Editor's Note
By Heidi Beginski, Board Certified Paralegal, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas
Board of Legal Specialization
This is my first Editor’s Note and I am rapidly approaching information overload
as the Fall issue nears printing. Since I first became involved with the Paralegal
Division (or LAD, as it was called in the old days), it has been an incredible experience
and I am grateful to the Board of Directors who sufficiently trusted my skills to allow me
the opportunity to serve at the helm of TPJ. The course will not always be easy, nor will
the waters always be smooth, but the membership of PD continues to amaze me with its
desire to grow in our knowledge and professionalism. We are a diverse group who share
common goals and, I have learned, an intense desire to improve our image as a whole
and our reputation as professionals.
I’ve been blessed with many mentors in my life, in the fields of journalism and paralegalism,
each offering a different perspective and shaping a different facet of my abilities.
I could never “be” them, but I’m a better paralegal and a better person today for
having known them. They were terrific role models, for whom I am deeply grateful. I
won’t delineate all the people and projects that have brought the TPJ to this juncture, but
I specifically want to thank PD Coordinator Norma Hackler CMP, TPJ Immediate Past
Editor Rhonda Brashears CP, PD Immediate Past President Javan Johnson ACP, and PD
President Patricia Guiliano, as well as the 2004–2007 Executive Committees and Boards
of Directors, with whom I have had the pleasure to serve, for their hard work and
patience. Their team spirit and vision have kept PD in the forefront of our profession.
And now, for the requisite shameless pandering, and as way of thanking those who
blazed the trail for this new chapter in the life of TPJ by paving the way for those who
follow, I ask that you please keep TPJ in mind when you encounter a quality substantive
legal seminar or article and consider sharing it with others in our profession by submitting
it for publication in the TPJ.
Finally, if you are happy with the TPJ, please share it with other paralegals and use it
to encourage membership in the Paralegal Division. If you are not happy with the TPJ,
please contact me or any other member of the Publication Committee or your District
Director. The old axiom really applies—the TPJ cannot not be its best without YOU.
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