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Congratulations to Deborah P. Fontenot, CP LSPA Outstanding Paralegal of 2012

LSPA’s Fall Seminar was held on September 21, 2012, in Lafayette, Louisiana. An Awards Reception and Membership Mixer was held later that evening and several awards were presented, including LSPA Outstanding Paralegal of the Year, Deborah P. “Debbie” Fontenot, CP, of Lafayette. (See Awards article inside this issue). The LSPA Annual Membership Meeting was held on September 22, 2012. New Officers for the 2012-2013 Term were elected, as follows: President - Jessie Cormier, CP, LCP First Vice President - Debbie Billiot Secretary – Amy Collins-Gutter Treasurer – Sandy Pourciaux, CP NALA Liaison - Deborah Fontentot, CP. Also, Camille Moran, CP, was appointed as Parliamentarian. Shondra Broussard, CP, LCP, serves as LCP Certifying Board Chair. Review the LSPA web site at http://www.la-paralegals.org for further information about LSPA, paralegal certification, and more, including photos of the Fall Seminar, Awards Reception & Membership Mixer, and the 27th Annual Membership Meeting.

The Advocate

Volume XXVIII Issue I

Nov/Dec 2012

Have a question about paralegal certification, upcoming events, or how to get your CLE hours before year-end? Contact us via e-mail by visiting our LSPA web site at http://www.la-paralegals.org where you’ll find further information about LSPA, including benefits of membership, CLE seminars, state paralegal certification, scholarship for paralegal students, calendar of activities, NALA certification and updates, order forms for the LCP Study Guide and for LSPA T-Shirts “Paralegals are always swamped”, history of LSPA and much more. The Advocate is published quarterly and is a benefit of membership. (Note: Views presented by the authors herein are not necessarily the opinions of LSPA.)

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Jessie L. Cormier, CP, LCP

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

At LSPA’s Annual Meeting 2011, after being installed to the office of President, I described my vision of LSPA as:

A resource of information and assistance to Louisiana paralegals; A network of colleagues; A mentor to those entering the profession; A source of continuing legal education for paralegals; A sponsor of paralegal certification in Louisiana; and A supporter of national paralegal certification.

I think that LSPA has achieved and continues to achieve those goals. This past year: We transferred our bank accounts from MidSouth Bank to Iberia Bank with greater security including dual signature checks; We’ve been good stewards of the property and funds of LSPA through careful attention to the budget and contributions of members and we’ve increased our scholarship fund to more than $1,000; We have had four awesome issues of The Advocate prepared by our newsletter editor, Rhonda McManus; We had four quarterly Board Meetings – two in Lafayette, one in Alexandria and one in Baton Rouge; Our website continually improves and changes and is a two-way means of communication by LSPA to others and from others to LSPA. Hardly a week goes by that I don’t get one or more inquiries from


non-members regarding membership, education, entry into the profession, continuing legal education and job availability; We had the Spring Gumbo Seminar at the Paragon Casino and Resort Hotel in Marksville on March 30, 2012 and presented the Rochelle Scholarship to Marina Rubin; Our fall seminar on Medical Malpractice was held September 21, 2012; We presented the LCP Review Course on August 10 and 11, 2012 hosted by chairperson Deborah Fontenot at her office in Lafayette and at which several LSPA members presented sections—Jimmie Murvin, Deborah Fontenot, Bob Jullens, Rebecca Maum; The LCP exam continues to be administered twice yearly providing a career path for experienced paralegals; I represented LSPA in June at the meeting of the ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals in New Orleans and opened dialog with the President of the New Orleans Paralegal Association; We’ve continued to sell our “Paralegals are always Swamped” t-shirts as well as the LCP Review Course Study Guide; We obtained the Paralegal Week Proclamation from Governor Jindal; We were represented at the NALA Annual Meeting by our NALA Liaison, Deborah Fontenot and LSPA has also had national exposure through the Paralegal Strategies weekly ezine by Vicki Voisin aka The Paralegal Mentor including profiles of Debbie Fontenot and myself, and reprint of one of Bob Jullens’ articles which led to a reprint in the newsletter of the National Capital Paralegal Association; At the Membership Mixer and Awards Reception held during our Annual Conference 2012, we announced our Outstanding Paralegal of the Year, Deborah Fontenot, CP. None of this would be possible without the dedicated officers and committee chairpersons of 2011-12. (For a list of those officers and committee chairperson, please see separate article “2012 Annual Conference” elsewhere in this issue of The Advocate.) I would like to recognize and thank Rebecca Maum for her years of service to LSPA. This past year, she served her second consecutive year as Treasurer, as well as serving as CLE Chairperson, obtaining the Paralegal Week Proclamation, and contributing in many other ways. Rebecca previously served two terms as LSPA President (2005-06 and 2008-09), Vice President and other offices and committees. Thank you Rebecca! LSPA has been serving Louisiana Paralegals for 27 years and will continue to serve Louisiana paralegals into the future! If you have a suggestion, comment or question, please call me at 337-232-9700 or email me at [email protected]. LSPA is here for you!

Jessie Cormier, CP, LCP

President, LSPA

mailto:[email protected]


2012 Outstanding Paralegal of the Year

Deborah P. “Debbie” Fontenot, CP

On the evening of September 21, 2012 shortly after the conclusion of our seminar, LSPA held an Awards Reception and Membership Mixer. Deborah P. “Debbie” Fontenot, CP, of Lafayette, Louisiana was named recipient of LSPA’s Outstanding Paralegal of the Year for 2012.

Debbie spent the first six years of her legal career as a legal secretary and quickly advanced to paralegal-level work. She then went to work as a Land Assistant in an oil company, preparing contracts and leases. She spent 20 years with her next employer, a law firm with offices in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Houston. She worked with multiple attorneys preparing corporate documents, acquisition and financing documents, UCC filings, litigation and research, and corporate merger and divestiture transactions.

