On the record

The Monthly Newsletter of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association

A member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.

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Recognizing ongoing civil unrest among our com-

munity sparked by the death of George Floyd, the

Dallas Area Paralegal Association values all of its

members and supports the rights of all citizens to pro-

test grievances peacefully and lawfully. Racial injustice

occurs all too frequently across our nation, and the

association condemns any conduct that fosters racism.

DAPA invites you to provide comments or feed-

back on how our efforts can further support meaningful change and

eliminate the racial divide that plagues our community. As a member

of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA), DAPA is

in partnership with NFPA’s statement on racial injustice, which can be

found here: www.paralegals.org.

Regarding the ongoing pandemic, DAPA will continue to provide

remote learning experiences as the Belo Mansion remains closed

through June 30th, 2020. DAPA’s Board of Directors has determined

that DAPA will not host any in-person events before August 2020.

Please continue to look out for emails announcing Remote CLEs

and other online learning opportunities. DAPA will continue to moni-

tor updates from Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, the Texas Department of

State Health Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-

tion to plan a safe strategy for reopening.

If you have concerns regarding racial injustice or the coronavirus

pandemic, please contact me at president@dallasparalegals.org.

Floy A. Gaidarski

President

Upcoming Events /

Section Meetings

June

9—Board of Directors Meeting

16— Online General Membership Meeting

17— Avansic Online CLE Webinar

July

9-Board of Directors Meeting

IN PERSON SECTION MEETINGS CANCELLED

Volume XXXVIII, Number 6 June 2020

President’s Perspective by: Floy Gaidarski

On the record

The Monthly Newsletter of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association

A member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.

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Dallas Area Paralegal Association

The Dallas Area Paralegal Association (DAPA) was formed on October 23, 1976 as the

Dallas Association of Legal Assistants, and changed its name in 1996. In 1978, DAPA

became affiliated with the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA), an

organization that represents approximately 10,000 paralegals nationwide. DAPA is a

voluntary non-profit corporation composed of paralegals working in all areas of the law,

who are interested in furthering their own professional development, especially

through PACE® and other voluntary certifications, and who are dedicated to the advance-

ment of the paralegal profession as a whole.

On the Record

On the Record is published monthly by the Dallas Area Paralegal

Association as a means of reporting and sharing news and opinions of

interest to DAPA members. Any opinions expressed herein are those of

the writer and not necessarily those of DAPA. Publication herein does

not imply endorsement in any manner.

If you have important information regarding the paralegal profes-

sion, notices of upcoming meetings, events or other dated material, or

section reports to be included in our monthly newsletter, all must be

submitted to the Editor at newsletter@dallasparalegals.org no later than

the 20th day of the month preceding publication. In order to produce

and mail each newsletter to reach our membership in a timely manner,

this deadline must be met. Any material not received by the 20th will be

held for the following month’s publication. Your understanding and

appreciation in meeting our deadline will be greatly appreciated.

If you would like to submit materials for publishing, please send

them via email to newsletter@dallasparalegals.org. The Editor and

Newsletter Committee reserve the right to edit articles submitted for

grammar, clarity and space.

Volume XXXVIII, Number 6 June 2020

Shauna Lopez

Erin McMahon

Eunice Navarro

Kevin Nolan

Welcome New Members

KEEP IT CURRENT

Please take a moment to review your information on the DAPA website and ensure that the proper information is rec-orded. Important information is sent to Members via mail and e-mail, and it would be very helpful for you to keep your infor-mation updated.

To check your information, go to the Members Only portion of DAPA’s website at www.dallasparalegals.org and click on Edit My Profile. You will be prompted for your username and password. If you have forgotten your password, click on Forgot My Password and it will be e-mailed to you. If you still have problems, e-mail your Executive Director, Laura Kehoe at executivedirector@dallasparalegals.org.

In this Issue

President’s Perspective ........................................................................... .1

This Month’s Meetings ......................................................................... .3

TBLS Exam Program ............................................................................ 4

2020 PD Salary Survey ............................................................................ 5

2020 TAPS ............................................................................................. 6

2020 TAPS Scholarship ......................................................................... 7

NFPA Champion for Justice Award ...................................................... 8

May Pro Bono Opportunities .............................................................. .12

Wendi A. Rogers Mentor Protégé Program ........................................ 16

NFPA News ......................................................................................... 19

2020 Board of Directors .................................................................... 20

Section and Committee Chairs ........................................................... 21

Sustaining Members ........................................................................... 22

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The Monthly Newsletter of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association

A member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.

