Virginia Applebaum

A brief history

Where did I come from?

Beautiful Cloudland, Georgia

And that would be where?

And why does that matter?

Because it’s a long way from here:

to here:

It’s a long way from Cloudland to anywhere, really.

This was the trip to school from Kindergarten through Senior year.

22.7 miles.One way. On a bus.

After 12 years on a bus, I went here:

Snead State Junior College

A couple years later, I found myself here:

Jacksonville State University

Before I knew it, I was headed back toward Cloudland…

From 1996-2001, I was a Fort Payne Wildcat

Fort Payne High School, Fort Payne, ALAugust 1996- May 2001

Taught the Alabama course of study in English to ninth, tenth, and twelfth grade classes.

Created and applied teaching strategies to implement various state and federal laws, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and No Child Left Behind.

I scored right about here:

And then, a friend suggested I take the LSAT…..

On the road, again….

Cumberland School of Law

Fort Payne High School

I taught a little more school.

Shelby County High School, Columbiana, AL October 2004 - May 2005Taught the Alabama course of study in English to ninth, tenth, and twelfth grade classes.Created and applied teaching strategies to implement various state and federal laws, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, No Child Left Behind, and Lee v. Macon.

I also did this:

And, since then I’ve practiced a little law….

Bar Admission Alabama State Bar Northern District of Alabama Certifications State of Alabama Teaching

Certificate Class A (Secondary English; Highly Qualified under No Child Left Behind)

Honors Named “Rising Star under 40” by Birmingham Magazine’s Top Attorneys edition

Named “Super Lawyer”, Civil Rights, 2012 Named “Top Attorney”, Civil Rights, by

Birmingham Magazine’s Top Attorneys edition, 2013.

Private Practitioner: February 2011-Present The Applebaum Firm, LLC, Calera, AL

Civil Rights Criminal Defense Personal Injury Local Counsel Services by contract Consumer Rights Case Services by contract Mass Tort, Personal Injury, and Product Liability Indigent Defense Certified Guardian Ad Litem Certified Indigent Defense (Jefferson County) E-Discovery

Mass Torts Attorney October 2006-January 2011

Mass Torts Paralegal October 2005-October 2006

Whatley Drake & Kallas, Birmingham, AL Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Product Liability and Personal Injury

Litigation Managed complex mass tort actions involving hundreds of clients. Handled cases from intake through settlement. Reviewed and analyzed pleadings, medical records, HIPAA regulations

and discovery and evaluated the facts of individual cases in comparison to settlement matrices.

Appealed denied claims, reported progress of litigation to senior partners, and disbursed funds in accordance with applicable laws and orders of the adjudicating court.

Extensive experience in deposition preparation in mass torts and single event civil actions.

E-Discovery

Where will my next stop be?

Let’s schedule aninterview and find out if it’s your office!