ABOUT THE FORT WORTH PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

History:

The FWPA began in 1982.

Code of Ethics:

All FWPA members, by applying for membership, adopt as a guideline for professional conduct the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility of the Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas.

Definition of Paralegal/Legal Assistant:

FWPA, for its purposes, uses the terms "paralegal" and "legal assistant" interchangeably. A legal assistant is a person, qualified through education, training or work experience, who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency or other entity, in a capacity or function which involves the performance, under the ultimate direction and supervision of an attorney, of specifically delegated substantive legal work, which work, for the most part, requires a sufficient knowledge of legal concepts that, absent such assistant, the attorney would perform the task.

Classes of Members:

FWPA has six (6) classes of members which include Voting members, Sustaining members, Student members, Associate members, Freelance/Temporary/Independent members, and Patron members. Please contact our Membership Chair for information concerning requirements for membership in the Association.

FWPA President:

1982 — Denise Pointer
1983 — Denise Pointer
1984 — Ann Dunkin
1985 — Pamela S. Lambert, CLA, TBLS
1986 — Binky Cashion
1987 — Kay Wooley, CLA
1988 — Cheryl Kensing, CLA
1989 — Phillissa Russell
1990 — Karen L. McAbee, TBLS
1991 — Amy Harvison
1992 — Janet S. Norman, CLA
1993 — Starlene Moore, CLA
1994 — Cathy Burnett, CLA, TBLS
1995 — Mitzi S. Moore
1996 — Betsy Horn, CLA
1997 — Betty Reinert, CLA
1998 — Patricia A. Hammer, CLA, TBLS
1999 — Scott D. Sanner, CLA
2000 — Melissa Sherman, CLA, TBLS
2001 — Catherine C. Davies, CLA
2002 — Suzanne McLaughlin, CLA
         — Starlene Moore, CLA
2003 — Leticia Martin, CLA
2004 — Brenda Shirley, CP
2005 — Jena Parker, CP
2006 — Shannon Worley
2007 — Patricia A. Hammer, CP, TBLS
2008 — Debbie House, CP
2009 — Monty Mays
2010 — Julie K. Sherman, TBLS

Paralegal of the Year:

1989 — Cherie Helstrom, CLA
1990 — Mitzi Moore
1991 — Kay Wooley, CLA
1992 — Cheryl Kensing, CLA
1993 — Betty Reinert, CLA
1994 — Starlene Moore, CLA
1995 — Betsy Horn, CLA
1996 — Julie Rodgers, CLA
1997 — Cathy Burnett, CLA, TBLS
1998 — Scott Sanner, CLA
1999 — Jeannetta Castle, CLA
2000 — Melissa Sherman, CLA, TBLS
2001 — Leticia Martin, CLA
2002 — Pat Hammer, CLA, TBLS
2003 — Misty Callicott, CP
2004 — Christine Reid, CLAS
2005 — Brenda Shirley, CP
2006 — Julie Sherman-Sapp, TBLS
2007 — Karen McAbee
2008 — Mary Ann Shurley
2009 — Allen Mihecoby, CLA, RP

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