CHRIS M. MILLER

**** ******** ***** ************, ** 43068 614-***-**** adusc4@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Real Estate Law • Transactional Law

• Guardian ad Litem for Franklin County • Notary Public Juvenile Courts • Certified Mediator

RELEVANT WORK HISTORY

Senior Paralegal 2020 - 2021

Equity, LLC Hilliard, OH

• Preparation of Legal Documents relating to the operation of the Headquarters of the Equity and all of its subsidiary branch locations across the United States

• Manage paralegal staff

• Entity formations in various states of operations

• Oversight of Brokerage licenses and continuing operation for all offices, brokers, and sales agents

• Compliance with government entities in various states, counties, and municipalities

• Negotiating and contracting third-party vendors, land surveyors, and title agents

• Attended and assisted Human Resources department with unemployment claims, including attending unemployment hearings

• Liaison to investors, bankers, and sellers in real estate transactions

• Reviewed title, property reports, and land site surveys for potential red-flag issues Paralegal March 2020 - January 2021

Woda Cooper Group Columbus, OH

• Maintained summary of all relevant and pertinent work in the legal department

• Managed outside counsel court calendars

• Oversaw site acquisition while collaborating with sellers, city, county, state and federal governments, surveyors, and title insurance companies

• Applying various construction laws as they apply to site acquisition during sale of property

• Responsibly handled disputes between landlord and tenant involving EEOC complaints, administrative law claims, and incidents on property once a property was purchased and Woda Cooper Group was listed as Property Manager for location

• Attended and assisted Human Resources department with unemployment claims, including attending unemployment hearings

• Worked with investors, bankers, and sellers to coordinate smooth transactions

• Reviewed purchase agreements for accuracy

• Reviewed reports to ensure property transactions proceeding without disruptions Law Office Manager Commercial Real Estate Paralegal 2016 - 2020 Star Title Saad & Saad Columbus, OH

• General Office Management

• Filed real estate documents in multiple county and state courts

• Worked with county engineers to ensure issues were being resolved accurately and in a timely manner

• Tracked and recorded document flow

• Served as liaison between IT department and firm to solve complex IT issues

• Resolved building maintenance issues; oversaw process from identifying a problem in the building through completion of issue

• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

• Provided general office operational support to the firm

• Scanned thousands of legal documents transitioning to a paperless office Paralegal Law Office Administrator 2012 - 2016

Wittenberg and Routte Law Gahanna Title Reynoldsburg, OH

• Provided general paralegal support for practice areas including Commercial and Residential Real Estate Law, Domestic Law, Business Law, Litigation, Probate Law, Mediation

• Served as IT and building management point of contact when issues would arise. Oversaw the process from beginning to completion of issue

• Responsible for all firm marketing

• Managed the relocation of the firm into a new “ground-up” facility

• Assisted Human Resources during onboarding and off-boarding of employees

• Contacted opposing counsel to obtain information for depositions

• Prepared, drafted, and proofed briefs as well as appellate cases including indexing and tables of contents

• Coordinated service of subpoena

• E-filed documents

• AP/AR responsibilities

EDUCATION

• Post Baccalaureate Certificate - Paralegal Studies Columbus State, Columbus, OH (ABA Certified 18 Month Program)

• Bachelor of Arts - Business Management and Minor in Psychology Tiffin University, Tiffin, OH

ACADEMIC HONORS

Cumulative Grade Point Average for BA and Post Baccalaureate: 4.0 GPA Phi Theta Kappa National Honors Society (Vice President of Service) CHARITY WORK AND OUTSIDE ACTIVITY

• NCAA and Ohio High School referee and umpire in baseball, softball and volleyball

• Ohio Athletic Commission- Chief Inspector

• CASA- Court Appointed Special Advocates, Guardian ad Litem

• PACO-Paralegal Association of Central Ohio

• CBA-OSBA Columbus Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association

• ARC- Association for Retarded Citizens Board Member (Former)

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