Her next position was Corporate Paralegal and Contract Coordinator for Leed Petroleum Company. She prepared various contracts including Confidentiality Agreements, Consultancy Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Master Time Charter Agreements, negotiated over 350 agreements with vendors and coordinated trademark applications. She assumed additional responsibilities such as serving as liaison with the international board of directors of Leed which was publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. She prepared notices, agenda and proposed resolutions for the company’s board meetings, and took and prepared minutes of the board meetings for the various corporate entities. When Leed Petroleum closed its doors, she quickly found another position. Her experience and skills led to her current position as manager of the Lafayette office of Red Mountain Resources. She prepares and negotiates Master Service Agreements with vendors in multiple states in which the company does business, maintains insurance records, and handles corporate filings. She liaisons with other administrators of the company in multiple locations.


She became a Certified Paralegal (CP), in 1995 and has maintained that credential through continuing legal education. She was on the By-Law Committee of the Krewe of Oberon in the mid-1990s. She was a leader of Girl Scout Troop 49 from 1996-2004 and chaperoned Girl Scouts, including her own daughter, on trips to Washington, D.C. and Chicago. For most of the past 10 years, she has held an office in the Lafayette Paralegal Association including a previous and current term as President. She completely created the current website of LSPA and has maintained it for the past 2 years. Debbie has served as NALA Liaison since 2011 and represented LSPA at this summer’s NALA Annual Meeting. She chaired the LCP Review Committee in August of this year, including presenting two of the sections. Here are some excerpts from the letters of colleagues and attorneys written in support of her nomination.

“she willingly shares her expertise and her leadership skills with others” “a trailblazer as a paralegal” “endless energy and enthusiasm” “never one to shy from a new challenge” “Strong family woman”

One of her supervising attorneys wrote “under my supervision, she rose to new challenges working at a pace, intensity and skill level above that of many lawyers with significant training and experience” “Many people in life just do what they need to do to get by; others are always striving to improve, to climb a new mountain, to seek out the next great accomplishment.” “I am proud of her for being such an innovator and aiming so high with the realization that there are so many ways as a paralegal that she can use her knowledge, collaborative skills and leadership skills.”

Congratulations, Debbie Fontenot, CP, on being named 2012 LSPA Outstanding Paralegal of the Year!


LSPA Calendar 2012-2013 - Save the Date! January 1-31, 2013 Testing dates for NALA’s CLA/CP exam (application deadline, December 1, 2013)

January 26, 2013 LSPA Winter Board Meeting, Lafayette, Louisiana

January 31, 2013 LSPA Rochelle Scholarship application deadline for paralegal students

March 15, 2013 LSPA Mid-Year/Spring Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, register by March 5th (make hotel reservations before February 1, 2013 for LSPA rates)

April 5 & 6, 2013 Testing dates for LSPA’s LCP exam (application deadline, February 15, 2013) May 1-31, 2013 Testing dates for NALA’s CLA/CP exam (application deadline, April 1, 2013)

MISSION STATEMENT

The Louisiana State Paralegal Association, Inc., as the leader of the paralegal profession in Louisiana, is dedicated to the advancement and betterment of the paralegal profession throughout the State of Louisiana and in general. LSPA strives to increase the recognition of the paralegal field by promoting the benefits of effective and increased utilization of paralegals. Working diligently to maintain the integrity of the profession, LSPA promotes high ethical standards for its membership and also offers a voluntary certification examination to identify Louisiana paralegals who have demonstrated a high degree of competency in the profession. LSPA also promotes continuing legal education for its members. Further, LSPA is dedicated to providing a network of professional support to paralegals in their careers.


IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR!

No, I’m not referring to time to count your blessings, purchase Christmas gifts for your loved ones, or go to holiday parties. Well, it is that time! It is also time to renew your membership for the 2012-2013 year! If you have already renewed, thank you! Our membership year for 2012-13 started on October 1, 2012. At our Annual Membership Meeting on September 22, 2012, a dues increase in the amount of $10 per membership classification was approved. If you renewed prior to the Annual Meeting, you do not owe the new dues amount for the 2012-13 year. A certification scholarship for members only is being created, to be funded by $5 of the dues increase as well as by donations. Renew your membership to support this new scholarship as well as all of the benefits of membership in LSPA – The Association for Louisiana Paralegals! If you do not renew your membership for 2012 – 13, this will be the last issue of The Advocate you will receive. Your Board of Directors works hard to fill each issue with information you need to know. Don’t forget about the Members Only section of LSPA’s website www.la-paralegals.org! By the time you receive this issue of The Advocate, the login information will have been changed. Once you renew your membership, contact President Jessie at jandlcormier@ earthlink.net for the new login. If you have any questions regarding your membership, please contact me at [email protected] or 337-254-1363. Please mail your renewal application and dues to me (see below).

Best wishes, Debbie C. Billiot LSPA 1st Vice President 1058 Melvin Dupuis Road Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 [email protected]






BATON ROUGE’S CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL Site of Mid-Year Seminar on March 15, 2013

by Karen L. McKnight, CP Program Chairman

On Friday, March 15, 2013, LSPA will present its mid-year seminar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The CLE committee is busy working on a very interesting, educational line-up for our seminar. Baton Rouge is a place to have fun. It is one of those places on earth that is timeless. It is the home of our State government and LSU. Baton Rouge is a seamless matrix of experiences that includes the people, the music, the food and the scenery. The seminar will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, conveniently located near the intersection of I-10 and College Drive Exit (Exit # 158) on Constitution Avenue. The hotel offers convenience, comfortable amenities and superb service. | Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 | phone 225-925-2244 | fax 225-930-

0140 Lunch will be “on your own”. You may choose to eat at Crowne Plaza’s in-house restaurant or one of the many fine restaurants close by. We have negotiated a great room rate of $95.00 single/double. We have a block of rooms set aside, so make your reservations before the February 1st, 2013 cut-off date by calling the hotel direct at 800-678-4065 or visit the Crowne Plaza website www.crowneplaza.com/execcenterbtr. If you have any questions, please contact me at 318/445-6384 or [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you there!

http://www.crowneplaza.com/execcenterbtr

mailto:[email protected].


