Pratik D.

Litigation & Discovery Support | Personal Injury Case Management | Contracts Management | Corporate Governance & Compliance With 9 years of experience supporting attorneys and law firms in India, U.S.A., and U.K., I can help with: ✅ Legal Pleadings, Case Management, and E-filing - Draft petitions, motions, complaints, legal pleadings, and litigation packets. - Organize and manage case files, and ensure timely and accurate e-filing of court documents. - Facilitate seamless communication between attorneys, clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel, including calendar management and scheduling. ✅ Discovery Support, Document Review, Organization, and Management - Draft and respond to discovery requests, mandatory disclosures, conduct detailed client calls, review files, and obtain relevant information and documents for case development. - Organize, manage, and review discovery documents, and help in creating a streamlined system to support the discovery process and trial preparation. ✅ Personal Injury Case Management - Manage cases from intake, gather necessary information and documents, obtain reports and public records, open claims, send letters of representation, letters of protection, and effectively communicate with clients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies. - Coordinate treatment and billing, gather medical records and bills, review for discrepancies and flags, assemble demand packets, communicate with adjusters, verify and negotiate liens and bills, assist with disbursement of settlement funds, and prepare settlement documentation. ✅ Contracts Management and Administration - Draft, review, redline, and assess risk in different types of contracts, ensuring alignment with legal, regulatory, organizational, and industry standards. - Track contract lifecycles, oversee execution and renewal processes, and ensure compliance with terms through record-keeping, reporting, and effective use of contract management systems. ✅ Corporate Governance, Business Formations, and Compliance - Assist with corporate governance, business formations, dissolutions, equity restructuring, equity incentive plans, stock options and awards, equity cap table admin, entity conversions, compliance, and corporate filings. ✅ Legal Research, Due Diligence, and Case Strategy - Conduct legal research, compliance reviews, and due diligence, ensuring comprehensive support for case preparation, strategy, and analysis. Key Achievements: 🟣 Provided critical support in 800+ litigation matters, drafting pleadings, handling discovery, legal research, court filings, and client communications. 🟣 Managed 150+ personal injury cases, including motor vehicle collisions, pedestrian, premises, slip and fall, ride-share, dog bite, passenger, and trucking incidents, both third-party and first-party. 🟣 Managed the end-to-end lifecycle of 500+ contracts across business, commercial, corporate, employment, technology, and e-commerce agreements, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administration. 🟣 Contributed to 200+ corporate governance and compliance projects, synthesizing corporate forms, documents, and requisite filings. ⭐ What can you expect from me? "Pratik was amazing, super detailed, and always there to help. Brilliant Work!!!" - Upwork client. ✅ Your requirements will be correctly understood and met diligently. ✅ You will get excellent legal support and high-quality work. ▶️ My background: No glitter, no glamor, no shine. My journey began raw and on the grind, and continued through grit and sweat. In the initial years, I pored over case files with a senior litigation counsel and later assisted a judge at the Delhi High Court. I learned the importance of precision and clarity—principles that have guided every document I’ve crafted or analyzed since. Then at a global company, I dove deep into commercial and technology contracts, uncovering what truly drives agreements—aligning intentions and making them sing on paper. I then supported Indian and U.S. law firms (including a family law firm in Georgia and a litigation firm in Virginia) with litigation, drafting pleadings, handling discovery, completing court filings, conducting legal research, and communicating with clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel. My path next took me to a Chicago business and corporate law firm, where I drafted and reviewed contracts, facilitated business formations, corporate governance, and compliance, and supported litigation. I then ventured into personal injury law working with plaintiff-side firms in Washington and Texas, both in pre-litigation and litigation. Working with people globally, I discovered that I like supporting attorneys, counsel, law firms, and businesses with dedication and precision. If you’re building something meaningful—whether at the starting line or in the middle—and seek someone who values your vision, let’s connect to explore how I can support you. I look forward to interacting with you.