STAFF

Staff

Editor: Christine Levy, CLA

Editorial Subcommittee:

Sally Andress, President, LAD
Dawn Crider, CLA, Board Advisor.
Viola (Vi) Davis, PLS, Editor, TPJ, etc.
Brenda Stockton, Advertising Coordinator
Norma Hackler, Executive Director, LAD

Art Direction:

Timmons/Willgren Design. 504 Congress Avenue, Suite M240, Austin, Texas 78701. Phone 512-476-0375, Fax 512-476-1055. http://www.io.com/~fcci/twd

The Texas Paralegal Journal is published quarterly as a service to the legal assistant profession. A copy of each issue is furnished to the members of the Legal Assistants Division as part of their dues. Subscription price to others, $15 (including sales tax).

LEGAL ASSISTANTS DIVISION

Sally Andress, Dallas, President
Melanie D. Villarreal, CLA, McAllen, President-Elect
Rhita Koches, PLS, CLAS, Canton, Treasurer
Kelly Cavin, CLAS, Amarillo, Secretary
Lisa Sprinkle, CLAS, El Paso, Parliamentarian
Robert A. Allen (San Antonio), Bar Board Advisor

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sally Andress, Dallas, Melanie D. Villarreal, CLA, McAllen, Cathy Blackwell Jackson, CLA, Houston, Wendi Rogers, CLA, Dallas, Dawn Crider, CLA,Austin, Ellen Lockwood, CLA, San Antonio, Connie Lawrence, Lubbock, Kelly Cavin, CLAS, Amarillo, Leigh Burton, CLA, Port Lavaca, Diane M. McGuire, Belton, Grace Guillot, CLA, Beaumont, Diane Sharer, CLAS, Sweetwater, Barbara Fahrlender, Abilene, Melinda Hicks, Santa Fe, Rhita Koches, PLS, CLAS, Canton, Virginia P. Gil, Brownsville, Lisa Sprinkle, CLAS, El Paso.

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Christine Levy, CLA, Austin, Brenda Stockton, Dallas, Viola (Vi) Davis, PLS, Ft. Worth, Patricia Gullatt, CLA, Austin, Stephanie Seuser, Austin, Laina Bartlow, CLA, Amarillo, Gigi Linne, CLA, Midland, Jeanette Swaim, Abilene, Colleen Barthlome, Angleton, Linda Slayter, CLA, Tyler, Monica L. Salazar, CLA, McAllen, Sue Pope, CLA, El Paso.

Notice: Articles published in the Texas Paralegal Journal may not be reprinted without written consent of the Legal Assistants Division and the author of the article.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES FOR THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE IS JULY 15, 1996.

Texas Paralegal Journal © 1996 by the Legal Assistants Division, State Bar of Texas. Published quarterly in Texas by the Publications Committee of the Legal Assistants Division, P.O. Box 12487, Austin, Texas 78711. For information on advertising rates contact Brenda Stockton, 10440 North Central Expressway, Suite 1400 Dallas, Texas 75231, or call (214) 360-1047. The Texas Paralegal Journal is a magazine published to provide information specifically for the members of the Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Texas, as well as for members of the paralegal community in general, both in Texas and nationwide. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of the writer and not the Board of Directors or of the Division. Publication herein does not imply endorsement in any manner. None of the information contained herein is intended nor should it be construed as legal advice. Inclusion and editing of material submitted is at the discretion of the editor and the editorial subcommittee.