Senior Real Estate Paralegal
Posted on: 2012-07-02
MARYANNE PICCO -GUNNING
40 Memorial Highway, Apt. 36B
New Rochelle, New York 10801
914-755-9320 (mobile)
mpicco59@[email protected]
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Winston Strawn LLP, New York, NY June 2012 - present
Senior Real Estate Paralegal
- Handle all aspects of complex commercial and residential real estate transactions—title and survey review, closing due diligence and facilitation in the closing, as well as post closing follow-up.
- Daily interaction with customers, lenders, title companies, appraisers, and attorneys.
- Superior organizational and communication skills. Detail orientated and able to multitask.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York, NY June 2011 - June 2012
Real Estate Paralegal/Administrator
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Handle all aspects of complex commercial and residential real estate transactions—title and survey review, closing due diligence and facilitation in the closing, as well as post closing follow-up
- Daily interaction with customers, lenders, title companies, appraisers, and attorneys.
- Superior organizational and communication skills. Detail orientated and able to multitask.
Rinaldi, Finkelstein & Franklin, LLC Greenwich, CT March 2010 – June 2011
RFF is a captive law firm for Starwood Capital Group, a real estate private equity firm based in Greenwich, CT, involved with legal aspects of the firm's business, including acquisitions, financing, asset management.
Real Estate/Corporate Paralegal
Ÿ Prepared initial drafts of documents, including but not limited to resolutions, consents, limited liability company agreements, corporate agreements, visio structure charts.
Ÿ Maintained Asset files and performed customary paralegal corporate and real estate paralegal duties.
Ÿ Assisted in transaction closings by coordinating distributions and obtaining signatures.
Pryor Cashman LLP – New York, NY June 2008 to January 2010
Real Estate Paralegal
- Responsible for cooperative and condominium development (conversions and new construction).
- Purchase, sale, and refinancing of residential units.
- Prepared real estate forms, leases, and all related documents, memoranda, and correspondence.
- Managed the accounting of escrow funds, updated the daily status reports and the bonding of escrow funds.
- Interacted daily with customers, lenders, title companies, appraisers, and attorneys.
- Served as liaison between developer, counsel, lender, and customer.
Cooley Godward, LLP – New York, NY May 2005 to April 2008
Real Estate Paralegal
- Responsible for commercial properties.
- Reviewed tenant estoppel certificates, SNDA’s, leases, titles, surveys, legal descriptions, planning and zoning reports, organizational documents, and other due diligence materials.
- Responsible for all residential closings, cooperatives, condominiums, and single residences.
- Attended closings. Prepared closing statements and adjustments, check requests, and all transfer documents. Input of ACRIS and finalization of closing binders.
- Reviewed title/survey and drafted objection memos.
- Assisted attorneys representing various commercial lenders in senior mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, and lines of credit. Financing transactions involving commercial, residential, and mixed use properties as well as new construction.
- Reviewed loan documents, organizational document and related due diligence items.
- Prepared and filed UCC financing statements.
- Drafted, edited, blacklined, assembled, duplicated, scanned, and distributed final loan documents.
- Ordered surveys and planning and zoning reports. Dealt with municipalities regarding permits and zoning requirements.
- Responsible for all post-closing, including custodial distribution and preparation of closing binders.
Spectrum Communities, LLC – Valhalla, NY September 1999 to May 2005
Real Estate Paralegal
- Responsible for all closings for new sales for the development company.
- Completed 359 transactions among nine separate communities in 2003.
- Employee of the year 2004.
- Responsible for all written and verbal communications between the developer and the customer in connection with the closing process.
- Handled the processing of purchase agreements and all other amendments relating to sales.
- Managed the accounting of escrow funds, updating the daily status reports and the bonding of escrow funds.
- Daily interaction with customers, lenders, title companies, appraisers, and attorneys.
Pappalardo & Tombini – Scarsdale, NY June 1997 to September 1999
Real Estate Paralegal
- Acted as liaison between clients and lending institutions throughout the closing process.
- satisfied all closing requirements as directed by the funding sources.
- Scheduled, coordinated, and participated in various types of real estate closings and transactions.
Rothschild, Himmelfarb, Sher, Pearl & Giacomo, LLP – White Plains, NY
October 1985 to June 1997
Real Estate Paralegal
- Drafted and administered documents, including contracts, title reports, escrow instructions, deeds, descriptions of property, and closing statements.
- Obtained information relating to borrowers’ financial status and mortgage payoffs.
- Maintained accurate calendar for closings.
- Conducted title searches and updated and prepared lien clearances.
- Performed post-closing work, including finalizing closing statements.
- Reviewed case files, documents, offering plans, and amendments.
- Prepared and handled UCC filings.
- Updated corporate stock books.
- satisfied any outstanding closing requirements.
- Scheduled, coordinated, and participated in various types of real estate closings and transactions.
- Acted as a liaison with clients and banks throughout the closing process.
EDUCATION
- Iona College – New Rochelle, NY – Bachelor of Arts 1982
- Mercy College – White Plains, NY – ABA Approved Paralegal Certificate 1980
- Westchester County Board of Realtors – Real Estate Licensing
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
- New York State/New York County Notary
- Licensed New York Real Estate Salesperson