepared cover sheets for precedential opinions and orders; and,  Notary public of the District of Columbia for the court. Show less

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  Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP

  Jan 2007 - now

  Lawsuit Production Clerk/Interim Lawsuit Coordinator

  Responsible for all the following processes: Responsible for initializing suits and all data entry of defendants on the coding sheet; Responsible for the production and modification of documents to be reviewed by staff attorneys;  Responsible for printing and assembling of all documents pertaining to each lawsuit and tax warrant to be filed;  Production of “pre” and “post” citation by posting of defendants; Production of “pre” and “post” lawsuit register for attorneys, managers, and abstractor;  Updating all suits to open status on Oracle; Verifies all defendants for each suit loaded on Odyssey;  Verifies all suit numbers for each account loaded on the Dallas ACT system; and, Internal notary for the law office.Interim Lawsuit Coordinator – Operations Department Responsible for reviewing accounts requested for TTO by:  Verifying legal and volume/page from coding sheet on ROAM and the Deed; Verifying the name on the coding sheet matches the name exactly as on the deed orconveying instrument along with searching the documents for any variations such as a/k/a’s and d/b/a’s; Reviewing the run sheet for accuracy searching for any missed abstract of judgments or deed of trusts; Reviewing and run research on individuals to assure current address and obtaining SSN; Checking DCAD notes, ACT system and Oracle notes on any defendants with address unknown; Printing and identifying military affidavits on “owner” defendants with a purple flag; Identifying tax lien transfer defendants with a pink flag; Identifying accounts that have liens with a yellow flag;  Verifying research on business entities and coding; Updating spreadsheet and emailing the abstract log of accounts sent out for title work and returned by the abstracting company; and, Updating spreadsheet and emailing the corrections log after lawsuit file review. Show less