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Zenda Heafner
Certified Paralegal experienced as Landman, Document/Data/Title Specialist; have held managerial positions.I have thirteen years in right of way acquisition with extensive background in land acquisition with supervisory and/or management experience and twenty-seven years in the legal field. I have management experience in directing staff in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment and also in a law office environment. I have performed in document management, drafting and recordation, update, maintaining and instructing personnel in database activities, title abstracting, title review, title supervision, and right-of-way land agent acquisition; and field office management on projects obtaining right-of-way for oil and gas FERC regulated pipeline projects, US Corp. of Engineer projects, midstream gathering pipeline projects, government roads and highways projects. I have consulted with and assisted corporate in-house counsel, as well as, local counsel in negotiations and preparation for condemnation cases. I am a certified paralegal nationwide and have been a Notary Public in multiple states; currently a Texas Notary Public and hold TREC license. I continue to enhance my experience by obtaining continuing legal education hours and attending oil & gas related seminars. I am a member of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) and the Mississippi local chapter, National Association of Paralegals and the Mississippi Paralegal Association; currently sitting on the Executive Board. I also participated and graduated from a year long program – LEAP – Leadership Enhancement and Preparation dedicated to making the workplace a more-friendly and well run environment. Future plans are to take the real estate course to become a real estate broker.
| Last Resume Update | August 03, 2018 |
| Experience | More than 15 Years |
| Category | Landman |
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| City | Jackson |
| State | MS |
Experience
2018 Document Supervisor, Title Abstractor – Percheron LLC, Katy, Texas – Plains Pipeline –, Cactus II Pipeline, George West, Texas. Document drafting and file management; run title on special projects; assist Right-of-Way Agents in data entry; update database with tax information, title, and review Agent Notes. Laid off due to position ending on project.
2017 -- 2018 Right of Way Acquisition Agent, Title Abstractor, Certified Paralegal – Summit Resources, LLC, Denver, Colorado – Enterprise Products (EPROD) – Breviloba LLC, Shin Oak Pipeline Project, Waco & College Station, Texas. Contact landowners regarding survey permission; conduct title research; update and maintain project database (AMPS), and conduct right-of-way acquisition as a land agent. Laid off due to project cutbacks.
2017 Right of Way Acquisition Agent, Title Abstractor, Certified Paralegal – Summit Resources, LLC, Denver, Colorado – Enterprise Products (EPROD) – Centennial Pipeline Project, Bloomington, Indiana. Contact landowners regarding survey permission; conduct title research; update and maintain project database (AMPS). Project was discontinued by EPROD.
2014 – 2016 Field Office Manager, Certified Paralegal, Title Abstractor, Document Specialist, Database Specialist – Percheron Field Services, Houston, Texas – Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., Diamond Pipeline LLC – Segment 3, Searcy, Arkansas. Conduct title research and prepare limited title certificates and chain of title; draft right of way acquisition documents, maintain right of way files, field and permanent; coordinate field office activities with the Project Manager and Right-of-Way Supervisors, Right-of-Way Agents and other field personnel; update and maintain project database (AMPS); conduct research locating landowner information; prepare database reports involving ownership information; prepare daily and weekly reports, project fee schedules, and accounting expenditure Excel spreadsheet reports; maintain Acquisition Status Excel Spreadsheet; prepare final executed easement agreements and record in various County Deed of Records offices; coordinate check remittances and recorded agreements with client; prepare tracts for condemnation, coordinate and assist local counsel and landowner counsel; meet with landowners and assist with finalizing acquisition; assist appraisal teams in preparation of appraisal reports for condemnation; coordinate weekly Safety Meetings; assist with obtaining State and County road permits and railroad permits; maintain Permit Notebooks and coordinate with Construction Manager; maintain Survey Exhibit Notebooks for Construction Survey crew.
2013 – 2014 Louisiana Certified Paralegal, Database Specialist, Document Specialist – Percheron Field Services, Houston, Texas -- Enterprise Liquids Pipeline, Aegis Ethane Project - Segment 2, Lafayette, Louisiana. Review title documents and prepare files for expropriation. Draft servitudes and accompanying documentation and prepare Buyer's Packets. Maintain project status reports. Update project information in AMPS database. Prepare Weekly Agent Reports and attend weekly meetings. Maintain Parish Acquisition Status Report. Conduct research locating landowner information.
2013 Project Co-Administrator, Certified Paralegal, Document Specialist – Percheron Field Services, Houston, Texas – Spectra Energy, Renaissance Gas Transmission Project – Chattanooga, Tennessee. Attend kick off meeting. Set up field office. Project was discontinued.
