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2025 Paralegal Development Conference

 

April 8 - 10, 2025
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Central Time
VIRTUAL

The 2025 Paralegal Development Conference (formerly known as Joint Conference) is a virtual event that provides NFPA members the opportunity to access valuable information regarding association Leadership, Certification and Regulation within the paralegal profession from the comfort of their own home or office. 

Additional CLE Credits Added to the Program - see schedule below

Registration is currently closed for this program.

 

REGISTRATION RATES

Registration Rates (per day):
  • $65/Day for Members
  • $85/Day for Non-Members

Registration Rates to attend all three days (10% Discount)

  • $175/for Members
  • $230/ for Non-Members

Schedule At A Glance*

*Please note that all speakers, topics, and times are subject to change. All times are CST.

AGENDA: 

 
 Day 1: Tuesday, April 8 - LEADERSHIP
Time [CST]  Topic  Speakers 
12:00 - 12:05 pm  Opening Remarks  Patty Meagher, Mn CP, NFPA Convention Chair
12:05 - 1:00 

 The Power of "Good Morning"

  Laura A. Kehoe, MPS, CRP Executive Director DAPA, DAPA Past President
1:00 - 1:15   Break  
1:15 - 2:15 

 Everyday Leadership

  Robyn Ice, J.D., M.F.A., Tulane School of Professional Advancement
2:15 - 2:30   Break  
2:30 - 3:30   Value of Compliance and Ethics Program
               (1.0 Ethics CLE)
  Michael Duran, SVP & Chief Ethics Officer, 3M Company
3:30 - 3:45   Break  
3:45 - 4:45 

 You, The Greatest Hits Album: How To Make Your Best Moments Your Everyday Moments

  Vanessa Nordyke, J.D., Executive Director of CASA, Marion County, OR
4:45 - 4:50  NFPA 2025 Convention Announcement  Patty Meagher, Mn CP, NFPA Convention Chair
4:50 - 5:00  Closing Remarks  

5:00 - 6:00

 Social Hour – Fun with Emojis  Beth Bialis, RP, Director of Positions & Issues NARST
 Brenda Cothary, Regulation Co-Coordinator
 Angela Vohsing, Regulation Co-Coordinator
 
 Day 2: Wednesday, April 9 - CERTIFICATION
 Time [CST]  Topic  Speakers 
12:00 - 12:05 pm  Opening Remarks  Tina Johnson, Director of Paralegal Certification
12:05 - 1:30   Paralegal Certification
 What is it and Why should I have one?

 Panel Discussion - Led by
 Robyn Sweet, CRP, RP, ACP
1:30 - 1:45   Break  
1:45 - 3:00

 The Paralegal Certification Exam
 How to succeed in taking and passing the certification exam(s)

  Panel Discussion - Led by
 Robyn Sweet, CRP, RP, ACP
3:00 - 3:15   Break  
3:15 - 4:30   The Certified Paralegal Career Path
 Certification and beyond - how to leverage your certification		  Panel Discussion - Led by
 Robyn Sweet, CRP, RP, ACP
4:30 - 4:50  NFPA 2025 Convention Announcement  Patty Meagher, Mn CP, NFPA Convention Chair
4:50 - 5:00  Closing Remarks  Tina Johnson, Director of Paralegal Certification
 
 Day 3: Thursday, April 10 - REGULATION
 Time [CST]  Topic  Speakers 
12:00 - 12:05 pm  Opening Remarks  Angela Vohsing, Regulation Co-Coordinator
12:05 - 1:00

 DEI and Why it Matters to Paralegals
                    (1.0 DEI CLE)

 Panel Discussion - Led by
 Jennifer Echikson ,Pa.C.P., Chair, NFPA DEI Committee  
1:00 - 1:15   Break    
1:15 - 2:15  Community Justice Workers, Paralegals and the Access to Justice Gap
 Expanding the Role of Paralegals in Access to Justice: Licensing Models, Lawsuits, and Community Justice
  -- Oh My!
                    (1.0 CLE)

Dr. Alicia Mitchell-Mercer, Chief Operating Officer at Frontline Justice and Co-Founder, North Carolina Justice for All Project

S. M. Kernodle-Hodges, Principal and Senior Consultant for Tolliver, Richardson and Kernodle, LLC., and the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the North Carolina Justice for All Project. (NCJFAP) 

Shawana Almendarez- Employment & Compliance Paralegal, Sealed Air Corporation

Paul Sherman-Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
2:15 - 2:30  Break  
2:30 - 3:30  Update on Paralegal Licensing Programs Across the Country
                    (1.0 CLE) 		Page Beetem, Esq., Director of Law & Paralegal Studies Program University of Cincinnati 
3:30 - 3:45   Break  
3:45 - 4:45  Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals and Community Justice Workers in Arizona
                    (1.0 CLE) 		 Mark McCall, CPM, Legal Service Innovations Manager, Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts 
4:45 - 4:50  NFPA 2025 Convention Announcement  Patty Meagher, Mn CP, NFPA Convention Chair
4:50 - 5:00  Closing Remarks  Brenda Cothary, Regulation Co-Coordinator

 

View the recaps of past Conferences.
 

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