LCP® Certifying Board News

By Shondra “Shonnie” Broussard, CLA, LCP

Hello everyone,

The LCP Certifying Board has recently seen a rise in the amount of people sitting for the LCP

examination. Increasingly, LSPA and the LCP Certifying Board find employers want their legal

assistants to be state and nationally certified. We encourage you to take the LCP exam. Just think what

the LCP certification designation will do for your resume. Send me an email at [email protected]

I’ll provide information and the application for the LCP exam.

The deadline to get your application in to take the next examination is February 15, 2013.

The next examination dates are April 5 and 6, 2011.

I look forward to seeing you in April!!

Shondra “Shonnie” Broussard, CLA, LCP

Please visit the LSPA web site at http://www.la-paralegals.org for further information on how to order The LCP Study Guide in preparation for taking the LCP Exam. You will also find LSPA’s Bylaws, Board Policy, and Membership Roster, as well as an order form for LSPA t-shirts.

LSPA Membership CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM

Name Preferred Mailing Address City, State, Zip code Telephone Number Preferred E-Mail Address

Please send this completed form to Debbie Billiot at [email protected].





LSPA SCHOLARSHIPS

By: Deborah P. Fontenot, CP Member, Scholarship Committee

SCHOLARSHIPS? With an “S”? YES!!!

In addition to the Rochelle Scholarship which LSPA has made available for paralegal students since the 1989 – 1990 fiscal year, LSPA will now offer a scholarship JUST FOR MEMBERS. The Board unanimously voted to name the new scholarship after a founding member that has contributed so much of her time and energy to LSPA and to the continuing goal of educating paralegals. We are proud to announce the new Jimmie Murvin Certification Scholarship. Jimmie Murvin Certification Scholarship: At the annual meeting held in September, 2012, the LSPA dues were increased for the first time in LSPA history. As we know, costs are rising for everything. In addition to allowing a little extra for our annual budget and expenses, the board voted that a portion of the $10.00 increase in dues be allocated to a new scholarship to be established exclusively for LSPA members. LSPA encourages its members to obtain certification through NALA and as a Louisiana Certified Paralegal, through LSPA. We also realize that the cost of certification can keep some members from being able to pursue their goal of obtaining certification. The Board decided that LSPA needed to adopt a program to help its members with the cost of certification. This year, the LSPA Scholarship Committee is challenged with the responsibility to establish criteria and guidelines for the new JIMMIE MURVIN CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP. We are hoping to award the first Scholarship at the Annual Meeting to be held in 2013. Watch for more information in future issues of The Advocate.


Rochelle Scholarship: During the LSPA 1989-1990 fiscal year the Rochelle Scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to paralegal students. This scholarship was named in honor of Carol Rochelle, a founding member of LSPA and an advocate of the advancement of paralegal education, who was killed in an automobile accident on her way home from a meeting of the advisory committee prior to the first annual meeting of LSPA. To qualify, applicants for the Rochelle Scholarship must:

be currently enrolled in an institutionally accredited paralegal program in Louisiana which offers a curriculum of at least sixty (60) semester hours.

have an overall grade point average of at least a 3.0, and must be enrolled in a minimum of six hours of paralegal studies.

be planning on a future career as a paralegal. There is a $5.00 application fee. The application and supporting documentation must be returned by January 31, 2013. It is not necessary for applicants to be members of LSPA. The Rochelle Scholarship is a cash award of up to $500. Additionally, the recipient receives free LSPA membership and tuition to all LSPA seminars for one year. The Rochelle Scholarship will be awarded at the LSPA Spring Seminar to be held in Baton Rouge during March 2013. To obtain the LSPA Rochelle Scholarship Application package, paralegal students may contact President Jessie Cormier by phone at 337-232-9700 or by email at jandlcormier@ earthlink.net. Scholarship Committee: If you are interested in assisting LSPA in establishing the guidelines for the new Jimmie Murvin Certification Scholarship and/or assist with the Rochelle Scholarship, please contact LSPA President, Jessie Cormier, at jandlcormier@ earthlink.net and let her know you would like to serve on the Scholarship Committee.




NALA CORNER

By: Deborah P. Fontenot, CP - LSPA NALA Liaison

NALA Paralegal

National Utilization

& Compensation Survey

NALA began its survey of the paralegal profession in 1986. A lot has changed since then; not only has the paralegal profession experienced tremendous growth; the survey can now be completed online. Please logon to www.nala-org/survey.htm, enter code 729843 and participate in the NALA 2012 Paralegal Utilization & Compensation Survey. You will be asked to provide information regarding your educational background, work environment, duties, compensation level, and other information valuable to others in the paralegal profession! The accuracy of the survey depends on participation by as many paralegals as possible. Please participate!

Facts & Findings

Check out the new app for NALA’s quarterly Facts & Findings magazine which allows NALA members electronic access to the current, and last six issues of the Facts & Findings magazine. Apps are available through Apple Store for iTablets and iPhones; and Google Play for Android tablets and phones. Search for ‘NALA’ to find the apps electronic access to Facts & Findings. Bonus features for the app include a CLE look up and a link to NALA’s Facebook page. NALA is currently offering a guest preview for non-NALA members.

http://www.nala-org/survey.htm

http://www.nala-org/survey.htm


The September/October issue of NALA’s quarterly Facts & Findings magazine focused on Family Law matters including articles on “Moving Children Out of State”, “Military Family Law Issues”, “Collaborative Family Law” and “Adopting Indian Children”. Other articles of interest included “Ethics Tips – Ethics and eDiscovery”, “Keep Your Skills Fresh”, “Education Tips – What Next?”, and “Discovery Practice Tips”. It also included photos and information from the NALA Conference held in Omaha in July. If you are not a NALA member and would be interested in receiving Facts & Findings magazine, you can subscribe at a special rate through LSPA. If you would like to check out one or more back issues of Facts & Findings, please contact me, I have extra copies. Perhaps you have an article you’ve written that you would like to submit for a future issue of NALA’s Facts & Findings. Following are the deadlines for submitting articles for upcoming issues: Deadline to Submit Article For issue dated December 1 Jan/Feb February 1 March/April April 1 May/June June 1 July/August August 1 September/ October NALA Campus Live

