Publications:
Editor, Nancy C. McLaughlin, CLAS
Jim Buchanan, President
Norma Hackler, Executive Director
Brenda Stockton, Advertising Coordinator
Lisa Sprinkle, CLAS, Board Advisor
Art Direction:
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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
PRESIDENT: JIM BUCHANAN
PRESIDENT-ELECT: LISA SPRINKLE, CLAS
SECRETARY: MELISSA SHERMAN
TREASURER: BARBARA HOWELL
PARLIAMENTARIAN: KRISTINE FARMER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jim Buchanan, Houston; Lisa Sprinkle, CLAS, El Paso; Barbara Howell, Houston; Kristine Farmer, Dallas; Melissa Sherman, Arlington; Connie Gray, CLA, Austin; Debra Crosby, San Antonio; Jan Bufkin, CLA, Lubbock; Rh0nda Brashears, CLA, Amarillo; Leigh Burton, CLA, Port Lavaca; Sherry French, Waco; Martha Maze, CLA, Beaumont; Kim Mosley, Midland; Jo Mandy Smithers, Denton; Melinda Hicks, Galveston; Javan Johnson, Longview; Monica Flores, McAllen; and Deane Burks, CLAS, El Paso.
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Nancy C. McLaughlin, CLAS, Austin; Vi Davis, PLS, Ft. Worth; Lisa Peticolas, CLA, El Paso; Stephanie Seuser, Austin; Brenda Stockton, Dallas; Joann Scott, Austin.
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 FALL ISSUE IS JULY 15, 1998.
Texas Paralegal Journal @ 1998 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, Cooper, Aldous & Scully, 900 Jackson St., Ste. 100, Dallas, TX75202. Or call (214) 712-9500. 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.