Brevard Paralegal Association Chapter

Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.

February 2012

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Presidents Message
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Technology Seminar Update FRP Corner Help Wanted TAC Seminar Speakers Bio Birthdays 2011-12 Board Listing News/Mugshots Sponsors Community Service

My life was being portrayed right in front of me. All the choices I have to make

The Technical Advisory Committee for the Paralegal Program (BCC) will host its annual seminar on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. at Brevard Community College, Melbourne Campus. Topic: Social Media: The Collision of My Space, Your Space and The Work Space. Also, PAF will be having its Spring Seminar in June, 2012 at the Renaissance Hotel at International Plaza, Tampa, FL. This seminar is hosted by the PAF Hillsborough Chapter. BPA will be donating scholarship to an Active Member at the meeting in March. I look forward to seeing you at this months meeting on Thursday, February 9th at 6:00 pm where our guest speaker, attorney David E. Moule will speak on Elder and Disability Law: Real Life Scenarios. All the best,

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Annual Meeting Information10-12 Spring Seminar 13

Valentines Day February 14th

Two weeks ago I received an e-mail from my aunt, who lives in Brazil, with the following title: Sweep upif needed (Tire o p.....se precisar). The e-mail had numerous paragraphs that talked about different aspects of life (such as work, friends, family, commitments, you name it) and how to balance all these with house cleaning (I can see you smiling right now). All the paragraphs geared towards how life is short and how life should be enjoyed (who needs to clean you may ask); and all of them ended the same way Sweep upif needed. As I read through the e-mail, I felt as if I was immersed in it.

Our lives could be defined by one word: multitasking. The Merriam-Websters Dictionary defines multitasking as the ability to do several things at the same time. How well we can do several things at the same time? The answer is we cant. We can choose to do several things but never do them well or never finish them. We have to choose. If we prioritize, we can do some things very well and, the best part, be fulfilled. I have learned this lesson a long time ago. The word of the day is to prioritize. You, beloved Members, have been my priority for the past year and Im fulfilled. Now lets take care of some business

Silvia

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Presidents Day February 20th

Brevard Community College Paralegal Program Seminar/CLE Social Media: The Collision of My Space, Your Space and The Work Space
The Technical Advisory Committee for the Paralegal Program will host its annual seminar on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. at Brevard Community College, Melbourne Campus. Please mark your calendar now to join us for next years seminar. We are pleased to announce Louis Wilson, Esq., Ford & Harrison, LLP and Lanny Morris, ACEDS Executive Director, Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists as our speakers for these topics. To sign up, the registration form is at the end of this newsletter. Online registration is available through Banner which can be accessed through the BCC website at www.bcctraining.com. The cost for the seminar is $25 for BCC students and $35 for all others. The course is pending approval from NALA for three or four hours of CLE. For further information contact Roma Molinaro at roma@michaelkahnpa.com. Technical Advisory Committee members are: Roma Molinaro, CP, FCP, FRP, Chair, Kim Dexter, ACP, FRP, Linda Ghirardelli, ACP, FRP, Roberta Reaume, CP, FCP, FRP, Jenny Lawton Seal, CP, FRP and Suzanne Mair, FRP.

Susan B. Anthony Day February 15th

HELP WANTED

Groundhog Day February 2nd

Kim Nowakowski will be stepping down as Newsletter Editor at the end of this year (May 2012). Please contact Kim at 321-434-4378 or via e-mail at Kimberly.Nowakowski @health-first.org for more details if you are interested in this position.

Florida Registered Paralegal As a Florida Registered

Paralegal, you are eligible for many benefits available to Bar members. Check out some of the benefits available at http://www. floridabar.org/TFB/T FBResources.nsf/ Attachments/9FAFC C2CF671B9E28525 790D0055CB8C/$FI LE/One%20Page%2 0List%20of%20 Member%20Benefits .pdf?OpenElement

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Speakers Bio
David E. Moule
David E. Moule is a partner of the law firm Moule & Moule, LLP, in Melbourne, Florida. His practice is devoted to representing elderly and disabled individuals and their families, with emphasis on disability and asset preservation planning, estate and trust administration, special needs trusts, Medicaid, VA benefits, wills, trusts, and advance directives. Mr. Moule has served on the Executive Council of The Florida Bars Elder Law Section and is the former Co-Chair of the Elder Law Sections Estate Planning and Advance Directives Committee. He is accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs for benefit planning, claims preparation, and presentation. Mr. Moule is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys, The Florida Bars Elder Law Section and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, the Brevard County Estate Planning Council, the American Bar Association, the Brevard County Bar Association, and Secretary of the Brevard Heart Foundation. He is the author of IRA Beneficiary Designations to Third Party Special Needs Trusts: Charitable Reminder Issues, published by The Florida Bars Elder Law Advocate, and coauthor of IRAs Can be Hazardous to an Estate Administration, published by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee. Mr. Moule received his B.A. from the University of Florida and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.

