Arianne Gronowski

855 Dahlia Street #201 ♦ Denver, CO 80220

(303) 667-4474 ♦ ariannekg@comcast.net

Associate Attorney, Machol and Johannes, LLC (formerly Linebarger), Denver, CO, August 2006-Present

 Appear in court for collection cases

○ Obtain default judgments and negotiate settlements
○ Prepare for and conduct county court civil trials with a 90% success rate
○ Perform C.R.C.P. Rule 69 financial asset exams in district court, acquiring information to collect on
judgments
 Handle a case load of approximately 400 cases per month
○ Settle 95% of cases using negotiation skills
 Attend mediations, successfully settling 90% of those cases
 Generated additional company revenue by implementing positive changes for the firm and clients
○ Spearheaded a move to help a large client break into the practice of litigation
• Implemented necessary processes to initiate litigation, fully meeting client objectives for the project
○ Streamlined the process for court appearances creating higher percentage of settlement in court
○ Facilitated a change to a paperless department, thus cutting costs and saving money for the firm
 Co-managed five paralegals and legal assistants
○ Assisted in executing a management change for the county court litigation department
○ Changed the structure of the department so the attorneys are involved in making county court decisions
together as a team
 Solely responsible for training two attorneys to appear in court, conduct negotiations, write motions, conduct
discovery, and prepare for and successfully conduct trials
○ Each attorney now successfully handles his and her own caseload of 250 cases a month
○ Each attorney has a 95% settlement success rate

Associate Attorney, Vinci Law Office, LLC, Aurora, CO, February 2005-July 2006

 Spent 50% of the month in the courtroom obtaining judgments in collection matters
 Attended hearings and pretrial conferences for many types of cases, including contracts, promissory notes, and
credit cards
 Prepared civil cases for trial in county court by reviewing each individual case and its facts
○ Determined appropriate documentation necessary for trial and created questions for direct and cross-
examination
 Conducted trials and had a 90% success rate
 Learned to draft effective responses to motions filed by Defendants by doing legal research for new issues and
finding and applying pertinent case law
 Drafted motions to obtain judgments for both district and county court cases, enabling the firm to collect more
money and make a profit
 Researched and drafted pleadings for adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court
 Prepared pleadings and filed cases for fraudulent transfer cases
 Managed a case load of about 300 cases per month
 Learned and efficiently utilized CollectMax, the collection software, allowing for more efficient case management
 Acted as client liaison, dealing with litigation issues and finding solutions to benefit each individual client
 Mastered the rules of civil procedure for district and county court matters, then successfully followed a $25,000
case through to judgment

Summer Law Clerk/Intern, Preeo Silverman Green & Egle, P.C., Denver, CO Summers 2000-2002

 Assisted in trial preparation for many types of cases

○ Studied the requirements of civil procedure and learned how to take a case to trial procedurally
 Worked as a legal secretary which enabled me to become familiar with court and firm formatting
○ Drafted letters and pleadings and transcribed documents, enabling me to better understand the basic
operation of a law firm
 Executed wills, trusts and contracts and learned the basic concepts for each
 Performed legal research in many areas of law and drafted memorandums to summarize the findings