MICHAEL GILLELAND
1736 Hague Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-644-8837
megilleland@yahoo.com

I am seeking a position as a paralegal, with an opportunity to do legal research and writing.

• Proven employment history, including paralegal work at large insurance company
• Exemplary research and writing skills
• Computer skills, including WestLaw, LexisNexis, and electronic filing and service
• Paralegal certificate from ABA-approved school
• Other college degrees

• "This office just had a huge victory via a grant of summary judgment in a … case with a million dollar potential exposure …. Michael Gilleland drafted terrific supporting papers and the motion was granted. Michael’s memorandum was so good that the judge practically quoted from it in his order." (Managing attorney at current law firm)
• "Mike was the best intern I have had, including law student interns. It was a great pleasure to work with him." (Judge at Minnesota Court of Appeals)
• "In over 20 years of teaching ... I have rarely worked with a more highly qualified individual." (Paralegal instructor at Inver Hills Community College)

• Paralegal certificate from Inver Hills Community College (ABA-approved) in 2005
• Most Outstanding First Year Paralegal Student award, 2004-2005
• Internship at Minnesota Court of Appeals
• A’s in all courses: Introduction to the Law and Contracts, Criminal Justice System, Legal Research, Interviewing and Investigating Techniques for the Paralegal, UCC and Business Organizations, Legal Writing, Domestic Relations, Probate Law, Litigation and Trial Practice, Real Estate Law

• Appellate Practice Institute (January 26, 2007, Minnesota Bar Assocation CLE)
• Asbestos Medicine Seminar (October 26-27, 2006, Defense Research Institute)
• Advanced Westlaw (April 15, 2005)
• Legal Writing for Paralegals (March 30, 2005)

• B.S. (Computer Science), Central Michigan University (1983), GPA 4.0/4.0
• Ph.D. (Classics), University of Virginia (1979)
• M.A. (Latin), University of Virginia (1974)
• B.A. (Latin), University of Maine (1972)

• 2005-2007 Paralegal with Fortune 100 insurance company
• 1993-2004 Nortel Networks, Minnetonka and Bloomington, MN: Software Engineer
• 1989-1993 Bell Northern Research, Norcross, GA: Software Engineer
• 1985-1989 Bell Northern Research, Research Triangle Park, NC: Software Engineer
• 1983-1985 Paradyne Corporation, Largo, FL: Software Engineer
• 1982-1983 Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI: Assistant Professor (joint appointment in Department of Foreign Languages and Department of Computer Science)

• Literary Trivia (New York: Vintage Books, 1994), with Richard Lederer
• "Female Speech in Greek and Latin", 101 American Journal of Philology 180 (1980)
• "Plautus, Stichus 617", 98 American Journal of Philology 355 (1977)

References are available on request.