Professional Profile:  Barbara Haubrich-Hass, ACP/CAS

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW:

Barbara Haubrich-Hass, ACP/CAS, is an Administrative Legal Assistant with the law firm of Chain | Cohn | Stiles in Bakersfield, California. She began her legal career in 1980 working for civil defense attorneys in the area.  Since 1995, Barbara has worked for David Cohn, Managing Senior Partner of Chain | Cohn | Stiles.  Barbara is Mr. Cohn’s senior legal assistant and administrator of his multi-million dollar personal injury practice.  Additionally, Barbara is the creator and author of The California Litigator, a website that is designed to provide resources and facilitate discussions relating to California state civil litigation.  The California Litigator includes a bi-weekly e-zine on all topics relating to civil litigation.  Barbara is also the owner and creator of Deadline Direct, a downloadable deadline calculating application.  Deadline Direct calculates deadlines with a notes field for specific tasks, and syncs the information to Microsoft Outlook as either a task, calendar event, or e-mail.  Finally, Barbara is an adjunct instructor at California State University, Bakersfield teaching personal injury law for the Attorney Assistant Program.  She lectures on different topics of civil litigation.  Starting in 2011, her services will be available as a litigation support consultant.

EDUCATION:

2011        Advanced Certified Paralegal in Discovery from the National Association of Legal Assistants

2010        Advanced Certified Paralegal in PI-Wrongful Death from the National Association of Legal Assistants

2010        Advanced Certified Paralegal in Personal Injury from the National Association of Legal Assistants

2009        Advanced Certified Paralegal in Trial Practices from the National Association of Legal Assistants

2005        California Pratical Civil Procedure in Federal Court taken at San Joaquin College of Law, Clovis, California

2002        California Advanced Specialist in Civil Litigation from the National Association of Legal Assistants

2000        Certified Legal Assistant from the National Association of Legal Assistants

1989        Certificate - Attorney Assistant Program from California State University, Bakersfield

SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE:

Since November, 1995 Barbara has worked for David Cohn, Managing Senior Partner of Chain | Cohn | Stiles in Bakersfield, California.  She is Mr. Cohn's lead legal assistant and administrator of his multi-million dollar personal injury practice.  Barbara has worked with David Cohn on numerous complex litigation cases, including catastrophic injury, wrongful death, premises, and product liability.  She exclusively handles Mr. Cohn's trial, Federal, and Appellate matters. 

1991 - 1995  Civil Defense Legal Assistant at Wall, Wall & Peake, Bakersfield, California               

1984 - 1991  Civil Defense Legal Assistant at Law Offices of Arthur I. Pearl, Bakersfield, California

1980 - 1984  Civil Defense Legal Secretary for William A. Bruce, Esq., Bakersfield, California

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Spring, 2011   Adjunct Instructor - Personal Injury Law, California State University, Bakersfield, Attorney Assistant Program

09/22/2010    Speaker - Estrin Education, Inc. on "Working Effectively With Expert Witnesses"

08/11/2010    Speaker - Estrin Education, Inc. on "Pre-Litigatin Investigation"       

04/22/2010    Speaker - Bakersfield Business Women's Conference on the "Ethical Boundaries of a Paralegal"

07/19/2006    Speaker - California State University, Bakersfield, Attorney Assistant Program on "Electronic Filing Procedures in Federal Court"

Spring, 2005   Adjunct Instructor - Personal Injury Law, California State University, Bakersield, Attorney Assistant Program

03/15/2004    Instructor - Chain | Cohn | Stiles - In House CLE Training on "Civil Trial Cut-Offs"

03/15/2004    Instructor - Chain | Cohn | Stiles - In House CLE Training on "Offers to Compromise CCP 998"

Fall, 2003       Adjunct Instructor - Personal Injury Law, California State University, Bakersfield, Attorney Assistant Program

Spring, 2001   Adjunct Instructor - Personal Injury Law, California State Unversity, Bakersfield, Attorney Assistant Program

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:

2010/2011     Kern County Paralegal Association - Public Information Officer and CAPA Secondary Representative

2009/2010     Kern County Paralegal Association - Public Information Officer

2003             Chain | Cohn | Stiles - Primary writer and designer of the firm's website

2002/2003     Kern County Paralegal Association - Program and Education Director

2001/2002     Kern County Paralegal Association - Program and Education Director

2000/2001     Kern County Paralegal Association - Program and Education Director

PROFESSIONAL HONORS:

2012              Recipient, 1 of 12 ParalegalGateway's Superstars

2011              Recipient, Kern County Paralegal of the Year presented by the Kern County Paralegal Association

2003              Recipient, Kern County Paralegal of the Year presented by the Kern County Paralegal Association

2002              Featured in The Bakersfield Californian as one of Kern County's Devoted Paralegals 

E-Mail:  thecalifornialitigator@yahoo.com