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Our Mission: To enthusiastically support and promote the paralegal profession in the State of Washington.

President’s Corner

NW Chapter Report Page 10

Tribal Records Page 10

A Bi-Monthly Newsletter Volume 31 Issue 1. April/May 2016

Wehavequiteabitgoingonrightnow.

Our newwebsite is nearing comple8on and if all goeswell itwill be up and running in the next couple ofweeks.

WehaveourupcomingSpringCLEprogramscheduled forMay21st. Itwillbeheldat themainConferenceRoomat901FiJhAvenue,SeaMleWA98164.Registra8ondetailsareonthewebsite.

IamexcitedtoannouncethatwehavetwoChaptersrestar8ng.MichelleSurkanhasbeenappointedtheEastKingCountyChapterDirectorandRebeccaHorsthasbeenappointedtheSnohomishCountyChapterDirector.

TheEastKingCountyChapterhasamee8ngscheduledforMay26th.ThedetailsareincludedinthisnewsleMer.

TheSnohomishCountyChapterhasamee8ngscheduledforMay25th.

Itisthat8meofyearagainforOfficerandDirectorElec8onsandNomina8onsforWSPAParalegalAwards. LookforasurveytovoteontheOfficerandDirectorposi8onsinthenextweek.Alsoalltheinforma8ononwhatawardswewillbegivingoutaswellashowtonominatesomeoneisincludedinthisnewsleMer.

I appreciateyourcommentsandsugges8onsabouthowWSPAcanmeetyourneedsandhelpyougetwhatyouwant foryourpersonalandprofessionaldevelopment.Youcanemailmeatpresident@wspaonline.org.

President’s Cornerby:SarahEisenhauer

Eastside Meet & Greet Page 8

Spring CLE Page 11

Minutes Page 13

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Administrator

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Officers

PresidentSarah [email protected]

Vice-President Theda Yandell, RP

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Treasurer Debra [email protected]

Immediate Past PresidentBrenda Cothary

Management Directory

NFPA Representatives

NFPA Primary RepresentativeTheda Yandell [email protected]

Secondary [email protected]

Certification Coordinator

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Directors

East King Co. Chapter DirectorMichelle [email protected]

Northwest Chapter Director Amanda [email protected]

Seattle Chapter DirectorPam [email protected]

Snohomish Co. Chapter Director Rebecca [email protected]

Spokane County Chapter Director [email protected]

South King County Chapter [email protected]

South Puget Sound Chapter DirectorJulie [email protected]

Director At-Large, [email protected]

Committee Chairs CLE CoordinatorBrenda [email protected]

CLE Event CoordinatorBrenda [email protected]

Job Bank [email protected]

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Original items printed here are the property of WSPA. We ask that National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) member associations who reprint articles from Findings and Conclusions, credit the article and provide WSPA with a copy as reprinted. Others may not reproduce original material for any purpose without prior, written consent of the WSPA Newsletter Editor.

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WSPA Vision Statement for 2020 The Washington State Paralegal Association is the regulatory and licensing body of paralegals in Washington State. The Washington State Paralegal Association will define standards of skill and competence for paralegals and legal assistants in Washington State. It has a reputation for being a welcoming, supportive professional organization. It offers opportunities to increase personal and professional growth through educational opportunities and social events. The Washington State Paralegal Association is highly regarded by the public, the media, and public policy makers as the voice of the profession. The Association is influential and politically effective.


Definition of a Paralegal – as defined by NFPA and WSPA

A Paralegal is a person, qualified through education, training or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by a lawyer. This person may be retained or employed by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory or court authority to perform this work. Substantive shall mean work requiring recognition, evaluation, organization, analysis, and communication of relevant facts and legal concepts

WSPA WANTS YOU!

WSPA is seeking motivated and energetic paralegals or paralegal students to fill WSPA management positions.

• Secretary

The Secretary is responsible for preparing meeting minutes from all Board meetings. The Secretary is also responsible for keeping all records for the association.

• Spokane Chapter Director

• South King County Chapter Director

Chapter director positions are responsible for coordinating meetings in their designated areas, which includes arranging speakers and topics, selecting meeting location and marketing WSPA events. In addition, Chapter Directors are required to aDend quarterly Board meetings and write bi-monthly articles for the newsleDer. Chapter Directors should live or work in the area they represent.

• CLE Certification Coordinator

• Job Bank Coordinator

• Pro-Bono Coordinator

Being a coordinator is a great way to get involved with WSPA management. The coordinator positions are not mandatory Board positions so there is no requirement to aDend Board meetings. Though, it is highly recommended to aDend the meetings.

