Jamie is a paralegal in the firm’s Real Estate and Title Insurance groups with four decades of legal experience. She began her legal career working in the areas of family law, collections and civil litigation. For the past 20 years, she has concentrated her work on real estate and title insurance matters.
Some of the tasks that Jamie handles are preparing real estate files for closing, ordering tax certifications, coordinating with mortgage lenders, clients and attorneys to schedule closings, reviewing deed transfers and more. As a Notary Public, Jamie attends closings as well as meets with sellers and buyers to get closing documents signed in the event they are unable to attend closing. Jamie also has experience managing the day-to-day operations of Lebanon Title Company, serving as office manager from April 2019 to March 2023.
Jamie is a mother of two and lifelong resident of Lebanon where she resides with her husband. Jamie serves as the cheerleading coach for Lebanon High School, a position she has served in for over 20 years.
Gretta is a paralegal in Barley Snyder’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group with more than 10 years of experience in estate administration. She enjoys interacting with clients and helping them through the estate administration process.
Gretta is very knowledgeable with preparing and filing documents required for probate, Inheritance Tax Returns, formal and informal accountings, Federal Estate Tax, fiduciary, and individual income tax returns. She regularly meets with clients to review returns, identify and liquidate assets, and close estates. She also has experience assisting attorneys with the preparation and filing of various legal documents, including civil pleadings, business organizational documents, business purchase and loan documents, and deed preparation.
Prior to joining Barley, she served as a PFA Coordinator with the Office of the Prothonotary at the Schuylkill County Courthouse in Pottsville where she gained experience with processing orders into the court docketing system and data entry of various civil filings.
Gretta is a graduate of McCann School of Business & Technology where she earned her Associate Degree in Specialized Business for Paralegal Studies. Outside of the firm, Gretta enjoys hiking with her partner and two German Shepherds.
Amberly is a paralegal in the Finance & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group and has been with Barley Snyder since 2019. Amberly assists clients in the collection process, specifically in residential and commercial mortgage foreclosure and bankruptcy. Clients benefit from her diligent and efficient processes and valuable knowledge preparing and filing pleadings, obtaining and executing on judgments, and locating individuals and assets. Amberly considers herself a problem solver and continually works to increase her capacity to provide excellent service, professional quality, and outstanding value through Practice Excellence® strategies.
Tina has been with the firm for more than 25 years. She is a paralegal in the Trusts & Estates Practice Group where she assists clients and attorneys with many aspects of estate administration, including preparation of inheritance tax returns, inventories, and accountings.
Amy is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Employment practice groups. Through 20 years of experience as a paralegal, she has experience in:
- Preparing and answering pleadings
- Preparing and answering discovery
- Reviewing discovery documents
- Summarizing documents/records
- Docket deadlines
- Legal research
- Client intakes
- Preparation of corporate minutes
- Business formations and incorporations
- Legal Support Staff Association of Berks County, member
With 16 years of experience as a paralegal, Theresa has handled all aspects of the estate administration process including preparing estate tax returns, marshalling assets, paying bills, calculating beneficiary distributions and preparing formal and informal accountings to settle estates.
Theresa enjoys working closely with each and every client to take them from beginning to end, by removing any pressure and burden from them during this emotional process. She also attends annual continuing education seminars to add to her experience.
- Legal Support Staff Association of Berks County
