Julia’s Legal Services Personal Life Julia Covey owns and manages Julia’s Legal Services, which is based in Chicago, IL. She is a legal document preparer and public notary who specializes in bankruptcy, family law, civil litigation, and business development. Most of Julia’s experience is in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and family law. In addition, she provides any type of legal services for... (429 views)
Legal Document Services Personal Life Tamara Parker owns and runs Legal Document Services, which is based in Santa Cruz, CA. She is a legal document assistant who specializes in family law. Tamara is the only non-attorney in the County of Santa Cruz who provides legal assistance for those going through Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. She is a member of the California Association of Legal Document... (422 views)
Paralegal Peter Nater Celebrates Grammy Award Win - An Inspirational Profile We all like to trumpet our successes, but when Peter Nater came to work at the New York City Law Department on a recent Monday morning and told his colleagues he had won a Grammy over the weekend, many presumed he was delusional. (418 views)
Angel’s Mobile Notary and Paralegal Services Angel Kavanaugh owns and manages Angel’s Mobile Notary and Paralegal Services, located in Beaverton, Oregon. She specializes in contracts with title companies and handles many divorce cases each year. Prior to opening her company, Angel worked for the Department of Assigned Counsel in Tacoma, Washington. She used to work for a defense attorney in Aberdeen, Washington and... (417 views)
Augusta Virtual Assistants, LLC Professional Overview Lisa Kolb is the co-owner of Augusta Virtual Assistants, LLC, which is based in Augusta, GA. Augusta Virtual Assistants are passionate about supporting attorneys and entrepreneurs by utilizing their resources and time more effectively. This allows the business owner to focus on what’s important while expanding their business. Augusta Virtual... (413 views)
Senior Litigation Paralegal Beth King Reflects on a Long and Rewarding Career Professional Overview Beth L. King, RP, serves as a senior litigation paralegal at Vestas-American Wind Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, which leads the world in delivering modern energy. She has more than thirty years experience in litigation and trials. (413 views)
Denise Ben-David: From Paralegal to Attorney If former paralegal Denise Ben-David had not accepted a dare from a senior partner to take the LSAT, she might not be a practicing associate with Ferrell Law, P.A., today. (412 views)
Kristen Noll: President, St. Louis Association of Legal Assistants and Paralegal, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. Kristen Noll is a litigation paralegal for Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., a position that has exposed her to many different areas of law, including labor, environmental, patent and trademark infringements, product liability, admiralty, and personal injury. (404 views)
Paul Caron: Associate Dean of Faculty and Law Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law Associate Dean of Faculty and law professor Paul Caron credits his legal interest to a former professor whom he worked for as a teaching assistant. And according to his professor, Caron was the ''second-best teaching assistant he had [had] in all of his years teaching — behind a fellow named Bill Clinton.'' (402 views)
Joe Hodnicki: Associate Director for Library Operations at Robert S. Marx Law Library at the University of Cincinnati Associate director for library operations Joe Hodnicki came close to working in the restaurant business. And if it hadn't been for his father (who Hodnicki thought was displeased by his work, although he really wasn't), Hodnicki might still be sautéing mushrooms as a chef instead of succeeding as a law librarian and law blogger. After more than a decade, Hodnicki... (402 views)
Well-known Michigan Paralegal Dawn Draper Discusses Her Long and Rewarding Career Professional Overview Dawn Draper owns and operates The Virtual Paralegal, based in beautiful Northern Michigan. She prepares legal documents for court filing, drafts responses, motions, stipulations, briefs, trial preparation, creates PowerPoint presentations for trial, data entry, correspondence, graphic design, newsletters, web design, and answers telephone calls for... (401 views)
Laura Ahtes: Paralegal, Potter Anderson Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE For Laura Ahtes, education was the lucky charm that launched her career. After obtaining her degree from Goldey-Beacom College and graduating with honors from the ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate Program through the Legal Education Institute (LEI) at Widener University, she has never looked back. Widener University has a long-standing reputation for providing quality... (400 views)
Lorie Strickland: Paralegal, Raleigh, NC In the world of real estate, the accepted mantra is, ''Location! Location! Location!'' For paralegal Lorie Strickland, the best location is outside of the office. (398 views)
Brenda Young: Legal Assistant at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP Even as a child, Brenda Young argued like a lawyer, defending her ideas until her point was made. Though too young for law school, Young learned her lawyer tactics from a different source: television. (396 views)
