Brevard Paralegal Association Chapter

Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.

September 2011

The Paralegal Pipeline

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Presidents Message
2 2 2 3 3 4 5

Technology Seminar Update FRP Corner BPA Yard Sale Speakers Bio Birthdays 2011-12 Board Listing News/Mugshots Sponsors Community Service Upcoming Seminars

4, 6 7 8-12

Patriot Day September 11

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Thank you to all of you that came to BPAs August meeting and witnessed the installation of the Executive Board for 2011-2012. We were proud to have in our midst Attorney Timi Tucker, President of the Brevard County Bar Association, who took time from her busy schedule to not only speak to us but also to preside over the installation. We are thankful for Ms. Tuckers presence and support of our Association. Speaking about support, BPA strives to help students and paralegals on every occasion possible. Every year BPA awards two major

scholarships: Student Scholarship and Roseann Nelson CLA Professional Development Scholarship. The Student Scholarship is a cash scholarship awarded to a student in a paralegal program and its aim is to help the recipient to buy books, pay for tuition or whatever fits the need of the student. Roseann Nelson CLA Professional Development Scholarship is awarded each year to a paralegal to cover the application fee for certification examination. In order to do this, BPA needs to raise funds and your help is needed. This year BPA will host a yard sale. The yard sale will happen in October. I ask you to bring your donations to this months meeting and to the October meeting. If you would like also to volunteer your time, it will be highly appreciated. If you would like more information, please contact Kim Nowakowski at Kimberly.Nowakowski@ health-first.org or at 321-

434-4378. Lets make this event a success. Please attend the upcoming membership meeting, Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Suntree Country Club in Melbourne. Attorney Steve Allender is our guest speaker on the topic Planning for TomorrowEstate and Nursing Home Planning for You and Your Family. I look forward to seeing each of you at the meeting. All the best,

Silvia

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Labor Day September 5th

Technology Seminar Update

The Florida Alliance of Paralegal Association's upcoming Technology Seminar being held on September 16, 2011 at Edison College in Fort Myers, FL is fast approaching. In this digital age, we need to constantly stay on top of the emerging technology that can assist us in performing our jobs. While you are educating yourself, your family can enjoy all the local attractions that Fort Myers and the surrounding beaches have to offer! The rate for FAPA members is $95, non-FAPA members is $125, and students is $75. Continental breakfast and lunch are included. The registration form and the speaker schedule and other details can be found at FAPAs website at: http://www.fapainc.org/TechnologySeminar2011.html

BPA Yard Sale

Bringing back a successful fundraising effort from years past, BPA will host a yard sale this October to raise funds for our scholarships. Please contact Kim Nowakowski at Kimberly.Nowakowski@health-first.org if you are interested in donating or volunteering on the day. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 15, 2011. The location will be at Kims house in the Hammock Trace subdivision off Murrell Road from 8am to noon.

Citizenship Day September 17th

Thank You
I just wanted Ashley King to know how much I appreciate the extra effort she made to cover for me during my maternity leave. This post is to specially acknowledge her to say THANK YOU for the extraordinary effort she made covering for me to support BPAs community service projects while I took time off to have my second baby. I hope to be in a position to reciprocate whenever she needs me. Thanks again ASHLEY KING! Sincerely, Toni-Marie DAlessandro

Florida Registered Paralegal

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Speakers Bio
Steven C. Allender is a shareholder in the law firm of Allender & Allender, P.A. Steve, a Titusville native, is married with three children. Steve practices primarily in the area of Wills, Trusts, Probate, Guardianships, Medicaid/Nursing Home Planning and Real Estate Closings. His primary office is located in Titusville, with two satellite offices in Cocoa Beach and Viera. Steve received a Bachelors of Business Administration, majoring in Finance, from Stetson University, and his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago. After graduation from law school, Steve served as a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas D. Sawaya, at the Fifth District Court of Appeal, located in Daytona Beach. After his years of service to the Court, Steve became an associate attorney with Walters, Levine, Klingensmith & Thomison, a construction litigation firm in Sarasota, Florida. Currently, Steve is pastchairman of the Board of Directors of Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra and Community Services Council of Brevard, Inc. He is also an active Board Member of the Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida, Brevard County Branch, North/Central Brevard Salvation Army, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc., and the Heaster Family Foundation in Ormond Beach. Steve is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Florida Bar, the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and Elder Law Sections of the Florida Bar, as well as the Brevard County Bar Association.

