NFPA Webinar: Corporate Paralegal: 101

Presented by: Cherylan Shearer, IRP

Participate in this upcoming CLE webinar and learn the ins and outs of being a corporate paralegal, including:

• What is the corporate paralegal's role - support, drafting documents, organizing, follow-up, communication
• Compliance for For-Profit Entities - preparing for annual meetings, keeping minutes, preparing consents, maintaining company record books
• Amending Organizational Documents - articles of amendment, bylaws, operating agreement, special minutes
• Shareholder/Membership Records - certificates, ownership transfers, gifts, redemption of interest, annual report to owners
• Mergers and Acquisitions - due diligence, disclosure schedules, closing documents

Earn 1 CLE credit.

Meet Your Presenter:

Cherylan Shearer, IRP, is a corporate paralegal at the law firm of Yoder Ainlay Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP in Goshen, Indiana. She has been with the firm for 28 years and received her paralegal certificate with honors in June 1999 from Indiana University at South Bend.  She primarily works with the initial set up of organizations including for-profit, not-for-profit, and limited liability companies, mergers and acquisitions, and maintains corporate compliance for approximately 600 clients of the firm.  Cherylan is also a member of the Paralegal Section of the Indiana State Bar Association currently serving as Vice Chair.  She has been a member of the Michiana Paralegal Association since 1999 and is a current member of the Northeast Indiana Paralegal Association.  While a member of the Michiana Paralegal Association, she has served as Membership Chair, on its Board of Directors, as President, and as Primary.  She has also served as the NFPA Region III Director from 2009 through 2012, served as NFPA’s Secretary and Director of Operations from 2015 to 2018, served on various committees, as Convention Coordinator, and as Governing Documents Coordinator. She has taught seminars to the paralegal students taking the Business Organization class at Indiana University at South Bend. In 2010, she was awarded the Michiana Paralegal of the Year.