Gulf Coast Paralegal Association, Inc.
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L to R: Nancy N. Beaty, MA, ACP, FRP, NALA Liaison; Mary Lou Breaz, CP, FRP, Second Vice-President; Carol Regula, FRP, Treasurer; Deborah R. Jesse, FRP, Secretary. In Front: Bev Belleau, FRP, President. First Vice-President position is vacant.
********The Gulf Coast Paralegal Association, Inc.(GCPA) was founded in 2007 to promote and present quality continuing legal educational opportunities for local paralegals, to encourage the enrollment of students in paralegal programs, to establish standards for certification and practice guidelines for the paralegal profession in the community and statewide, and to provide a forum for networking among peers.
As an affiliated association of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA), our primary goal is to uphold the ethical, professional and personal standards set forth by NALA.
GCPA has joined the Florida Alliance of Paralegal Association (www.fapainc.org) which repre-sents 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 "Paralegal Issues" page
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Check out the new partnership with Lorman for discounts on CLE courses on "CLE Resources" page.
http://www.lorman.com/training/GCPA
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35th Annual NALA Convention & Exhibition, July 13-17, 2010 Jacksonville, Florida
We have agreed to actively participate as a NALA Affiliate Association and hope to have a large contingent attend the Convention -- Join Us
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FAPA's Third Annual Ethics Seminar
Will take held this year at the breathtaking Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, FL
Join us on November 6, 2010, for another fabulous seminar which will provide you with "All the Ethics an FRP Needs in a Day!"
Details will be posted shortly on our webpage: www.fapapinc.org
Check back, or sign up for our email list to get more information.
Contact EthicsSeminar@fapainc.org with questions.
Check out photos of our Paralegal Appreciation Night on the Photo Gallery page
Upcoming Events
2010 Annual Meeting
September 9, 2010
Perkins Restaurant - Pine Ridge Road
(just off I-75)
5:30 pm Social Time
6:00 pm Program
Election of Executive Committee
(If you cannot attend, proxies must be received
by Randon Randolph, rrandolph@porterwright.com
on or before 09/09/10)
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Chad Brazzeal, Esq.
Morgan & Morgan
"Medical Malpractice Litigation in Florida"
$20 Members/$25 Non-Members
Entrée selections made at meeting
Mail checks to
Carol Regula, Treasurer
20170 Estero Gardens Circle, #108, Estero, FL 33928
RSVP by 09/07/10 to
sherivanwy@yahoo.com
Want to carpool from Fort Myers?
Contact Sheri Vanwy at
sherivanwy@yahoo.com
******** October - 2-hour Ethics Seminar
October - 2-hour Ethics Seminar
Dr. Pamella Seay will discuss
“The Offshoring of Legal Services”. Dr. Seay is on the Ethics Committee for the Florida Bar.
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November 6, 2010
FAPA Ethics Seminar -- see details at bottom of column to the left
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.