September Birthdays
Gina D. Baker Stephen King Jennifer Christian Dr. Phil Debbie Gapsch Charlie Sheen Marcy A. Hoover Lisa D. Schmidt

Welcome New Members

Meeting Policy Reminder Martha K. Marsh Gina D. Baker Christine M. Smith, FRP
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(6) if you RSVP for a dinner and do not cancel within 10 days of the meeting date or do not attend the meeting, you will be sent an invoice for the cost of the dinner.

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Newsletter Advertising
Half Page $100/Year Or $55/6 months Business Card $50/Year Or $30/6 months Special rates available for one-time ads Submit business card or ad artwork, preferably in .jpg or .bmp format to Kimberly. Nowakowski@ Health-First.Org or send it to: Kim Nowakowski c/o Health First, Inc. 6540 US Hwy 1 Rockledge FL 32955 The Paralegal Pipeline advertising reaches people throughout Florida. The publications revenue supports scholarships and various community service projects, which enables your costs associated to advertising here to be tax deductible. Please make your check payable to Brevard Paralegal Association. Thank you.

2011-12 BPA Board of Directors & Committee Chairs

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Silvia Cowan silvinha@cfl.rr.com Vice President Nandra Ramnarine, CP, FRP nrlibragirl@gmail.com Treasurer Renee Roche, FRP renee@moulelaw.com Secretary Ashley King ajking821@yahoo.com Immediate Past President Kim Nowakowski, RP,FRP
kimberly.nowakowski@healthfirst.org

Job Bank Coordinator Kim M. Dexter, ACP, FCP kdexter@gray-robinson.com Local Bar Liaison Kim Nowakowski, RP, FRP
kimberly.nowakowski@healthfirst.org

Meetings Sabine Martel

for dinner reservations e-mail

BPA is on Facebook!
Search Brevard Paralegal Association and join! We list useful links, information regarding upcoming meetings and events, and its an opportunity to network with fellow members!

bpameetings@yahoo.com Membership Nandra Ramnarine, CP, FRP nrlibragirl@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Kim Nowakowski, RP, FRP
kimberly.nowakowski@ health-first.org

Parliamentarian Toni-Marie DAlessandro, CP, FCP, FRP

tdalessandro@grayrobinson.com

Publicity Jessica Pauley, CP Stardust5055@hotmail.com Ways and Means Linda Goettsche lgoettsche@cfl.rr.com OTHER POSITIONS Historian/Photographer Kim Nowakowski, RP, FRP
kimberly.nowakowski@ health-first.org

Director-at-Large Anne Cope

acope@annecopeconsulting.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Budget

Jenny Lawton-Seal, CP, FRP

Were also on Twitter & Linked In!

zzlawtonj@earthlink.net Bylaws and Standing Rules

Maureen Mo Martens, CP, FRP

momartens@cfl.rr.com Community Service Toni-Marie DAlessandro, CP, FCP, FRP

tdalessandro@grayrobinson.com

PAF Website Kim Nowakowski, RP,FRP

kimberly.nowakowski@healthfirst.org

Membership
76 Active Members 22 Student Members 2 Honorary Members

Education/Scholarship Roma Molinaro, CP, FCP, FRP, MLA rmolinaro@cfl.rr.com Student Liaisons Elizabeth A. Morrone
bethmorrone@rocketmail.com

Debbie Gapsch dgapsch@cfl.rr.com

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PAF Quick Reference

Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc. P.O. Box 301 West Palm Beach, FL 33402 Tel (561) 833-1408 Fax (561) 659-1824 www.pafinc.org execdirector@pafinc.org

Mugshots

The Pipeline is seeking new sponsors for the 2011-12 year! See pricing information on page 4. Contact Kim Nowakowski for more information at Kimberly.Nowakowski@h ealth-first.org.

Above, BPA President Silvia Cowan (left) with Augusts guest speaker, attorney Timi Tucker. Below, Timi Tucker (far right) installs BPAs Officers for 2011-12. From left to right: President Silvia Cowan, Vice President Nandra Ramnarine, Director at Large Ann Cope and Secretary, Ashley King (missing is Treasurer, Renee Roche).

