Greetings!
If you missed last months seminars, no worries. This month we have a couple of seminars scheduled and also have a luncheon networking opportunity. Our CLE Committee has been able to arrange an ethics seminar for 1.5 CLE credits. Please register as soon as you can as the seminar is scheduled early this month. Our Review Course Committee has scheduled a "Super Saturday" short course for those who have been studying for the CP exam. Our next networking opportunity is also coming up. Please bring your business card, great conversation and ideas to share with other members. I hope to see some of you at the Olive Garden in Maitland.
As some of you may be aware, there is some interesting things happening in the areas of mandatory registration and the introduction of house and senate bills for paralegal licensure. We have provided this information for your review and comment.
See below for more information. Please note the member incentive at the end of this newsletter.
Sincerely, Natalie F. Colon, CP, FRP Certified Paralegal/Florida Registered Paralegal CFPA President - 2011 |
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Upcoming CLEs
April 12, 2011 Ethics and the Unauthorized Practice of Law: The Basics Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Place: Upchurch, Watson, White & Max 1060 Maitland Center Commons, Suite 440 Maitland, FL 32751 Refreshments will be provided compliments of: Orange Reporting!! Ethics Registration Form 
CFPA Member Fee - $20.00 Non-Member Fee - $30.00 |
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Upcoming CLA/CP Exam Review/Short Course
April 30, 2011
Super Saturday - CLA/CP Exam Review/Short Course
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place:
ITT Technical Institute
8301 Southpark Circle, Ste 100
Orlando, Fl 32819
Registration Form
Prices for this course vary as you can choose to attend the full day, or just the morning session or just the afternoon session. So please visit the link below.
Pay Pal is available on the CFPA website: http://cfpainc.org/cleseminars.html
**Lunch provided by event sponsors:
First Choice Court Reporting and ITT Technical Institute
Seating is limited - those registered for May exam session have priority. Next priority will be given to those registered for the September exam session. Any additional seating will be made available on a first come-first served basis.
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CFPA Winter Park/Maitland Luncheon
 CFPA's Winter Park/Maitland Lunch goes bi-monthly! Next luncheon will be held on: April 13, 2011 at 11:45 a.m. at Olive Garden located across from the Winter Park Village. Please plan to join us if you are in the area. Please RSVP to Gidget Zook at gidget.zook@burr.com by no later than April 12, 2011. |
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Second Quarter Charity
Our next quarter Charity is Habitat for Humanity, Orlando. We are working on coordinating a build so please be on the look out for a future date. If you are interested in participating in the building, please contact the President at president@cfpainc.org and request to be added to the build list. Donations are also welcome. No donation is too small. |
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CFPA on the Web ...
You can find CFPA on these social networking sites:
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Mandatory Registration and Licensure Legislation
In order to keep our members apprised of the developments with the the voluntary aspect of Rule 20, the Florida Bar formed a Special Committee to research the prospect of making Rule 20 a mandatory registration rather than voluntary. Recently, that Special Committee has filed a report to the Florida Bar which was considered at the Board of Governor's meeting in Orlando on March 25, 2011. See the full report below: Special Committee Report There has been much discussion and several heated debates on various paralegal blogs and forums on the Florida Alliance of Paralegal Association's pursuit of mandatory licensing of Florida paralegals and the two pieces of legislation that were filed earlier this month, House of Representatives Bill HB 1149 and Senate Bill SB 1612. Click below to review these Bills: House Bill 1149 Senate Bill 1612 There are various opinions for and against mandatory licensure and the filing of HB 1149 and SB 1612. You can see some more information on this on CFPA's website by clicking on the following link: http://cfpainc.org/paralegalregulation.html The above is provided for informational and educational purposes only. CFPA encourages each individual to form to his/her own opinions regarding licensing, registration, and/or certification of paralegals in the State of Florida and respond accordingly.
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CFPA encourages its members to make their own opinions known , whether you are for it or against it, to the legislators who will be voting on the issue of paralegal licensing.
Contact your local House Representative as well as the author of the House Bill 1149:
Email Rep Richard L. Steinberg Find YOUR Representative -- click on Find Your Rep and fill in your address and send an email.
Contact your State Senator as well as the author of the Senate Bill 1612: Senator Garrett Richter Find YOUR Senator click on Find Your Senator and fill in your address and send an email. |
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"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin." - Mother Teresa
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Membership Corner
Welcome New Members:
Jessica Bazurto
Antoinette Braga Angela Comer, FRP
Jerri Gibbs
Dev Gooljar
Jennifer Hasskamp
Derek Loughran
Coffey Tides
For Membership Information and Application CLICK HERE
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