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*** There is no cost to attend DAPA General Membership Meetings. Specialty section meetings are free to DAPA members and a low cost of $10.00 to non-members and $5.00 to non-member students. ***

This Month’s Meetings

Speakers: Daniel Meyers & Katie Ochetal, Transperfect Legal

Solutions

Topic: Remote Depositions: Best Practices

To Register, Go To

https://remotedepo.splashthat.com/

E-Discovery Productions: Inbound and Outbound

To Register, Go to

https://www.avansic.com/News/Presentations/417

OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUSION, THE DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION

DECIDED TO CLOSE THE BELO MANSION EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2020.

THE CLOSURE WILL LAST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

June General Membership Meeting

June 16 at Noon —Online

Avansic Work at Home CLE Webinar

June 17 at 1:00 pm—Online

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NFPA CHAMPION OF JUSTICE AWARD

NOMINATION DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2020

This award recognizes a practicing paralegal whose conduct actions and activities demonstrates extraordinary dedication

to diversity and inclusion as defined in NFPA’s Position Statement on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. The eligibility

and criteria for the award are as follows: This award is open to all practicing paralegals. The nominee need not be a

member of NFPA or a NFPA member association. The determination of the award recipient will be at the sole discre-

tion of the Judges. The general criteria includes, but is not limited to:

• The nominee must have a confimable paralegal educational background such as a paralegal degree (associate, bache-

lor, master), a certificate from an ABA-approved or recognized paralegal program, or a paralegal certification from a

nationally recognized paralegal program;

• The nominee must exhibit consistent encouragement and understanding between persons of different races, genders,

age groups, ethnicities, religious origins, national origins, indigenous heritages, socio-economic statuses, disabilities,

and sexual orientations and identities.

• The nominee must demonstrate outstanding efforts to promote bias and discrimination free environments where all

are valued, respected and have the same opportunities.

• The nominee must enhance inclusion through positive communication between diverse populations and promote

healing between those in conflict.

• The nominee must establish extraordinary achievement or long-term commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• The nominee must validate genuine dedication to the advancement of civil and equal rights, civil liberties, and do-

mestic and/or international human rights.

The Judges will consider the dedication and motivation of the individual paralegal who has demonstrated a

quantifiable and outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Greater weight will be given to those nominees who demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion

over and above actions taken through the nominee’s course of employment.

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• The Judges will consider nominees’ actions and activities in the following areas:

Extraordinary steps taken to promote diversity and inclusion.

Mentoring diverse populations.

Encouraging inclusion in the paralegal profession of underrepresented populations.

Participating in speaking engagements to champion diversity and inclusion and taking proactive steps to en-

courage diversity and inclusion.

Writing articles or books promoting diversity and inclusion.

Ensuring the voices of paralegals from diverse backgrounds are head and included in NFPA’s leadership.

Working on pro bono matters that have a significant impact on diversity and inclusion objectives.

Espousing initiatives to ensure policies are established in the nominee’s local association or legal community

to promote diversity and inclusion.

For More Information on the Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Committee, go to

https://www.paralegals.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3748

Strategic Planning Committee Seeking Volunteers ASAP!!!

The Strategic Planning Committee is looking for at least 2 volunteers from each region to join

them! This is an urgent request. Committee members do not have to be a delegate or a local lead-

er to participate! Help shape the future of NFPA!!

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DAPA MENTORS NEEDED!

What are the requirements of a Mentor? DAPA Mentor must be a mem-

ber in good standing of DAPA, must have at least (5) years of substantive

paralegal experience; must be willing to assist a new paralegal by answering

questions relating to his/her area(s) of the law, or other general paralegal-

related questions, including involvement in local, state and national paralegal

associations; and must agree to be accessible to his/her Protégé on an as-

needed basis throughout the year. At a minimum, Mentors should meet

and/or communicate with their Protégé’s on a monthly basis.

Interested?

Please contact Aaron Bath at presidentelect@dallasparalegals.org.

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COVID 19 Volunteer Opportunities – June 2020

The Ebby House - DAPA’s 2020 Charity

Spring Cleaning Day at The Ebby House is postponed until quarantine is over. If you are able to help, Ebby House

has an Amazon Wish List and a link for donations.

Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/ideas/

amzn1.account.AEWZI2EV5CDPQLFYB4AD7CYMD2XA/1HN0GNZZV4340?ref=idea_share

Donate: https://fowlercommunities.org/donate-now/

Several agencies are offering help during the coronavirus pandemic and looking for volunteers

Dallas County Urgent Needs: https://www.voly.org/causes/all-urgent-needs.html

Dallas Morning News list: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/03/18/here-are-north-texas-

organizations-and-causes-that-need-help-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

ProBono Texas: https://probonotexas.org/covid

SPCA: https://www.spca.org/foster?

fbclid=IwAR0nSgGkdQN67VqVpkW1kdjaSYcpvS3slWjsHfO7fs5zPIKVsWxhahD_CKM

Meals on Wheels: https://volunteer.vnatexas.org/Landing

American Red Cross: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/dlp/coronavirus--covid-19--and-blood-

donation.html

Tangotab drop off locations

Tangotab’s sandwich making events are currently postponed, but they are collecting food item donations. Locations

are announced on Wednesdays on TangoTab social media accounts; find them on Facebook: https://

www.facebook.com/TangoTab/

DAYL/DVAP clinics - cancelled through June 30. Virtual clinics each Thursday. For more information: http://

dallasvolunteerattorneyprogram.org/

RAICES

The Pro Se Asylum Program is temporarily suspended. For updates: http://www.zoltanlaw.com/outreach

Soupmobile

Soupmobile is collecting sandwiches (peanut butter only, no jelly), cookies, chips, and masks. https://

www.soupmobile.org/special-event Catholic Charities

No new volunteers will be placed under the current circumstances. Current volunteers can continue. For more infor-

mation: https://ccdallas.org/get-involved/volunteer/

Promise House

Volunteer activities are cancelled/on hold. Donations may be dropped off. For more information: https://

promisehouse.org/volunteer/

Leave a positive message: http://promisehouse.org/positive-message/

Stewpot

In person activities are suspended; meal service at The Bridge continues. https://thestewpot.squarespace.com/

response-to-covid19

Stewpot Amazon wish list: https://smile.amazon.com/hz/charitylist/ls/2ZC0T9RGWBXIW/ref=smi_ext_lnk_lcl_cl

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NFPA BLOG: THE PARALEGAL CORNER

Click Here to view all of the blog posts on the NFPA website!

DAPA’s Membership Year Runs from January 1st to December 31st. Don’t Forget to Renew for 2020!

Go To

http://dallasparalegals.org/page.asp?p=Forms to download the Renewal forms and you can pay online!

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News Flash!

Have you already obtained your CLE credentials to obtain voting status for next year and meet the criteria for

voting member status? Guess what? You can use all those credentials THIS YEAR!

Anyone who already has five (5) CLE credit hours, along with one (1) Ethics CLE credit hour can request that

their status be changed from non-voting to a voting member. This status allows you to participate in the elec-

tion of Board members, as well as becoming a Section Chair. Please submit your membership status update

request to Laure Kehoe, Executive Director and Cindy Moss, Membership Vice President, DAPA.

3.6 Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for Voting Members:

Renewing voting members must complete a minimum of six (6) hours of substantive continuing legal education (CLE),

at least one (1) hour of which must be in the area of Ethics. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, re-

newing voting members who joined the Association in the immediately preceding membership year shall be required

to complete one half (0.5) hour of CLE for each month for which he or she was a member during the immediately

preceding membership year, of which at least one half (0.5) hour must be in the area of Ethics. All CLE requirements

must be completed by December 31st of at the immediately preceding membership year. No carry-over of CLE hours

shall be allowed from year to year. Non-participatory CLE or self-study CLE hours shall be allowed from year to year

and may account for no more than two (2) CLE hours of the six (6) required CLE hours each membership year. Re-

newing voting members must report their CLE on a form promulgated by the Board of Directors and such completed

forms shall be subject to audit by the Board of Directors in its discretion. The Board of Directors shall use the follow-

ing criteria for approval of continuing education courses for credit towards mandatory CLE requirements for renewing

voting members.

