Lynne DeVenny

Current

• Co-host of The Paralegal Voice at LegalTalkNetwork
• Author/Blogger at Practical Paralegalism
• Co-Author Workers' Compensation Practice for Paralegals at Carolina Academic Press

• Contract Paralegal at DeVenny Paralegal Services
• Senior Legal Assistant at Elliot Pishko Morgan P.A.

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Past

• Adjunct Paralegal Instructor at Davidson County Community College
• Senior Paralegal at Wells Jenkins Lucas Jenkins

Education

• Salem College
• Davidson County Community College
• North Carolina State University

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Recommendations

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Law Practice

Lynne DeVenny’s Summary

As a N.C. State Bar Certified Paralegal, I specialize in workers’ compensation, serious injury and wrongful death cases. I've also provided litigation support on medical malpractice and employment cases, including class action wage and hour claims and a class action sexual harassment case.

I co-authored with attorney J. Griffin Morgan a national workers' compensation book, Workers' Compensation Practice for Paralegals (Carolina Academic Press, 2008), which has been adopted by a number of paralegal programs nationwide.

A passionate advocate of the paralegal profession and social media, I promote paralegal education, career development and community at my blog, Practical Paralegalism. My posts have been re-printed in paralegal and law-related publications across the country. I also co-host with Vicki Voisin the only monthly podcast for paralegals, The Paralegal Voice at Legal Talk Network,

I am especially honored to be named as a ParalegalGateway.com 2009 Superstar, and to be included in BestCollegesOnline.com's "100 Top Twitter Feeds for Law Students" and Rasmussen College's "Top 100 Academic Law Twitter Feeds."

A former adjunct paralegal instructor at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, NC, I have lectured at North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ), North Carolina Bar Association Paralegal Division, North Carolina Paralegal Association, National Federation of Paralegal Associations and Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE) paralegal and attorney continuing legal education seminars; authored seminar manuscripts and articles for paralegal publications, including Paralegal Today; served on executive committees for NCAJ & NCBA Paralegal Division; and volunteered as a Site Coordinator for NCAJ’s Wade Edwards High School Mock Trial Regional competition in Winston-Salem, NC for many years.

Lynne DeVenny’s Specialties:

Reviewing, investigating and evaluating complex injury and workers' compensation cases; reviewing and summarizing medical records including identifying evidentiary and causation issues; drafting and editing legal documents, articles and manuscripts; and preparing cases for settlement, mediation and hearings, including calculating damages, valuing claims and preparing demand packages.

Lynne DeVenny’s Experience

• Co-host of The Paralegal Voice

  LegalTalkNetwork

  (Media Production industry)

  June 2009 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  I co-host The Paralegal Voice with Vicki Voisin, "The Paralegal Mentor". The show is for and about paralegals. We'll discuss key issues for paralegals with great guest experts, as well as practice and social media tips.

• Author/Blogger

  Practical Paralegalism

  (Internet industry)

  October 2008 — Present (2 years )

  Practical Paralegalism is a non-profit blog to promote paralegal professionalism, education and community, with an emphasis on sharing practice tips and networking ideas. Feedback, comments, ideas and guest bloggers are welcome.

• Co-Author Workers' Compensation Practice for Paralegals

  Carolina Academic Press

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  March 2008 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Co-author with J. Griffin Morgan, attorney, of a national workers' compensation book for paralegals, Workers' Compensation Practice for Paralegals, available through Carolina Academic Press, Durham, NC and Amazon.com.

• Contract Paralegal

  DeVenny Paralegal Services

  (Legal Services industry)

  February 2008 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  Provides experienced and substantive litigation support in the areas of workers' compensation and civil injuries. Offers consulting in the area of social media, including review of blog content, freelance writing and editing, and social media training. Also available to provide consulting and training for paralegal support staff.

• Senior Legal Assistant

  Elliot Pishko Morgan P.A.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  November 1994 — Present (15 years 11 months)

  Provides substantive litigation support in the areas of workers' compensation, civil injury and employment law.

