NFPA is committed to paralegal involvement in pro bono services, and the delegates have adopted pro bono related agenda topics since 1979. In 1999, NFPA's Model Code of Ethics was amended to include a 24-hour annual pro bono aspiration. The most recent resolution, passed in 2006, created a program to acknowledge and recognize the endeavors and contributions that paralegals make toward community service projects, and further amended the Model Code to include a 24-hour annual community service aspiration. NFPA recognizes those who achieve the pro bono and community service goals at its annual convention, this year being held in Hartford, CT. The deadline to submit the forms reporting your7/1/2012 through 6/30/2013 pro bono and/or community service hours is July 1st. Just send an email to nfpaprobono@gmail.com to request your form(s), then complete and submit your form(s) by theJuly 1st deadline. There are separate forms for pro bono hours and for community service hours, so be sure to indicate which form(s) you need. Please indicate the association you belong to so that the association can be notified of your contributions.
NFPA is proud to announce the essay topic for the 2013 NFPA/Thomson Reuters scholarships is now available at http://www.paralegals.org/uploads/TR_Scholarship_app_2013.pdf with the Application form. There are two scholarships available: first place is $3,000 and second place is $2,000.
This scholarship opportunity is open to both member and non-member students of NFPA. The deadline for submission of completed applications and accompanying documents is July 1, 2013. Winners will be provided a travel stipend to attend the NFPA Annual Convention in Hartford, CT in October and will be recognized at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 5. Notification will be provided to the winners on or about August 26, 2013.
Please share this information with any students you may know and with paralegal programs in your area.
Theresa A. Prater, RP, Vice President & Director of Profession Development NFPA
April: The speaker for Indiana Paralegal Association's April 17, 2013 Monthly Meeting is LaShonda Dillard, NFPA Region III Director. Please stay tuned for additional information. Thank you.
May: Indiana Paralegal Association's May 15, 2013 monthly meeting speaker will be Wesley Zirkle, EVP and General Counsel at Just Marketing International. Mr. Zirkle serves as Just Marketing International’s in-house counsel and primary legal advisor. Mr. Zirkle is an expert in the field of motorsports marketing and has negotiated some of the largest and most complex contracts in NASCAR, Formula One, Grand-Am, NHRA, ALMS, World Rally and other major series. His previous experience as an attorney includes nearly five years at CMG Worldwide (a leading intellectual property management and marketing agency representing such licensed icons as James Dean, George Patton, Marilyn Monroe and I [heart] NY®); where among other clients he represented Evernham Motorsports, a NASCAR team. Mr. Zirkle is a member of various associations and boards, including the Indianapolis Bar Association, having served as its Chairman of the Sports and Entertainment Executive Committee. He is a frequent speaker at law schools and at legal seminars regarding the issues surrounding motor racing and sponsorship. Specialties: Sports & Entertainment law, sponsorship, marketing law, intellectual property (with a specialty in the Rights of Publicity and Privacy), contract drafting and negotiation, and employment law. Please stay tuned for more details.
2012-2013 PACE STUDY GROUP FORMING
November 27, 2012-January 15, 2013
One of many ways that you can study for PACE is to consider participating in a Study Group. This method of study certainly has many advantages, the primary advantage being that you can learn from one another, especially regarding areas of the law in which you need more study. You can glean the knowledge of other experienced paralegals in areas in which you have less experience ~ turn your weaknesses into strengths in a fun and positive environment ~ and they can learn from you. Everyone benefits ~ helping each other in achieving their goal ~ to pass PACE.
Not only can members learn together, marshal resources, and motivate one another, but they may be able to reinforce discipline and help the members stay focused. Group study can be more interesting than studying alone, and it allows the members to share their learning experiences. The group can be a sounding board in proof that "two heads are better than one.” They bring to the table each individual member's professional and personal knowledge and experience. Moreover, the group can utilize various media formats that may be unavailable in individual study. Finally, the group is there for support before, during, and after the exam.
The 2012-2013 PACE Study Group Schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, November 27th 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 4th 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 11th 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 18th 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 25th CHRISTMAS – NO STUDY GROUP
Tuesday, January 1st NEW YEAR’S DAY – NO STUDY GROUP
Tuesday, January 8th 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 15th 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The study group will convene at Krieg DeVault LLP, One Indiana Square, Suite 2700, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 in conference room C-3. Drinks will be provided. Since this study group meets around lunch time, please feel free to bring your own lunch. Please notify Angela Woodlee at awoodlee@kdlegal.com by November 21, 2012, if you plan to attend.
Several paralegals have also signed up to take the November 26th PACE Online Review Course offered by NFPA through API (Advanced Paralegal Institute). The cost for the online course is $395.00 for a 7-week course. The study manual for the course (and the PACE Study Group) is $82.20 (plus s&h).
To purchase the study manual for the course (and the study group), follow this link:
http://vig.pearsoned.com/store/product/1,1207,store-19160_isbn-0132864339,00.html.