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Shadow a Board Member

We are looking for voting members who want to shadow Board Members and find out more about their particular positions. If you are interested, please contact Floy Gaidarski at president@dallasparalegals.org or Laura Kehoe at executivedirector@dallasparalegals.org. Come to a board meeting and learn how your board of directors works! We work hard but we have a lot of fun! Come join a meeting and shadow a board member. Shadowing a Board Member doesn't require any work, but lets you see what a position involves if you are interested in future participation on the Board. Come see if you like it!

Interested in getting involved with DAPA and the paralegal legal community? DAPA has several positions open. To learn more about these positions and other exciting ways to volunteer, please contact Executive Director, Laura Kehoe, for more information.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Do you have an article, tip or tricks that you want to share with DAPA members? Publish them in the “On The Record” Newsletter! The dead-

line for submission is the 20th of the preceding month. Please send your submissions to Debbi Lowe, Newsletter Editor at newslet-

ter@dallasparalegals.org.

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DALLAS AREA PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION’S

WENDI A. ROGERS

MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM

DAPA's Mentor-Protégé Program is committed to promoting professionalism and career devel-

opment, as well as instilling high ethical behavior in paralegals that are new to the profession. We

are here to contribute to the success of, as well as set the standards for, new paralegals and parale-

gal students. DAPA believes it is crucial for tenured paralegals to share their knowledge with up-

and-coming paralegals to help foster growth and maintain and/or raise the standards of the pro-

fession. By pairing new paralegals with "seasoned" or senior paralegals, DAPA's Mentor-Protégé

Program offers numerous benefits.

The Program encourages students to become more engaged in the parale-

gal profession, as well as DAPA

DAPA's Protégé's receive immeasurable support from their Mentors to

help to contribute to their success in the profession

DAPA's Mentors act as a trusted counselors and provide guidance to the

new paralegal

The Program provides Protégé's with additional opportunities to network

with other legal professionals and develop new relationships

DAPA's Mentors are able to enhance the Protégé's skills and soon become an invaluable re-

source to the new paralegal

What are the requirements for a Protégé? A DAPA Protégé must be a member in good standing

of DAPA and must have three (3) years or less substantive paralegal experience.

What are the requirements for a Mentor? A DAPA Mentor must be a member in good standing

of DAPA; must have at least five (5) years substantive paralegal experience; must be willing to as-

sist a new paralegal by answering questions relating to his/her area(s) of the law, or other general

paralegal-related questions, including involvement in local, state and national paralegal associa-

tions; and must agree to be accessible to his/her Protégé on an as-needed basis throughout the

year. At a minimum, Mentors should meet and/or communicate with their Protégé's on a month-

ly basis.

If you are interested in serving as a Mentor in 2020, or would like to have a Mentor assigned to

you, please complete the appropriate application and email to mentor@dallasparalegals.org.

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DALLAS AREA PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION'S WENDI A. ROGERS MENTOR PROGRAM

Submit completed forms to mentor@dallasparalegals.org.

Application for Prospective Mentor

Name:

(please print or type)

Firm:

Mailing Address:

Work Tele-

phone:

Facsimile:

Email Address:

Are you a current voting member of DAPA?

Number of Years of Substantive

Paralegal Experience

Practice Area(s)

Special Needs, Requests or

Preferences

As a Mentor of DAPA, you hereby agree that you are a member in good standing of DAPA, that you have five (5)

or more years of substantive paralegal experience, that you are willing to assist a new paralegal by answering ques-

tions relating to his/her area(s) of law, or area(s) of experience, or other general paralegal-related questions, includ-

ing involvement in local, state and national paralegal associations; and you agree to be accessible to your assigned

Protégé on an as-needed basis throughout the year, and at a minimum, you agree to meet or communication with

your assigned Protégé on a monthly basis.

Signature:

Date: For DAPA Use Only

Date Received: Date Matched:

Name of Protégé:

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DALLAS AREA PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION'S

WENDI A. ROGERS MENTOR PROGRAM

Submit completed forms to mentor@dallasparalegals.org.

Application for Prospective Protégé

Name:

Mailing Address:

Firm/School:

Telephone: Facsimile:

Email Address:

Practice Area(s)

Are you a current DAPA member? Are you currently a Par-

alegal Student?

