Hello TBPA Members!

TBPA NEEDS YOUR FEEDBACK! 
Please take one minute of your day to take this very short survey to let us know of your interest in a potential social networking event:

Click https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2B9XXVB for the survey! If you have already taken it, please disregard so that our numbers aren't skewed and THANK YOU everyone.       

Other Announcements:

BOARD MEETINGS: Did you know that ALL TBPA members are welcome to attend the monthly Board meetings? If you are interested in joining us on any 2nd Monday of the month, our meetings start at 5:45 p.m. They are held at the Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & Koche, P.A. firm. Please email if interested in attending as you will need access into the building.

There are several upcoming events, opportunities, and deadlines and 

we need you!

COMMUNITY SERVICE: The spotlight for community service support will be rotated between three very deserving organizations: USO, PACE Center for Girls, and A Kid's Place. Please keep an eye out on the luncheon notices which will advise you as to that month's focus. 

CERTIFICATION INFORMATION: 

ARE YOU A CP, ACP, FCP, RP OR CRP? 

WE NEED YOU TO SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE! WANT TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS?

We are looking for CP, ACP, FCP, RP and CRP members who would be willing to volunteer to participate in a seminar workshop for our members interested in taking the NALA Certified Paralegal Exam, PACE exam or PCCE exam.

Participation would consist of teaching a specific area of law and/or topic on the exam. This workshop will be conducted on a Saturday. It will be an all day event.  If you are interested in lending your skills to further the advancement of fellow TBPA members, please contact Erika Burgos, at certification@tbpa.org. 

Upcoming Events:           

October 19, 2017: Lizbeth Potts, Esquire with Lizbeth Potts & Associates, P.A. will be speaking on Advance Directives and Health Care. She will discuss Living Will, Declaration of Health Care Surrogate, Anatomical Donation, and a HIPAA Release. Ms. Potts will explain why each of these documents is important and why each person should have them with their estate documents. (1 Hour of CLE credit approved)

October 21, 2017:

Wills For Heroes at the Hillsborough County Bar Association - Chester Ferguson law center located at 1610 North Tampa Street, Tampa, FL 33602.

Most of you have participated several times and you are awesome.  For those that are new to participating… the clinic is for First Responders.  You can come for an hour or stay for 3 hours.   We are witnesses to the documents being drafted by the attorneys and also notarize the documents.  We also staff a sign-in table for the First Responders and assist them with any questions they might have about the forms.  Bring your Notary stamp, or just your pen; we need witnesses as well as notaries to support the next Wills for Heroes. We meet between nine and ten am at the Hillsborough Bar Association, Chester H. Ferguson Law Center, 1610 N. Tampa St., Tampa FL 33602. More info at: http://www.hillsbar.com/?page=WillsForHeroes

November 3, 2017: TBPA's Annual Seminar in St. Petersburg, FL – Your Seminar Committee has been hard at work with this year’s theme “Invest in Yourself” and have scheduled 8 wonderful speakers to present the 7 CLE topics to you.  There are also 20 sponsors registered to be in attendance, so be sure to register. 

Come join the fun! The day includes 7 CLE credits, 

including 2 ethics credits.

November 16, 2017: Annual Elections Meeting; Swearing-In of Board Members; the Honorable Judge Joelle Ober will provide the membership with a presentation on Ethics.  (1 Hour of Ethics CLE credit approved)

December 14, 2017: Annual Holiday Luncheon; networking with members, including members.  Door Prizes to be awarded!!!  (NO CLE)