SFPA regularly sponsors practice sections/committee meetings, which include
lectures, discussions and workshops relating to each specialty taught by
paralegals, attorneys and other experienced legal service providers.

At this time, the Bankruptcy section does not have any meetings scheduled.
We do have members interested in Bankruptcy meetings, so if you are
interested in having informative and educational meetings on the topic of
Bankruptcy, contact us at 777-2390.

REAL ESTATE
Co-chair:  Georgette L. Neil
Co-chair:  Terri L. Reno

SFPA's Real Estate Section is committed to providing monthly brown bag
meetings on the third Tuesday of each month free to members (Non-members can
also attend for only $5.00). The goal of these meetings will be to give you
the information and tools you need to address current trends in the market
place. Additionally, we will have special events periodically throughout
the year on topics of special interests or advance level topics. For further 
information, please contact Georgette Neil at 677-5219 or Terri L. Reno at 268-6484. 

Real Estate Section Announcements

Real Estate Section Upcoming Events

ENVIRONMENTAL
Co-chairs:  Betty Cavanaugh

SFPA regularly sponsors practice sections/committee meetings, which include
lectures, discussions and workshops relating to each specialty taught by
paralegals, attorneys and other experienced legal service providers.

ESTATE PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION
Co-chair:  Julie Kawashima
Co-chair:  Laura Herrera

The Estate Planning and Administration Section of SFPA is one of the more
active practice sections. We hold monthly noon-time seminars (brown bag) on
the second Tuesday of every month on a variety of topics related to the
administration of trusts and estates. A special emphasis is placed on
keeping our members and friends up-to-date in the areas of gift and estate
tax, as well as the intricacies of the Court-supervised probates, guardianships, 
and conservatorships. The speakers are attorneys, accountants, and senior 
paralegals who specialize in this area of the law. Members attend the seminars
free of charge. Non-members are encouraged to attend, and are asked to pay
a $5 fee. Members and non-members, please feel free to email 
Julie Kawashima if you would like to receive notification of the monthly 
meetings, or for more information or suggestions for future seminars.

EAST BAY SECTION
Co-chair:  Open

There are many paralegals who work and/or live in the East Bay. Because many
SFPA events take place in San Francisco, the East Bay Section committee is
committed to make SFPA accessible to East Bay paralegals by providing
continuing education seminars, informational meetings and social events.

EDUCATION SECTION
Co-chair: None

The Education Committee consists of a paralegal educator (Dora Dye) and
voting members of the San Francisco Paralegal Association. In addition, the
Committee also has a student representative from each of the paralegal
programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

This Committee hosts two important events for paralegals and paralegal
students. The first event is the Career Forum in the Spring where you can
meet practicing paralegals and find out how they entered the profession and
why they chose the field in which they are currently working. The second
event is the Chantal Russell Memorial Scholarship awarded at the Annual
Meeting in the Fall. 

The Education Committee is available upon request to offer informational
sessions and review seminars on the Paralegal Advanced Competency
Examination offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations,
Inc.

CAMPUS REPS
City College SF
SF State
CSU East Bay (Formerly CSU Hayward):  Trisha Gorman

LITIGATION
Co-chair:  Kevin G. Borkowski

The Litigation Section provides both meetings and seminars in which
litigation paralegals may attend to learn more about the various vendors
available, the new and ever-changing databases at use in litigation case
management, and solutions to problems that arise during the litigation
process.

PENINSULA
Co-chair:  Valerie Hanson
Co-chair:  David C. Herrera

SFPA regularly sponsors practice sections/committee meetings, which include
lectures, discussions and workshops relating to each specialty taught by
paralegals, attorneys and other experienced legal service providers.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/MENTOR PROGRAM
Co-chair:  Y'Anad Burrell-Carter
Co-chair:  Karen Reimer

SFPA regularly sponsors practice sections/committee meetings, which include
lectures, discussions and workshops relating to each specialty taught by
paralegals, attorneys and other experienced legal service providers.

At this time, the Professional Development/Mentor Program section does not
have any meetings scheduled. We do have members interested in Professional
Development meetings, so if you are interested in having informative and
educational meetings on the topic of Professional Development, 
contact Y'Anad Burrell-Carter at 772-6401 or Karen Reimer at 772-6334.

RESUME CLEARINGHOUSE
Co-chair:  Ekyka M. Fraczek

CORPORATE
Co-chair:  Open