Number of Years of Substantive Anticipated Graduation

I am requesting a

Mentor for the

following reasons:

Career objectives

Education goals

Current information on the paralegal

profession, including certifications

Resume review and tips for interviewing

for a paralegal position

Other:

As a Protégé of DAPA, you hereby agree that you are a member in good standing of DAPA, that you have three

(3) or less years of substantive paralegal experience.

Signature:

Date: For DAPA Use Only

Date Received: Date Matched: Name of Mentor:

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NFPA News

REPORTING PRO BONO and COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS

We are excited to announce that pro bono and community service reporting is now set up through your member login on the NFPA website. 1. Go to the NFPA website ( www.paralegals.org ) 2. Sign in with your email and password 3. Once logged in, go to the Pro Bono tab and select “Reporting Pro Bono and Community Service Hours” 4. The form will auto fill your name and individual information that was provided to NFPA by your local association. 5. Complete the form and submit. The reporting period will remain July 1st through June 30th— so get your time in to NFPA!! Please report pro bono hours on a quarterly basis so that the NFPA Liaison to the ABA can share your service hours and projects with the ABA. NFPA’s Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Guidelines for reinforcement state that: EC-1.4(d) A paralegal should aspire annually to contribute twenty-four (24) hours of Pro Bono Publico services . . . . EC-1.4(e) A paralegal should aspire to contribute twenty-four (24) hours of Community Service on an annual basis. Contact Cindy Welch, CRP

TM if you have any questions.

NFPA FAST TRACK PROGRAM

NFPA Announces The Certification Fast Track Program Pilot Program in Response to COVID-19

Go To

https://www.paralegals.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3813

NFPA RECORDED ONLINE CLE

Paralegal Education - Recorded CLE Webinars Hosted by NFPA

Go To

https://www.paralegals.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3291

NFPA Monthly Board Meeting

June 16, 2020 at 8:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

A New Student Webpage Added to the NFPA Website!

Go to http://www.paralegals.org/students and there are added links to the

“Become a Member” and “Entering the Paralegal Profession Page”

NFPA Coordinators Positions Available!

Go to www.paralegals.org/default.asp?page=98 to see all of positions!

If you’d like to receive NFPA’s bi-monthly e-newsletter—you can sign up here!

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2020 Board of Directors

President

Floy Gaidarski

president@dallasparalegals.org

President Elect

Aaron B. Bath, CEDS, RP®

presidentelect@dallasparalegals.org

Programs Vice President

Jill Spytman

programs@dallasparalegals.org

Membership Vice President

Cindy Moss

membership@dallasparalegals.org

Education Vice President

Melody Johnson

education@dallasparalegals.org

Professional Development Director Michele Boerder, CP, TBLS-BCP

professionaldevelop-ment@dallasparalegals.org

Secretary

Melanie S. Isaac

secretary@dallasparalegals.org

Treasurer

Position Available

treasurer@dallasparalegals.org

NFPA Primary Representative

Kelli M. Smith, CRPTM

NFPA@dallasparalegals.org

Communications Director

Debbi Lowe

communications@dallasparalegals.org

Director-at-Large

Position Available

directoratlarge@dallasparalegals.org

Past President Board Advisor

Laura Kehoe, CRPTM

boardadvisor@dallasparalegals.org

Parliamentarian

Position Available

parliamentarian@dallasparalegals.org

Executive Director

Laura Kehoe, CRPTM

executivedirector@dallasparalegals.org

To find out more on each of the Board members,

please visit DAPA’s website at www.dallasparalegals.org

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Section Chairs Animal Law

Sunja Smith animal@dallasparalegals.org

Bankruptcy

[Available Position]

bankruptcy@dallasparalegals.org

Assistant Collin County

[Available Position] collincounty@dallasparalegals.org

Corporate Law

Abby E. Hardy, RP

corporate@dallasparalegals.org

Criminal Law

[Available Position]

criminal@dallasparalegals.org

Family Law Melanie S. Isaac, TBLS-BCP

family@dallasparalegals.org

Government

[Available Position]

government@dallasparalegals.org

Intellectual Property Law

Clark R. Thurston

ip@dallasparalegals.org

Leadership/Management Michele Boerder, CP, TBLS-BCP

leadership@dallasparalegals.org

Las Colinas

[Available Position]

northdallas@dallasparalegals.org

Litigation

Candy Ryan, CRP™

litigation@dallasparalegals.org

Medical / Personal Injury

Melody Johnson

medical@dallasparalegals.org

North Dallas

Cynthia Minchillo, RP

northdallas@dallasparalegals.org

Probate Law

[Available Position]

probate@dallasparalegals.org

Assistant Real Estate

Nicole Durenberger

realestate@dallasparalegals.org

Technology

Aaron Bath, CEDS, RP

technology@dallasparalegals.org

Appointments and Committee Chairs Assistant Secretary [Available Position]asstsecretary@dallasparalegals.org CLE Audit Committee [Available Position] cleaudit@dallasparalegals.org Elections Committee Sheila White elections@dallasparalegals.org Entertainment Committee Jill Spytman entertainment@dallasparalegals.org

