1. Edward M. Mayrides
597 Ryan Avenue • Columbus, Ohio 43223 • 614.813.6101 • 614.300.8672 • edparalegal@att.net
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Highly qualified to assist attorneys in the practice of law using at a minimum the following skills:
• Legal and social science research
• Legal issue identification and analysis
• Litigation preparation and support
• Legal drafting; pleadings, briefs, motions, memoranda
• Interviewing skills
• General office management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
• Exceptional legal research, writing and issue identification skills
• Extensive experience with Federal and Ohio State criminal law applications
• Excellent understanding of the rules of evidence, civil procedure, and appellate procedure,
Supreme Court practice (state and federal), Ohio and federal habeas corpus, Ohio and federal
extraordinary remedies, jurisdictional requirements, business law, contract law, international
litigation applications, administrative law, intellectual property law, real property tax law
• Experience with calendar maintenance
• Excellent knowledge of most Microsoft Office applications
• Fairly fluent in conversational Spanish
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Office of Ohio Public Defender, Paralegal services for Dennis Pusateri, Asst. State P.D. 2012 - 2013
Kura & Wilford, Paralegal services for Attorneys Dennis Pusateri and Barry Wilford, 2007 -2011
Rebecca Gooch, Attorney at Law, Paralegal services, 2008-2011, 2013
Ohio Department of Corrections, Legal Services Clerk, 1987-2003
EDUCATION
George Washington University, Master’s Degree Paralegal Studies, 2013-15, Current Student, 4.0 GPA
[Graduate August 2015]
Columbus State Community College, Post-Graduate B.A. Electives: Immigration Law; Insurance Law;
Crime Scene Investigations, Sport Law 2013-2014
Ohio University, B.A. Criminal Justice, Graduate 2011, Magna Cum Laude
Ohio University, B.A. Technical and Applied Studies, Graduate 2011, Magna Cum Laude
CLE: Westlaw and Lexis Training at Supreme Court of Ohio Law Library, 2008
Columbus State Community College, A.A.S. Paralegal Studies, Graduate 2008, Magna Cum Laude
Blackstone Paralegal Studies, Graduate, 2004-2005, GPA 98.5%
Other Relevant Coursework Pre-Degree at O.U.: Constitutional and Criminal Law, Interviewing and
Report Writing, Social Psychology of Justice, 1989-1992