Cathy Gutierrez

Current

• Certified Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant at Priority Bankruptcy

Education

• Kaplan University
• Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants (ABJA)
• 713training.com

• Palomar College

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Industry

Legal Services

Cathy Gutierrez’s Summary

Cathy Gutierrez is an independent paralegal with over 3 years of experience in bankruptcy petition preparation. She is the founder/web master of Priority Bankruptcy, a virtual bankruptcy assistant service that works under the direction of licensed debtor bankruptcy attorneys performing a variety of services. These services include Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition preparation, client intake interviews, and other services to aid the bankruptcy attorney. Prior to her current position, she worked in the financial services industry for 14 years. Cathy started out in the financial services industry as an Operations Clerk and within eight years earned a promotion to the title of Vice President at Smith Barney, a subsidiary of Citigroup. She has comprehensive experience in all aspects of employee management, to include recruitment, hiring, training, ongoing professional development, performance planning, performance evaluation, and employee recognition.

Cathy passed the AVBA, NSVBA and the ABJA certification exam. Her knowledge is from a combination of work experience (on-the-job training), and projected graduation from a recognized formalized, professionally instructed paralegal school.

Cathy Gutierrez’s Experience

• Certified Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant

  Priority Bankruptcy

  (Legal Services industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Self-employed as a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant that works under the direction of licensed debtor bankruptcy attorneys performing a variety of services. These services include Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition preparation, client intake interviews, and other services to aid the bankruptcy attorney. I am responsible for the due diligence portion of the bankruptcy filing process. This includes ordering and obtaining credit reports, tax transcripts, bank statements, auto valuations, lien search and real estate ownership reports and home appraisals. In addition, I am in charge for reviewing and evaluating debtor’s income, expenses, tax records, and credit reports to substantiate financial condition.

Cathy Gutierrez’s Education

• Kaplan University

  Bachelor of Science , Paralegal Studies , 2007 — 2009

• Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants (ABJA)

  Certification , Certified Bankruptcy Assistant , 2008 — 2008

• 713training.com

  Certification , Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant , 2006 — 2006

• Palomar College

  Associates in Art , Psychological and Social Services , 2004 — 2006

Additional Information

Cathy Gutierrez’s Groups:

Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants (ABJA)

•    Virtual Assistant
•    NALS...the association for legal professionals
•    Kaplan
•    MyLink Law
•    Freelance Legal Professionals
•    Legal VAs
•    The Paralegal Group
•    The Bankruptcy and Legal Services Professionals
•    Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
•    BANKRUPTCY PARALEGALS
•    Total Attorneys Practice Management Association
•    KNOW, The Magazine for Paralegals
•    StarrParalegals: Virtual Paralegals Specializing in Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights