Maria Thiessen

Maria Dyck Thiessen --ADMINISTRATIVE & LEGAL RESUME Devkota Law Firm, Kansas City, MO/Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Head Demand Writer/Demand Team Manager June 2019 - March 2020 Lead Demand writer for a US based law firm. I oversaw the daily management of staff in our Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara offices. My responsibilities included writing effective Demands for clients who had been injured in automobile accidents, pedestrian vs. Auto accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death, etc. I oversaw the acquisitions of records and other relevant supporting documentation. I delegated duties and responsibilities to my team members and provided training and support. I advised other team leaders within our firm on how to effectively manage their teams through organization and delegation. Richard Petrick & Associates, Mill Valley, CA Office Manager/Property Manager January 2009 – November 2014 Office manager responsibilities included day-to-day management of Mr. Petrick’s insurance brokerage company, including management of accounts receivable, accounts payable, generate commission reports, rent income reports, and other financial reports. Provided personal assistance to Mr. Petrick. Handled the occasional litigation or legal issues that arose. As property manager, I handled all tenant leases and payments of property taxes and managed Mr. Petrick’s properties as follows: ►Personal $2 Million dollar home in Tiburon, CA ►$1.2 Million residential rental property in Aspen, CO ►$2.5 Million residential rental property in San Francisco, CA ►$2 Million commercial property in Mill Valley, CA California Printed, San Rafael, California, Executive Assistant & Property Manager- Day-to-day management included bookkeeping, managing customer and vendor accounts and I oversaw the management of rental properties in the SF Bay Area. Kuvara Law Firm, San Rafael, California, Executive Legal Secretary- Katz Law Firm, San Francisco, California, Head Legal Secretary/Executive Assistant- Aguilar & Sebastinelli, LLC, San Francisco, California, Head Legal Secretary/Staff Manager 1994 - 1997 Education Computer Learning Center, San Francisco - Computer Programming (C+ certified programmer post-high school) City College of San Francisco - Business, creative writing, speech, paralegal and pre-law requisite classes, psychology, music theory, piano, voice Notre Dame de Nemur University, Belmont, CA - Professional Musical Theatre Conservatory Program (Certified) San Francisco Conservatory of Music - Classical Voice (no diploma, but I earned several opera-related scholarships) **It should be noted that I quit my full-time legal career to pursue a professional stage career. performing & teaching since 2006. I have been Strengths: self-starter, goal-driven and creative. Exemplary grammar, spelling and punctuation skills and 100% fluency in English; 85% fluency in Spanish. Highly skilled with Windows, Microsoft & Google products, Adobe Acrobat, and legal software with the ability to learn quickly any current platform for remote communications/connections. I’m very thorough and resourceful and can find anything you need by searching online. I don’t give up … I use strategy, common sense, case law and intuition to achieve the desired results. I possess qualities such as excellent attention to detail and accuracy, organization, managing client files and documents, efficiency, honesty, reliability, well-spoken and well-versed in “legalese”. I’m confident and effective when speaking with clients, court clerks, attorneys and colleagues. ** Professional References Gladly Provided Upon Request **