Treasurers Report
Savings $3,841.83 Checking $3,085.90
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Constitution Day September 17th

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appeared to be healthy. However, as time progressed he began to show symptoms that alarmed doctors. At just eight months old, Morgan was diagnosed with a rare form of Leukodystrophy, a progressive genetic disorder that affects the central nervous system. Most children suffering from this disease dont live past their fourth birthday. Today, Morgan is 13 years old and continues to beat the odds. After Morgans diagnosis, Kristen Malfara began searching for answers for her own family. What she found was a purpose for her life and Morgans illness. After she began mentoring a local mother whose youngest child was also diagnosed with Leukodystrophy, the M.O.R.G.A.N. Project was born. Its mission is to provide support to parents/caregivers and act as a reference source for information, financial resources, used equipment exchanges, research and clinical studies, support groups, web links, etc. DONATE NOW Make a donation to The M.O.R.G.A.N. Project to help local families with disabled children! Thank you for helping! This is a 100% all-volunteer organization and all proceeds from donations go towards the support programs it has in place for chronically ill children with special needs. Any donation you can give will make a HUGE difference to those that need its help the most!

Community Service

Toni-Mari DAlessandro

This months community service event benefits The Morgan Project, Inc. This nonprofit organization just celebrated its 10year anniversary and the group continues to have an import on the lives of Brevard County residents. MISSION STATEMENT Working together to promote awareness and support of parents caring for their special-needs children, and to enhance the quality of life for these special families. HISTORY Kristen and Robert Malfara welcomed their blue-eyed baby boy into the world on October 22, 1997 after a difficult and highrisk pregnancy. At birth, Morgan Malfara

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2011 Fall Seminar

Probate, Trusts, Real Estate and Litigation"

"Smoothing Rough Waters -

Lido Beach Resort Sarasota, FL Saturday, October 15th, 2011

Hosted by the PAF Suncoast Florida Chapter Seminar approved by NALA for 8.25 hours of CLE credit

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2011 Fall Seminar in Sarasota, FL

Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.
This seminar is only a one-day event held on Saturday, October 15th, but you should start thinking about making your plans now to bring your family and enjoy the entire weekend of October 14 16 in the Sarasota area. We have negotiated a great room rate of $139.00, so take advantage of this wonderful opportunity for a weekend getaway! To make your hotel reservations, please call the Lido Beach Resort at 1-800-441-2113 and be sure to tell them you are with Paralegal Association of Florida to receive the special group rate. The cut-off date to receive the reduced room rate is September 14, 2011. After that, the rate is based on occupancy. The Lido Beach Resort is located at 700 Ben Franklin Drive, Sarasota, FL 34236. http://www.lidobeachresort.com
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Saturday, October 15th, 2011 Lido Beach Resort
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Smoothing Rough Waters-Probate, Trusts, Real Estate and Litigation 7:30 am -8:15 am 8:15 am -9:45 am

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011 Registration Continental Breakfast/Visit with Exhibitors Gary Larsen, Esq.,
Dickinson Gibbons

Patricia Crauwels, Esq., and David Shapiro, Esq.

Matthews Eastmoore Shapiro Goldman, et al

9:45 am-10:00 am 10:00 am-11:00 am

Mock Mediation - Seeing what really happens behind closed doors Break/Visit with Exhibitors Barry Puett, J.D and Whitney Glaser, Esq.
State College of Florida Whitney C. Glaser, P.A.

Avoiding Malpractice The Important Role a Paralegal Plays

11:00 am-11:15 am 11:15 am-12:15 am

Break/Visit with Exhibitors Michael Markham, Esq.

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP

12:15 pm-1:30 pm

Everything a Paralegal Wants to know as it relates to Probate/Trusts and Real Estate Lunch Presentation with Sharon DeEsch, LPC, LCAS, MAC, CCJP Getting your Emotional Needs met in the Legal Work Environment TRACK I TRACK 2 Trust Administration & Current Real Estate Issues/Short Estate Tax Sales and Foreclosures Christopher A. Likens, Esq. Sharon Vander Wulp, Esq.
Christopher A. Likens, P.A. Sharon Vander Wulp, P.A.

1:30 pm 2:30 pm

Special Needs Trust/Trust Administration

2:30 p.m.-3:30 pm

Wendy Fishman, VP
Caldwell Trust Co.

How Mortgage Foreclosures & Short Sales affect Homeowners and Condo Associations Alisa Nohren, Esq.
Icard Merrill

Kelly Corbridge, Esq.

Bechtold & Corbridge, P.A.

Short Sales/Foreclosures what do we do now?

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Fiduciary Accounting & Related Estate Tax Issues-a Team Approach Break/Visit with Exhibitors GENERAL SESSION Daniel Alvarez, Esq.
Synergy

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Medicare Set Aside Protecting you and your client Frank Rodriquez, Esq.
Corporate Creations International, Inc.

5:00 pm-5:15 pm

Protecting Your Assets CLOSING REMARKS

~Speakers are subject to change without advanced notice~