Employment History:

Published Works:
Litigation Workbook for Trial Secretaries

Public Speaking Experience:

Why F is an Expert:
Paralegal services, including paralegal research and document preparation.

Best Advice:
In the paralegal field, I would offer women the following advice: It takes a great deal of confidence to excel. Never take a back seat to anyone. Educate and challenge yourself to get above and beyond expectations.

Passionate about:
Justice.

Biography Excerpt:
Elaine Petrella is a retired paralegal who, over her past 32 years of dedicated service within the field, has established a reputation for excellence within the Florida justice system. Her professional mannerism, combined with her dedication to and knowledge of the field, enabled her to work for the eighth largest law firm in Miami. One case for that firm required that she oversee all of the filing in preparation for the trial; it was also essential that she travel to New York with the attorney to offer her insights and understanding of the paperwork. Utilizing her expertise in legal research and document preparation, Ms. Petrella published a book titled “Litigation Workbook for Trial Secretaries.”

     

Cambridge Who's Who: What are your short-term and long-term career goals?  
ELAINE PETRELLA :  Short-term is to complete one more year of work in social justice. I will do this by assisting in causes to improve economic conditions and AIDS devastation in Haiti. Long-term, I would like to connect my church with an AIDS hospital in Malawi.

What is your motto?
Attorneys are a dime-a-dozen but a good secretary is hard to find.

What are your short-term and long-term career goals?
Short-term is to complete one more year of work in social justice. I will do this by assisting in causes to improve economic conditions and AIDS devastation in Haiti. Long-term, I would like to connect my church with an AIDS hospital in Malawi.