John Malinka

Case Manager @Feller & Wendt, LLC

Layton, UT, US

Drove negotiations with poignant demands that simulated jury reactions, maximized leverage, and established a rock-solid litigation foundation.• – Projected case value by apportioning liability, calculating damages, and analyzing focus groups while tracking costs/disbursements and culling low-yield matters.• – Managed a team of paralegals, delegating tasks, addressing inefficiencies, and running trainings, utilizing strong relationships and KPI tracking to maximize group achievement.• - – Evaluated industry LLMs, engineered protocols for PHI de- and reidentification, and implemented a collaborative prompt library.• – Vetted, retained, and coordinated with experts across myriad industries to align skill sets and testimonies based on case needs.• – Developed relationships with providers to negotiate lien reductions, reconcile ledgers, implement PIP/MedPay, and facilitate record retrieval, audit, and chronology.• – Accelerated pre-suit timelines by negotiating with records custodians, locating witnesses for interviews, and scouring investigative and public records databases.• – Served as an unofficial CISO, verifying software HIPAA-compliance, assessing cybersecurity protocols, and training staff on preventing breaches through secure data management.• – Researched variations in civil procedure across Utah, Idaho, and Arizona to provide attorneys with direction when navigating jurisdictional nuances.• – Served as main point of contact for clients, providing comfort during loss, explaining legal concepts in lay terms, and de-escalating intense interactions.

Lawrence Woodmere Academy

High School Diploma

Paradise Valley Community College

Associate of Arts - AA

Lynbrook Senior High School

4.19

Brigham Young University

Computer Science