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Paralegal Committee

Welcome to the Paralegal Committee page!

"Mission Statement"

The Paralegal Committee is a group of individuals working together for the betterment of the paralegal profession.  The mission of the Paralegal Committee is to support and assist the legal community in providing quality legal services to the community at large and support the continuing education and effective utilization of paralegals. 

In carrying out its mission, the committee is guided by the following goals:

  • Monitor issues relevant to the legal and paralegal professions.
  • Cooperate with other community, legal and paralegal organizations to achieve common goals in providing quality legal services to the community.
  • Develop a plan for long-term growth of the profession and its use by the legal community and community at large.
  • Provide leadership to the profession by maintaining the highest ethical standards.
  • Promote professional recognition of paralegals.

The Paralegal Committee completed the second revision of the Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegals which were formally approved at the Spring Meeting of the Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors on May 17, 2008.  Click here to review the revised Guidelines.

Take a look at a Law Week Colorado article written by Debra Hindin-King, your new Paralegal Committee Co-Chair. Paralegals: Opportunities, Resources to Stay Connected Globally appeared in the July 16, 2012 edition of Law Week Colorado.

Click here to view the Paralegal Committee Mission Statement and a description of what the CBA Paralegal Committee brings to the Colorado Bar Association and its members published in the September 2012 issue of The Colorado Lawyer.

Membership in the Paralegal Committee is open to all individuals who are currently Members, Associate Members or Patrons of the Colorado Bar Association in good standing.

The 2012/2013 CBA Committee Chairs:  Debbie Hindin-King and Jody Hobbs

CBA Staff Liaison: Reba Nance reban@cobar.org

This Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm, except July and August.  The Committee will resume monthly meetings in September.

2012-2013 dates:

  • October 4, 2012 - Chip Mortimer (Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel) – Unauthorized Practice of Law and legal ethics for the  non-lawyers. Click HERE for Chip's Outline or HERE for the Power-point slides.
  • November 1, 2012 - Wanda McDavid (Access Information) – Timesaving techniques and resources using both free and fee based databases to find public records, including court cases and documents, and company information.  Click HERE for Wanda's Power-point handout or click HERE for the Fact Finding Links.
  • December 6, 2012 (5:30) - Reba Nance (CBA) – Outlook Tips and Tricks.  Click HERE for Reba’s Outline.
  • December 6, 2012 (1:00 - 4:45) - FFA End-of-Year Extravaganza! C.L.E. Registration Form
  • January 3, 2013 - Standard Committee Meeting - Click HERE for information!
  • February 7, 2013 - Andrew Whitfeld (President, Colorado Notary Solutions) – New notary laws in 2012 and a primer on laws that took effect on August 2010.  Click HERE for Andrew's Presentation.
  • March 7, 2013 - Shari Bjorkquist-Rich (LSI) – Electronic discovery tips and tricks.  Click HERE to access Shari's presentation and additional documentation.
  • April 4, 2013 - Standard Committee Meeting "Click HERE for Minutes"
  • May 2, 2013 (5:30 - 8:00 pm)  - Paralegal Day Reception - Warwick Hotel, 1776 Grant Street, Denver - RSVP to lunches@cobar.org (Pro Bono Paralegal of the Year)
  • June 6, 2013 (5:30) - Cindy Baldwin (Paralegal, Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office) – Paralegal’s organization of a homicide case.
  • October 3, 2013 (5:30) - Dianne Carns - Paralegal/Attorney from Tuthill Hughes – Primer on Probate and Estate Law and the utilization of paralegals assisting within the practice area (CLE credit pending) 
  • November 7, 2013 (5:30) - Nancy L. Cohen, Esq. (MiletichCohen PC) – Legal ethics related to non-lawyers and UPL (CLE Ethic’s credit pending)
  • December 5, 2013 (5:30) - Reba Nance (Director, Law Practice and Risk Management – CBA) – Law firm and client document retention tips (CLE credit pending)