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ISSUE 12 A KERN COUNTY PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION PUBLICATION
September 2015 WWW.KCPAONLINE.ORG
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Kern County
Paralegal
Association
P.O. Box 2673
Bakersfield, CA 93303
www.kcpaonline.org
Page 3: President’s Message
Page 4: Community Affairs
Page 11: Calendar of Events
Page 19: Attorney Stick
Page 26: Sustaining Members
Page 27: KCPA 2015-2016 Board
Members
Page 6: September Luncheon Announcement
Page 7: Get On Your Way!
Page 10: Board Member Spotlight
Page 13: Membership Application
Page 20: 6450 Compliance and You
Page 21: “Meet Your Board, Meet Your Team” Bowling
Page 22: Recipes
Page 23: Lawyers Have Heart 5K Run
Page 25: Aflac and CAPA
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September is finally upon us! I'm so thankful that the summer is over and cooler weather is upon us... let's just hope there will be more days that are in the 90s or lower throughout the remainder of summer.
As many of you know, we've been trying to plan several events throughout this year for you. The first is our bowling event (see page 21 for the flyer). Bring up to three family members and the lane and shoe rental is being provided by KCPA. We'd like for you to meet your Board as well as the KCPA Heart Walk team. We also have the Heart Walk team up and going and there is still time to sign up to participate for the October 17 walk/run. KCPA has raised $90 out of our $500 goal. If you would like to contribute toward KCPA's team, but cannot run or walk on October 17, we are welcoming donations toward the team for the American Heart Association too. You can make donations and sign up here: http://bakersfieldheartwalk.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1126433&lis=1&kntae1126433=8793D17546A9439D9483D6DCB07BF9AD&team=6428863&tlteam=6299572.
We've also created shirts for KCPA - you can either get it at no charge by joining KCPA's Heart Walk team and raise $30, or you can purchase them for $15 and the profits are put toward KCPA's Heart Walk team. If you'd like to purchase one, please select your size and make a check payable to "KCPA." (The linke to select your shirt size is: https://www.customink.com/g/csa0-00a7-kkvc).
We hope you've enjoyed the move to the Bakersfield Petroleum Club! Our next luncheon is September 10, 2015. Larry Peake, Esq., will be giving an ethics MCLE presentation. We'll be collecting new and gently used clothing for the Stella Hills Elementary School, as well as accepting cash and check donations to go toward the purchase of clothing as our September Community Affairs Event.
The CAPA Leadership Conference will be hosted at the Riverside County Bar Association on November 7, 2015. Once we have the brochure with the details, we will forward that information to you. If you are interested in learning new or additional leadership skills, I would highly recommend attending! I would highly recommend attending if you have an interest in joining KCPA as a Board member as well. I know they have some great presentations lined up and are currently putting all the information together.
We hope to see you at the September 10 luncheon and at our bowling event!
~Makala E. Reha, ACP
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September
For September’s community affairs opportunity,
KCPA is organizing a clothing drive to benefit
Stella hills Elementary School. Stella Hills School
is proud of the challenging learning opportunities
offered to the students of their community.
However, from time to time families experience
hardships that become barriers to children
learning to their fullest capacity. Donations of
new or gently used clothing, jackets, coats,
hoodies, (including new underwear, training bras,
and socks) for elementary school-aged children
may be submitted at the September MCLE
Meeting.
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October
For October’s community affairs opportunity, KCPA is
collecting CASH donations to donate Thanksgiving
Dinners to five Bakersfield families who are in need.
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Congratulations! Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and
away!~Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss is my favorite philosopher. I find
inspiration in his whimsical words of wisdom,
particularly those in his book, Oh! The Places
You’ll Go where there is a message for
everyone, regardless of age. This, of course,
applies to paralegals.
The words of Dr. Seuss certainly relate to
my paralegal career path, as well as my
path with NALA:
You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers
Who soar to high heights.
We all travel down an unknown career
path that begins with our education, continues
with our work, and then is capped with all of
the extras we add along the way…such as
certifications, association involvement,
speeches, articles, teaching, honors, and
awards. None of us knows the sights we will
see or the heights we will reach, but we need
to keep track of the road we take so that at the
end of any given day we will be able to
measure our achievements.