Need a couple more hours of CLE, or more? Whether or not you are a member of NALA, you can take advantage of the educational opportunities available through NALA Campus Live. These web-based CLE sessions are 90 minutes to two hours in length and cover a range of topics including Business/ Corporations, Employment, Estate Planning, Ethics, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Litigation – Trial Preparation, Real Estate, Specialty Law, and courses to help you prepare for the CP Exam. For more information go to www.nala.org/onlineed.aspx. And NALA members, don’t forget you can use your $80 Gift Certificate to cover the cost of one of these seminars. NALA Certification (CP/CLA)

When I took the NALA certification exam back in the late 1990’s, I had to drive out of town, sit in a classroom for two days on the pre-designated weekend, and use No. 2 lead pencils. Today, examinees have the benefit of computer based testing at ACT testing centers nationwide

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


including Alexandria, Lafayette, Bossier City, LaPlace and Addis (near Baton Rouge). The testing dates and application deadlines each year are as follows:

NALA Certification Examination Date

Application Filing Deadline

Late Application Filing Deadline ($25 late fee)

January 1 – 31, 2013 December 1 December 10

May 1 – 31, 2013 April 1 April 10

September 1 – 30 August 1 August 10

Application forms, application procedure overview, information on study material, and all other information an applicant needs can be found on the NALA website at, http://www.nala.org/Certification.aspx. If you haven’t taken your certification exam, what are you waiting for? There is no time like now to begin preparing. NALA Annual Conference: Portland, Oregon – July 2012

It’s not too early to start planning to attend the NALA Conference to be held in Portland July 10 – 13, 2013. NALA is tentatively planning to offer institutes on the subjects of Insurance Defense, Corporate-Transactional Work, Employment and HR, Technology in the Law Office, Estate Administration, Criminal Law and Procedure, and eDiscovery; to be confirmed by December 2012. It's never too early to plan to attend! The conference will be held at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower; rooms are available at a rate of $149. Reservations are now being accepted. For more information and link for reservations, go to NALA’s website at: http://www.nala.org/2013convention.aspx.

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

http://www.nala.org/2013convention.aspx


ETHICS TALK

By Jimmie W. Murvin, ACP, LCP, LSPA Past President & Charter Member

The question of how, when, and why lawyers and law firms use social media for professional

reasons has, over the past few years, moved into the realm of legal ethics. Many law firms use social

media for advertising – or is it advertising to send your “friends” an account of how you won your last

jury trial? And what about client confidentiality? Has that been breached by the lawyer through this

posting, if it’s only in the private area of the lawyer’s Facebook page?

If someone from California “friends” a paralegal in Louisiana and casually asks for information

about the statute of limitations period (common-law speak for “prescription”) on medical malpractice

claims in Louisiana, would the paralegal be practicing law by giving that information? The answer to

that question is an unqualified “yes,” but now substitute “lawyer” in place of “paralegal” and ask the

question again.

Is it appropriate for lawyers and judges to “friend” each other on Facebook and exchange

messages with each other when the judge is hearing a case in which the lawyer is involved? Should a

lawyer express an opinion in a blog or on a website about a judge before whom the lawyer has

appeared or about other lawyers?

Social media provide realms of information about the people who use them, most of which is

posted by the person him/herself. Is it “kosher” for lawyers to use the information found on YouTube,

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media sites against someone in a legal matter? Is

information found in social media discoverable, and if so, how does that impact on one’s responsibility

to preserve, and not destroy, that information?

I keep asking these questions, and I’m sure you expect that eventually I’ll get around to

answering them in this article. Not so. But if you are truly interested in this subject, I hope you’ll attend

LSPA’s Mid-Year Seminar, which is being held this year on March 15, 2013 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in

Baton Rouge. We will talk about the tension between lawyers’ and paralegals’ responsibility to comply

with legal ethics and their desire and need to use social media for various purposes. See you on March

15th!


LSPA 2012 Annual Conference

LSPA’s 2012 Annual Conference was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lafayette, Louisiana on

September 21 – 22, 2012. Our seminar, Medical Malpractice: A Prescription for Prosecuting and

Defending the Medical Malpractice Case, on September 21, 2012 was outstanding! We had excellent

speakers, including LSPA members Sandy Pourciaux, ACP, and Bob Jullens, CP, LCP, who “blew my

socks off”!

Following the seminar, we held an Awards Reception and Membership Mixer. Door prizes were

given out. Awards Chairperson, Debbie Billiot, presented President Jessie Cormier with a beautiful

plaque commemorating her term as president. Rebecca Maum, Treasurer, presented the Paralegal Week

Proclamation, framed, to President Cormier. The culmination of the evening was the presentation of the

Outstanding Paralegal of the Year award to Deborah P. Fontenot, CP (see separate article in this issue of

The Advocate). Congratulations, Debbie!

LSPA’s 27th

Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, September 22, 2012.

President Jessie Cormier, recognized 2011-12 Board Members with Certificates of Appreciation and a

small gift:

Debbie Billiot – First Vice President and Awards Chairperson

Sandy Pourciaux, ACP – Secretary, Speaker at Fall Seminar

Rebecca Maum – Treasurer, CLE Chairperson, Speaker at LCP Review Course

Deborah Fontenot, CP – NALA Liaison, Website and Job Bank Chairperson, LCP Review Course Chairperson,

Speaker at LCP Review Course

Camille Moran, CP – Parliamentarian

Shonnie Broussard, CP, LCP – LCP Certifying Board Chairperson

Karen McKnight, CP – Program Chairperson

Rhonda K. McManus – Editor of The Advocate, Scholarship Chairperson, Elections Chairperson

& Sponsorship Chairperson

Tiffany Thomas – Fall Seminar 2012 Committee Co-Chairperson

Sonjanita Jordan – Professional Development Chairperson

Bob Jullens, CP, LCP – Technology Committee, Speaker at LCP Review Course, Speaker at Fall Seminar,

Contributing Columnist to The Advocate


Jimmie Murvin, ACP, LCP – Speaker at Spring Seminar, Speaker at LCP Review Course, Contributing

Columnist to The Advocate

The Proposed By-Law Amendments, which had been previously distributed to all members,

were presented to the membership by Parliamentarian Camille Moran, CP. All were approved by the

membership. The most significant change is the elimination of the offices of District Directors. The

president then initiated a discussion regarding the proposed dues increase of ten dollars per classification

effective beginning with the 2012-13 fiscal year, which had been previously approved by the Board.

