TUESDAY, MARCH 24 - REGULATION
12:00 - 12:05 PM Opening Remarks
- Beth Bialis, RP, NFPA Director of Positions & Issues
- Angela Vohsing, NFPA Paralegal Regulation Co-Coordinator
- Brenda Cothray, NFPA Paralegal Regulation Co-Coordinator
12:05 - 1:00 PM AI Biases in Law Firms: A Critical DEI Perspective (1.0 DEI CLE)
NFPA DEI Committee:
- Jennifer Echikson, Pa.C.P., Chair
- Elizabeth Dear, NJCP, PaCP
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Kenneth Palacios
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Patrice Givens
1:00 - 1:15 PM Break
1:15 - 2:15 PM Ethics for Legal Paraprofessionals (1.0 Ethics CLE)
- Mary Mayer, Freelance Paralegal in Northern Arizona
2:15 - 2:30 PM Break
2:30 - 3:30 PM Community Justice Workers and the Future of Paralegal Practice
- Dr. Alicia Mitchell-Mercer, Chief Operating Officer, Frontline Justice
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Nikole Nelson, founding CEO, Frontline Justice
3:30 - 3:45 PM Break
3:45 - 4:45 PM
A Day in the Life of a Community Justice Worker
- Joy Anderson, Co-Director, Community Justice Worker Resource Center
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Ashley Vincent, Community Justice Worker, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Legal Services Corporation
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:45 - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks
- Patty Meagher, MnCP, 2026 NFPA Convention Chair
- Beth Bialis, RP, NFPA Director of Positions & Issues
- Angela Vohsing, NFPA Paralegal Regulation Co-Coordinator
- Brenda Cothray, NFPA Paralegal Regulation Co-Coordinator
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 - LEADERSHIP
12:00 - 12:05 PM Opening Remarks
- Julie H. Rosenau, NFPA Director of Membership
12:05 - 1:00 PM Steps to Creating Meaningful Mentoring System
- Lisa M Lagreca, Pa. C.P., NFPA Certification Coordinator, Silverang, Rosenzweig & Haltzman, LLC
1:00 - 1:15 PM Break
1:15 - 2:15 PM Board Succession: Tag! You're It!
- Lisa Lynch, CRPTM, CEDS, Cushman and Wakefield
2:15 - 2:30 PM Break
2:30 - 3:30 PM Leading From Where You Stand: Redefining Power, Value, and Possibility for Paralegals
- Jaclyn Foster, Author, Paralegals Should Be Millionaires
3:30 - 3:45 PM Break
3:45 - 4:45 PM The Modern Day Paralegal Leader – Building Confidence, Collaboration, and Influence in a profession that doesn’t always hand out leadership titles.
- Jaclyn Doherty, VARP, Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, P.C.
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:45 - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks
- Patty Meagher, MnCP, 2026 NFPA Convention Chair
- Julie H. Rosenau,
NFPA Director of Membership
5:00 - 6:00 PM Social Activity
THURSDAY, MARCH 26 - CERTIFICATION
12:00 - 12:05 PM Opening Remarks
- Lisa M. Lagreca, Pa. C.P., NFPA Certification Coordinator
- Tina M.
Johnson, RP, MnCP, NFPA Director of Paralegal Certification
12:05 - 1:00 PM The Process of Obtaining a NFPA Credential from Beginning to End
- Lisa Vessels, RP, Duane Morris LLP
1:00 - 1:15 PM Break
1:15 - 2:15 PM Bright Boundaries to Help You Navigate Ethics Like A Pro (1.0 Ethics CLE)
- Rashida Forbes, Owner, Stylish Paralegal
2:15 - 2:30 PM Break
2:30 - 3:30 PM The Value of Formal Paralegal Education: Building Competence and Credibility
- Antoinette France-Harris, Professor and Program Coordinator of Legal Studies, Clayton State University
3:30 - 3:45 PM Break
3:45 - 4:45 PM Leading the Future: Ethical Leadership, Certification Pathways, and Building High-Impact Paralegal Teams (1.0 Ethics CLE)
-Tony Sipp, Co-host, The Paralegal Voice podcast; Chair of the Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee, College of the Canyons
- Amy McGuigan, ACP, CAS, CEDS, Swanson & McNamara LLP
4:45 - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks
- Patty Meagher, MnCP, 2026 NFPA Convention Chair
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Lisa M. Lagreca, Pa. C.P., NFPA Certification Coordinator
- Tina M. Johnson, RP, MnCP, NFPA Director of Paralegal Certification
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