Where: Bank & Vault Restaurant, 1005 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219 ***Free Valet Parking ***

Who:  Members and Sponsors are cordially invited

What:  Come and mingle during this networking event.  The Outstanding Paralegal of the Year Award, Janet Scott Scholarship and Jean Proffitt Scholarship will be awarded at 5:45 PM.  The 2011 RPA President will be announced during this event as well.  Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and rail drinks will be provided.

RSVP to Dana.Bruce@suntrust.com

FOR

PARALEGALS, ALL LEGAL SUPPORT STAFF & COURT PERSONNEL

 WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 WHERE: SALEM CHURCH LIBRARY, 2607 Salem Church Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407

 SCHEDULE

 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.:        SOCIAL                   (pizza & sodas)

 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.:        ANATOMY OF A COMPLEX PERSONAL INJURY CASE   Presented by Georgia Hamilton, Esq. Livesay & Myers

 6:20 p.m. – 7:05 p.m.:        INTEROFFICE TEAM BUILDING AND COMMUNICATION  Presented by Rita Girard, Fredericksburg Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office

 7:10 p.m. – 7:55 p.m.:        COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS  Presented by: Sheyna Nicole Burt, Esquire, Chadwick, Washington, Moriarty, Elmore & Bunn, P. C.

 *$20.00 FPA, NALA, NFPA, NALS, VAPA, LGPA MEMBERS *$25.00 NON-MEMBERS, STUDENTS

 *FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:     David Burks (burks@lawyers-virginia.com) Phone: 540-370-4140/Fax: 540-370-0953

Where: SunTrust Executive Dining Room, 24th Floor, 919 E Main Street, Richmond, Virginia

Speaker: Debra M. Schneider, Professor, University of Richmond

Topic: Legal Writing

Sponsor: CT Corporation

Menu: House Salad, Dinner Rolls, Herb-Roasted Chicken Breast, Apple Compote, Roasted Potatoes, Orange Glazed Carrots, Cider Jus, Seared Wild Salmon, Rice Pilaf, Roasted String Beans, Lemon Buerre Blanc, Apple Tart-Almond Cream

Cost: $20.00 Cash Bar

April 2010 Newsletter 201o Volume 16 Issue 2

July 2010 Newsletter 2010 Volume 16 Issue 3

September 2010 Special Edition Newsletter 2010 Volume 16 Issue 4

September 27 – Daryl Shetterly, Esq., of LeClair Ryan will be speaking on E-Discovery.

October 25 – speaker TBA; topic: Social Media

November 15 – Tom Spahn, Esq., of McGuireWoods will be speaking on Ethics for Law Office Support Professionals

Please visit their website at www.rlsa.org

When: October 13-16, 2010

Where: Wingate by Wyndam Hotel, Fredericksburg, Virginia – Members this is in driving distance from Richmond.  A short 45 minutes on I-95.  No overnight stay is required if you are watching your budget.

Registration Costs: $75 one day, $125 two days, $175 three days – You will be hard pressed to obtain a better bang for your buck

Please click on the link for the brochure and registration form Brochure/Registration Form

To support this effort, NALA offers a 10% discount off membership dues to employers with at least 5 members; 20% discount to employers with 6-10 members; and 25% discount for those with 11 plus more members.  An additional 2% is available to government and non-profit (501-c-3) employers.  Details may be found on the web, under “About NALA & Join.”

http://www.nala.org/employers.aspx

Where:  McGuire Woods, LLP, Frances Hayes Room, One James Center, 901 E Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia

Speaker: Amy Turner, J.D., Adjunct Professor, University of Richmond – Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Henrico County

Topic: Citators: Why Can’t They Just Stamp a Red “Overruled” on the Cases in the Reporter

Sponsor: Forensic Forgery Detection, Anne Smith – Forensic Document Examiner (434) 917-1367

Please RSVP to Dana.Bruce@suntrust.com by August 20, 2010

• Date:     August 18, 2010
• Time:     6:00 -7:00 pm
• Place:    ThompsonMcMullan Law Office
  100 Shockoe Slip
  Richmond, VA 23219

Parking instructions:

Drive down Cary Street past 13^th street (Peking Chinese Restaurant on your left), turn right onto Virginia Street, take immediate right into Colonial Parking deck.

You pay $5.00 and take a ticket for parking.  (I will validate your ticket)

Take the elevator to the “Plaza” turn left as you exit the elevator and walk out the double glass doors.

Turn to your right toward Cary Street and find the water fountain in the plaza then cross the plaza to the building with two large iron gates on the entry.  (alley is to the left of our building).

Enter the building and take the elevator to the 3^rd floor.

I will greet you in the lobby.

When:  August 14, 2010 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Where: Kingsmill Resort Beach, Williamsburg, Virginia

Families, children and friends are invited to attend this networking event.  A light lunch and beverages will be provided.  Come enjoy RPA outside of the Richmond metro area and get started on that back-to-school shopping Saturday afternoon at the outlets or enjoy Busch Gardens during your visit Williamsburg.

Please RSVP to myager@spottsfain.com by August 13th.