Calendar
May 2010
4- Houston ALP Installation of 2010-2011 Officers and Ratification of 2010-2011 Board -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: April 30, 2010, by 5:00 p.m.
8- Houston ALP 2010-11 Strategic Planning Meeting -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
25- Houston ALP In/Out Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
June 2010
1- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: Cyber-Crime, Internet Fraud, and How to Avoid Becoming a Victim (Speaker: Valerie C. Turner, Assistant District Attorney, Financial Crimes Division--Consumer Protection) -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
15- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
July 2010
6- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: Consumer Bankruptcy Practice (Speaker: Alva Wesley-Thomas, Esq., Alva Wesley-Thomas & Associates, P.C.) -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
16-18- NALS Region 6 Annual Meeting (hosted by Mississippi LPA), Pearl, Mississippi -Go to www.nalsregion6.org for more information
19- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant registration deadline -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com Registration Form
20- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
21- Houston ALP BYOL & Learn Seminar -CLE: 0.75 hr. -Topic: What You Always Wanted to Know About Citations (Speaker: Melanie Rother, Esq., Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.) -Time: 12:00 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -Cost: $7/members; $10/nonmembers -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 12:00 p.m., July 20, 2010
August 2010
3- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: Immigration Law (Speaker: Ruby Powers, Esq.; Law Offices of Ruby Powers) -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
7- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
10- Houston ALP BYOL & Learn Seminar -CLE: 0.75 hr. -Topic: Practical Tips for Mediation and Arbitration (Speaker: Paul D. Clote, Esq.) -Time: 12:00 p.m. - Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -Cost: $7/members; $10/nonmembers -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 12:00 p.m., August 9, 2010
14- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
17- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
21- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
28- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
September 2010
7- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: Sports & Entertainment Law (Speaker: Jammy Kiggudu, Esq.) -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
11- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
16-18- Texas ALP Fall Educational Conference -Place: Magnolia Hotel Houston, Houston (Downtown) -Registration Deadline: Regular-postmarked on or before August 31, 2010; Late-postmarked after August 31, 2010 Registration Form
18- Super CLE Saturday held in conjunction with the Texas ALP Fall Educational Conference -CLE: 6.0 hrs. (7.0 hrs. including optional lunch) -Topics: Power Point; Emerging Trends in Advanced Technology for Paralegals; Juvenile Law (optional luncheon); Real Estate; and Mock Trial -Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -Place: The Magnolia Houston, 1100 Texas Avenue, Houston (Downtown) (Mock Trial moves to the Courthouse) -Cost: $75/without lunch; $105/with lunch -Registration Deadline: Postmarked on or before August 21, 2010 Registration Form
21- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
25 Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
25- NALS Certification Exams -Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. -Place: Fulbright Tower, 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown)
October 2010
2- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
5- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
9- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
12- Houston ALP BYOL & Learn Seminar -CLE: 0.75 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 12:00 p.m. - Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -Cost: $7/members; $10/nonmembers -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 12:00 p.m., October 11, 2010
16- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
19- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
21-24- NALS 59th Annual Educational Conference and National Forum -Place: Chateau on the Lake Resort & Convention Center, Branson, Missouri (www.chateauonthelake.com; cutoff date for group room rates is September 21, 2010, or when block is full) -Early Bird Registration Deadline: postmarked before July 1, 2010 -Regular Registration Deadline: postmarked before August 1, 2010 -Late Registration: postmarked on or after August 1, 2010 -Go to www.nals.org for details and registration form
30- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
November 2010
2- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
6- Houston ALP Thanksgiving Breakfast (further details to be announced)
16- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
20- Houston ALP 2010 Legal Training Course for the Lawyer's Assistant (Course Final Exam) -Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Nadine Nunnery, PLS, at nnunnery@groszassociates.com or Patti Burns, PLS, at patti@mendellawfirm.com
December 2010
3- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: New Harris County Veterans Court (Speaker: TBA) -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
4- NALS ALS Exam for Legal Training Courses -Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. -Place: Fulbright Tower, 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown)
14- Houston ALP BYOL & Learn Seminar -CLE: 0.75 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 12:00 p.m. - Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -Cost: $7/members; $10/nonmembers -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 12:00 p.m., December 13, 2010
21- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
January 2011
4- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
18- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
30- Houston Chevron Marathon
February 2011
1- Houston ALP Membership Meeting -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
8- Houston ALP BYOL & Learn Seminar -CLE: 0.75 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 12:00 p.m. - Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -Cost: $7/members; $10/nonmembers -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 12:00 p.m., February 7, 2011
15- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
March 2011
1- Houston ALP Annual Bosses Appreciation and Awards Night Event -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
15- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org
April 2011 5- Houston ALP Annual Meeting and Election of Officers for 2011-12 -CLE: 1.0 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 5:30 p.m. social; 6:00 p.m. meeting -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) (parking at Four Houston Center Garage after 5:00 p.m. will be validated by the restaurant) -Cost: $18 dinner; $7 meeting only -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday before meeting date
12- Houston ALP BYOL & Learn Seminar -CLE: 0.75 hr. -Topic: TBA -Time: 12:00 p.m. - Place: 1301 McKinney, 51st Floor, Houston (Downtown) -Cost: $7/members; $10/nonmembers -RSVP to Reservations at reservations@houstonalp.org -Deadline: 12:00 p.m., April 11, 2011
19- Houston ALP Board Meeting -Time: 6:00 p.m. -Place: Longhorn Cafe, 1200 McKinney Street, 4th Floor, Houston (Downtown) -For information, contact Cynthia Barrett, PP, PLS, TSC, at president@houstonalp.org