Associated with the dues increase was the recommendation of the Board of Directors that five dollars of

the dues increase be dedicated to a certification scholarship for members. Following a motion and

discussion, the dues increase and certification scholarship were approved by a vote of the membership.

Election of Officers was the next item of business on the agenda. The new slate of officers for

2012 – 13 is:

Jessie Cormier, CP, LCP – President (re-elected for second term)

Debbie Billiot – First Vice President (re-elected for second term)

Amy Collins-Gutter – Secretary

Sandy Pourciaux, ACP – Treasurer

Deborah Fontenot, CP – NALA Liaison (re-elected for second term)

Shonnie Broussard, CP, LCP, continues as chairperson of the LCP Certifying Board. Camille

Moran, CP, was re-appointed to the office of Parliamentarian.

Karen McKnight, CP (LSPA President 1992-93) installed the new and re-elected officers. The

meeting concluded with an address by President Jessie Cormier, CP, LCP in which she discussed the

accomplishments of the past year and the goals for the coming year. (Please read the President’s

Message in this issue of The Advocate.)

The final event of LSPA’s Annual Conference was the Transitional Board Meeting, where new

officers and committee chairpersons were welcomed with a brief orientation and announcements by

President Cormier.

LSPA is off and running into the 2012-13 year!


Highlights of

LSPA 27th Annual Membership Meeting

By: Sandy Pourciaux, ACP

If you didn’t get a chance to attend the Louisiana State Paralegal Membership

Meeting which was held on September 22nd at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lafayette, then

we missed you! If you were able to attend, then a big THANK YOU for joining us. Jessie

Cormier, CP, LCP was elected to serve as President for a second term. She did such a

great job for LSPA 2011-12, and we thank her for her continued service and dedication

to our profession! Our special lady, Debbie Billiot, also was re-elected to serve as Vice

President for a second term. Thanks to Debbie for her continued support and service to

LSPA and to the office of Vice President. We elected Amy Collins-Gutter from Baton

Rouge to serve as the new Secretary for the association. She has been serving for a little

over two months and has already shown such inspiration and dedication to LSPA. We

can’t thank her enough. Deborah Fontenot, CP, was re-elected to a second term in the

office of NALA Liaison. She represented our association well at NALA’s Annual

Conference in July. As for me, I was elected to serve as your Treasurer and I am taking

my duties head on assisting the board with setting budgets and goals. I wish to thank

our outgoing Treasurer, Rebecca B. Maum, for her tireless efforts in handling LSPA’s

financial affairs. Here’s a toast to you Rebecca!

Our Annual Meeting also brought about a new change. The Membership voted to

slightly increase the dues for LSPA. The Membership Application reflects the increase

to $50 over previous years’ membership dues of $40. A portion of the increase shall be

dedicated to a NEW scholarship account for Members only. A planning committee will

be in full swing in the next few months to begin funding the account and to set out the

guidelines for the Jimmie Murvin Certification Scholarship Award. YES, the JMCS (I like

acronyms), so rightfully named for all of Ms. Murvin’s efforts and dedication to the

education of paralegals. Without her and countless other paralegals that started LSPA

twenty-seven years ago, this award and your association would not be possible. Your

renewal of membership in LSPA will go far in helping you and others get those well


deserved credentials for your profession. Start thinking about applying for yourself or

another worthy paralegal that you’d like to see awarded the first scholarship of its kind

for LSPA. Don’t forget to renew your membership so you don’t miss out on this new and

exciting scholarship dedicated to just LSPA members. Be on the lookout for future

editions of The Advocate for the details! Incidentally, our Rochelle Scholarship is still

going strong for student members and the Board will be working on encouraging

paralegal students to apply.

Another item voted on during the meeting was the elimination of District

Directors. With the advent of social media, e-mail, and local paralegal organizations, the

board determined that there was not a great need for the appointment of District

Directors to serve LSPA, so the membership voted to remove the by-law requirements

for them. We do thank all of our past DD’s for their faithful service to LSPA and for

laying the groundwork for fellowship and spreading the word about our great

organization and profession.

We’ve got some new ideas brewing for LSPA, but I’ll save those surprises for

another edition of The Advocate. I’ll sign off for now. Let’s keep in touch.

New LSPA Officers are sworn in by Past President, Karen McKnight at LSPA 27th Annual Membership Meeting in September 2012


INTEGRATING MICROSOFT OUTLOOK 2010

WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

By Bob Jullens, CP, LCP

Social media has become a way of life for most of us. Between Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter,

most of us share more than we should about our personal and professional lives with the rest of the

world. Wouldn’t it be convenient if you could seamlessly integrate your social media world straight

from your Outlook inbox? You can integrate Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter directly into your

Outlook and even view your Google calendar. It requires downloading a simple plug-in for each. Here’s

how to do just that.

INTEGRATING FACEBOOK WITH OUTLOOK

To integrate Facebook, download the Microsoft Social Connector plugin from the Microsoft

website at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5039

Once downloaded and installed, open Outlook and go to “View” tab and then the People Pane. Under

the People Pane, go to account settings and enter your

Facebook username and password. Now, in your inbox, at the

bottom of the reading pane, there will be another window.

