SPEAKER: The Honorable Judge Joelle Ober
TOPIC: "Ethics" (1 Hour CLE - ETHICS)
SUMMARY: Judge Ober will be conducting the swearing-in ceremony after the annual elections have concluded. She will then make a CLE presentation on Ethics.
Please complete your online RSVP no later than Thursday, November 9, 2017, (RSVP Deadline) at www.tbpa.org (indicate your entrée selection online), and then pay online or mail your payment to: TBPA, P. O. Box 2840, Tampa, FL 33601
If mailing payment after online RSVP, make checks payable to: Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc.
Cost: Members: $16.50 / Guests: $25.00
Regular Entrée: Italian herb pan seared chicken with goat cheese & sundried tomato cream sauce (GF) / Vegetarian Entrée: Butternut squash ravioli with garden vegetables and sage butter / CONTACT THE LUNCHEON CHAIR FOR SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS
Entrées served with Salad, Rolls, Iced Tea, Coffee and Petite Dessert! (No Substitutions Please)
TBPA is no longer accepting reservations via email or mail.
TBPA reserves the right to change/substitute luncheon speakers, topics or entrées as necessary due to unexpected circumstances. Cancellations for paid-in-full reservations prior to the RSVP Deadline will be refunded, subject to a $2.00 administrative fee. After the RSVP Deadline, no refunds will be provided and payment in full will be due regardless of attendance. Cancellation correspondence may be sent to luncheon@tbpa.org.
Parking: Please note that The Tampa Club validates parking in the Bank of America parking garage during lunchtime hours for the discounted $2.00 rate. Please bring your parking ticket with you and have The Tampa Club Receptionist validate it for you.
In addition, TBPA will be holding a 50/50 raffle to benefit A Kid's Place of Tampa Bay.
Please don't forget to bring some extra cash to participate in this raffle!
Special thanks to this month's TBPA Luncheon Sponsor:
The Grafton Group is a Florida-based, multi-disciplined, private investigation and litigation support firm. We provide exceptional private investigative and case management services. We offer a full range of legal support that is accurate, reliable and most important, timely. All of our private investigators are licensed in compliance with Florida Statutes governing both private investigators, and private investigation agencies.
SPEAKER: JUDGE JOELLE OBER, ESQ.
SPEAKER'S BIO:
Judicial Biography
Elected 1996
Re-elected 2000; 2006; 2012
Assignments:
Civil Division I
Criminal Divisions B and C
Domestic Violence Division
Civil Division L
Traffic Division K
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Criminology, University Of South Florida
Juris Doctor, South Texas College of Law
Prior Experience:
Assistant State Attorney, Thirteenth Circuit
Assistant Public Defender, Thirteenth Circuit
Attorney, Sole Practitioner, Tampa, Florida
Current Professional Associations
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee
Former Professional Associations:
Bay Area Legal Services, Volunteer Lawyer
Hillsborough Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Association of Women Judges
Florida Council of Domestic Violence Judges
American Bar Association
Hillsborough County Association of Women Lawyers
Florida Association of Women Lawyers
Former Community Associations:
Leadership Hillsborough Alumni Association
Tiger Bay Club
Spring of Tampa Bay Board of Directors
Thomas Jefferson High School, Law Studies Advisory Program
University Of South Florida Alumni Association, Membership Committee for the Board of Directors
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Volunteer
League of Women Voters
Coastal Conservation Association
Northside Mental Health Center Board of Directors
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence Board of Directors