Ethics Committee Kay Redburn, TBLS-BCP ethics@dallasparalegals.org Financial Audit Committee Melanie S. Isaac, TBLS-BCP

secretary@dallasparalegals.org Job Bank Administrator Amisha Pandya jobbank@dallasparalegals.org Membership Committee Cindy Moss membership@dallasparalegals.org

Wendi A. Rogers Mentor / Protégé Program

Aaron Bath, CEDS, RP mentor@dallasparalegals.org

Membership Survey Aaron B. Bath surveyresults@dallasparalegals.org

Newsletter Editor Debbi Lowe newsletter@dallasparalegals.org Newsletter Committee Debbi Lowe communica-tons@dallasparalegals.org Assistant Newsletter Editor [Available Position] newsletter@dallasparalegals.org National Affairs/ NFPA Committee

Kelli M. Smith, CRPTM

NFPA@dallasparalegals.org NFPA Secondary Representative [Available Position] nfpa2nd@dallasparalegals.org NFPA Certification Ambassador [Available Position]certification@dallasparalegals.org Paralegal of the Year Award Michele Boerder, CP, TBLS-BCP paralegalaward@dallasparalegals.org

Pro Bono / Community Service Chair Cindy Moss probono@dallasparalegals.org

Professional Development Committee Michele Boerder, CP, TBLS-BCP

professionaldevelop-ment@dallasparalegals.org Programs Committee Jill Spytman

programs@dallasparalegals.org Publications Committee [Available Position] publica-tions@dallasparalegals.org. Public Relations Committee Sunja Smith publicrela-tions@dallasparalegals.org Rules and Bylaws Committee [Available Position] rules@dallasparalegals.org Scholarship Committee [Available Position] scholarship@dallasparalegals.org

Special Awards Committee

Michele Boerder, CP, TBLS-

BCP

paralegalaward@

dallasparalegals.org Strategic Long Range Planning Floy Gaidarski president@dallasparalegals.org

Student Liaison Collin County College [Available Position] students@dallasparalegals.org Student Liaison El Centro College [Available Position] students@dallasparalegals.org Student Liaison SMU [Available Position] students@dallasparalegals.org Sustaining Member Liasons Candy Ryan, CRP™ sustaining@dallasparalegals.org TAPA (Texas Alliance of Paralegal Associations)

Aaron Bath, CEDS, RP tapa@dallasparalegals.org Weekly Communications Manager Debbi Lowe weeklycomm@dallasparalegals.org

Website Administrator Kathy Davis, PLS website@dallasparalegals.org Assistant Website Administrator [Available Position] website@dallasparalegals.org

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The Monthly Newsletter of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association

A member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.

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Please help support our Sustaining Members by calling on them when you have a project that needs outside support. It is

through their continued support and generosity that DAPA is able to keep membership rates low and provide social events

and CLEs at a low cost.

Sustaining Members

Arlington Career Institute Assure Court Reporting Attorney Resource Beacon Hill Staffing Capitol Services, Inc. Complete Legal Computer Forensics Services Corporation Service Company Courtroom Sciences, Inc. CT Corporation Dickman Davenport, Inc. Dwq Solutions El Centro College First Corporate Solutions Guiden Mediation & HR Services

HC Legal Search HG Litigation Services Huseby Global Litigation Kim Tindall & Associates MJB Group Open Door Solutions, LLP Registered Agent Solutions, Inc. Rimkus Robert Half Legal Special Counsel Special Delivery The Legal Connection Texas File, LLC Texas Paralegal Financial Services Unisource Discovery United Corporate Services

US Legal Support, Inc. Veritext Legal Solutions Westwood Professional Services

Level 2 Legal Solutions