Monthly Membership Luncheon
Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 11:45 a.m.
SPEAKER: Erin O'Toole, Esq.
TOPIC: "A good paralegal’s support is crucial to an effective, powerful and essential presentation of the client’s case to a jury"
SUMMARY: This presentation will cover the following topics.
- Trial essentials and technology
- Local rules and requirements
- Voir Dire
- Exhibits and trial presentation
- Witnesses
- What to expect during trial?
- Confidentiality
- Trial nuances and considerations.
Please complete your online RSVP no later than Thursday, October 11, 2018, (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: Chipotle Seasoned Chicken with Mango Salsa / Vegetarian Entrée: Spinach Ravioli with tomato Basil Cream, Roasted Peppers and Toasted Pine Nuts/ CONTACT THE LUNCHEON CHAIR FOR SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS
Entrées served with Salad, Rolls, Iced Tea, Coffee and Petite Dessert! (No Substitutions Please)
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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 End 68 Hours of Hunger.
Please don't forget to bring some extra cash to participate in this raffle!
Special thanks to this month's TBPA Luncheon Sponsor:
TSI Investigations was created to provide innovative and quality based solutions to the Legal Industry. This resolute focus, along with the industry’s most consistent and professional product has launched their firm into one of the most respected Legal Services firms in the industry.
SPEAKER: ERIN O'TOOLE, Esq.
SPEAKER'S BIO: Erin O’Toole graduated with honors from St. Thomas University where she was named the outstanding Female Graduate. She started practicing law at the age of 34 and was a prosecutor in Pinellas County for 5 years, where she tried over 50 jury trials and over 100 bench trials. Ms. O’Toole started practicing civil law defending medical malpractice, nursing home, products liability, personal injury, sovereign immunity and premises liability cases with Thompson Goodis, Thompson in St. Petersburg. She handled the initial start-up of Spector, Gadon & Rosen’s St. Petersburg office which focused on the defense of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and corporate representatives. She was responsible for taking plaintiffs’ depositions in multi-district high profile litigation case defending international tissue processing company for Bush, Graziano & Rice. Eight years ago she started her own practice in St. Petersburg that concentrates on representing parties in medical malpractice, personal injury and commercial litigation matters, through all phases of litigation including discovery & trial.
