1. Melissa E. Golladay
6507 Glendale Road
Louisville, KY 40291
(502) 384-7332
Melissa.golladay@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
2016- Present William S. Wetterer & Co. P.S.C. Louisville, KY
Firm Administrator
● ​Serves as member of the management/executive committee.
● Researches and recommends purchase, lease, or rental of necessary office equipment, computers
and software. Negotiates contracts with vendors.
● Schedules and assists at partner meetings and retreats. Prepares and distributes agendas and
minutes.
● Evaluates and reviews coverage comparisons for all insurance annually. Recommends appropriate
revisions.
● Schedules and arranges all firm social events.
● Directs preparation and maintenance of office procedures manual and implements and monitors
procedures.
● Ensures the timely and appropriate publicity of the firm and its members’ activities.
● Assists with all recruiting, interviews, and hiring of employee.
● Assists partners with development of training programs and career paths; reviews performance and
determines compensation program for staff, including bonus structure.
● Administers all employee benefit programs. Recommends revisions to maintain a competitive
compensation and benefits package, Negotiates contracts with benefit vendors to provide
maximum benefits at lowest cost.
● Directs new employee orientation program.
● Maintains personnel manual in accordance with applicable employment laws and guidelines.
Updates personnel policies. Prepares/coordinates preparation of job descriptions. Communicates
and interprets policies to all employees.
● Oversees Officer Manager with the maintenance an efficient filing system for clients and
administrative files.
● Assigns duties and work schedules, and supervises the work of the clerical staff.
● Assists Partners (and manages Office Manager) in managing office workflow to regulate and
maintain a balanced workload for staff.
● Prepares firm operating and capital budgets; directs spending of approved budgeted items.
● Supervises internal accounting functions and procedures, including preparation of firm's monthly
and annual financial statements and tax returns.
● Provides partners and managers with periodic financial and practice management reports as
requested.
● Develops and maintains control over purchasing of equipment and supplies.
● Acts as liaison with banks on lines-of-credit.
● Assists with collection of overdue accounts.
● Reviews employee timesheets and expense reports for propriety and substantiation.
● Supervises time and billing system. Monitors timely preparation of billings.
● Interviews, supervises, trains and evaluates the clerical staff. Recommends hiring, disciplinary
action, termination, and commendatory actions on clerical personnel for final approval by partners.

2. ● Relieves partners of administrative responsibilities as requested.
2015- 2016 Wilson Elser Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker Louisville, KY
Office Administrator/Workflow Coordinator
● Determining non-attorney staff needs in coordination with the executive committee, practice
group leaders, and supervising attorneys, as appropriate.
● Interviewing and screening applicants for non-attorney positions.
● Supervising the training of non-attorney personnel.
● Evaluating non-attorney personnel, including consulting with the executive committee, practice
group leaders and supervising attorneys.
● Coordinating vacation schedules of non-attorney personnel.
● Counseling non-attorney personnel who are not complying with Firm procedures and
requirements and taking appropriate disciplinary action when necessary.
● Handling termination of employment of non-attorney employees after consultation with the
executive committee and, where applicable, the supervising attorneys.
● Conducting non-attorney personnel meetings.
● Maintaining personnel records for all employees.
● Maintaining the non-attorney employment manual.
● Maintaining the attorney manual, containing policies and procedures applicable only to attorney
personnel.
● Assisting the executive committee in associate attorney compensation and bonus evaluation
process.
● Administering, evaluating, and recommending changes, as appropriate, to, the benefits offered by
the Firm, including welfare and retirement benefits.
● Tracking client development efforts.
● General ledger accounting.
● Assisting with billing and collections.
● Cash flow control.
● Managing banking relationships.
● Evaluating periodically the computer systems used by the Firm, including hardware and all
software, to determine whether changes in these systems are merited to increase efficiency and to
achieve cost savings.
● Securing and managing appropriate maintenance contracts for computer hardware and software
systems.
● Managing records retention, including information storage and retrieval.
● Managing the library, including all reference materials and subscriptions.
● Managing the telephone system, including periodically evaluating the telephone system to ensure
that the Firm has a cost effective and up-to-date system.
● Office space planning.
● Renovation of office space when necessary.
● Communicating with the Firm’s landlord.
● Office furniture.
● Office equipment, including copy machines, fax machines, postage and other mail equipment.
● Purchasing office and breakroom supplies, including food and drink items, and miscellaneous
equipment.

