Dana M. Matthews

Paralegal

Dana Matthews joined the firm as a legal secretary in 1993, and graduated from the Paralegal Studies Program at the University of Nevada Reno in 2001. Her areas of specialty include the firm’s mass tort cases, beginning with the breast implant cases, and including the Mahlum vs. Dow Chemical trial and appeal, the firm’s appeal of the Dow Corning Bankruptcy, and the Fen Phen, Vioxx, and HRT litigation. She works out of the Reno office of White & Wetherall, currently concentrating in the area of personal injury.

In her spare time she enjoys gardening, cooking, antiquing, exercising, and exploring New England.

Education
University of Nevada Reno, Paralegal Studies, 2001

Appointments and Awards
WCBA Legal Secretary of the Year
Notary

Kristin L. Smith

Paralegal

Kristin Smith, originally from Flanders, New Jersey has resided in Las Vegas, Nevada for 23 years. She graduated with honors from Cimarron-Memorial High School in 1997. She then continued her education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 2001.

Ms. Smith joined White & Wetherall in 2005 as a civil litigation paralegal. Her areas of specialty include medical malpractice, catastrophic auto and truck accidents, and mass torts.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling, sports, and spending time with family and friends.

Education
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.A. Political Science, 2001

Appointments
Notary Public, 2001

Jennifer C. Willich

Paralegal

Jennifer C. Willich, originally from Seattle, Washington, has resided in Las Vegas, Nevada for 21 years. She graduated with honors from Las Vegas Academy and attended the Paralegal Studies program at the College of Southern Nevada from 2002-2005. She later continued her education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she attained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science in 2009.

Ms. Willich joined the Law Offices of White & Wetherall as an intern in 2005 and was hired as a paralegal in 2006. Ms. Willich’s areas of specialty include motor vehicle accidents, probate, lien resolution, medical malpractice, mass torts, and products liability cases.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, painting, and spending time with friends and family as well as her German shepherd mutts.

Education
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.A. Political Science, 2009
College of Southern Nevada, Paralegal Studies, 2002-2005

Appointments
Notary Public, 2006

Winde Goldstein

Paralegal

Winde Goldstein, originally from Southern Illinois, has resided in Las Vegas, Nevada for 20 years. She graduated with honors as Salutatorian from Goreville High School in 1984. While attending high school, she also attended Shawnee Community College, where she obtained her Associate of Science Degree, Legal Administrative Assistant in 1984. She then attended the Paralegal Studies Program at the Paducah Community College in Kentucky.

Ms. Goldstein joined White & Wetherall in 2011 as a civil litigation paralegal. Her areas of specialty include medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, products liability and mass tort cases.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, shopping and scrapbooking.

Education
Paducah Community College – Paducah, Kentucky, Paralegal Studies, 1989
Shawnee Community College – Ullin, Illinois, AAS, Legal Administrative Assistant, 1984

Appointments and Awards
Notary Public, 2002