Faculty & Contacts
Academic Advisors
Chair
Dr. Chavel Green
Business & Paralegal Programs
550 East Spring Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Office Location: DE250
Phone Number: (614) 287-5986
Email: cgreen101@cscc.edu
Coodinator
Catherine A. Ritterbusch
Professor
Email: critterb@cscc.edu
B.A. from Marquette University
J.D. from Marquette University Law School
M.A. from The Ohio State University
Prior to joining the faculty at Columbus State in 2011, Professor Ritterbusch chaired the justice department at a four-year college in Wisconsin, and practiced law in a variety of areas, specializing in complex commercial litigation. In addition to serving as Program Director, she teaches several paralegal classes and guides students through legal internships.
Faculty
Kristen Dickerson
Instructor
Email: kdickerson14@cscc.edu
B.S.S. from Ohio University Eastern
M.S.W. from Ohio University Eastern
J.D. from Capital University Law School
Prior to becoming a tenure-track faculty member, Kristen served as an Annually Contracted full-time faculty member in the paralegal program. Her background prior to teaching includes criminal and civil litigation, including filing complaints for injunctive and monetary relief against problematic LLCs, landlords, businesses, and other entities. She also has particular knowledge regarding real property and public laws and experience with federal grant-writing. She teaches the legal environment of business, law office technology, business organizations and other courses within the paralegal program. She also serves as lead faculty for the legal environment of business.
John M. Vidmar
Instructor
Email: jvidmar@cscc.edu
B.S. from Franklin University
J.D. from Capital University Law School
Prior to becoming full time faculty at Columbus State, Mr. Vidmar served as adjunct faculty at Columbus State and other higher learning institutions. Mr. Vidmar has practiced law in a variety of areas of law including real estate, business and debtor-creditor relations. He teaches law office technology, legal research and writing, business organizations and other courses within the paralegal program. He also serves as lead faculty for legal research and writing.
Kimberly D. Lawrence
Instructor
Email: kwheeler3@cscc.edu
B.A. from Capital University
J.D. from Capital University Law School
Before joining the faculty at Columbus State, Kimberly served as an in-house corporate professional focusing on compliance and labor and employment law. She has also practiced law in a variety of areas such as real estate, probate, estate planning, business, and domestic litigation. She is the American Bar Association Reapproval and Compliance Lead for the paralegal department.
Staff
Sarina A. Mills
Academic Office Specialist
Office Location: DE259
Phone Number: (614) 287-5461
Email: smills35@cscc.edu and legl@cscc.edu
Sarina manages the daily office procedures of the Legal Studies Program.