In addition, WSPA is seeking volunteers for marketing, event planning, speaker coordination, mentoring, pro bono, etc. If you are interested in any of the above positions, please email a le@er of interest to [email protected]





WSPA's Mission: We are dedicated to providing tools and resources necessary to advance the paralegal profession.

Guiding Principles and Values:We are dedicated to the enhancement of the paralegal profession.

We strive for personal and professional development.

We will encourage increased utilization of paralegals to broaden employment opportunities statewide.

We advocate high quality paralegal educational programs in preparation for entry into the profession.

We hold our members to high standards by encouraging continuing legal education, professional development and pro bono work.

We will monitor proposed state and federal legislation affecting paralegals and will participate in the legislative and regulatory process to represent our Members' views.



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The Northwest Chapter has also startedplanningfor itsannualParalegalCareerPanelatWhatcom Community College. This year,wearehopingtoaddaLimitedLicenseLegalTechniciantothepanel,alongwithparalegalsof all levels of experience, including recentgraduates, clerks from Skagit and Whatcomcounty, and a former paralegal who hassuccessfully completed the Bar exam underRule9. Thiseventwill givecurrent studentsan opportunity to meet working paralegals,learn about the different types of careersavailable in our field, and get answers toques8onstheymayhave. Pleasecontactme,[email protected], if you areinterestedinpar8cipa8ngasapanelmember!

Northwest Chapter Reportby Amanda Gipe

In Washington state, there are 29 federallyrecognized Indian tribes. Most of thesetribes have func8oning and thriving tribalcourts. Thesecourtsareestablishedbythetribes’respec8veCons8tu8ons.TribalcourtsinWashingtonstateareanimportantpartofIndian country and provide the necessarysecurity andwell-being for tribes, and theirmembers, to func8on as independentgovernments.

As the paralegal to a busy Na8ve Americanprac8ce group, I navigate various legalindustries, including li8ga8on. DraJingandrevising pleadings is one of my many dailytasks, in addi8on to obtaining third-partyrecords. Acri8calcomponenttoreques8ngt h i r d - p a r t y r e co rd s i s h av i n g a nunderstandingofCivilRule45–theprocessand procedure for issuing subpoenas in acivilcase.

An advantage to working for Na8veAmerican cl ients is that I have anunderstanding of tribal jurisdic8on.Par8cularly, if a case requires obtaininginforma8on from a tribe. The approachwhen reques8ng t r i ba l reco rds i saccomplisheddifferentlythanyouwouldfindinWashingtonstatecourt. SimplydraJingastate court subpoena and serving it on atribalen8tyisinsufficient.

In an aMempt to obtain records from tribalen88es, law firms will oJen issue a statecourt subpoena directly to a tribal en8ty.However, most tribes in Washington statehave adopted their own processes andproceduresforobtainingtribalrecords.

As an example, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribeprovides an avenue for a state courtsubpoena to be recognized by theSnoqualmieTribalCourt.

This process is outlined in the Tribe’stribal codes – the laws and proceduresthat govern the Tribe’s opera8on. TheJudiciary Act code establishes the TribalCourt, in addi8on to recognizing andenforcingasubpoenaissuedbyaForeigncourtpursuanttotheTribe’sRecogni8onandEnforcementofForeignCourtOrderscode. Thiscodeoutlinestheprocessforobtaining an Order to receive recordssubpoenaed on the Tribe, includingsubpoenas issued to a Tribal en8ty, aTribalmember or any person under thejurisdic8onoftheTribe,oracustodianofTribalrecords.

Whenseekingrecordsfromatribeoranytribal en8ty, first find the court contactinforma8onforthetribefromwhichyouareseekingrecords.MostofthetribesinWashington state have a dedicatedwebsitefortheirtribalcourtandprovidecontact informa8on for the clerk of thetribal court. Some tribal courts offerforms to help you navigate theirprocedures. When in doubt, find thetribe’sadministra8veofficesandrequestinforma8on on their tribal courtprocedures.

Taking the 8me to understand tribalcourt jurisdic8on can be paramount toyour successas aparalegal. Bemindfulthattribalcourtsoperatejustasanystateor federal court; therefore, they cannotprovidelegaladvice.

Tribal Records and the Subpoena Processby Rebecca Horst



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S A V E T H E D A T E

10 / 25 - 28 / 2018

NFPA NATIONAL CONVENTION

HOSTED BY WASHINGTON STATE PARALEGAL ASSOCATIONSEATAC HILTON HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER



MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the Washington State Paralegal Association February 13, 2016

The Board of Directors of the Washington State Paralegal Association (“WSPA”) met on February 13, 2016 in Tukwila, Washington. Proper

notice was sent via e-mail to all Board and Association members.