2011 – 2013 Project Administrator, Certified Paralegal, Document Manager – Percheron Field Services, Houston, Texas -- URS & Piedmont Natural Gas Projects, Charlotte, North Carolina; draft right of way acquisition documents, record and maintain right of way files; coordinate field office activities with the Project Coordinator, Project Managers and Right-of-Way Supervisors, Right-of-Way Agents and other field personnel; update and maintain project database (AMPS); prepare database reports involving ownership information; prepare daily reports and project fee schedules; coordinate check remittances and recorded agreements with client; prepare tracts for condemnation and coordinate with attorneys.
2011 Paralegal/Encroachment Coordinator Assistant – Certified Paralegal, Percheron Acquisitions, L.L.C., Houston, Texas -- Paralegal and Assistant to Encroachment Coordinator for Acadian Haynesville Extension Project for Enterprise Gathering, L.L.C., Natchitoches, Louisiana; coordinate field office activities; document management; review title on recorded servitudes in preparation of negotiations with landowners; attend meetings with landowners regarding easement encroachment for existing pipelines during construction phase; prepare daily and weekly status reports for Encroachment Coordinator; assist Encroachment Coordinator with draft documents and correspondence.
2010 – 2011 Paralegal/Document Specialist – Certified Paralegal, Percheron Acquisitions, L.L.C., Houston, Texas -- Paralegal and Document Specialist for Enterprise Gathering, L.L.C., SE Mansfield Gathering Project, Natchitoches, Louisiana; draft right of way acquisition documents, record and maintain right of way files; coordinate field office activities with the Right-of-Way Supervisor, Right-of-Way Agents and other field personnel; update and maintain project database (AMPS); prepare database reports involving ownership information; prepare daily reports and project fee schedules; coordinate check remittances and recorded agreements with client; assist Office Manager with daily and weekly status reports for Project Manager.
2009 – 2010 Paralegal/Title Supervisor – Certified Paralegal, Percheron Acquisitions, L.L.C., Houston, Texas -- Paralegal and Title Supervisor for Acadian Pipeline Gas System, Acadian Haynesville Extension Project, Natchitoches, Louisiana; supervise project title division and 20 title agents for 100 miles of right of way acquisition; review, organize and manage all chain of title; online research and conveyance records research; assist title abstractors in landowner lineage; update database; data entry into CLSLink GIS Viewer and FTP server; assist survey personnel; prepare title and all supportive documentation for condemnation; assist legal counsel in preparation of condemnation.
2008 – 2009 Paralegal/Document Supervisor – Certified Paralegal, Coates Field Service, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Contract Pennsylvania paralegal and document supervisor for Dominion Transmission, Inc. Appalachian-Gateway Project, Charleroi, Pennsylvania; supervise and direct the work of Document Analyst; organize project files and documents; develop project database and oversee generation of reports; prepare matrixes and spreadsheets for various reports and presentations; assist Project Manager and Title Supervisor with document related issues; attend meetings to report on project progress; assemble, scan and maintain project files; assist Right of Way agents; office manager; maintain and assist with documenting personnel timesheets.
2008 Paralegal/Document Supervisor – Certified Paralegal, Coates Field Service, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Contract Pennsylvania paralegal and document supervisor for Dominion Transmission, Inc. Keystone Project, Somerset, Pennsylvania; supervise and direct the work of Document Analyst and Clerical Assistant; organize project files and documents; develop project database and oversee generation of reports; prepare matrixes and spreadsheets for various reports and presentations; assist Project Manager and Title Supervisor with document related issues; attend meetings to report on project progress; assist Right of Way agents; office manager; maintain and assist with documenting personnel timesheets; assemble and audit files at project close; assist Dominion personnel in preparation and organizing regional meeting; assist Dominion personnel in assembling and closing project in Somerset and York offices.
2008 Paralegal/Document Specialist – Certified Paralegal, Coates Field Service, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Contract Texas paralegal and document specialist for OneOk Arbuckle Pipeline, LLC, Cleburne, Texas; analyze legal documents and titles relating to the property to determine issues such as multiple line rights, assignability/abandonment clauses, lease terms, restrictions; draft right of way acquisition documents, record and maintain right of way files; ccoordinate field office activities with the Field Right of Way Supervisor, Right of Way Agents and other field personnel, subcontractors, landowners, client, vendors, government agencies; update and maintain project database; prepare database reports involving ownership information, status of acquisition processes, instructions to field crews, history of contacts between Right of Way Agents and landowners, payments made, damage settlements, property values and other pertinent data.