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Get On Your Way!
By: Vicki Voisin, CLAS.
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learned this recently when I was asked to be an
expert witness in a legal malpractice case. The
lawsuit alleged a paralegal employed by a law firm
acted outside the scope of her authority. The key issue
was the unauthorized practice of law.
Me? An Expert? I knew I possessed the required
expertise but yikes! I had to submit a curriculum vitae
(or ‘CV’ as it is customarily truncated) to demonstrate
my professional qualifications and my knowledge.
Oh, dear…I did not have a CV! During the course
of my career I have asked for dozens of CVs from
potential expert witnesses, but never in my wildest
dreams did I think I would ever have a need for one
myself.
I had the trusty (if rusty and dusty) résumé ready ‘just
in case’ I ever decided to look for another job. Since
the same law firm has employed me for more than 25
years, you can imagine that the résumé was
reasonably up to date but had not been used often.
Trouble is, a resume is not a curriculum vitae.
A résumé is a one or two-page summary of skills,
experience and education. It is intended as a concise
opportunity to capture a prospective employer’s
attention…a prospective employer who, statistically,
will spend less than a minute reviewing it.
My résumé demonstrates that I would be a very good
candidate for a paralegal position, but it does not
prove that I am an expert in ethics for legal
professionals. To accomplish this, I definitely needed
a CV.
‘Curriculum vitae’ is a Latin term meaning ‘course of
life’ or ‘a running life’. Contrary to widely held
opinion, it does not translate to ‘padding your
résumé’.
A CV is a longer, more detailed, and more complete
summary of a person’s education and work history. It
includes teaching and research experience, grants and
fellowships, accreditation, publications, presentations,
awards, honors, affiliations, offices held, and other
details.
Dr. Seuss I am not, but in my panic over the CV I
did not have, I found myself wondering:
Where did I come from?
Where did I go?
How did I get here?
Does anyone know?
The threads of my professional life were scattered
hither and yon. Notes were scribbled on dozens of
legal pads and crammed in haphazardly labeled files
along with newspaper clippings, copies of speeches
and articles, flyers from seminars, and back issues
of Facts & Findings and other professional journals.
And, of course, I had many wonderful memories.
Pulling everything together to create my curriculum
vitae was tedious and time consuming. I painstakingly
collected and reviewed nearly 30 years of credentials
that, when pieced together, demonstrated the expertise
I had achieved during my career.
The result was a CV that surprised even me! There
it was in black and white…everything I had done, the
places I had been, and the people I had met. Dr. Seuss
was right: I had soared to high heights and my CV
offered proof that I knew what I knew.
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My CV began with a professional profile followed by
details of my education and work experience. Next
came professional involvement in associations on the
state and national level (my service to NALA looked
very good there), honors, and awards. Then came the
long lists of published articles and presentations that
more than demonstrated my knowledge of ethics
issues for legal professionals.
Absolutely no personal information is presented in the
CV. There are no photographs, no salary history, and
no references. The fact that my favorite pastimes are
running and reading legal mysteries is not there. My
ability to bake a cake that will knock your socks off is
not mentioned. None of that speaks to my level of
knowledge and expertise.
The point of all this digression into the Land of
Seuss is that we are all off to great places and
soaring to high heights. I cannot overstress the
importance of keeping a record of where your career
has taken you. This inspired another ‘Seussism’ of my
own:
We get in our rut
We put blinders on
We forget where we’re going
We forget where we’ve gone!
You should begin the creation of your own
curriculum vitae this very instant before you
forget where you have gone. I can assure you that a
nostalgic journey through 30 years of files is not fun.
You can spare yourself this pain by taking a few
simple steps.
First, keep copies of absolutely everything. This
includes newspaper clippings, articles, pictures, notes,
awards, honors, certificates, seminar flyers, etc. Put
these in just a few files that have very general labels
(e.g., “Articles”, “Speeches”, “Awards” etc.). Do not
use too much detail or locating what you are looking
for may become difficult.