Birthdays

Susan B. Romano Alice Cooper Mark Johnson Rosa Parks Jenny Lawton Seal Bob Marley Ivy Phillips Ashton Kutcher

Welcome New Members

Meeting Policy Reminder

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.

Christeena Marie Baker Cathy Fritz Joy Walton

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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

PAF Website Kim Nowakowski, RP, FRP

kimberly.nowakowski@healthfirst.org

Membership
60 Active Members 19 Student Members 2 Honorary Members

tdalessandro@grayrobinson.com

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. 466 94th Avenue North St. Petersburg, FL 33702 www.pafinc.org

Mugshots

The Pipeline is always seeking new sponsors. See pricing information on page 4. Contact Kim Nowakowski for more information at
Kimberly.Nowakowski@health-first.org.

Above, Charles Thurston, BPAs January guest speaker.

Wave Your Fingers Day February 7th

Notice of Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

Treasurers Report
Renee C. Roche, FRP, Treasurer

Savings $3,844.24 Checking $4,608.23

Pursuant to Bylaw 3.15, notice is hereby given to the Active, Student, Associate and Honorary members of the Brevard Paralegal Association that its Annual Meeting will be held as follows: Thursday, April 12, 2012 6:00 pm Suntree Country Club Melbourne, Florida Pursuant to Bylaw 3.9, only Active members in good standing will be entitled to vote. A slate of declared candidates and proxy forms are attached.

Mardi Gras February 21st

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The Superhero Run 5K Event

Toni-Mari DAlessandro Community Service Chair

This Months Community Service Event is The Superhero 5K Run this Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. which benefits the Brevard County Guardian Ad Litem Program. Sandra Day, a long time BPA member and Guardian Ad Litem, will be participating in this Event. Please sponsor Sandra by sending your check to: Guardian Ad Litem Office Moore Justice Center 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way Viera, FL 32940 Your check should be made payable to Friends of Children of Brevard and Sponsoring Sandra Day for Superhero Run in the memo section of the check. For more information, please contact the Guardian Ad Litem Office at 321.690.6823 or Sandra Day directly at 321.626.0366. You will receive a receipt and Thank You letter. Thank you to everyone who supports this wonderful cause to protect our abused and neglected children. For further information please see the flier at the end of this newsletter.

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Brevard Paralegal Association, A chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.
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IMPORTANT!!

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS

Pursuant to Bylaw 3.15, notice is hereby given to the Active, Student, Associate and Honorary members of the Brevard Paralegal Association that its Annual Meeting will be held as follows:

Thursday, April 12, 2012 6:00 to 8:00 pm Suntree County Club Melbourne, Florida

Pursuant to Bylaw 3.9, only Active members in good standing with Brevard Paralegal Association and the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc. will be entitled to vote. A slate of declared candidates and proxy forms are attached, pursuant to Bylaw 3.10.

President
Silvia Cowan

Vice President
Nandra Ramnarine, CP, FRP

Treasurer
Renee Roche, FRP

Secretary
Ashley King

Director at Large
Anne Cope

DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
I, _______________________, certify that I am an Active Member in good standing with Brevard Paralegal Association, and I hereby declare my candidacy for the following position for the 2012-2013 term of office:

President Vice President Treasurer I further certify that: 1. 2.

Secretary Member-At-Large

I am an Active Member of Brevard Paralegal Association. If I am declaring for the position of President, I have served on the Board of Directors of Brevard Paralegal Association for at least one year. If elected, I will serve to the best of my ability and will abide by the Bylaws and the Standing Rules adopted by Brevard Paralegal Association.

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Date: _________________ Name: Address: Please return to: Ashley King, Secretary Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc. 1038 Harvin Way, Suite 100 Rockledge, FL 32955

DESIGNATION OF PROXY AND ALTERNATE PROXY

Instructions and General Information 1. If you cannot attend the Brevard Paralegal Association (BPA) Annual Membership Meeting on April 12, 2012, you may designate one BPA Active member to cast your vote during the meeting. In the event the primary designee is not able to attend, a second BPA Active member may be appointed as an alternate. Any Active member may hold your vote with the exception of the BPA President. Make sure that your named proxy holder and alternate proxy holder plan to attend the Annual Meeting. If your proxy holder and/or alternate proxy holder have to leave the meeting before its conclusion, another member cannot hold your proxy. No proxy or alternate proxy holder may be designated after April 5, 2012. Your Designation of Proxy and Alternate Proxy form must be sent to the BPA Secretary. IT MUST BE IN THE SECRETARYS HANDS BY NO LATER THAN APRIL 5, 2012.

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DESIGNATION OF PROXY AND ALTERNATE PROXY

I, , a BPA Active member, hereby appoint , a BPA Active member, to serve as my proxy holder at the BPA Annual Meeting in Melbourne, Florida on April 12, 2012. In the event my named proxy holder is unable to hold my proxy, I hereby appoint , a BPA Active member, to serve as my alternate proxy at said Annual Meeting. Dated: , 2012.