2006 – 2007 Paralegal/Right of Way Administrator – Certified Paralegal, Mustang Engineering, LP, Houston, Texas – Contract Mississippi paralegal and Right of Way Administrator for Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; ROW document drafting; office manager for and assistant to ROW land agents; Court House recordation; update and maintain pipeline database; file management; prepare weekly status reports; participate in construction and open tract status telephone conferences; interact with landowners; assist local counsel in preparation of condemnation cases; Notary Public.
2006 –2008 Paralegal/Recovery Accounting Oversight Analysis for Memahelp.Com Assistance Program for Hurricane Katrina - Contract paralegal through Kinetic Staffing for the law firm of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz and Horne LLP accounting firm; document retrieval and management for Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in conjunction with FEMA; meet with Hurricane Katrina applicants and monitoring agencies throughout Mississippi regarding validation of services rendered by municipalities, utilities and non-profit organizations in the recovery process for payment and/or reimbursements of FEMA funds; instrumental in initiation, updating and maintaining FEMA disaster database.
2002 – 2006 Paralegal at Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP, Jackson, Mississippi – National and Mississippi Client Paralegal in mass tort asbestos litigation; interaction with national and local clients and co-defense counsel; document drafting, trial preparation, discovery gathering, organization and production; prepare monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports and budgets; attend document productions and site inspections; Notary Public; pro-bono assistance through the Mississippi Bar Association in Hurricane Katrina Recovery.
1998 – 2002 Paralegal for Timothy D. Crawley; Carr, Allison, Crawley & Bagwell, P.C.; formerly Hopkins, Crawley, Bagwell & Upshaw, P.L.L.C. before dissolution and merger, Jackson, Mississippi – Insurance Defense Litigation, Workers’ Compensation and Products Liability; case management, research, document drafting, client interviews and interaction, trial preparation, discovery gathering, organization and production; prepare client billing; Notary Public; on-site computer analyst; legal administrator.
1996 - 1997 Paralegal for Ken R. Adcock; Shell Buford Bufkin Callicutt & Perry, Attorneys At Law, Jackson, Mississippi – Plaintiff and Insurance Defense Litigation; case management, research, document drafting, client interviews and interaction, trial preparation, discovery gathering, organization and production; Notary Public.
1996 Table Games Dealer, Harrah’s Casino, Robinsonville, Mississippi – Trained in various table games to promote within into Harrah’s Legal Department based in Memphis, Tennessee.
1991 - 1995 Paralegal for Board Certified Tax Attorney, William T. F. Dykes, A Law Corporation, Shreveport, Louisiana – Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate. Preparation of various federal and state estate tax returns; corporate and limited liability company incorporation; oil & gas law; prepare client billing; Notary Public; office manager.
1987 – 1988 Heafner Consulting Petroleum Engineer, Shreveport, Louisiana – Calculate and prepare reserve reports, daily and monthly well (drilling and workover) reports, gas contracts, invoicing, general bookkeeping/spreadsheets.
2017 -- 2018 Right of Way Acquisition Agent, Title Abstractor, Certified Paralegal – Summit Resources, LLC, Denver, Colorado – Enterprise Products (EPROD) – Breviloba LLC, Shin Oak Pipeline Project, Waco & College Station, Texas. Contact landowners regarding survey permission; conduct title research; update and maintain project database (AMPS), and conduct right-of-way acquisition as a land agent. Laid off due to project cutbacks.
2017 Right of Way Acquisition Agent, Title Abstractor, Certified Paralegal – Summit Resources, LLC, Denver, Colorado – Enterprise Products (EPROD) – Centennial Pipeline Project, Bloomington, Indiana. Contact landowners regarding survey permission; conduct title research; update and maintain project database (AMPS). Project was discontinued by EPROD.
2014 – 2016 Field Office Manager, Certified Paralegal, Title Abstractor, Document Specialist, Database Specialist – Percheron Field Services, Houston, Texas – Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., Diamond Pipeline LLC – Segment 3, Searcy, Arkansas. Conduct title research and prepare limited title certificates and chain of title; draft right of way acquisition documents, maintain right of way files, field and permanent; coordinate field office activities with the Project Manager and Right-of-Way Supervisors, Right-of-Way Agents and other field personnel; update and maintain project database (AMPS); conduct research locating landowner information; prepare database reports involving ownership information; prepare daily and weekly reports, project fee schedules, and accounting expenditure Excel spreadsheet reports; maintain Acquisition Status Excel Spreadsheet; prepare final executed easement agreements and record in various County Deed of Records offices; coordinate check remittances and recorded agreements with client; prepare tracts for condemnation, coordinate and assist local counsel and landowner counsel; meet with landowners and assist with finalizing acquisition; assist appraisal teams in preparation of appraisal reports for condemnation; coordinate weekly Safety Meetings; assist with obtaining State and County road permits and railroad permits; maintain Permit Notebooks and coordinate with Construction Manager; maintain Survey Exhibit Notebooks for Construction Survey crew.