When you open an email from an email address with a

Facebook account associated with it, the profile picture will be

displayed in your pane. There will be six different tabs:

These tabs have the following functions:

Shows email, meetings and other data about that person

Shows the person’s news feeds

Shows your emails with that person

Shows attachments received from that person

Shows meetings you have with that person

Shows status updates submitted by that person

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5039


INTEGRATE LINKEDIN WITH OUTLOOK

Much like the Facebook plug in, LinkedIn can be integrated in the same pane with your

Facebook plug in. Browse to http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=microsoft_outlook and download the

plug in. Click on “Run”. Click next and then click agree to agree to the terms of use. Click install and

then OK to place it in your program files directory. Click ok to install. A window will come up asking

whether you want to run or save the file. Click “Run” and then finish. Once downloaded and installed,

open Outlook and go to “View” tab and then the People Pane. Under the people Pane, go to account

settings, check the LinkedIn box and enter your LinkedIn username and password.

INTEGRATE TWITTER WITH OUTLOOK

To integrate Twitter, go to http://www.techhit.com/TwInbox/twitter_plugin_outlook.html and

download the plug in named “twinbox”.

Click on “run”. Click next. Accept the terms of use and click next. Click install and then finish.

Unlike Facebook and LinkedIn, Twitter integrates itself at the top of outlook by adding a toolbar.

Once you finish installing the Twitter plug in, a quick guide will open up to walk you through

setting up your account.

SYNC YOUR GOOGLE AND OUTLOOK CALENDARS

Using a simple program download, you can sync your Outlook calendar with your Google

calendar. To sync your calendars, browse to

http://dl.google.com/dl/googlecalendarsync/googlecalendarssync installer.exe.

Download the program by clicking on it and electing “save as”. Click OK and the program will

install. Follow the install instructions. Once installed, you will have the opportunity to decide the type

of sync you want. The sync can be set to go one way or two way. In other words, you can decide

http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=microsoft_outlook

http://www.techhit.com/TwInbox/twitter_plugin_outlook.html

http://dl.google.com/dl/googlecalendarsync/googlecalendarssync%20installer.exe


whether you want to limit the calendars to only sync changes made in Outlook to the Google calendar,

or vice versa, or have the calendar sync any changes made on one, to the other. For instance, you may

use Outlook as your professional calendar and Google as your personal calendar. In that case, you may

want any professional appointments on your Outlook calendar to appear on your personal calendar, but

may not want all of your friends’ birthdays, anniversaries, utility bill due dates etc., to show on your

professional calendar, especially if you share your calendar with co-workers.

VIEW YOUR GOOGLE CALENDAR WITH OUTLOOK

If you want to be able to view your Google calendar within Outlook, log into your Google

calendar and click on the calendar you want to integrate. Then, click the iCAL button under the private

address tab, unless your calendar is public, then use the public link. A window will open

displaying your calendar’s address. Copy this address.

Next, in Outlook, go to your calendar. Under Open Calendar, click the drop down arrow and go

to “from Internet”. Now paste the address into the window. Then, verify that you want to add the

calendar and you are finished.

President’s Award is presented in September 2012 by Debbie Billiot to President Jessie Cormier at the Awards Reception & Membership Mixer


Highlights of

Fall 2012 Board Meeting

By Amy Collins-Gutter, Secretary, and Jessie Cormier, CP, LCP, President

The first Board Meeting of the year was held on October 27, 2012 at the offices of

Losavio & Dejean in Baton Rouge, hosted by Amy Collins-Gutter, Secretary. We jumped

right in to the business at hand! LSPA’s Spring seminar will be held on March 15, 2013

at the Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge with the theme of “Women and the Law”.

Chairperson Tiffany Thomas is lining up speakers and it promises to be an interesting

seminar.

During discussion of the new certification scholarship for members, it was

proposed that we honor Jimmie Murvin, ACP, LCP by naming it after her! Not only was

she a founding member and LSPA’s first President, Jimmie has continued to support and

serve in LSPA and she has taught many current and future paralegals at LSU. (See

separate article “Scholarships” in this issue of The Advocate.) It was decided that we

would make an announcement and presentation to Jimmie at the Women and the Law

seminar, issue a press release and publicize the event as much as possible!

A new member, Pamela Turner, was present (all members are invited to attend

LSPA’s Board Meetings). During the course of the meeting, she agreed to chair the LCP

Review Course Committee! Welcome aboard, Pam!

It was a crisp, cool fall day, so we recessed for lunch at a nearby Cajun restaurant,

Boutin’s. We all got to know each other a little better and shared our thoughts about

LSPA. The next Board Meeting will be held at Deborah Fontenot’s office in Lafayette on

January 26, 2013. See you then!


Highlights of

Local Associations from Around the State

Legal Assistants of Northeast Louisiana By Rhonda K. McManus, 2012 LANEL President

LANEL invites all legal assistants and paralegals in Northeast Louisiana to attend

its monthly luncheons, held on the second Wednesday of each month, providing guest

speakers on topics of interest to legal assistants and paralegals.

The LANEL September Luncheon was held at Restaurant Sage. Members and

guests enjoyed the presentation of Mr. David Sorrell, Scout Executive & CEO of the

Louisiana Purchase Council of Boy Scouts. In October, the LANEL Luncheon was held

at Chef Pat Nolan’s “Catering At Its Best”. Attendees enjoyed guest speaker, Ms. Louise

Bond, newly elected Clerk of Court, serving the 4th

JDC in Ouachita Parish. The

November Luncheon was held at Chef Pat Nolan’s “Catering At Its Best”. Guest

Speaker, Ms. Stuart Scalia, presented information about the upcoming holiday festivities

of Downtown Monroe and Renaissance of the area. Each December, LANEL Members

celebrate the holiday season at its Annual Christmas Party for members only. New

officers are elected for the coming term.

Through the years, LANEL members and guests have given pocket change

donations at each monthly meeting as a way of giving back to the local community in the

form of an annual donation to a local charity organization, which provides assistance in

Northeast Louisiana. LANEL matches the total amount of donations by its year-end.

During October, LANEL members submit information about their favorite local charity

organizations. At its November Luncheon, LANEL members vote on the recipient of the

LANEL 2012 Annual Charity Donation. A representative of the local charity

organization will be invited to attend the January Luncheon to receive the LANEL 2012

Annual Charity Donation.

