Inside this issue: Membership Meeting 2 Reservations 3 Meeting Dates 4 Wills Clinic 5 Member Spotlight Sustaining Members Job Opportunities 6 7 8 Article/CLE 9 Board 10 President s Message There are a lot of events taking place in November and December and we hope to see you all there! Please make sure to follow PANO on LinkedIn and Facebook for updates. Thank you to everyone who has RSVP d for the Marathon Petroleum Membership CLE Meeting on Thursday, November 2, 2017. The event will start at 4:00 p.m. and attendees should plan to arrive by 3:45 p.m. to pass through security. The meeting will conclude at 5:00 p.m. and will be followed by a brief tour of the Marathon Petroleum Campus (optional). PANO members are invited to attend the social hour at Legend s in Findlay where appetizers will be provided. November s additional membership meeting/cle will be on November 13, 2017, at the Toledo Bar Association. This will include a CLE presentation concerning Elder Law. Our next event is the Veterans Day Pro Bono Estate Planning Clinic scheduled for November 17, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. at the VA on Detroit Avenue. This will be comprised of attorneys and paralegals to give Veterans and their families an opportunity to have their estate planning done. We are still looking for a couple of volunteers so please contact me if you are interested. Finally, our Holiday Party will be at the Hollywood Casino Toledo on December 14, 2017, from 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. in the private room in the buffet. Please make sure to RSVP for this event as it is one of PANO s largest events of the year and a great way to get together before the holidays. Thank you and I hope to see you at one of our membership meetings! Missy Furrie, PANO President
Page 2 November Membership Meeting TOPIC: Elder Law SPEAKERS: Kathy Woodward & Bill Gosline DATE: Monday, November 13th TIME: 12-1 pm LOCATION: Toledo Bar 2nd floor MISSION STATEMENT 1. Promote the utilization of paralegals. 2. Provide continuing legal education & opportunities for professional development to paralegals 3. Address ethical and professional issues affecting the paralegal profession 4. Offer leadership, mentoring and networking opportunities
Reservations Reservations for the meeting should be made by email to Jacquie Goss & Lisa Finn at jgoss@snlaw.com and lfinn@snlaw.com, no later than NOON on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Please indicate if you will be ordering the $8.00 catered lunch from Potbelly s. Choose either a salad OR sandwich listed below: Page 3 CANCELLATION POLICY: Members are Salad & one of following 4 types of dressing: Potbelly raspberry vinaigrette, Balsamic, Nonfat OR Ranch. responsible for lunch #1 - Uptown Salad All-natural grilled chicken, grapes, apples, dried cranberries, candied walnuts, red onion, blue cheese #2 - Mediterranean Salad All-natural grilled chicken breast, artichoke hearts, chickpeas, roasted red peppers, cucumbers, red onion, grape tomatoes, feta cheese & Italian seasoning #3 - Farmhouse Salad All-natural grilled chicken, hard-boiled egg, bacon, blue cheese, tomatoes, red onion, cucumbers #4 - Chicken Salad Salad Our own Chicken Salad, Provolone cheese, dried cranberries, cucumbers, tomatoes #5 - A Wreck Salad Salami, Roast Beef, Turkey, Ham, Swiss cheese, blue cheese, hard-boiled egg, cucumbers, tomatoes OR Potbelly Basic Belly Sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato. [SPECIFY # choice of sandwich AND bread, cheese and chip choices] payment unless reservation is cancelled before the end of the day on Friday before the scheduled meeting. #1 - Turkey Breast #2 - A Wreck #3 - Smoked Ham, #4 - Tuna Salad #5 - Italian #6 - Meatball #7 - Roast Beef #8 - Chicken Salad #9 - Grilled Chicken #10 - Pizza #11 - Mediterranean Bread choice: regular, multigrain or flat bread Cheese choice: Swiss, provolone or Cheddar Chip choice: Plain, BBQ, SunChips or Baked Lays.
Page 4 Membership Meeting Dates Toledo Bar Association - 2nd Floor November 13, 2017 January 22, 2018 February 26, 2018 March 19, 2018 April 16, 2018 May 14, 2018 June 18, 2018 Board Meeting Dates Toledo Bar Association - 3rd Floor MI Room November 07, 2017 December 12, 2017 January 09, 2018 February 13, 2018 March 13, 2018 April 10, 2018 May 08, 2018 June 12, 2018 WEBSITE: www.panonet.org Password: LucasCounty Visit the website for up-to-date job postings & helpful links!
