Litigation Support Manager joins Plunkett Cooney

BLOOMFIELD HILLS , Mich. – May 14, 2008 – Among the most accomplished litigation and trial firms in the Midwest , Plunkett Cooney added to its technical expertise with the recent addition of Beth Niepokuj as the firm’s Litigation Support Manager. 

"Advances in litigation management technology provide real benefits to our clients,” said Henry B. Cooney, Plunkett Cooney’s President and CEO. “Beth’s ability to apply this technology will result in greater efficiencies for our attorneys, which are a bottom line benefit for our clients.” 

Niepokuj’s duties include assisting attorneys and paralegals during the discovery phase of cases and in preparation for facilitations, mediations, arbitrations and trial using technical aides such as Summation, TrialDirector and Powerpoint.

Prior to joining Plunkett Cooney, Niepokuj worked as a Senior Litigation Consultant and Director of Training for Prism Litigation Technologies. She was responsible for providing litigation consulting services, including software implementation recommendations, data analysis, and software installation and configuration. Niepokuj has created and presented numerous multimedia presentations for mediations, facilitations and trials.

She also has experience with additional litigation support software, including LiveNote, Sanction II, IPRO, Doculex, CaseMap and other software.

Since joining the firm, Niepokuj has quickly made a positive impact on the litigation support community in Michigan . She is a founding member of the Association of Litigation Support Professional’s (ALSP) Michigan Chapter. ALSP was founded in 2007 by litigation support professionals working to standardize the field, to share best practices and to provide certification and training for its members.

Niepokuj received her paralegal certificate from Oakland University in 1994 and her undergraduate degree from Siena Heights University in Southfield in 1995. She is also a Summation, inData Director Suite and TrialDirector 5 certified trainer.

Plunkett Cooney's litigation practice features the collective talents of attorneys who focus on the defense of all manners of business and civil litigation, including commercial litigation, construction disputes, employment litigation, product liability, professional malpractice claims, toxic torts and premises liability. Plunkett Cooney attorneys have handled literally thousands of cases to successful conclusion, including significant trial experience at all levels of the state and federal court systems.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is one of the Midwest’s largest full-service law firms with more than 150 attorneys in nine Michigan cities, Columbus , Ohio and Indianapolis , IN. The firm has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms. 

For more information about the addition of Beth Niepokuj as Plunkett Cooney’s Litigation Support Manager, contact the firm’s Practice Development Manager, John E. Cornwell at (248) 901-4008.