On behalf of our LANEL Membership, we wish LSPA, you and your families

across the state:

Merry & Blessed Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year!


News from the Lafayette Paralegal Association By Deborah Fontenot, CP, 2012 LPA President

LPA was honored to welcome LSPA members and

special guests at our Paralegal Week Social on

Thursday, September 20, 2012, the evening before

the LSPA Fall Seminar and Annual Meeting held in

Lafayette.

David of Pro-Legal Copies

In addition to the Paralegal Week Proclamation issued by Governor

Jindal, Lafayette City-Parish President, Joey Dural proclaimed the week

of September 16 – 21 Paralegal Week in the City and Parish of

Lafayette. Lafayette was honored to be the site of not only the Lafayette

Paralegal Association’s Paralegal Week Social, but also the site of

LSPA’s Fall Seminar, Awards Reception, and Annual Meeting held

during Paralegal Week.


Lafayette Paralegal Association sponsors a monthly luncheon seminar. Recent and upcoming seminars

include:

Thursday, October 25, 2011: MEDICAID PLANNING IN SETTLING PERSONAL INJURY

CASES presented by Steven M. Jankower, Esq.

Thursday, November 29, 2012: NATIONWIDE PUBLIC RECORD & DOCUMENT

RETRIEVAL presented by Gina Shultz, National Corporate Research

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - LPA ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON, Abacus Ballroom

Thursday, January 24, 2013: 18-WHEELER LITIGATION presented by James M. Dill, The Dill

Law Firm

Thursday, February 21, 2013: Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

For more information on LPA, see our website at www.lpa-la.org.

Ouachita River on Thanksgiving Day 2012 at Monroe Louisiana Photograph taken by M. Frost

http://www.lpa-la.org/images/Medicaid_Issues_Jankower_Oct_25_2012.pdf

http://www.lpa-la.org/images/Medicaid_Issues_Jankower_Oct_25_2012.pdf

http://www.lpa-la.org/images/Flyer_Nationwide_Public_Records_November_29_2012.pdf

http://www.lpa-la.org/images/Flyer_Nationwide_Public_Records_November_29_2012.pdf

http://www.lpa-la.org/images/Flyer_18-Wheeler_Litigation_Jim_Dill_January_2013.pdf

http://www.lpa-la.org/images/Flyer_18-Wheeler_Litigation_Jim_Dill_January_2013.pdf

http://www.lpa-la.org/


Thank you,

LSPA Sustaining Members!

LSPA would like to take this

opportunity to recognize its

2011-2012 Sustaining Members:

Lori Heaphy & Associates

Lori Heaphy, CCR, RPR, CMRS (337) 233-1655

[email protected]

LSU Paralegal Program

Charlotte DesHotel, Program Director

ProLegal Copies

Lafayette, Louisiana

We appreciate your support of LSPA

and the paralegal profession.

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Don’t see your company’s name here?

Perhaps it is time to Renew Your Sustaining

Membership! Contact Debbie Billiot by

Phone (337) 254-1363 or

e-mail @ [email protected]

for an LSPA Membership Application.

Or Visit our LSPA Web Site at

http://www.la-paralegals.org

Don’t Delay! Renew Today!





LSPA Fall Seminar Speakers

Sandy Pourciaux, ACP

Robert “Bob” Jullens, CP, LCP, NP


LSPA Fall Seminar Speakers

Greg Moroux, JD

Madeline Lee, JD Christina Bentin, JD


At Annual Meeting, President Cormier presents Governor Bobby Jindal’s

Proclamation of Paralegal Week in Louisiana


5 Steps to Creating an Impressive LinkedIn Profile

By Vicki Voisin, ACP

Social media is an important tool for growing your career. Facebook and Twitter get a lot of attention. However, LinkedIn is a powerful tool for forming new connections and, perhaps finding new employment. LinkedIn as the more professional version of Facebook. On LinkedIn you can post links and status updates, join groups, and “link up” with key players in your profession. It is also useful for networking. Setting up a LinkedIn account is simple. Once it is done you need to work on your profile and that can be tedious. Instead of rushing to complete it all at one time, I suggest you work on one part at a time – perhaps 15 minutes a day until it is finished. Then you have to keep it updated -- more about that in No. 5 below. Here are five simple steps to craft a LinkedIn profile that may be your secret to career success: 1. Do not skimp on details. If you have only a basic profile or (worse yet), one without a picture, you appear to be only a half-hearted user of LinkedIn. Be sure to complete each section and use specific numbers you can to quantify your accomplishments. (Example: First Chair of the Paralegal/Legal Assistant Section of the State Bar of Michigan.) If you want to change the order of your profile sections, just drag and drop the section as you are editing your profile. For instance, if you are a recent graduate of a paralegal program, you will want to highlight your educational experience. If you have been in the profession for several years, you will want to feature your skills at the top of your profile 2. Be sure there are no typos. Your typographical errors may be overlooked on more casual platforms like Facebook and Twitter. With LinkedIn, you will want to put your best professional foot forward. Use the spell check function and, if possible, have someone else check your profile for errors. The key to success on LinkedIn is being likable and professional at the same time. Save the celebrity gossip and LOL’s for Facebook. 3. Utilize the skills section. Many LinkedIn users are not familiar with the skills section. However, people wanting to hire professionals with a certain skill set use this feature to find the right person instead of posting an ad. For instance, if a law firm needs a litigation paralegal with experience using Trial Director, he or she can go to www.linkedin.com/skills and sort through profiles where Trial Director is listed as a skill instead of doing a more general search. Add your skills at www.linkedin.com/skills so prospects can find you easily.

