Cathy Andorf
Mansfield, OH *4904
***********@*****.*** Cellular Phone: 614-***-****
Professional Experience
ROBERT HALF LEGAL May 9, 2022 – August, 2025
Probate Paralegal, Jarvis Law Firm, Dublin, OH (Part-Time)
Provide legal support to Probate Attorney.
Contract Legal Special, JPMorgan Chase, Columbus, OH (Confidential)
Provide legal and administrative support to legal department on a confidential basis.
Contract Legal Secretary for Winter Trimacco Co., LPA, Cleveland, OH (Remote from Home)
Provide part-time legal support to attorneys as needed.
Contact information available.
BAILEY CAVALIERI LLC, Columbus, OH August 1, 2016 – April 1, 2021
Legal Assistant
Provide legal and administrative support to six attorneys, and other attorneys on the floor when necessary;
●Set up and organize files;
●Schedule appointments with clients, locate files and information, proof-read and create documents and letters, do conflict checks and waivers, organization of files and documents and maintain electronic files in document management system, follow-up with clients, scheduling travel and other administrative/legal duties as needed, including billing invoices;
●Assisted attorneys with preparation of court pleadings; electronic filing of documents and pleadings; and prepare discovery documents and other documents/binders for client meetings and court hearings;
●Assisted with insurance coverage letters for clients, annual reports and other summaries as needed;
●Assisted with due diligence documents regarding mergers and acquisitions;
●Assisted with other corporate documents and creation of corporate documents for organizations or affiliated companies;
●Assisted with Excel/Word Table reports, Powerpoint Presentations and other charts; and
●Assisted staff and office manager with projects.
Contact: Tamara Watts, 614-***-****
GOLDMAN & BRAUNSTEIN LLP, Columbus, OH November, 2013 – May, 2015
Legal Assistant
Operating as a small office for three eminent domain attorneys who represented landowners, I had the following duties:
Answer the main telephone line, scan mail into our Netdocuments document management system and arrange and calendar meetings;
Draft letters and pleadings and some transcription, and save signed documents into our document management system before sending out or filing with the Court;
Assist the paralegal with trial binders and other preparation for court hearings;
Create financial and project spreadsheet in Excel; and
Create and manage client files, order supplies, assist with mass mailings to landowners regarding pipelines, and other tasks as needed.
Contact: Sherry Evanichko is no longer employed at this firm.
ROBERT HALF LEGAL, Columbus, OH September 2012 – November, 2013
Temporary
Provide temporary assistance as a legal assistant/legal secretary as needed in small and large legal firms, including front desk responsibilities.
Contact is no longer there. Telephone number is 614-***-**** to verify employment during this time period.
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER, Columbus, OH April 2010 – August 2012
Legal Assistant
Provide legal and administrative support to three health care attorneys and other office and legal support as needed, including front desk.
●Set up and organize files and online systems for attorneys in transition from previous law firm and after merger;
●Schedule appointments with clients, locate files and information, proof-read and create documents and letters, do conflict checks and waivers, organization of files and documents and maintain Interwoven folders, follow-up with clients, scheduling travel and other administrative/legal duties as needed, including billing invoices;
●Assisted with due diligence documents and organization of same; closing documents and binders for acquisitions and mergers of hospitals and other entities;
●Assisted with other corporate documents involving creation of organizations or affiliated companies;
●Assisted with hospital vendor and physician contracts and Excel/Word Table reports;
●Assisted staff and attorneys in office during merger with training on administrative forms and new document management system; and
●Assisted new Public Law attorney to organize and set up and assist with his client practice.
Contact: Adam Miller, Esq.
CARPENTER LANE, LLC, Columbus, OH September 2009 - April 2010
Legal Assistant/Administrative (Temporary)
Assisted several attorneys in probate, estate planning, corporate, real estate and business litigation practices.
●Assisted with typing and revision of probate and estate planning, corporate, real estate and litigation legal documents and drafting of correspondence and processing of same;
●Conflict checks and waivers, client file creation, filing and organization;
●Created billing invoices, reports and Excel spreadsheets;
●Scheduled and calendared appointments, greeted clients, answered telephone;
●Ordered office supplies and other duties as requested to help run office; and
●Completed procedural handbook for office and helped train new staff employees,
Contact: William Lane, Esq. is now deceased.
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP, Columbus, OH July 2005 – May 2009
Legal Secretary/Administrative Assistant (and 1989-1990)
Provided legal and administrative support to business chair (IP and Technology), litigation paralegal and partner, real estate associate, and labor department associate.
●Set up Extranet folders for a major client;
●Assisted in all office duties, including transcription, conflict checks and waivers, creation of client files and organization of documents, projects concerning legal and IP internet research, and scheduling appointments/travel regarding clients; and
●Assisted with corporate and IP contracts and minute books, litigation pleadings and court filings, real estate due diligence and closings.
Contacts: Anker Bell, Esq.; Alan Duffy, Esq.
SCHOTTENSTEIN, ZOX & DUNN, Columbus, OH (nka ICE MILLER) March 2000 – May 2005
Legal Secretary
Provided legal secretarial support for all departments on rotational and as-needed basis. Was go-to person for assistance for all legal departments, which included litigation, corporate and IP, probate and estate planning, workers compensation and labor departments. Also assisted with administrative, legal and/marketing projects.
Contact: Denise Herald, HR Coordinator, is now retired.
STEINHOUSE FINANCIAL GROUP, Columbus, OH April 1997 – January 2000
Compliance/Administrative Assistant
Assisted the Compliance Manager/COO with securities compliance for the financial planners and worked with his financial planning clients. Also assisted the Licensing Department and Office Manager.
●Received 100% compliance during an internal inspection of files by Home Office (Lincoln Financial);
●Assisted in the on-boarding transition for new CEO;
●Assisted with Operations during refurbish of office; and
●Completed securities license test.
Contact: Robert Wilhelm, VP of Retirement Strategies 614-***-****
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Internal Auditor/Project Coordinator, Corporate Office of Guardian Electronics (1994-97)
Office Manager for J.D. Hersey & Associates (1994)
Business Manager/Bookkeeper, Brothers Chiropractic (1993)
Probate/Corporate Paralegal, Lane Alton & Horst (1990-1993)
Litigation Assistant/Probate Paralegal, Waterloo, Iowa (1987-1988)
Litigation Assistant, Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona (1985-1987)
Probate Paralegal, Ashland, Ohio (1984-1985)
Legal Assistant/Office Manager at Branch Office of Baran & Baran, Mansfield, Ohio (1980-1984)
Education & certifications
Associate Degree of Business, Business/Secretarial/Legal Studies Majors, North Central Technical College, Mansfield, OH
Probate CLE courses
Women in Business Courses