The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Paralegal Division
of the State Bar of Texas
The 2007 Annual Meeting of the
Paralegal Division of the State Bar
of Texas was held at the Henry B.
Gonzalez Convention Center on June 22,
2007. Located in beautiful downtown San
Antonio, this location provided an excellent
venue which allowed all attendees to
enjoy the well-known Riverwalk as well as
have plenty of choices for extra curricular
activities.
Paralegals from around the State initially
gathered for the Paralegal Division Annual
Meeting where the “State of the Division”
was presented by Javan Johnson, outgoing
President of the Paralegal Division. Javan
was also given a special recognition for her
leadership, guidance, and contributions as
President for the second time in the
Division’s 25-year history. The outgoing
Board of Directors was recognized and
thanked for their year’s service, and the new
Paralegal Division officers and directors,
under the leadership of Patti Giuliano as
incoming President, were sworn in for their
upcoming year of service.
The day continued with Continuing
Legal Education offered by a stellar group
of legal professionals on a wide range of
topics. Both attorneys and paralegals
attended each presentation and actively
participated in the very informative and
enlightening discussions.
The four presenters included Judge
Xavier Rodriguez, a U.S. District Court
Judge of the Western District of Texas
speaking on “What Federal Judges Want
You to Know About Presenting Your
Case”. James J. Kizziar, a partner in the
San Antonio office of Bracewell &
Giuliani, discussed “Better Billing
Practices” for attorneys
and paralegals. David
Henry, a registered
Patent attorney in the
United States and
Canada, an active
Intellectual Property litigator,
and a Professor of
Patent Law at the Baylor
School of Law, spoke to
the “Myths and Traps of
Intellectual Property”.
Finally, Ty Griesenbeck,
managing partner of the
San Antonio firm of
Plunkett & Gibson,
spoke to “Minimizing
Client Complaints (And
Hopefully Malpractice
Claims)”. Each of our
speakers kept the
crowd’s attention, provided very useful
tips that can be used in our every day
practice, and even managed to lighten up
the day with a few laughs.
The success of this event was all made
possible by the sponsorship of the following
vendors and organizations:
Barefoot Digital Solutions, Inc.
CaseFileXpress, LP
Center for Advanced Legal Studies
Paralegals Plus, Inc.
Priority Information Services
South Texas Organization of
Paralegals
The LDM Group, LLC
As we all know, without the help and
generosity of these organizations the
Division would not be able to offer such
great CLE to its members. Please make
every effort to acknowledge these sponsors
and thank them for their support.
Thanks for your Support!!!
The Division would like to say a big
THANK YOU to our wonderful vendors, who
sponsored the Division at the 2007 Annual
Meeting, several of which continue to support
the Division throughout the year. All
of the snacks, drinks, and handouts were
very much appreciated and enjoyed by all.
Without the donation of their time and
effort, the Division would not be able to
put on such great CLE events.
Please continue to support them.
Gold Sponsors:
Barefoot Digital Solutions, Inc. www.barefootdigitalsolutions.com
CaseFileXpress, LP
www.casefilexpress.com
Center for Advanced Legal Studies
www.paralegal.edu
Litigation Dynamics, Inc.
(AV equipment)
www.litigationdynamicsinc.com
Priority Information Services
www.priorityinformationservices.com
The LDM Group LLC
www.theldmgroup.com
Silver Sponsors:
Paralegals Plus, Inc.
www.paralegalsplus.com
South Texas Organization of
Paralegals, Inc.
www.southtexasparalegals.org
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