Antique Car Museum
6800 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL
BBC Member - $65.00
Non-Member - $80.00
Student - $45.00
(member/non-member)
Seminar Fee Includes:
Breakfast
Lunch
Drawing for Door Prizes
including winning
admission to 2012
seminar
Sat., March 26, 2011
7:30 a.m.
Antique Car Museum
6800 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL
850-942-0137
Museum Tour Option
1 hour for $5
7 CLE Hours
(including 2 Ethics)
Join the Big Bend
Chapter of the
Paralegal Association
of Florida for their
2011 Spring Seminar.
Topics are varied and
relevant, and 7 hours
of CLE Credit
(including 2 hours of
Ethics)
Compare our seminar
to others and you will
see we offer more
bang for you buck.
Similar day-long
seminars are being
offered at almost 3
times the cost!
Big Bend Chapter of the
Paralegal Association of Florida
March 26
7:30 a.m.
“Burn Notice” - Workers Compensation Explained
Maureen Proctor, Esquire - Proctor & Kole, LLC
Topics Include: I’m still hurt but the doctor says I can go back to work; what can I do? Can they
fire me because of my injury? Why can’t I sue my employer? Why can’t I treat with my own
doctor? What exactly does a workers’ compensation attorney do, and how do I pay for services?
Describe the relationship between social security disability and workers’ compensation.
Spring Seminar
2011
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Unit 2
Xara Business Park
Gaddesden Industrial Estate
Hemel Hempstead
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“Let’s Make a Deal” - Auto Insurance Basics
James E. Messer, Jr., Esquire - Fonvielle Lewis Foote & Messer
Topics Include: What exactly is “full coverage”? Can 15 minutes really save you money?
Discount!! ...Or is it? What are they not telling you -- UM coverage explained. Dealing with
Deductibles.
“Survivor versus Grey’s Anatomy” - Nursing Home and Medical Malpractice Claims
Scott E. Gwartney, Esquire - Brooks LeBoeuf Bennett Foster & Gwartney
James W. Gustafson, Jr., Esquire - Searcy Denney Scarola & Barnhart
Topics Include: What constitutes a valid Nursing Home or Medical Malpractice claim? In the event
of death or incapacity, who can pursue a claim?
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“The Defenders” - Safety Issues in the Workplace
Officer William Faust, Tallahassee Police Department, Community Relations & Crime
Prevention Unit
Topics Include: Does your office have a plan in place if disaster strikes? Weapons in the workplace.
Personal self-defense--don’t be a victim. Do’s & Don’ts for your own safety.
“Extreme Makeover” - Medicare and Medicaid Subrogation Liens
Mary Skinner, Garretson Firm Resolution Group
Topics Include: Changes in handling and processing Medicare and Medicaid subrogation liens.
Can I dispute some of the charges? What about economic losses? Misconceptions of the new
rules–putting Medicare on the settlement check.
“Desperate Paralegals” – Ethical issues and the Paralegal
Martha Harrell Chumbler, Esquire - Carlton Fields
Michael P. Donaldson, Esquire - Carlton Fields
Topics Include: Separation of family, friends and job. Public venues and cell phones. Ethics and
E-discovery. ABA Model/Florida Bar Guidelines: what violations constitute investigation for
possible disciplinary action and what kinds of disciplinary actions are levied? NALA Code of
Ethics: Why should we be concerned? What happens if we do something wrong? But I was just
doing what my lawyer told me to do! Jail? Fines? Loss of Certification. Examples of recent
situations resulting in disciplinary action. Ms. Chumbler will also put us in “Jeopardy” with role
play situations.
“$#*! My Client Says” – Ethical Issues Pertaining to Social Media
Martha Harrell Chumbler, Esquire - Carlton Fields
Michael P. Donaldson, Esquire - Carlton Fields
Topics Include: Facebook, Myspace and other Pitfalls. Regulation of Social Media. Protecting your
client (depo excerpts on YouTube).
Networking and Communications–The Client, The Paralegal, The Attorney
Truthfulness – what social media information you can and can’t utilize. Respect for clients; opposing
counsel, their clients and other parties; Impartiality and decorum.
“Law & Order meets The Office” – Writing Skills for the Paralegal
Jeanne B. Curtin, Legal Writing Professor, Florida State University College of Law
Topics Include: Know your audience. If you can’t understand it – how will the client? The Boss –
if he doesn’t look good, you don’t look good. The re-read walk-about.
FOR RESERVATIONS
Complete the registration form and mail it
with payment to:
Big Bend Chapter of PAF
c/o Claire C. Davis, CP, FRP
3375 Capital Circle N.E., Building A
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-445-0612
Reservations must be received by March
12, 2011. No refunds after that date.
Catering by Carrie Ann & Company
Antique Car Museum
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Catering by Carrie Ann & Company.
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