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Issue XXV
December 2009 |
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President's Message
by
Holly Silver
As another year, and my tenure as your President, comes to
a close, I would like to thank you for having given me the
opportunity to serve on FPA's board of directors. I hope the
Association has served you well by bringing to you some quality
continuing education, job opportunities and social networking.
Most recently, the Skills Saturday, on November 14, 2009, was a
morning packed with practical information and generous tips to
improve the paralegal's awareness and eff ectiveness. Th e morning
started with a comprehensive presentation by paralegal,
Donna Howard, on the management of cases and preparation
for trial. Ms. Howard provided a fascinating talk with many
examples from personal experience on how to be an invaluable
paralegal, both before and during trial. Next, paralegals, Donna
Parrish and Sharon Glisson, teamed up to provide a thorough
discussion of two essential skills: time management and billing.
From their vast experience in the paralegal profession, both
civil and governmental, we participated in a very interesting
and helpful discussion on these topics, including how to set and
reach both work and billing goals. Last, we were privileged to
have the accomplished attorney, Todd Baxter, give a fascinating
presentation concerning ethical communications in the
law offi ce. Included was an enlightening discussion about the
challenges of maintaining confi dentiality, particularly in this
electronic age with the risks that come with e-mail communications.
Further, Mr. Baxter gave a timely talk regarding the
advantages and pitfalls of social networking. Many tips and do's
& don'ts made this entire educational seminar very valuable.
I have included in this newsletter some photos from our
Holiday Social that took place on December 4th. We had a
great time, and it was especially fun to get to know some new
members of our association better!
Th ank you to the superb members of the 2009 Board: Sharon
Glisson, Lisa Quiroz, Lisa Eakins, Donna Parrish, Claudia
Stempien and Pat Salazar. You have been a great a team, and
wonderful women to spend time with!
It has been my honor to serve you, and with much pleasure I
pass the torch to your new President, Sharon Glisson. I know
Sharon has great enthusiasm for the paralegal profession and
excellent ideas and ambition for FPA. Let us get involved
and make this upcoming year our best yet!
Here’s to much success and reward to all of you in 2010. |
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