When: Friday, November 17 th, 9 am to noon Where: Toledo VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic 1200 S. Detroit Toledo, OH 43614 (2 nd floor conference room) Volunteers needed please contact Missy if you are interested or can attend: furrie@hsm-law.net
Member Spotlight NAME: Jeanne Weiss COMPANY: RCO Law YEARS IN THE FIELD: 22 years What do you like least about your career? Keeping billable hours No matter how many years I keep billable hours it is still the least favorite part of my job. I would love to be able to just get the work done without documenting my hours. What is your favorite pastime? Traveling, hiking, bicycling, and just relaxing with my family. I look forward to doing more of this in retirement. I also enjoy furniture refinishing and have recently done my first few pieces with chalk paint and wax. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be? On a beach with my family. It seems that beach vacations are the most relaxing times I have spent with family. It is also one of the few places that my 23 year old son is always eager to go with me. What is one of your pet peeves? Someone asking me questions before my morning coffee. I m really not a morning person and really struggle with conversation before coffee. Hence, this is why my husband usually brings me my morning coffee in bed. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Anything with nuts and caramel. Strangely enough I don t care for chocolate ice cream. Name three things you have in your refrigerator. Eggs, mangos and avocados. If you dig deep enough you can always find a cold beer. What is the last movie you saw in a theater? The Zookeeper s Wife. I don t tend to watch movies much but prefer live theater. How would you describe yourself to others? A little ADD and impatient. I m working on those things. I also have a lot of empathy for others and enjoy working with homeless families. Name three things you have always wanted to do. 1. Live on the water (I m working on this one). 2. Travel abroad (I ve been to England, Ireland and France but have plenty more on my list.) 3. Spend a week bicycling the Great Allegheny Passage. (I had the trip planned for June but broke my collarbone 2 weeks before the scheduled trip. I hope to do it next year.) What one piece of advice would you give to those considering a career as a paralegal? It really is a wonderful career with great opportunity. Consider the area of law that you might really enjoy and then find some good people to work with. It really is those people that you work with on a daily basis that can bring so much pleasure and accomplishments to the profession. If you really don t enjoy what you are doing, find what you do enjoy and make a change. Page 6
To our SUSTAINING MEMBERS Boerger Investigative Services, LLC Connelly & Collier LLP Eastman & Smith Ltd. Heban, Sommer & Murphree, LLC Kisling, Nestico & Redick Thacker Robinson & Zinz LPA Weber & Sterling LLC Page 7
NOVEMBER 2017 Page 8 JOB OPPORTUNITIES Check out PANO s website for up to date job postings... www.panonet.org
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PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWEST OHIO 2017-18 OFFICERS, LIAISONS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS POSITION NAME & ADDRESS CONTACT INFO President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Secretary Asst. Secretary Membership Treasurer Co-Asst. Treasurers Melissa Furrie, Heban, Sommer & Murphree 200 Dixie Hwy. Rossford, OH 43460 Tresa Anderson, UT Student Legal Services 1610 Rocket Hall, Toledo, OH 43606 Angela Gonzalez, Hylant 811 Madison Ave. Toledo, OH 43604 Mary Brownell, Heban, Sommer & Murphree 200 Dixie Hwy. Rossford, OH 43460 Loretta Taylor, Thacker Robinson Zinz LPA 300 Madison Ave., Toledo, OH 43604 Mindy Steiger, Connelly & Collier, LLP 405 Madison Ave. #2300 Toledo, OH 43604 Jacquie Goss & Lisa Finn, Spengler Nathanson PLL Four Seagate #400 Toledo, OH 43604 Phone: 419-662-3100 Email: furrie@hsm-law.net Phone: 419-530-7230 Email: tlynncsb@yahoo.com Phone: 419-259-6067 Email: angela.gonzalez@hylant.com Phone: 419-662-3100 Email: brownell@hsm-law.net Phone: 419-931-6922 Email: ltaylor@trzlaw.com Phone: 419-243-2100 Email: msteiger@cc-attorneys.com Phone: 419-241-2201 Emails: jgoss@snlaw.com & lfinn@snlaw.com Trustee at Large Lisa Robison, Thacker Robinson Zinz LPA 300 Madison Ave. Toledo, OH 43604 Phone: 419-931-6919 Email: lrobison@trzlaw.com Trustee at Large Connie Gross, Weber & Sterling, LLC 1721 Indian Wood Circle Maumee, OH 43537 Phone: 419-893-7340 Email: cgross@ws-law.net NALA Liaison TBA Liaison Janet Eschedor, Weber & Sterling, LLC 1721 Indian Wood Circle Maumee, OH 43537 Phone: 419-893-4807 Email: jeschedor@ws-law.net CLA Coordinator Webmaster Job Bank Coordinator Scholarship Committee Connie Gross Melissa Furrie Amy Williams, Charles E. Boyk Law Offices 405 Madison Ave. Suite 1200 Toledo, OH 43604 Phone: 419-241-1395 Email: paralegalassoc@gmail.com Newsletter Lisa Robison