• Adjunct Paralegal Instructor

  Davidson County Community College

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 1992 — 1997 (5 years )

  Part-time paralegal instructor at Forsyth Technical Community College satellite campus. Taught the following classes: Introduction to Paralegalism, Civil Injuries, Civil Litigation, Family Law Theory and Family Law Documents.

• Senior Paralegal

  Wells Jenkins Lucas Jenkins

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

  February 1991 — October 1994 (3 years 9 months)

  Provided substantive litigation support in the areas of workers' compensation and personal injury.

Lynne DeVenny’s Education

• Salem College

  Bachelor's Degree , English Literature , 1991 — 1993

• Davidson County Community College

  Associate Degree , Paralegal Technology , 1988 — 1990

• North Carolina State University

  English Literature major 1982 — 1984

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Psychology major 1981 — 1982

Additional Information

Lynne DeVenny’s Interests:

Using social media for professional development, contributing to the legal profession, mentoring children, adopting through the state foster care system, raising awareness of sickle cell disease

Lynne DeVenny’s Groups:

-N.C. State Bar Certified Paralegal
-Member - Review Board, Institute for Paralegal Education
-Council Member, Editor of Section Newsletter & Technology Chair, N.C. Bar Association Paralegal Division
- Member, N.C. Paralegal Association
-Former Executive Committee Member & Publications Co-Chair - N.C. Advocates for Justice Legal Assistant Division
-Former Volunteer/Big - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Forsyth County
-Former Volunteer - Guardian Ad Litem Program, Forsyth County, NC

•    Facebook.com
•    Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders
•    WorkCompCentral
•    ParalegalGateway
•    Legal Marketing
•    Litigation Support Professional Networking
•    Legal Blogging
•    Social Media Marketing
•    LegalRow - Legal Professionals Network
•    Tweeple
•    Injured Workers Law & Advocacy Group
•    NALS...the association for legal professionals
•    Paralegal Network
•    Law and Legal Open Networkers
•    Salem Sisters - Alumnae and Friends
•    Smitty's Notes e-newsletter Networking Group
•    Legal and Forensic Professionals
•    Big Brothers Big Sisters USA
•    ParalegalPipeline.com
•    NC Certified Paralegal
•    Advocates for Workers' Legal Rights
•    Elliot Pishko Morgan PA
•    North Carolina Advocates for Justice
•    LAT-FORUM
•    National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.
•    New York City Paralegal Association, Inc
•    Triad Legal Professionals
•    North Carolina Bar Association
•    e-LEGAL
•    WORK COMP ANALYSIS GROUP
•    Paralegal Services
•    Legal Tweeters
•    Kansas Paralegal Association
•    Legal Innovation
•    Linked Local Winston-Salem, NC
•    Paralegal Today
•    Los Angeles Paralegal Association
•    Legal Talk Network
•    Iowa Association of Legal Assistants
•    Chicago Paralegal Network

Lynne DeVenny’s Honors:

ARTICLES:
-"The Bigger Picture", Legal Team Column with J. Griffin Morgan, Legal Assistant Today, Sept/Oct 2008
-"Q&A: All Booked Up", Carolina Paralegal News, May/June 2008
-"So You Found the Perfect Expert - Now What Do You Do?", Discovery, NCAJ, 2002
-"Traveling the WWW: Locating Folks Who Don't Want to be Located", Discovery, 2001
CLE SPEAKER
-"Social Media for Paralegals", NCBA PD & NFPA/IPE, May 2010
-"Top 10 Tips for Civil Injury Demands", GPA, May 2010
-"Preparing for Workers' Compensation Mediations & Hearings", NCPA, March 2010
-"Using Social Media for Professional Development", LAPA Annual Conference, October 2009
-"Preparing for Workers' Compensation Mediations and Hearings", IPE Webcast, March 2009
-"Powerful Discovery Techniques", IPE, February 2009
-"Jump-Start Your Paralegal Career Through Networking", Westwood College Online, January 2009
-"Preparing for Workers' Compensation Mediations and Hearings" with J. Griffin Morgan, NCAJ, 2008 & 2009

Lynne DeVenny’s Contact Settings

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