In attendance were the following:

Officers Present: Sarah Eisenhauer ,Theda Yandell, RP, Debra Smith

Chapter Directors: Pamela Hokansen

Guests Present: Diane Bevins Brenda Cothary

WELCOME

Introductions of Officers present. Sarah Eisenhauer, President, welcomed and thanked all present and called the meeting to order at 10:37

a.m.

QUORUM REQUIREMENT:

When the meeting notice was sent out, there were 3 Directors and 3 Officers serving in office, with 51% or at least 4 such positions needed to

be present for a quorum and to conduct business under our Bylaws. We began the meeting with 4 voting persons present so there was a

quorum.

PAST MINUTES APPROVAL:

The Board Meeting Minutes for September 13, 2015 were presented and reviewed. It was motioned that we approve the minutes. It was

seconded and passed unanimously. There was no further discussion.

OFFICER AND CHAPTER REPORTS:

Pam – Seattle Chapter held a brown bag meeting. The meetings are now scheduled for the 4th Thursday of every month.

Julie/Brenda – South Puget Sound Chapter had a wine social in December. Julie is currently planning on a meeting on the last Friday of the

month.

Sarah – working on website.

MEMBERSHIP:

Membership is down this year. We currently have 91 members. Theda will be sending out another email regarding membership renewal.


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CAREER DINNER:

We have not had the turn out that we have had in the past. We discussed different ways to get a flyer out to the Law firms in the area.

Action Item: Theda will contact Ballister, ABC Services and T-Scan to see if they will include our flyers with their materials. Action

Item: Sarah will set up a conference call for Friday at noon.

NEWSLETTER:

We would like to send out a Newsletter for March/April.

Action Item: Sarah will send out a call for articles to management and members.

NFPA UPDATE:

Theda is not getting the updates from NFPA that she should be getting. She will check with them and make sure that she is set up to

receive them.

NFPA will be losing their management company. They are going through RFPs right now. Prometric is the new testing company. Ethics Week is in May.

2018 NFPA ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

The new proposed Tag Line is “Paralegals Shine in the Emerald City”. Planning meetings will be held 1st Wednesday of odd months using Go To Meeting. This month’s meeting will be on the Tag Line and Social Event.

WSPA BUDGET:

The 2016 budget was discussed. We decided that we can send two people to the Region meeting, and one person to NFPA Joint

Conference and the National Meeting. It was decided that Brenda and Theda would go to the Region meeting, Pam would go to the

Joint Conference and Theda would be going to the National Meeting.

It was motioned that we approve the budget as discussed. It was seconded and unanimously approved.

BANK ACCCOUNT:

It was discussed and approved that we need to get Sarah and Debra on the US Bank Account as signors. Brenda will no longer need to

be on the account as she is now Past President.

MARKETING:

Deb has been sending out the Sponsor letters. We have received several sponsorships for the coming year.

NEXT MEETINGS:

The next meeting date will be discussed in the conference call on Tuesday.

MEETING ADJOURNED

The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm.BOARD APPROVED THE MINUTES ON MARCH 12, 2016

Membership Application

PO Box 58530, Seattle WA 98138 Membership Year 1/1/2016 to 12/31/2016

WSPA Membership Application- page 1

Important: This form should be used only to apply for new membership. If you are a current WSPA member, please use the Membership Renewal form.

Applicant Name:

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Check one and submit the appropriate membership fee with your application. Make checks payable to WSPA. Mail check with this form to WSPA, P O Box 58530, Seattle, WA 98138-1530. WSPA is a Washington not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization, Tax ID # 51-0140447:

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Who referred you to WSPA? (Please be specific so that we can thank them!): ______________________________

Special Qualifications: £ PACE® Registered Paralegal £ LPO £ CLA (Certified Legal Assistant)

Chapter Affiliation(s): £ East King County £ Northwest £ Seattle £ Snohomish County £ South King County £ Spokane £ South Puget Sound £ Central Washington £ Other: _______________________

Check all areas in which you are willing to help: £ Chapter Activities £ Events (CLE's, Convention) £ Membership £ Newsletter £ Job Bank Admin. £ Other:_______________________________________________________________________

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Education: (check all completed) £ Assoc. Degree, Paralegal Studies* £ Assoc. Degree, Other £ Bachelor's Degree, Paralegal Studies* £ Bachelor's Degree, Other

£ Certificate in Paralegal Studies* £ Master's Degree £ Other Postgraduate Degree £ Other: ____________________________

*Must include 24 semester credit hours (or equivalent) of paralegal specialty courses. See Bylaw 2.1.1 for credit hour requirements.