Signature

Print or type your name

Address Send original Designation of Proxy to: Ashley King, Secretary Brevard County Legal Aid, Inc. 1038 Harvin Way, Suite 100 Rockledge, FL 32955

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROXY AND ALTERNATE PROXY BREVARD PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION (BPA) ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 12, 2012
TO: (Proxy Holder) (Address: Street or Post Office Box) (City, State, Zip) and (Alternate Proxy Holder) (Address: Street or Post Office Box) (City, State, Zip)

I, , an Active member of BPA, hereby direct my proxy to vote as follows. I also direct my alternate proxy holder to vote as follows in the event my named proxy holder is unable to attend the BPA Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 12, 2012. In the event the candidate I have designated withdraws, I understand that my vote will be exercised at the discretion of my proxy holder unless otherwise instructed. DISTRIBUTION OF INSTRUCTIONS TO PROXY AND ALTERNATE PROXY: Send one copy to both the Proxy Holder and the Alternate Proxy Holder. DEADLINE: Your instructions must reach your proxy holder and alternate proxy holder by the date of the BPA Annual Meeting, April 12, 2012, so that they will have the instructions to cast your vote. 1. This form is provided to you as a convenience to use to instruct your proxy holders how you wish your vote to be cast. You are not required to use this form; however, your proxy holders must be instructed on casting your vote. Your Proxy and Alternate Proxy Holder must receive their instructions before the Annual Meeting. Include clear instructions about how your vote should be cast for each office in the event of nominations from the floor or if more than one ballot becomes necessary to elect any officer. Do not send this form to the BPA Interim Recording Secretary or to the Nominations/ Elections Chair. The Secretary should receive only your Designation of Proxy and Alternate Proxy form. The election of officers will take place during the BPA Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 12, 2012, in Melbourne, Florida.

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CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE

CHECK ONE FOR EACH OFFICE
PRESIDENT Undeclared If nominations from the floor or more than one ballot: Vote at your discretion, OR: Vote as instructed above. VICE-PRESIDENT Undeclared If nominations from the floor or more than one ballot: Vote at your discretion, OR: Vote as instructed above. SECRETARY Undeclared If nominations from the floor or more than one ballot: Vote at your discretion, OR: Vote as instructed above

TREASURER Undeclared If nominations from the floor or more than one ballot: Vote at your discretion, OR: Vote as instructed above. MEMBER-AT-LARGE Undeclared If nominations from the floor or more than one ballot: Vote at your discretion, OR: Vote as instructed above.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PROXY HOLDER AND ALTERNATE PROXY HOLDER HAVE A COPY OF YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS. THEY CANNOT VOTE FOR YOU IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. YOUR ORIGINAL DESIGNATION OF PROXY MUST BE MAILED TO THE SECRETARY BY THE DEADLINE. PROXYHOLDERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE IF THE SECRETARY DID NOT RECEIVE THE DESIGNATION BY THE DEADLINE

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Renaissance Hotel at International Plaza Tampa, FL
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Social Media: The Collision of My Space, Your Space and The Work Space Saturday, February 18th, 2012 8:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Brevard Community College, King Center Rotunda 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL Presented by: BCC Institute of Public Safety with the support of the Paralegal Studies Technical Advisory Committee Pre-registration is required due to limited seating Approval is awarded for NALA Credits. www.brevardcc.edu click on: Institute of Public Safety click on: Paralegal Seminar Check-in and Breakfast 8:00 am 8:50 am Welcome and Introductions 8:50 am 9:00 am Featured Speakers 9:00 am 12:00 pm Louis Wilson, Esq. and Lanny Morris, ACEDS Executive Director $35 registration fee ($25 current paralegal student registration fee) includes a full breakfast and all materials. Call 433-5119 for more information. Register online at: www.brevardcc.edu. Preferred payment is credit card, paid online upon registering. If paying by check, please register online and submit the attached registration form with your check to: Attn: Diane Peacock, Business/Cashiers Office, Bldg. 1-108, Brevard Community College 3865 North Wickham, Road Melbourne FL 32935.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Registration Form
Social Security Number or Student Number_____/____/_____ Birth Date: _____________ Sex: M F Last Name ________________________ First Name ________________________ Middle/Maiden ___________________________ Street __________________________________________________ Home Phone _________________________________________ City _______________________ State________ Zip__________________ Work Phone____________________________________ CRN# 71512 71513 COURSE TITLE Paralegal Seminar Paralegal Seminar DAY S S TIME 8 am 12 pm 8 am 12 pm BLDG King Center King Center ROOM Rotunda Rotunda FEE $25.00 $35.00 Date START DATE 02/18/2012 02/18/2012

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Signature of the Applicant
Refund Policy: To receive for a non-credit course, a student must submit a refund request in writing a least three business days prior to the start of the class. No refunds will be issued after that period.
*In compliance with Florida statute 119-07(1): SSN is requested for the sole purpose of registering non credit, continuing education students. SSNs are confidential, are immediately converted to student ID or B numbers to insure confidentiality and may be used for no other purpose. SSNs may only be disclosed to another agency or government entity if necessary for the receiving agency or entity to perform its duties and responsibilities as authorized by law.