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PACE® Study Group |
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FREE (limited seating)
Sundays, Jan 24 thru Mar 21
3:00 to 5:00 pm
at
Emory's Center for
Lifelong Learning
Contact
K. Paezle' Harris, RP, CLA (VP & PACE Ambassador)
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Your Board of Directors pulled together to get one more issue of The ParaGraph out to you this year. If you can volunteer your time and talents to assist with our newsletter in 2010, please contact President Kevin Fogle. Thank you for another great year!
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| President's Message |
 Greetings, This has been an extremely exciting year, and amazingly it has already come to an end. We kicked off the year by providing a "Town Hall" discussion platform during our first dinner meeting, which was held on February 10, 2009. This dinner meeting was extremely insightful and invigorating and enabled us to share ideas with respect to GAP and our profession. In May, we had our first Career Workshop, which was held on Emory University's Briarcliff campus. This workshop included CLE seminars for entry-level and experienced paralegals alike. Roundtable discussions were held in order to provide career advice from legal recruiters, as well as experienced, senior-level paralegals. This event was extremely successful and is still being talked about among peers. Click here for full article... I challenge each of you to get more involved in your organization and in the community, which are ways for us as paralegals to increase our exposure and move to the next level as professionals and as a professional organization.
I am extremely excited about the upcoming year and look forward to, with your help, making 2010 the best year in GAP's history.
Happy Holidays! |
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| Holiday Dinner / 2010 Board of Directors |
 GAP held its "Holiday Dinner" at Anthony's Fine Dining on December 8th. In the spirit of the holidays, attendees brought toy donations which were collected by two representatives of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, who attended as our guests. The donations amounted to 10 bags of toys and over $400 in cash donations.
President Kevin Fogle recognized the hard work of the 2009 Board of Directors and introduced the board members who will be serving in 2010, as follows:
Kevin O. Fogle = President
K. Paezle' Harris, RP,CLA = Vice President & PACE® Ambassador
Karen Prouty, RP = Secretary
Beth Bailey = Treasurer
LaShonda Dillard = NFPA® Primary
Tenitra Adams, RP = NFPA® Secondary
Beth Magee, RP = Director of Membership
Michael Misenheimer = Director of Pro Bono
Pamela Allen = Director of CLE
Mike Levin = Speaker's Coordinator
Patty Dietz-Selke = Student Members Coordinator
Michael Fielding = Benefits Coordinator
Patrick Davis, RP = Community Service Coordinator
Lakeila Meadows = State and Local Bar Liaison
Amadi Leaks = Web Design Coordinator
Barbara Pylant, RP = Board Advisor
Christina Weeks = Board Advisor |
| Region III Rocks!
GAP Representatives Attend NFPA Region Meeting
by K. Paezle' Harris, RP, CLA (GAP's Secondarry Rep and PACE Ambassador) |
 The NFPA Region III Meeting was hosted by Tampa Bay Paralegal Association (TBPA) in Tampa, Florida on March 20th and 21st. GAP sent its NFPA Primary and Secondary Representatives, LaShonda Dillard and Paezle' Harris, to this informative meeting which included CLE sessions, information on NFPA activities, discussion of local association activities, an exchange of ideas on association growth and services and a Friday night social event. Click here for full article... |
| No Time for Falling Back
Report on GAP's Fall Seminar
by Karen Prouty, RP (GAP's Vice President) |
On Saturday, November 7th, GAP partnered with Emory's Paralegal Program to provide a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar titled "No Time for Falling Back". The seminar was held at Emory's Center for Lifelong Learning and was approved by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) for 2.6 hours of CLE credit. With more than 80 attendees, this seminar was one of GAP's most well-attended events of 2009. Attendees ranged from new students and paralegals to seasoned veterans. Click here for full article... GAP would like to express our appreciation to our seminar speakers, to Georgia Davidson and Jennifer John of Emory's Paralegal Program for their support, and to GAP's President, Kevin Fogle and volunteer Beth Magee for all of their hard work in making this CLE such a success. Thank you also to everyone who participated in the seminar. |
| Paralegal Week 2009
by Kevin O. Fogle (GAP President) |
 This year GAP joined forces with the Gate City Bar Association's Paralegal Section to host a week-long celebration of paralegals and our contribution to the legal community. Governor Sonny Perdue signed a proclamation declaring Friday, June 12, 2009 "Paralegal Day" and we not only thought it necessary to celebrate that day, but to celebrate for the entire week leading up to it, which we unofficially called "Paralegal Week".
Paralegal Week 2009 proved to be a great success. Participation and enthusiasm was up and we have received a great deal of positive feedback. We look forward to another successful Paralegal Week in 2010. |
| Report on the 2009 NFPA Convention
by LaShonda Dillard (GAP's Primary to NFPA) |
 During the week of October 29 through November 1, 2009, NFPA held its Annual Convention and Policy Meeting in Portland, Oregon (Region I). GAP sent its Primary (LaShonda Dillard), Secondary (K. Paezle' Harris, RP, CLA), and President (Kevin O. Fogle) to represent its membership at the convention.
NFPA has a total of 10,035 paralegal and student members from 54 Member Associations. The most recent associations to join NFPA are: National Association of Licensed Paralegals in England; Missouri Paralegal Association; Paralegal Association of Wisconsin; and Scottish Paralegal Association of Scotland. Out of the 54 Member Associations, 46 were present and had delegates credentialed for the Policy Meeting.
Click here for full article..., including a list of Award winners, the 2010 NFPA Board of Directors and the Resolutions created at the Policy Meeting.
I want to thank GAP for allowing me to represent its members at the NFPA Annual Convention. Not only did I have the opportunity to be a part of deciding on resolutions affecting NFPA presently, but I also experienced being on the frontline of making a difference in its future! I will serve as GAP's NFPA Primary for the 2010 term as well. Should any member have questions or want to discuss any part of this article in more detail, please email me at nfpapr@gaparalegal.org. |
| PACE News |
| GAP's Newest RP's
GAP is proud to announce that the following members passed PACE in 2009 and have earned the Registered Paralegal (RP) designation:
Tenitra Adams, RP Barbara L. Pylant, RP 
Patrick L. Davis, RP Tammy Walton, RP
Tatyana Kirillova, RP Linda B. Troutman, RP
2009 PACE Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to Patty Dietz-Selke and Alana S. Hull Cameron, who have been awarded GAP's 2009 PACE Scholarships. The scholarship winners were announced at GAP's Holiday Dinner. In addition to the application fee for PACE, each scholarship includes study materials and the option for taking either the Practice Exam or the Review Course, offered online through NFPA. Thanks again to this year's scholarship sponsors, Esquire Deposition Solutions and IKON Office Solutions.
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| GAP-a-way II (Spring 2010) |
 Join us for a well-deserved break in sunny Cancun, Mexico. The all-inclusive package includes accommodations for 4 days/3 nights at the Riu Hotel. Open to the Public.
Date: April 8th departure
List Price: starting at $816 for double occupancy
Contact: Bonnie at (770) 729-1881 ext.11 | |
 Georgia Association of Paralegals, Inc.3904 N. Druid Hills Road #376
Decatur, Georgia 30033
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