**If you are currently enrolled in a paralegal studies program, give:

Name of the school/program: __________________________________________________________________________

Location:_____________________________ Length of program:_______________________

Degree expected: Type:_________________ Month & Year:___________________________

Employment: Number of years of experience as a paralegal _______. Current status (Check all applicable):

£Employed full-time as a paralegal £Employed part-time as a paralegal £Employed full-time, not as a paralegal £Employed part-time, not as a paralegal £Full-time student in a paralegal program** £Part-time student in a paralegal program** £Unemployed £Other: _________________________

Employer Type: £Private Law Firm £Government Agency £Public Service Agency £Self-employed/freelance/contract £Corp. Legal Dept./Other Private Industry £Temporary Employment Agency

Practice Areas (check all areas in which you regularly practice): £Admiralty/Maritime £Bankruptcy £Civil Litigation £Collection £Commercial Torts £Contracts £Corporate/Business £Criminal £Elder Law £Employment/Labor £Environmental £ERISA/Employee Benefits £Estate Planning £Family/Domestic £Foreclosures £Government £Intellectual Property £Land Use £Legal Technology £Malpractice/Professional Liability £Personal Injury £Probate £Real Estate £Securities £Tax £Workers Compensation £Other:__________________________________

Definitions Paralegal (NFPA Definition): A paralegal is a person qualified through education, training, or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by a lawyer. This person may be retained or employed by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency, or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory, or court authority to perform this work. For additional definitions, requirements, and various other information, check our web site at http://www.wspaonline.org.

Privacy Policy WSPA’s general policy regarding member information is that we do not share this information indiscriminately. We must share name and mailing address with NFPA in order for you to receive your full membership benefits. We may share name and mailing address with certain legal-related vendors, including seminar sponsors, for a fee. This provides WSPA with non-dues income and allows us to keep our membership fees low. We provide this information in the form of printed labels, and we make it clear that the information is to be used only once. We do not give information to any vendors in electronic form which could be used multiple times. We will share with other members of WSPA any of the contact information which is usually available in the WSPA Membership Directory. This includes name, mailing address, daytime telephone, fax number, e-mail address, employer name, practice areas, and chapter affiliation(s). Any other information which we may maintain about our members is available only to WSPA officers, directors, and committee chairs. However, if your primary mailing address, phone, or e-mail is no longer accurate, we may substitute another address, phone, or e-mail. The alternate information would then become shareable as though it were the primary information for that member. You may specify stronger restrictions on certain of your information than under the standard WSPA policy, by completing and signing the following. Please check if any of the specified items should not be shared with WSPA members or vendors:

Item WSPA Members Vendors Home address (usually shared only if it is the primary mailing address) Work address (usually shared only if it is the primary mailing address) Daytime phone Evening phone √ Fax number √ E-mail address √

Signature: I affirm that the information given in this application is true and correct and that I meet the requirements for the membership category indicated above.

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2016 Membership Renewal Form PO Box 58530, Seattle WA 98138-1530 For the Membership Period of 1/1/2016 to 12/31/2016

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Important: This form should be used only to renew a current or previous WSPA membership. If you are applying for a new WPSA membership, please use the Membership Application form.

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WSPA Membership (See below for definitions and requirements.) Check one and submit the appropriate membership fee with your application. Make checks payable to WSPA. WSPA is a Washington not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization, Tax ID # 51-0140447:

£ Regular Member - $110.00 Employer Paid? £Yes £No £ Associate Member - $110.00

£ Student Member - $60.00

£ Sustaining Member - $300.00

Definitions & Requirements Paralegal (NFPA Definition): A paralegal is a person qualified through education, training, or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by a lawyer. This person may be retained or employed by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency, or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory, or court authority to perform this work. Substantive shall mean work requiring recognition, evaluation, organization, analysis, and communication of relevant facts and legal concepts.

Membership Types – Regular Membership - $110: Any paralegal (see definition above) living or working in Washington with an associate or

bachelors degree and 24 semester hours in paralegal studies OR having a minimum of three year’s experience as a paralegal as defined by NFPA. Regular members are eligible to vote and hold office.

Student Membership - $60: Any student currently enrolled in a paralegal program and not eligible for regular or associate membership status. Student membership is limited to 3 years. Student members are eligible to vote and hold office.

Associate Membership - $110: Any paralegal living or working outside Washington, not currently practicing, or retired. Associate members are eligible to vote and hold office. CLE Credits: WSPA recognizes CLE credits are an important part of developing and maintaining one’s skills and abilities.

As such, all WSPA members are strongly encouraged to obtain 10 CLE credits annually. Individuals who earn 10 CLE credits in a membership year will be recognized in the WSPA newsletter Findings and Conclusions, and will be eligible for a 10% discount off the registration fee for one WSPA CLE of his/her choice during the following calendar year. CLE credits may be reported on the attached form

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