2013 – 2014 Louisiana Certified Paralegal, Database Specialist, Document Specialist – Percheron Field Services, Houston, Texas -- Enterprise Liquids Pipeline, Aegis Ethane Project - Segment 2, Lafayette, Louisiana. Review title documents and prepare files for expropriation. Draft servitudes and accompanying documentation and prepare Buyer's Packets. Maintain project status reports. Update project information in AMPS database. Prepare Weekly Agent Reports and attend weekly meetings. Maintain Parish Acquisition Status Report. Conduct research locating landowner information.
2013 Project Co-Administrator, Certified Paralegal, Document Specialist – Percheron Field Services, Houston, Texas – Spectra Energy, Renaissance Gas Transmission Project – Chattanooga, Tennessee. Attend kick off meeting. Set up field office. Project was discontinued.
2011 – 2013 Project Administrator, Certified Paralegal, Document Manager – Percheron Field Services, Houston, Texas -- URS & Piedmont Natural Gas Projects, Charlotte, North Carolina; draft right of way acquisition documents, record and maintain right of way files; coordinate field office activities with the Project Coordinator, Project Managers and Right-of-Way Supervisors, Right-of-Way Agents and other field personnel; update and maintain project database (AMPS); prepare database reports involving ownership information; prepare daily reports and project fee schedules; coordinate check remittances and recorded agreements with client; prepare tracts for condemnation and coordinate with attorneys.
2011 Paralegal/Encroachment Coordinator Assistant – Certified Paralegal, Percheron Acquisitions, L.L.C., Houston, Texas -- Paralegal and Assistant to Encroachment Coordinator for Acadian Haynesville Extension Project for Enterprise Gathering, L.L.C., Natchitoches, Louisiana; coordinate field office activities; document management; review title on recorded servitudes in preparation of negotiations with landowners; attend meetings with landowners regarding easement encroachment for existing pipelines during construction phase; prepare daily and weekly status reports for Encroachment Coordinator; assist Encroachment Coordinator with draft documents and correspondence.
2010 – 2011 Paralegal/Document Specialist – Certified Paralegal, Percheron Acquisitions, L.L.C., Houston, Texas -- Paralegal and Document Specialist for Enterprise Gathering, L.L.C., SE Mansfield Gathering Project, Natchitoches, Louisiana; draft right of way acquisition documents, record and maintain right of way files; coordinate field office activities with the Right-of-Way Supervisor, Right-of-Way Agents and other field personnel; update and maintain project database (AMPS); prepare database reports involving ownership information; prepare daily reports and project fee schedules; coordinate check remittances and recorded agreements with client; assist Office Manager with daily and weekly status reports for Project Manager.
2009 – 2010 Paralegal/Title Supervisor – Certified Paralegal, Percheron Acquisitions, L.L.C., Houston, Texas -- Paralegal and Title Supervisor for Acadian Pipeline Gas System, Acadian Haynesville Extension Project, Natchitoches, Louisiana; supervise project title division and 20 title agents for 100 miles of right of way acquisition; review, organize and manage all chain of title; online research and conveyance records research; assist title abstractors in landowner lineage; update database; data entry into CLSLink GIS Viewer and FTP server; assist survey personnel; prepare title and all supportive documentation for condemnation; assist legal counsel in preparation of condemnation.
2008 – 2009 Paralegal/Document Supervisor – Certified Paralegal, Coates Field Service, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Contract Pennsylvania paralegal and document supervisor for Dominion Transmission, Inc. Appalachian-Gateway Project, Charleroi, Pennsylvania; supervise and direct the work of Document Analyst; organize project files and documents; develop project database and oversee generation of reports; prepare matrixes and spreadsheets for various reports and presentations; assist Project Manager and Title Supervisor with document related issues; attend meetings to report on project progress; assemble, scan and maintain project files; assist Right of Way agents; office manager; maintain and assist with documenting personnel timesheets.
2008 Paralegal/Document Supervisor – Certified Paralegal, Coates Field Service, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Contract Pennsylvania paralegal and document supervisor for Dominion Transmission, Inc. Keystone Project, Somerset, Pennsylvania; supervise and direct the work of Document Analyst and Clerical Assistant; organize project files and documents; develop project database and oversee generation of reports; prepare matrixes and spreadsheets for various reports and presentations; assist Project Manager and Title Supervisor with document related issues; attend meetings to report on project progress; assist Right of Way agents; office manager; maintain and assist with documenting personnel timesheets; assemble and audit files at project close; assist Dominion personnel in preparation and organizing regional meeting; assist Dominion personnel in assembling and closing project in Somerset and York offices.
