BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011-12
Front Row
Mary Lou Breaz, CP, FRP
President
mlbreaz@embarqmail.com
Back row, L to R
Serena Collins
Treasurer
scollins@becker-poliakoff.com
Carol Regula, CP
NALA Liaison
carolregula51@yahoo.com
Lisa Fowler, FRP
Second Vice-President
lfowlergcpa@gmail.com
Carla Solazzo
Secretary
carla.solazzo@fowlerwhite.com
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Patricia DeStefano
First Vice-President
pdestefano.pat@gmail.com
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As an affiliated association of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA), our primary goal is to uphold the ethical, profes-sional and personal standards set forth by NALA.
GCPA has joined the Florida Alliance of Paralegal Association (www.fapainc.org) which represents approximately 2,000 paralegals throughout the state and uses the collective efforts of its member associations to monitor developments in the legal field that impact paralegals and to provide a unified voice for the advancement of the paralegal profession statewide.
We never charge State fees or dues!
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Application Forms for Florida Registered Paralegal Program available on Florida Registered Paralegal Program
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Check out the new partnership with Lorman for discounts on CLE courses on
www.lorman.com/training/GCPA
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CP Review Course
Saturday July 14th , July 21st, August 4th, August 11, and August 18th 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Edison State College, Fort Myers Campus, Gresham Hall (Building B).
Cost: $65 GCPA members, $75 NALA Members, $50 for Students and $100 Non-Members/Students.
Contact me at mlbreaz@embarqmail.com for more information.


Membership Meeting
June 14, 2012
“E-Filing – Are you Ready?”
Jill Lennon, Director of Courts, Dwight Brock’s Office
Approved by NALA for 1 CLE for our CP and FRP attendees
Perkins Restaurant
Pine Ridge Road, Naples
Meeting starts promptly at 6:15 p.m.
Check-in and social time from 5:30 to 6:10 p.m.
Please RSVP by June 12th by e-mailing
Serena Collins, FRP at
or send your payment to Serena at:
Becker & Poliakoff
12140 Carisssa Commerce Court, Suite 200
Fort Myers, FL 33966
$20.00 members, $25.00 non-members
(Entrée selections made at meeting)
Want to carpool from Fort Myers?
Contact Lisa Fowler
lfowlergcpa@gmail.com
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Annual Paralegal Appreciation Night
Thursday, July 12, 2012
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Ever Bank Community Room
1185 Immokalee Road, Naples
Refreshments will be served
Special guest speaker
Julie Ann Garber, Esq.
Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
“Wills, Trusts & Estates – What You Should Know”
6:00 pm
Approved by NALA for 2 CLE for our CP and FRP attendees
Please RSVP by July 9th by e-mailing
Lisa Fowler, CP at lfowlergcpa@gmail.com
There is no charge for this event. Hope to see you there!
American Bar Association's Definition of Paralegal (1997)
A legal assistant or paralegal is a person qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.
Gulf Coast Paralegal Association, Inc. (2007) All rights reserved.