Next, begin writing your own CV. I will not presume
to tell you how to write it. There are many formats
available on the Internet. You must, of course,
represent your achievements honestly and accurately.
Then, after your CV is written, keep it current. In the
computer age, this is almost effortless. Every time
you do something, such as giving a speech or writing
an article, add it to your CV.
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My experience is a perfect example that it is never
too late (or too early) to start your CV. You never
know when you will be asked to document your
expertise, so be sure to record your career journey
with your curriculum vitae. Even if another soul never
looks at it, your curriculum vitae is like a road map of
where your career has taken you, and where you
might be going.
As Dr. Seuss would say:
So…
Be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
Or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea,
you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting
So…get on your way!
©2009 Vicki Voisin, Inc.
Vicki Voisin, “The Paralegal Mentor”, delivers simple
strategies for paralegals and other professionals to
create success and satisfaction by achieving goals and
determining the direction they will take their careers.
Vicki spotlights resources, organizational tips, ethics
issues, and other areas of continuing education to help
paralegals and others reach their full potential. She
publishes a weekly ezine titled Paralegal Strategies.
More information is available
at www.paralegalmentor.com
Hello Members, my name is Shontice Yates and this will be my third year serving
as your Membership Services Director for the Kern County Paralegal Association. I
am a Klein DeNatale Goldner employee working for Joseph D. Hughes with a
practice concentrating in the areas of water law, pubic agency law and trust
litigation. Although I’ve only been with Klein DeNatale Goldner for three years, I
will be celebrating my tenth year in the legal profession this December, yikes!
I am happily married to my goofy husband Mike and we have two beautiful boys,
Mason and Luke. When there is spare time, I’m usually found at home spending
time with my boys, playing soccer, camping, cooking, and napping.
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Date Location Event
September 7, 2015 Kern County Superior
Court Closed
Labor Day
September 10, 2015 The Petroleum Club Larry Peake
September 26, 2015 Westchester Lanes KCPA Bowling
October 8, 2015 The Petroleum Club Matthew McCartney
October 12, 2015 Kern County Superior
Court Closed
Columbus Day
October 17, 2015 CSU Bakersfield
Amphitheater
AHA Heart Walk
November 11, 2015 Kern County Superior
Court Closed
Veteran’s Day
November 12, 2015 The Petroleum Club To Be Determined
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By Craig Braun
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Salmon with Noodles
4 pieces skinless salmon fillet (about 1 lb total)
8 oz. egg noodles
Zest of 1 lemon
2 T lemon juice
2 T butter
1 tsp olive oil
1 ½ tsp poppy seeds
½ tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
Heat oven 450 degrees. Coat rimmed baking sheet with cooking
spray. Season salmon with ½ tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Put
salmon skin side down on pan and bake 12 to 15 minutes.
Prepare 8 oz egg noodles per package directions. Drain and toss
with zest of lemon, lemon juice, butter, olive oil, poppy seeds and
salt and pepper.
Serve salmon on top of noodles. Serves 4.
(Good even if you forget to put the
lemon juice in the noodles; noodles
very flavorful). Serve with lemon
wedges.
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2015-2016 KCPA Executive Board
P.O. Box 2673
Bakersfield, CA 93303
www.kcpaonline.org
KCPA is one of eleven CAPA
affiliates.
President and CAPA Secondary
MAKALA E. REHA, ACP
(661) 395-1000
Vice President and Treasurer
AMBER BREWER
(661) 395-1000
Secretary
WHITNEY RADCLIFF
(714) 421-2716
Programs/Education Director and
CAPA Primary
SASHA GADBERRY
(661) 395-1000
Newsletter Editor
KAYLEEN CLEMENTS
(661) 322-3051
Webmaster
TROY THOMPSON
Member Services
SHONTICE YATES
(661) 395-1000
Community Affairs
KRISTEN FOSTER
(661) 324-2866
Public Information Officer
KAREN CLEMANS
(661) 395-1000
Student Representative
JULIANN SOMERS
(661) 395-1000
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