3. 2011-2015 Barber Law Office Louisville, KY
Legal Administrator/Litigation Paralegal
● Managed and maintained accounting for both Business and Trust Accounts.
● Managed Employee Payroll, including but not limited to filing of reports with IRS both on Federal,
State and Local level, payment of Employer and Employee taxes.
● Assisted the Business Accountant with the preparation and running of reports for yearly business
taxes and expenses.
● Managed any and all office related issues.
● Organized and managed over 50 Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice cases (Cases in various
counties in Southern Indiana, Kentucky)
● Assisted attorney in Deposition, Trial and Mediation preparation (participated as needed).
● Developed and displayed PowerPoint presentations.
● Summarized medical records.
● Consulted with Medical Experts with regard to the documents needed for their assessment as well
as discussion of their assessment of the case.
● Answered Discovery and compiled attachments.
● Constructed Discovery to various Defendants.
● Communicated with clients on a consistent basis.
● Interviewed witnesses.
● Prepared Pleadings and various Motions, including Complaints and related filing materials.
● Scheduled and coordinated depositions and mediations with all parties involved.
● Maintained attorney’s calendar with trial deadlines and reminders.
● Prepared settlement summaries and handle disbursement of funds.
● Negotiated with potential lienholders.
● Supervised litigation assistant.
2006-2011 Bubalo Rotman, PLC Louisville, KY
Litigation Paralegal
● Organized and managed over 120 Pharmaceutical and Products Liability litigation cases (Cases in
various counties in Southern Indiana and Kentucky, Kentucky Court of Appeals, Kentucky
Supreme Court, Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Middlesex Circuit Court, and St. Louis City
Circuit).
● Assisted attorney in trial and mediation preparation (participate as needed).
● Developed and displayed PowerPoint presentations.
● Summarized medical records.
● Answered Discovery and compiled attachments.
● Constructed Discovery to various Defendants.
● Communicated with clients on a consistent basis.
● Interviewed witnesses.
● Prepared Pleadings and various Motions, including Complaints and related filing materials.
● Scheduled and coordinated depositions and mediations.

4. ● Maintained attorney’s calendar with trial deadlines and reminders.
● Prepared settlement summaries and handled disbursement of funds.
● Negotiated with potential lienholders.
● Supervised litigation assistant.
2003-2006 Celebrezze & Associates Louisville, KY
Receptionist, Legal Assistant, and Paralegal
● Managed banking accounts, including Operating, Trust and Corporate accounts.
● Created and distributed monthly billing statements to clients.
● Worked as Collections Assistant for several Businesses in Jefferson County.
● Maintained Corporations SEC complaints, Maintained all filings, and documents to keep in
compliance.
● Prepared legal documents, pleadings and correspondence, such as Mandatory Case Disclosures,
and other Divorce Documents, Drafting of Demands to Insurance Companies etc.
● Performed abstract services (i.e. title searches, opinion letters, and deed preparation).
● Performed basic clerical services as needed.
EDUCATION
2006 Sullivan University Institute of Legal Studies Louisville, KY
● Obtained Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies
● Graduated with a GPA of 3.87
● Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
COMPUTER SKILLS
● Microsoft Word
● Outlook, Excel
● PowerPoint
● Needles Case Management
● Textmap
● Casemap
● Lexis Nexis
● Ultimate Collections
● PC Law
● West Law
● Hummingbird
● Live Note
● Quicken
● QuickBooks
ASSOCIATIONS
● Notary Public in Kentucky
● Louisville Paralegal Association