Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association

Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association (RMPA) website. RMPA is a charter member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado. RMPA represents paralegals throughout the Rocky Mountain region, serving paralegals in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. If you are a paralegal in any of these states, please contact us for information on membership and/or how to set of a chapter in your area. We hope you will visit us often and email us with your questions or comments.

For all general inquiries and membership inquiries, please contact Mianne Besser, President – miabes@hotmail.com


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ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 18, 2009 - Fundraiser to benefit The Open Door Project; A Night for Young Philanthropists at The Soiled Dove Underground beneath The Tavern Lowry. Doors open at 8:00 p.m.  The fundraiser benefits Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives and its life changing programs for at-risk-youth. This event will be an evening of live music, cocktails, dancing, and inspiration.   Proceeds from all ticket sales will directly benefit the hundreds of children that enroll in the programs ODYGA offers every year. Click here to see flyer.  Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at www.tavernhg.com/soiled_dove or contact Danielle Shoots, ODYGA Board of Directors, drshoots@aol.com or 720-989-7090.

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If you would like to write an article for the Overview or have an article that you would like reprinted with the author’s permission, please submit the article to Tia Andrews, Editor at rmpaovervieweditor@yahoo.com.

Navy Legalman and Military Paralegal Outreach Program – RMPA's Adoptee – Care Package Deadline – June 26, 2009

Through the kind assistance of NFPA, RMPA has adopted United States LN1 Darak Tate.  Legalman Tate is a paralegal for the US Navy and is currently stationed in Iraq. 

We would like to provide care packages for him for the months of June and August.  If you would like to contribute to the care packages, Darak would like personal care items like toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, etc.  He is also requesting hard candies like Jolly Rancher, Peppermints, etc.  His "wish list" includes:  vanilla air fresheners, magazines (i.e., Import Tuner) or car magazines, anything with Dallas Cowboys (i.e. calendar or mouse pad; and any kind of office decorations (inspirational posters, pro military items), WWE items (i.e. calendars, posters, etc.). 

Legalman Tate also has four little girls at home; if you would like to contribute items that he could mail to them (i.e. stationery, stickers, pens/pencils with characters like Hannah Montana, Dora the Explorer, Tinkerbell, and Princesses) that would be great. 

We will be shipping our second package to Legalman Tate on June 27, 2009.  If you have items that you would like to donate, please contact either Mianne Besser at miabes@hotmail.com or Dianne Carns at dianne@tuthillhughes.com so that we can arrange a drop off/pick up location for these items no later than June 26, 2009. 

Thank you for your support.

ATTENTION RMPA MEMBERS! We are seeking volunteers for positions which will enhance your membership experience and create networking opportunities. Student and Sustaining Members are encouraged to participate.

*CO-CHAIRS FOR DOWNTOWN and SOUTH METRO LITIGATION SECTIONS - Share your professional experience and locate avenues of education for your peers.

*ADVERTISING - Creative individuals who are adept at evaluating media advertising opportunities are asked to participate as members of this committee.

If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Mianne Besser, President (miabes@hotmail.com).

The Colorado Bar Association has posted new and updated Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegals. These Guidelines can be accessed by clicking here.

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