After earning his certificate, Buzanis began working in the Law Office of Maria V. Vasos, LLC, which specializes in estate planning and estate administration, litigation, business contracts, and real estate. He is in charge of estate planning documents, limited liability companies, legal research and client relations.

“The skills I learned through the College of DuPage Paralegal Studies program have helped me become an asset to the firm,” he said. “I applied what I learned in Legal Research and Writing to help an attorney keep an elderly man from being evicted from his home. On other days, I am helping clients fulfill their dreams of owning their own businesses. There has yet to be a day that I have been dissatisfied, and I am learning something new every day. Being a paralegal is a unique experience that has given me life skills beyond a legal perspective.”

Buzanis ultimately would like to draft laws that create positive change in the community. He also wants to continue his education and expects COD to be part of that plan.

“College of DuPage has helped me meet my goals through exposure to various fields of law and a taste of these fields through the professors that have experience in them. I would not be as prepared as I am today without the Paralegal Studies program,” he said. “My ultimate educational goals are vast, but whatever they may be, I do plan on attending COD to help me with them.”