2008 Paralegal/Document Specialist – Certified Paralegal, Coates Field Service, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Contract Texas paralegal and document specialist for OneOk Arbuckle Pipeline, LLC, Cleburne, Texas; analyze legal documents and titles relating to the property to determine issues such as multiple line rights, assignability/abandonment clauses, lease terms, restrictions; draft right of way acquisition documents, record and maintain right of way files; ccoordinate field office activities with the Field Right of Way Supervisor, Right of Way Agents and other field personnel, subcontractors, landowners, client, vendors, government agencies; update and maintain project database; prepare database reports involving ownership information, status of acquisition processes, instructions to field crews, history of contacts between Right of Way Agents and landowners, payments made, damage settlements, property values and other pertinent data.
2006 – 2007 Paralegal/Right of Way Administrator – Certified Paralegal, Mustang Engineering, LP, Houston, Texas – Contract Mississippi paralegal and Right of Way Administrator for Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; ROW document drafting; office manager for and assistant to ROW land agents; Court House recordation; update and maintain pipeline database; file management; prepare weekly status reports; participate in construction and open tract status telephone conferences; interact with landowners; assist local counsel in preparation of condemnation cases; Notary Public.
2006 –2008 Paralegal/Recovery Accounting Oversight Analysis for Memahelp.Com Assistance Program for Hurricane Katrina - Contract paralegal through Kinetic Staffing for the law firm of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz and Horne LLP accounting firm; document retrieval and management for Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in conjunction with FEMA; meet with Hurricane Katrina applicants and monitoring agencies throughout Mississippi regarding validation of services rendered by municipalities, utilities and non-profit organizations in the recovery process for payment and/or reimbursements of FEMA funds; instrumental in initiation, updating and maintaining FEMA disaster database.
2002 – 2006 Paralegal at Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP, Jackson, Mississippi – National and Mississippi Client Paralegal in mass tort asbestos litigation; interaction with national and local clients and co-defense counsel; document drafting, trial preparation, discovery gathering, organization and production; prepare monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports and budgets; attend document productions and site inspections; Notary Public; pro-bono assistance through the Mississippi Bar Association in Hurricane Katrina Recovery.
1998 – 2002 Paralegal for Timothy D. Crawley; Carr, Allison, Crawley & Bagwell, P.C.; formerly Hopkins, Crawley, Bagwell & Upshaw, P.L.L.C. before dissolution and merger, Jackson, Mississippi – Insurance Defense Litigation, Workers’ Compensation and Products Liability; case management, research, document drafting, client interviews and interaction, trial preparation, discovery gathering, organization and production; prepare client billing; Notary Public; on-site computer analyst; legal administrator.
1996 - 1997 Paralegal for Ken R. Adcock; Shell Buford Bufkin Callicutt & Perry, Attorneys At Law, Jackson, Mississippi – Plaintiff and Insurance Defense Litigation; case management, research, document drafting, client interviews and interaction, trial preparation, discovery gathering, organization and production; Notary Public.
1996 Table Games Dealer, Harrah’s Casino, Robinsonville, Mississippi – Trained in various table games to promote within into Harrah’s Legal Department based in Memphis, Tennessee.
1991 - 1995 Paralegal for Board Certified Tax Attorney, William T. F. Dykes, A Law Corporation, Shreveport, Louisiana – Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate. Preparation of various federal and state estate tax returns; corporate and limited liability company incorporation; oil & gas law; prepare client billing; Notary Public; office manager.
1987 – 1988 Heafner Consulting Petroleum Engineer, Shreveport, Louisiana – Calculate and prepare reserve reports, daily and monthly well (drilling and workover) reports, gas contracts, invoicing, general bookkeeping/spreadsheets.
Education
1986-1988 Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana – Bachelor of Science – Management/Administration
1975-1976 Hinds Junior College, Raymond, Mississippi – Associates of Arts – Business Administration
1994 Paralegal Institute, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
1992 Notary Public Certification, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
2006 National Paralegal Certification – Tulsa, Oklahoma – Certified Paralegal (CP) designation
1975-1976 Hinds Junior College, Raymond, Mississippi – Associates of Arts – Business Administration
1994 Paralegal Institute, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
1992 Notary Public Certification, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
2006 National Paralegal Certification – Tulsa, Oklahoma – Certified Paralegal (CP) designation
