1. Henry Abel
♦ Woodbury, Minnesota 55125
Minneapolis Business College Placement Office ♦ (651) 604-4119
EDUCATION Minneapolis Business College, Roseville, Minnesota
Associate in Applied Science Degree – Paralegal, December 2015
GPA 3.64
AREAS OF
STUDY
Bankruptcy Law
Client Interviewing / Legal Ethics
Contracts
Criminal Law / Tort Law
Estate Planning
Family Law / Domestic Relations
Legal Computer Applications
Legal Research & Writing
Litigation / Mock Trial
Business Communications
Economics / Statistics
Personal Finance
Professional Development
Speech / Psychology
SKILLS /
SOFTWARE
Keyboarding (65 wpm)
Legal Transcription
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
WestlawNext
EXTERNSHIP
November to
December 2015
Clausen & Hassan LLC, St. Paul, Minnesota
Paralegal
Assisted attorneys by drafting email correspondence to clients and
opposing attorneys; conducted phone conferences with clients and
mediators; set up mediation for clients; drafted initial intake form for
potential clients; maintained and organized client files; processed client
payments over the phone; conducted legal and non-legal research for
client cases; researched existing client cases on MNCIS; transcribed
letters for attorneys; e-filed documents to the court.
EXPERIENCE
October 2000 to
Present
Cub Foods, St. Anthony, Minnesota
Produce Sales Associate
Guide customers to where produce and other products are and answer
questions about how to cook/use product; support the department
manager in ordering and stocking product; trained to use cash registers
to ring up customer orders as needed; provided customer service in
multiple departments; solid record of attendance/punctuality; attained
near perfect attendance over the course of 15 years.

2. Henry Abel
♦ Woodbury, Minnesota 55125
Minneapolis Business College Placement Office ♦ (651) 604-4119
VOLUNTEER
2008 to
Present
Children’s Home Society, St. Paul, Minnesota
Mentor and Adoption Panelist
Spoke on several adult adoptee panels and answered questions about
growing up adopted from elementary and middle age students;
Answered questions from parents of younger adoptees; Mentored an
adopted, high school age Guatemalan boy; Activities with him included
lunch, Twins games, and watching him play soccer.
2008 Crossroads Adoption Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Public Speaker, Adoption
Was selected to speak at the annual dinner in 2008 about my adoption
experience.
2003, 2005, 2009 Friends of FANA Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Public Speaker, Annual Adoption Fundraiser
Spoke about my adoption experience and announced waiting children at
the annual dinner and fundraising event for the Minnesota chapter of the
non-profit organization that raises money for the FANA orphanage in
Bogota, Colombia South America.
1999-2005 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, New Brighton, Minnesota,
Peer Minister-Youth Ministry Department
Trained to volunteer with middle school and high school age students for
youth ministry events and activities at and outside of church.