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 DALLAS AREA

 PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

Upcoming events

  • Family Section and CLE| Leveraging Technology to Mitigate Conflict

    • Tuesday, January 14, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • 71
    Register

    Family Section + CLE

    Leveraging Technology to Mitigate Conflict


    Here's helpful material about the upcoming CLE: 

    Resource Booklet and Client Trifold Brochure


    Mike Fonseca, National Sales Manager:

    SOBERLINK Healthcare.

    Mike Fonseca has been the National Sales Manager for Soberlink Healthcare since 2011. He manages National Matrimonial Organizations like AAML, AFCC, and ABA Family Law Section. At the 2023 NYSBA Family Law Section Meeting in Lake Placid, Mike presented on a panel surrounding substance abuse.

    He dedicates his efforts educating matrimonial professionals on Soberlink’s alcohol monitoring technology for Child Custody Cases. 

    Mike and his wife Amber are proud parents to son's Roman and Lincoln residing in North Texas. Mike holds his degree from Santa Ana College with emphasis in science and technology.

    This event qualifies for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit through DAPA. This event is TBLS-approved for both Civil Trial and Family Law.

    *** For additional questions regarding this event, please contact Heather Ulliman at pe@dallasparalegals.org


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  • General Membership Meeting |"Breaking Free: A Guide to Freelance Success for Paralegals." |January 2025

    • Tuesday, January 21, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Online via Zoom
    Register


    GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING


    Our January General Membership Meeting will be via zoom and presented by Amanda Hazel.  


    Amanda Hazel is a paralegal and business owner with over 15 years of experience, specializing in family law. As the founder of Simplified Paralegal Solutions, LLC, she partners with attorneys to provide expert support in legal drafting and research. A cum laude graduate of Texas Wesleyan University with a Bachelor’s in Paralegal Studies, Amanda has earned multiple leadership awards.

    She also serves as Administrative Assistant to the State Chair of the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, aiding in training, investigations, and caseload management. An active member of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association and the State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division, Amanda is committed to ethical and professional excellence.

    Married for 23 years, she is a proud dog mom to Pepper, Ghost, and Oreo. In 2017, she discovered a Vietnamese brother, Nhan, adding a unique chapter to her family story. Amanda is passionate about empowering legal professionals and promoting ethical practices across Texas.

    This event qualifies for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit through DAPA.

    *** For additional questions regarding this event, please contact Caroline Rose @crose@gbafamilylaw.com

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  • Specialty Section and CLE| Improving Outcomes for Families

    • Thursday, February 06, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • 75
    Register

    Specialty Section + CLE

    Improving Outcomes for Families


    Speaker:

    Kevin Dorsey 

    Manager of Professional Relationships, Our Family Wizard

    Kevin is a senior professional liaison for OurFamilyWizard and Past President of Texas AFCC. His role includes educating judges, attorneys, mediators, amicus attorneys, and other family law professionals on the tools that can be utilized to benefit and monitor parental communication. Kevin travels the country attending dozens of continuing legal education conferences and seminars each year.

    Recent speaking engagements include the Travis County Bench, Dallas County Bench/Bar, the Advanced Family Law Conference, Harris County Bench, Tarrant County Bench/Bar, and the Bexar County Bench. Kevin graduated from the University of Denver receiving a BA in Music and Political Science.

    This event qualifies for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit through DAPA.

    This event is TBLS-approved for both Civil Trial and Family Law.

    *** For additional questions regarding this event, please contact Heather Ulliman at pe@dallasparalegals.org

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  • Medical Section Meeting + CLE | Ten Things You Need to Know About Medicaid & Medicare (Part 2)

    • Wednesday, February 19, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • 53
    Register

    Medical Section + CLE

    Ten Things You Need to Know About Medicaid & Medicare (Part 2)

    Speaker:  

    Pi-Yi Mayo

    Pi-Yi Mayo is a member of the Texas Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association, and the East Harris County Bar Association and Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is a member and past president of the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Pi-Yi is a past president (2012) and founding member of the Special Needs Alliance, a national organization of attorneys dedicated to serving families of persons with disabilities. He is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation and he has earned his V.A. Accreditation from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    Pi-Yi has built a national reputation as an expert in elder law and special needs trusts. He presents nation-wide on topics surrounding elder law, special needs trusts and public benefits. He has authored more than 50 papers covering a wide range of issues and he has presented hundreds of speeches for attorneys, CPAs, government entities, judges, and most importantly, the elderly, people with disabilities and their family members and care-givers.

    Pi-Yi serves as administrator to more than 70 qualified settlement funds from jurisdictions all over the United States and has nearly $80,000,000.00 under management.
    Pi-Yi is an avid outdoors man and when he’s not managing the office, public speaking, or practicing law, he enjoys hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities. His greatest joy comes from spending time with his family especially his grandchildren.

    This event qualifies for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit through DAPA.

    *** For additional questions regarding this event, please contact Elena Taylor at etaylor@foxrothschild.com


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  • Specialty Section+ CLE | Jurisprudence

    • Friday, March 28, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
    • 73
    Register

    Litigation Section 

    Jurisprudence

    Speaker:  

    John A. Bermingham, Jr

    John A. Bermingham, Jr. Esq. is a New Jersey Attorney who has over 15 years of experience as in-house counsel and has his own law firm where he leads negotiations in business deals, transactional matters, corporate law and contract law. Additionally, as a side - he provides pro-bono legal services for the disadvantaged, students and the elderly.

    Attorney Bermingham is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of New Jersey and all other state courts of New Jersey; and admitted to the District Court for the Federal District of New Jersey.

    Attorney Bermingham is also a professor who teaches Constitutional Law, Business Law, and other various law classes for Purdue University, Southern New Hampshire University, Centenary University and recently Moravian University. In 2013, Centenary College awarded Professor Bermingham with the Adjunct Excellence Award as voted on by students in the program and Centenary University awarded him as adjunct professor of the year in 2020. He received Adjunct Professor of the Year for Purdue University in 2015 and 2022.

    He received his Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies at Arizona State University, his MBA with a Concentration in Criminal Justice at Saint Leo University and his Juris Doctor at Catholic University in Washington, DC.

    Furthermore, John Bermingham was elected by the people of Upper Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania in the November, 2015, General Election to the Upper Mount Bethel Board of Supervisors and was re-elected for a Board of Supervisor position in 2021, where he will be serving until 2027. Currently, John is the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for Upper Mount Bethel and has been for over five years.

    John has authored four children’s books: 1) Our Gift from God 2) Our Family Picture 3) The Firefighters of Upper Mount Bethel and 4) The Road Crew of Upper Mount Bethel.

    He lives in Upper Mount Bethel with his wife Laura, their ten-year-old son John (“JC”), and six-year-old son Michael. He has published articles for the National Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals (NALA) and worked on their examination questions for paralegals

    This event qualifies for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit through DAPA.

    *** For additional questions regarding this event, please contact Elena Taylor at etaylor@foxrothschild.com


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