Good works recognized by major firm: "Vinson & Elkins LLP is proud to announce that Pam Lewis, a paralegal in the firm’s insolvency and reorganization (IR) practice in Dallas, received the President’s Call to Service Award in a ceremony at the Fort Worth Police Academy on August 23, 2006. Lewis was nominated and chosen for this award because she has volunteered over 4,000 hours in...
Woo-hoo, lawyers doing their thing at this crazy show: "Over the weekend, mediator Ron Kelly planned to put on his full-length white linen suit and his huge green hat -- 'three feet in diameter' -- and set up his booth in the desert, so he could do what he describes as some of his most interesting work. "For the past six years or so, Kelly has made for the Black Rock Desert of Nevada to...
Report of much-needed help coming from paralegals: "UNICEF will continue to protect children and women from sexual and economic exploitation in partnership with the Government of Malawi and NGOs. UNICEF will also continue to further enhance the partnerships with paralegals to monitor prisons and provide legal aid to children in conflict with the law, "The first phase of the Zero...
This Colorado paralegal makes a difference! "Here's a compressed look at Debbie Hindin-King's profession and volunteerism: litigation and visitation. "She's a paralegal with the Holland & Hart law firm. "In her spare time, she devotes around 15 hours a week to volunteering, mainly with the Central Visitation Program. "She is the April recipient of the Minoru Yasui...
That such a bad thing could happen because of an error! "Nobody listened to Longino Acero as he insisted over and over that he never had molested a child. "Instead, one public defender after another told Acero he had no defense for failing to register as a sex offender and no choice but to plead guilty. "Acero was the victim of a simple, but critical, clerical error that occurred...