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Paralegals Week 2014
Governor Terence R. McAuliffe proclaims October 12-18, 2014, as Paralegals’ Week.
2015 LGPA CONFERENCE
Mark your calendars now to attend the 2015 LGPA Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Location: Fort Magruder Hotel and Conference Center
For more information, please visit LGPA’s website here.
VAPA/LGPA Joint Conference
October 15-18, 2014
Location: ROANOKE, VA
The Conference is located in Roanoke this year, and as always promises to be not only very educational, but also a lot of fun. There will be many opportunities to make new friends and network with other professionals.
Click here for Conference Brochure 2014 and Schedule.
Click here for Conference Handouts. Registrants are responsible for printing and bringing their own handouts. Notebooks with handouts are available for an additional $10 fee, payable at the time of registration.
VAPA would like to thank its Conference Vendors and Sponsors!
LGPA would like to thank its Reception Sponsors!
CONFERENCE DETAILS:
Hotel:
Sheraton Roanoke Hotel
2801 Hershberger Road
Roanoke, VA 24017
$97/night + taxes
(800) 325-3535
(540) 563-9300
Deadline: September 15, 2014
REGISTRATION FEES:
$175 – 3 days
$125 – 2 days
$ 75 – 1 day
Deadline: September 30, 2014
2011 – 2013 VAPA OFFICERS
2011 – 2013 VAPA OFFICERS
Teri R. Reece, RP – President
Fredericksburg Paralegal Association
Treece@mellandfrost.com
Beverly Ann Manter – Vice President
South Central Area Liaison
bamanter@verizon.net
Karen Axell, RP – Treasurer
Paralegal Association of Northern Virginia
kaxell@earthlink.net
Lisa D.
Woodson – Secretary
Roanoke Valley Paralegal Association
woodson@gentrylocke.com
2012 Conference Materials
Thursday, October 11, 2012
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Animal Control Presentation
~ Shannon Manning – bio
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Local Government Regulation ~1st Amendment Rights
~ Mark Flynn, Esquire – bio included with material in link above
11:30 a.m.-12:30 pm.
Witness Interview Techniques
~ Derek Swanson, Esquire
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
LEGAL WRITING handout
~ David Shapiro, Esquire
Friday, October 12, 2012
9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Ethics Seminar 2012
~ Susan Brewer – bio
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Navigating the Abyss of Free Legal Information
William Magee – bio
Discovery
~ Patrick Logan – Bio
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Cyber Crimes Presentation Handout-c
~ Michael Maschke – bio
~ Jesse Lindmar – bio
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
LexisNexis ~ Business Law Flyer
LexisNexis ~One Page Product Summary (August, 2012)
LexisNexis.com ~ At A Glance
~ Donna Baird – bio
Family Law
~ Julie Cillo, Esquire
~ Melissa VanZile – bio
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Elder Law: Surrogate Decision Making
~ Elizabeth Gray – bio
Saturday, October 13, 2012
9:00 am.-10:30 a.m.
Employment Law
~ J.L. Holden – bio
Forensic Weather
~ Zach Daniel – bio
VAPA Retreat
2715 HUNTINGTON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23607
AGENDA FOR VAPA STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011
Wingate by Wyndham – Fredericksburg, 20 Sanford Dr., Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Phone: (540) 368.8000; Fax: (540) 368.9252
Fredericksburg_Wingate@dlphotel.com
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011
1. Informal day – delegates arrive in afternoon, check-in if staying overnight.
2. Dinner. Although this dinner is not mandatory, it is an important “ice breaker” for the delegates to meet and greet each other informally.
**Members of all Associations are invited to attend!! The Retreat is Free!!
RSVP for attendance to: Kathi Ingram, RP, kathi.ingram@marriott.com
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
1. Sign attendance sheet.
2. Introductions: Your name, your association and your title within association, your employer.
Also answer the following questions: (i) What is the most important benefit you your association feels it gets from its membership in VAPA and (ii) What would you, as the delegate for your association like to see accomplished at today’s strategic planning meeting?
3. Brainstorming Session:
- How has VAPA changed since its establishment in 1989?
- What is VAPA “About”? Has it changed from what is currently stated on its website?
- Has the “Purposes and Goals” changed for VAPA or does it remain as it is stated on its website? Are the “Goals” still realistic? See attachment 2.
- Some associations have a Mission Statement. Does VAPA need one?
Should the VAPA Bylaws, dated 9/22/2007, be reviewed and updated by the delegates?
VAPA Meeting – March 2011
VAPA Meeting, Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in Charlottesville, Virginia.
VAPA Meeting
VAPA meeting Saturday, September 18, 2010, 9:30 at ThompsponMcMullan Law Firm, Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA 23219
VAPA Meeting
VAPA Meeting at ThompsonMcMullan Law Firm, 100 Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA 23219, beginning at 9:30 am.
The agenda will include new and old business to include the 2010 VAPA Conference to be held in Fredericksburg.