Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc.

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Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc. ("TBPA") is a member association of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) which provides TBPA members automatic membership with NFPA. TBPA is also a member of the Florida Alliance of Paralegal Associations (FAPA) and all members of TBPA automatically become FAPA members. In addition, TBPA is an affiliate of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA).

Message from the TBPA President

I am happy to announce our Board of Directors for the upcoming 2022 Term, as follows:

President: Melissa J. Cook, FRP

President-Elect: Frank Steinbeck Jr., FRP

1st Vice President: Linda Woolard, FRP

2nd Vice President: Emily A. Merlin, CP

Secretary: Irene Hahn, CRP

Director: Kathryn "Katie" Turley, CP, FRP

We are actively recruiting for the following vacant positions: Treasurer and other Director positions. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to reach out to me via president@tbpa.org.

Sincerely,

Yvonne DeAntoneo, TBPA Immediate Past President

We are pleased to announce that the 2022 TBPA Seminar

held on Friday, March 11, 2022

was a huge success!

Thank you for attending and supporting the Speakers, Sponsors and Exhibitors!

We hope to see you at the

2023 TBPA Seminar!

Upcoming Events

TBPA May 2022 In-Person CLE Lunch & Learn Event

Thursday, May 19, 2022 11:45 AM • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

TBPA Contact

As a member-driven organization, we love to receive input and feedback from our members. Please feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions.

TBPA President: Melissa J. Cook, FRP

Send an email to Melissa at president@tbpa.org

TBPA Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2840, Tampa, FL 33601

Membership Applications are available and more info on the membership categories and member benefits can be found under the Join Us tab. Any questions regarding membership may be directed to the 2nd VP/Membership Chair at membership@tbpa.org.

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Florida Bar News

The Florida Bar News recently posted a very interesting article on March 21, 2019 titled Survey Looks at Paralegal Salaries that discusses paralegal's salaries. "Sixty-two percent of Florida law firms use paralegals and 51 percent of those say their paralegals averaged more than 1,000 billable hours last year" Do you know what average salaries for paralegals are where you live? Take a look at the full article here.

In a recent FRP News email from the Florida Bar, Shelly Zambo, FRP wrote the following: "The Florida Bar FRP Enrichment Committee is on the Move." The future is bright for Florida Registered Paralegals. The inaugural meeting of the Florida Bar’s newly-formed Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee was held at the Bar’s Winter Meeting on January 18, 2019 in Orlando. The mission of the Paralegal Enrichment Committee is to bring more awareness to the legal community as to how valuable Florida Registered Paralegals are to the legal profession.

See the entire email here.

Thank you to our 2022 Seminar Diamond Sponsors!

Interested in being a Sponsor or Exhibitor at the 2022 Seminar?

Check out the Seminar Sponsor Page & download the Seminar Prospectus now!

Interested in being a Monthly CLE Sponsor?

We welcome Sponsors for our future Monthly CLE Events held at The University Club. Download the Commitment Form and complete today to secure your preferred monthly event date! Month's are starting to fill-up! Email your completed Monthly CLE Event Commitment to monthlycle@tbpa.org to secure your sponsorship.

Sign up for a Monthly Lunch & Learn Event and be recognized here during the month of your sponsorship and on the Month's Lunch & Learn Event Emails!

Upcoming May Monthly CLE Event Sponsorship:

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