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:

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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.

BRONZE SPONSOR FOR ANNUAL SEMINAR: 

Do you think that your firm would consider sponsoring our 2017 Annual Seminar which will be held on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the Hilton at Carillon Park?Sponsorship opportunities are now open!! Our 2016 Seminar had over 100 paralegals registered and we believe this year's seminar will be just as successful. 

Bronze Support Sponsorships at $200.00 is available if your firm desires to support TBPA, the paralegal profession, and seminar. TBPA will display sponsorship on-site at the seminar, plus on the website and in the seminar notebook. 

Bronze Sponsorship offers your firm exposure to hundreds of Tampa Bay Area paralegals.  Your firm would enjoy:

• Recognition on TBPA's website 
• Recognition on Seminar signage and in Seminar materials

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:           

September 21, 2017: Monthly luncheon featuring Sema Yildirim, Esquire who will be speaking on "Family Law / Timesharing". Ms. Yildirim, Esq. will address the important family law issue: Parents and Timesharing with their Minor Child(ren). She will discuss this most contentious issue in family law court, addressing how FL Statute 61.13(3) affects the support of children; parenting; time-sharing; and the powers of court; discussion of the best interests of the child shall be made by evaluating all of the factors affecting the welfare and interests of the particular minor child and the circumstances of that family. She will further show how the courts address evidence of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, regardless of whether a prior or pending action relating to those issues has been brought, and other factors relevant to the determination of a specific parenting plan, including the time-sharing schedule.  (1 Hour of CLE credit approved)

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)

Also of note:

October 12-15, 2017: Save the Date for NFPA’s Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA. 

November 3, 2017: Save the Date!! TBPA's Annual Seminar in St. Petersburg, FL – Your Seminar Committee has already been hard at work with this year’s theme “Invest in Yourself” and have begun reaching to sponsors. 

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

including 2 ethics credits.