Giuseppina M.

Pignato
427 Badger Lane, Oswego, IL ? (630) 551-2238 ?
gp6a3f6c@westpost.net
BAR ADMISSION
Member, Illinois State Bar; DuPage County Bar Association; Chicago Bar
Association; Kane County Bar Association
EDUCATION
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI
Juris Doctor, September 2000
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Art in Sociology, June 1996
EXPERIENCE
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg, LLP, Chicago, IL
Legal Assistant, September 2002-Present
Assigned to commercial litigation section with cases in both federal
and state courts; Assist assigned attorneys with all aspect of
collecting, preserving and producing files; Responsible for managing case
files and document indices; Assist with preparation of and filing of
pleadings, motions, memorandum of law with Illinois State, Federal and
Appellate Courts; Draft summons; Research cases and statutes; Perform
searches for individuals and corporate entities to facilitate service;
Assist attorneys with Foreclosure matters; Assist attorneys with Guardian
ad litem matters and other Pro Bono matters; Assist in drafting
interrogatories and requests for the production of documents; Assist in
document review using Clearwell; Prepare cases for disposition and
status calls; Prepare and assist attorneys with hearings, depositions and
other client meetings; Prepare witness files for depositions and
trials; Responsible for collecting and maintaining exhibits to be used
at depositions and trials; Draft subpoenas for trial and discovery
purposes; Assist attorneys with trials and mediations

Myron M. Cherry & Associates, LLC, Chicago, IL

Legal Assistant, August 2000-December 2001
Drafted complaints, answers, briefs and motions; Assisted attorneys
with product liability trial and arbitrations; Prepared materials for
trial and arbitration; Drafted subpoenas for trial and discovery purposes
in Illinois State
and Federal Courts; Responsible for filings in state and federal
court; Prepared cases for disposition and
status calls; Drafted and answered interrogatories and document
requests; Summarized trial transcripts; Researched cases and statutes;
Entered attorney's billable hours into Time Slips
Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, IL
Extern, April 2000-July 2000
Assisted attorneys with jury and bench trials and 402 plea
conferences; Conducted bench trials under
the supervision of a member of the Illinois Bar Association; Prepared
witnesses for trial; Researched cases and statutes; Prepared cases for
disposition and for status calls
Knot, Nichols & Meade, Lansing, MI
Law Clerk, September 1999-April 2000
Drafted complaints and motions; Drafted and answered interrogatories
and requests for the production of documents; Researched cases and
statutes; Abstracted deposition transcripts; Constructed focus groups and
mock jury panels for a sexual discrimination case; Drafted judgments of
divorce
Stephen Fiorentino, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Law Clerk, January 1996-December 1997
Assisted attorneys with trials and arbitrations; Scheduled
depositions of parties and non-parties; Prepared materials for trial and
arbitration; Negotiated liens with medical care providers; Negotiated
subrogation agreements with insurance companies; Researched cases and
statutes
AWARDS
Dean's List, Hilary Term 2000; Thomas M. Cooley Senate Outstanding Student
Achievement Award, April 2000; Thomas M. Cooley Law School Alumni
Association Board of Governor, August 2000; Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Krinnock Award, August 2000; American Bar Association/Law Student Division
Distinguished Student Award, 1999; First Year Moot Court, Quarter Finalist,
1999