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Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman took the scenic route to her fledgling career as a paralegal. Born into a military family, she started life in Germany, but moved to central Alabama with her family, where she grew up. “My road to college graduation ...

When Sarah Johann started college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she had no career path in mind and changed her major several times before combining the subjects she enjoyed the most—political science, sociology and writing—and set ...

Before she had an internship with Golden, Meekins, Holdens and Stiles, Charlotte native Shawana Almendarez had never heard of paralegals and had no idea what they do. But during her internship, through a program sponsored by the John O’Leary Bar ...

Whether they are serving in elective office, running campaigns, dealing with disappointed high school graduates, or filling their weekends volunteering to help others, paralegals are making the most of social distancing and finding ways to stay connected to their clients ...

Asheville Area Paralegal Association Visit www.ashevilleparalegals.com or find AAPA on Facebook for more information about monthly meetings, seminars, and membership. Cumberland County Paralegal Association For news and information, look for the Cumberland County Paralegal Association on Facebook or contact [email protected]. ...

Karole Northrup’s career as a paralegal has introduced her to a few interesting characters and has given her a seat at some of the nation’s most sensational court proceedings. She earned her associate degree in paralegal studies from Orlando College ...

As a student, Jason Williamson studied pre-med at the University of South Carolina, intending to pursue a career as a doctor, but a mission trip to El Salvador changed his focus. “I traveled to El Salvador with the Lutheran Campus ...

Across North Carolina, victims’ assistance teams in district attorneys’ offices are busier than they ever have been, thanks to an expanded Crime Victims’ Rights Act that went into effect last August. This act was one of four constitutional amendments voters ...

NORTH CAROLINA Alamance County Paralegal Association Events: The Alamance County Paralegal Association meets the third Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. at various restaurants near the county courthouse. https://sites.google.com/site/alamancectyparalegalassoc Asheville Area Paralegal Association Events: AAPA holds monthly lunch and ...

Legal professionals across North Carolina are receiving as much as they are giving through the North Carolina Bar Foundation’s Lawyers for Literacy pro bono program. Over a four-week period in the spring and fall, teams of lawyers, paralegals, and others ...

Alamance County Paralegal Association Events: The Alamance County Paralegal Association meets the third Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. at various restaurants near the county courthouse. https://sites.google.com/site/alamancectyparalegalassoc. Asheville Area Paralegal Association Events: AAPA holds monthly lunch and learn events ...

Christie Daniels Herding landed her first law firm job when she was a quick-witted, enterprising teenager. At 16, she convinced the Cary law firm of Bain & Marshall to hire her. “Sol Marshall was the first person to give me ...

Donna Hendren forged her own path into the legal world at a time when the paralegal profession was just emerging as a defined career. She grew up in the rural Piedmont region of North Carolina, in a small Wilkes County ...

Delfin Floresca believes adaptability is one trait that sets paralegals apart from other legal professionals. As the senior paralegal for four attorneys at Koontz Mlynarczyk of Charleston, Floresca has honed his ability to efficiently solve problems, think outside the box ...

Stephanie Durham-Rivera does not consider her day complete unless she has an opportunity to say “Oooh, plot twist.” Of all her responsibilities as a workers’ compensation paralegal, Durham-Rivera loves doing investigations the most. She has been with McAngus Goudelock & ...