Discovery Paralegals

Sheila Hieber

Sheila Hieber, a Registered Paralegal with the Florida Bar, has more than 35 years of experience in law, including five years with the Florida Attorney General's Office. Ms. Hieber has been a paralegal for more than 25 years and has extensive experience in virtually all facets of the commercial litigation and collection practice.

For the past 20 years, Ms. Hieber's practice has primarily concentrated in the areas of foreclosure and bankruptcy. Ms. Hieber also has extensive CLE credits in connection with foreclosure and fair debt practices.  With the rulings by the Florida Supreme Court relating to mandatory mediations of foreclosures involving homestead properties,  Ms. Hieber has been formulating and implementing procedures by which non-confrontational communications are initiated with borrowers to present alternative methods by which to resolve the disputes and thereby avoiding protracted and costly litigation.   

Ms. Hieber is a certified guardian ad litem and has been a patient liaison for Tampa General Hospital.

Kelley Lepore 

Kelley Lepore is a Discovery Paralegal for McCumber Daniels at the firm’s Philadelphia area office.  For over 30 years, Ms. Lepore has assisted in all aspects of litigation, with extensive experience in the specialties of medical malpractice and personal injury defense litigation.  Prior to the firm, Ms. Lepore personally assisted the senior medical malpractice partner at the largest law firm in western Massachusetts from the beginning phases of the litigation through trial and appeal. 

In addition to working as a paralegal, Ms. Lepore owned and operated a medical transcription business providing services to prominent physicians of various medical specialties.  This experience allowed for more insight and understanding of the medical aspects and significant issues involved in the litigation.  This also enabled her to become acutely familiar with the HIPAA requirements with respect to medical records and patient privacy issues.

Sandra Steenberg

Sandra Steenberg, a Florida Registered Paralegal, began her legal career in 1991. She obtained an Associate of Science degree in Paralegal Studies and a Bachelors degree in Business Administration. She has extensive trial preparation experience and has assisted in all areas of law including insurance defense, personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home and commercial law.

Ms. Steenberg is a member of the National Association of Legal Assistants and the Pinellas County Chapter of the Paralegal Associates of Florida. She currently assists the nursing home and medical malpractice group attorneys at McCumber Daniels.