The Next NFPA/API PACE Online Review Course begins November 26th. To sign up for the online review course, follow this link:http://www.paralegals.org/default.asp?page=92
Registered Paralegals (RPs), in the past, have HIGHLY recommended that PACE candidates take the online review course to better prepare them to take the PACE Exam; however, this is your decision. Participating in the online course is not mandatory to take the PACE Exam.
Additional information regarding preparing and sitting for PACE can be found at: http://www.paralegals.org/default.asp?page=89.
Please consider being part of a Study Group and congratulate yourself on taking a BIG step in developing your professional career and the entire paralegal profession by becoming credentialed! IPA Cares about Credentialing! We’ll help you get there!
Debi Binkley, RP
IPA Paralegal Credentialing Ambassador
dbinkley@boselaw.com
2012-2013 PACE ONLINE REVIEW
COURSE DATES:
Nov. 26, 2012
Jan. 14, 2013
Feb 25, 2013
April 8, 2013
May 20, 2013
July 15, 2013
Sept 3, 2013
Oct 7, 2013
Nov 11, 2013
For more information, please contact Renee Sova, Director of The Advanced Paralegal Institute (“API”), atrenee.sova@advancedparalegalinstitute.com or by phone, toll free at 1-888-233-2019 ( office), 770-643-5341 ( local office), or via fax at 1-419-791-7802 .
PCCE and PACE Online Review Courses Start Monday, October 15th.
Each course runs for seven weeks and covers all domains for each of the certification exams. The cost for either the PCCE or the PACE review course is $395. At the conclusion of both students will complete an exit exam and each students will receive a score and an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses so that they will know where to focus their final preparation for the exams.
The next start date for both review courses is Monday, November 26th. Additional courses may be added if sufficient interest is expressed.
Here is the link for additional information and to register for the PCCE review course: http://www.paralegals.org/default.asp?page=101
For more information and to register for the PACE review course follow this link: http://www.paralegal.org/default.asp?page=61
Special guest will be Erik Chickedantz, President of the Indiana State Bar Association.
Date: August 15, 2012
Time: 11:45
Where: Indiana State Bar Association
Conference Rooms A and B, One Indiana Square, Suite 530
[NE corner of Ohio and Pennsylvania Streets]
Menu:
Value: 1.0 hour CLE credit
Faculty:
Biographies of the faculty and President Chickedantz appear below.
COST
Members : $21.50
Non-Members: $21.50
Brown Bag: $5.00
Registrations for this meeting are to be made through the Indiana Paralegal Association. You may register online at http://www.indianaparalegals.org/events; via e-mail at info@indianaparalegals.
org, or you may call IPA at the telephone number below. Be sure to bring your check to the meeting if you have called or e-mailed your registration.
IPA derives no profit from the meetings.
c/o Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
2700 Market Tower
10 W. Market Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Telephone: (317) 686-3141
E-mail: info@indianaparalegals.org
ISBA President C. Erik Chickedantz, Fort Wayne, is a partner at the firm Hawk Haynie Kammeyer & Chickedantz. Since 1972, he has practiced law in Fort Wayne, concentrating in the areas of personal injury, commercial, construction and insurance defense litigation and, during the past several years, mediation and arbitration. He received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1963 and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1971. Erik served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, 1963-69, which included duty tours with the 101st Airborne Division, Vietnamese Airborne Division and the 82nd Airborne Division.
He is a member of the Allen County (past president), Indiana State (president-elect, 2010-11; vice president, 2009-10; chair, House of Delegates, 2007-08; district member, board of governors, 2001-03; secretary, 1999-2000) and American bar associations; Benjamin Harrison American Inn of Court (past president); Indiana Bar Foundation (member, board of directors); and Allen County Bar Foundation (member, board of directors).
Erik was born in Washington, Ind., in 1941. Erik and his wife, Anita, have four grown children, Julie, Jon, Andy and Jill; a son-in-law, Brian Risley; and two granddaughters, Ali and Leah.
Keith Berlin is an associate at Taft Stettinius & Hollister. He started his career at Taft and has been practicing for four years. Mr. Berlin focuses his practice on complex commercial and environmental litigation. He has been on the Indianapolis Bar Association's Pro Bono Standing Committee for three years and is in his first year as serving as chair of the committee. The IndyBar's Pro Bono Standing Committee promotes equal justice by developing, facilitating, coordinating, supporting, and improving IndyBar's programs and services designed to serve the legal needs of disadvantaged residents of the City of Indianapolis and its surrounding communities while providing opportunities for IndyBar members to fulfill their professional duty and personal responsibility to provide pro bono services to those in need.
LaDonna Wattley is a Volunteer Director at Child Advocates. She made a famous training video called “Big Mama's Chair: Getting from the Company Furniture to the Kitchen Table.” Anyone who has been able to see the full version of this training can tell you its not only educational and informative but full of laughter and fun. Highly recommended!
Dennis Frick is a Director of the Senior Law Project of Indiana Legal Services, Inc. He has represented Medicaid clients in administrative appeals, rule-making hearings, and in state and federal court. He is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He is the past chair of the Elder Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association.
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