Well-known New York Paralegal Ana Pierro Reflects on a Long and Rewarding Career Professional Overview Ana Pierro serves as an expert in regulatory change management for a large financial company in New York City. She is responsible for regulatory change development and management of systems and programs to advise the business on procedures and policies. Ms. Pierro works with line of business to update and develop procedures and policies concerning... (395 views)
Cynthia Young: Paralegal Coordinator for Wolff & Samson, PC, in West Orange, NJ Cynthia Young began her career as a legal secretary and has quite a romantic story to tell about her first years in the legal profession. (395 views)
Dorothy Secol, CLA and Peggy E. Stalford, LA Experienced legal assistants Dorothy Secol and Peggy Stalford knew they could succeed producing legal work outside of the traditional law office for a wide range of practitioners, and in 1986, Paralegal Services was born. (392 views)
Well-known Paralegal Barbara Haubrich-Hass Reflects on a Long and Rewarding Career Professional Overview Barbara Haubrich-Hass, ACP/CAS, serves as an administrative legal assistant with the law firm of Chain | Cohn | Stiles in Bakersfield, CA. In 1980, she began her legal career working for civil defense firms in Bakersfield. Since 1995, Mrs. Hass has worked for David K. Cohn, who is the managing senior partner at Chain | Cohn | Stiles. She is Mr.... (388 views)
Allen F. Mihecoby: Paralegal, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, Fort Worth, TX Allen Mihecoby admits that he just fell into the perfect profession. He entered college with plans for a career in medicine. During his freshman year, he joined the debate team and decided that a career in law was for him. (386 views)
Profile: Siobhan Smith; Corporate Paralegal; Steptoe & Johnson, LLP Corporate paralegal Siobhan Smith comes from a long line of legal professionals and says there was never any doubt that she would pursue a career in the law. LawCrossing speaks to Smith about her career and the secrets to her success; she was recently named one of the top paralegals in the nation by legal author Carole Bruno. (378 views)
Paralegal Jan Ezell Achieves Great Success at Alston Bird in Atlanta Who says big firms are staid? LawCrossing speaks with paralegal Jan Ezell about her ever-changing career at Alston & Bird in Atlanta and why the firm is considered one of the best places to work. (377 views)
First Male Legal Assistant Elected to Head National Legal Assistants Associatio In many firms, attorneys administer the work of legal assistants. Gary Melhuish would like to see more firms hire Legal Assistant Managers. LawCrossing speaks with Mr. Melhuish about the niche profession and his role as the new president of the Legal Assistant Management Association - the first man to head the organization. (375 views)
Elaine Mowcomber’s Affordable Document Preparation Services Elaine Mowcomber has been running her own successful paralegal practice, Affordable Document Preparation Services, since 1994. She was born and raised in Long Beach, California. The paralegal has four siblings and enjoys running, swimming, tennis, softball, and riding a bike. Although Elaine loves sports, she believes golf “is too boring.” She stated she really has a... (374 views)
Detailed Paralegal Services, LLC Kathryn Dicken owns and manages Detailed Paralegal Services, LLC, in Tucson Arizona. She specializes in divorces, legal separation, custody, parenting time, paternity, child support, last wills, living wills, power of attorney, and parental power of attorney. As a certified legal document preparer, Kathryn’s goal is to “provide quality legal documents to the public at... (365 views)
Profile: Negar Ashtari When women call the Tahirih Justice Center for help, paralegal Negar Ahstari is generally their first point of contact. LawCrossing talks with Ms. Ashtari about her work at the center and the desperate women who call there for help. (361 views)
Paralegal Dana Fortier Discusses Her Virtual Legal Support for Small Law Firms and Solo Attorneys Professional Overview Dana Fortier owns and operates Your Branch Office in Novi, Michigan. She provides virtual legal support for small law firms and solo attorneys who need the benefits of having a large staff, but don't have a budget for that staff. Ms. Fortier specializes in document production, management, e-discovery, file management, mediation, arbitration, and... (360 views)
Pioneering Paralegal Shelley Widoff on Lower Standards for Paralegals | Founder of the Boston Paralegal Resource Center Fiercely independent and proud of the paralegal profession, Shelley Widoff is worried that it's too easy to become a paralegal these days and that the reputation of the profession is eroding as a result. (355 views)
Law Librarian and Actor: Mary Dryden At age three Mary Dryden began training as a ballet dancer. A ski accident 14 years later, however, forced her to look elsewhere for artistic expression. So Dryden instead invested her time in acting. (345 views)
Kristine Farmer: Immediate Past President and Board Advisor for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations and Trial Paralegal for Godwin Pappas Langley Ronquillo, LLP, Dallas, TX Kristine Farmer is a trial paralegal for Keith A. Langley at Godwin Pappas Langley Ronquillo, LLP, in Dallas, TX, and works in the area of construction and surety. For the most part, she deals with ''complex disputes for national construction companies involving construction and design defect claims, default terminations, affirmative construction claims, and all kinds of... (344 views)