http://www.linkedin.com/skills

http://www.linkedin.com/skills


4. Endorsements and recommendations. Endorsements are a fairly new feature on LinkedIn. People can easily endorse your skills and expertise with only a few clicks. Often if you endorse someone and they know you, they will reciprocate. Endorsements and recommendations are not the same. Recommendations are more detailed than endorsements. These normally include a few sentences about why your colleague or vendor enjoyed working with you. A few genuine, well-written recommendations can really help build trust and provide proof for people who are considering hiring you. Speed up the recommendation process by recommending a few of your connections. These should only be people you highly recommend. LinkedIn has a feature where you can request recommendations from connections. 5. Update frequently. Now for the hard-to-get-to part. Once your profile is created, be sure to keep it up to date by posting new career milestones, any awards you receive, offices you are elected to, etc. Your status update can also include links to relevant articles or news about your employer. Set aside time once each week (at least once each month!) to review your profile and make appropriate updates. My request to you: To keep your career moving forward, it is very important to be active on LinkedIn. This includes keeping your profile up to date, getting recommendations, and making frequent updates. Implement LinkedIn to make new connections and strengthen relationships with existing connections. LinkedIn can also be a tool for looking for a job OR for someone looking for a new-hire with your particular skills! Do you use LinkedIn as a tool for your career success? If we are not already connected, please add me to your list! ~~~~~~~~~~ © 2012 Vicki Voisin, Inc. Vicki Voisin, "The Paralegal Mentor", delivers simple strategies for paralegals and other professionals to create success and satisfaction by setting goals and determining the direction they will take their careers. Vicki spotlights resources, organizational tips, ethics issues, and other areas of continuing education to help paralegals and others reach their full potential. She is the co-author of The Professional Paralegal: A Guide to Finding a Job and Career Success. Vicki publishes Paralegal Strategies, a weekly e-newsletter for paralegals, and co-hosts The Paralegal Voice, a monthly podcast produced by Legal Talk Network.

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LSPA Fall Board Meeting

Parliamentarian Camille Moran, CP; President Jessie Cormier, CP, LCP; and Secretary Amy Collins-Gutter

CLE/Seminar Chair Tiffany Thomas; Treasurer Sandy Pourciaux, ACP; and LCP Certifying Board Chair Shondra “Shonnie” Broussard, CLA, LCP


LSPA Fall Board Meeting

Your new 2012-2013 LSPA Board at work during First Quarterly Board Meeting

Secretary Amy Collins-Gutter; CLE/Seminar Chair Tiffany Thomas; Treasurer Sandy Pourciaux, ACP; Technology Chair Robert “Bob” Jullens, CP, LCP, NP; LCP Review Course Chair Pam Turner;

NALA Liaison Deborah Fontenot, CP; 1st Vice President Debbie Billiot; And Parliamentarian Camille Moran, CP


LSPA 2012-2013

OFFICERS/BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Jessie L. Cormier, CP, LCP Lafayette, LA [email protected] First Vice-President Debbie Billiot Lafayette, LA [email protected] Secretary Amy Collins-Gutter Baton Rouge, LA [email protected] Treasurer Sandy Pourciaux, ACP Lafayette, LA [email protected]

NALA Liaison Deborah P. Fontenot, CP Lafayette, LA [email protected] Parliamentarian Camille Moran, CP Natchitoches, LA [email protected] LCP Certifying Board Chair Shondra D. Broussard, CLA, LCP Jarreau, LA [email protected]









LSPA 2012-2013

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Awards Lobbying Membership Debbie Billiot [email protected] Continuing Legal Education/Seminars Tiffany Thomas [email protected] Executive All Elected Officers Finance and Budget Sandy Pourciaux, ACP [email protected]

Fundraising Historian/Archives/Scrapbook Jessie Cormier, CP, LCP [email protected]

LCP Review Course Pam Turner [email protected] Long Range Planning All Past Presidents Marketing - TBA

Media Relations (PSA) (Sub-Com.) Camille Moran, CP [email protected]

Newsletter Sponsorship Rhonda K. McManus [email protected]

Professional Development Sonjanita C. Jordan [email protected]

Program Karen McKnight, CP [email protected]

Scholarship Heather Wyatt [email protected]

Technology Robert “Bob” Jullens, CP, LCP [email protected]

Web Site Deborah Fontenot, CP [email protected]














BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP IN LSPA

Promotion of the paralegal profession, paralegal education, and ethical conduct for paralegals in the State of Louisiana and specifically in cooperation with local and state bar associations. Networking opportunities with other paralegals throughout the State of Louisiana. Free subscription to LSPA's quarterly newsletter, The Advocate, which is prepared especially for Louisiana paralegals, contains information on CLE, organization activities, professional achievements, local paralegal association activities, and features regular articles and columns of special interest to paralegals such as "Ethics Talk," "Computer Talk," and "Paralegal Student News". Two annual statewide continuing education opportunities which are specific to paralegal education interests and needs, plus a yearly LCP Review Course which also serves as CLE and the preparation for paralegals desiring to take the LCP examination, all of which offer reduced tuition benefits to LSPA members. Affiliation with the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. Acknowledging and rewarding paralegal excellence through various awards such as LSPA's Outstanding Paralegal of the Year Award, the Meritorious Service Award, and Service Achievement Award. Take advantage of a statewide Job Bank available and accessible to LSPA members only. A Lobbying Committee which actively and continuously monitors legislation and jurisprudence that could in any way affect the paralegal profession in Louisiana and which stands ready to lobby for paralegal interests in our state. Website which provides LSPA's history, mission statement, membership applications, news, activities, LCP examination schedules, seminar schedules, and legal links. Administration of the LCP (Louisiana Certified Paralegal) examination, which provides an opportunity for Louisiana paralegals to demonstrate their high level of knowledge of Louisiana law (connected to NALA's CLA examination).

CALL NOW! JOIN TODAY!

For LSPA Membership Application please contact: Mrs. Debbie Billiot, LSPA First Vice President and Membership Chair

Phone (337) 254-1363 or e-mail @ [email protected] Or visit LSPA’s web site at http://www.la-paralegals.org under the Membership tab.




Louisiana State Paralegal Association place P.O. Box 51690 postage

Lafayette, Louisiana 70505 here _______________________ _______________________ _______________________

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Documents

The Advocate - Paralegalla-paralegals.org/images/THE_ADVOCATE_-_November_2012.pdfParalegal Week Proclamation, and contributing in many other ways. Rebecca previously served two terms