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To see the latest issue (May - June 2010) of our Bi-Monthly Newsletter, Findings and Conclusions, click here.

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The WSPA 2010 Fall CLE program will be held on Friday, October 1st, at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center. We are still looking for a few top quality speakers for this year's program! We will be featuring two concurrently running tracks: Litigation, and also a combined Intellectual Propery/General Practice track. If you are interested in being a speaker, please send a description of your proposed topic and a short bio to our Fall CLE Coordinator and VP of Professional Development, Donna Ziegler,
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The time alloted for each session is 90 minutes, of which 70-80 minutes should be a formal presentation, plus time for Q&A. Attorney/Paralegal presenter teams are desired, with an emphasis on the Paralegal's Role in such teams. Deadline for submissions is Friday, August 20th.
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Our Seattle Chapter is in need of a new Chapter Director! After completing her two year term of office, Jeanenne Rutherford chose not to run for re-election as Chapter Director but rather continue to serve WSPA as both our Military Paralegal Outreach Coordinator and as our NFPA Secondary Representative. This means that our Seattle Chapter is now in need of a new leader or co-leaders!
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September 13, 2010 or October 18, 2010
If you are planning to take the PACE exam and do not have the time to commit to an in-person WSPA PACE Study Group, this may be an option of interest to you. Here's a link from the NFPA website for additional information on the Online Review Course: http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=125.
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A new PACE® Study Group in the Seattle/Bellevue area is now being organized, with a projected start-up date in the Fall (after October 1, 2010) or perhaps this Winter (starting after January 1, 2011). Employers in the Seattle area are recognizing the value of the Registered Paralegal (“RP”) designation and have begun to advertise for employees with that advanced certification. So, if you have been looking for a way to advance your career, this is an excellent next step!
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Special offer for new members!
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Findings and Conclusions. - May-June 2010 Issue

Keep Washington Green! WSPA is now making our Findings newsletter available in a 100% Digital format with a magazine-like "Page Turning" view! Here is our latest issue!
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Sue Beichley presents Misty Carman with certificate and $500 check as WSPA's 2010 Paralegal Student Scholarship Award Winner
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Misty Carman, a paralegal student attending Tacoma Community College (TCC), was recently awarded the 2010 Paralegal Student Scholarship at the WSPA Members Meeting and Annual Paralegal Award Luncheon held May 7, 2010 in Seattle. She was presented with her award by Sue Beichley, WSPA Vice President of Membership.
Misty volunteers her time to the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center in Tacoma. In this capacity, she helps clients with certain court support matters, and she has been training to answer the clinic's 24 hour domestic violence helpline. She has also been an advocate for social justice and has researched community resources to help clients of the Family Justice Center.
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Sue Beichley reads award nomination of Anna Webb, WSPA's 2010 Paralegal of the Year
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Anna Webb, a Family Law paralegal from Bellingham, Washington, was recently named 2010 Paralegal of the Year at the WSPA Members Meeting and Annual Paralegal Award Luncheon held May 7, 2010 in Seattle. She was presented with her award by Sue Beichley, WSPA Vice President of Membership.
Anna is a graduate of the Skagit Valley College paralegal program and began her paralegal career working for the Abelite Law Offices in Arlington, WA. She later worked for the firm of Powers and Costeck in Mount Vernon, and presently is employed with the firm of Tario & Associates, P.S. in Bellingham, supporting attorney Christina King.
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Darlene Klister, RP®, was presented with the WSPA Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Members Meeting and Annual Paralegal Awards program held May 7th in Seattle, Washington. Ms. Klister received the award from the Washington State Paralegal Association in recognition for her many contributions to both the association and the profession.
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Over 55 enthusiastic paralegals and paralegal students attended the 2010 Spring CLE Program at the Red Lion Hotel In Seattle on Friday, May 7th. This year's conference marks the 35th Anniversary of WSPA!
This year's Spring conference consisted of four, 90-minute long Continuing Legal Education sessions, an awards luncheon, and an ample exhibitor area with 8 exhibitors.
Many thanks to our CLE session speakers, Amy Lechner, Mimi Samuel, Clark Silliman and Bob Myers, and to our visiting Luncheon Keynote Speaker, Theresa Prater, RP, NFPA Director and VP Profession Development.
Special thanks go to Donna Ziegler, our Spring CLE Chair; to Sue Beichley, VP of Membership who presented the WSPA member Longevity and Annual Paralegal Awards, and to volunteers Kimiko Kasazaki, Sarah Eisenhauer, and Josh Normand who handled the registration and check-in table and many other details.
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