Mt. Diablo Legal Professionals Association

Mt. Diablo Legal Professionals Association strives to provide excellent speakers on a variety of topics in the field of law, and other topics to make your job easier. To give you an idea of the quality of speakers and presentations you can expect as a member of our association, we provide you with a list below of past speakers.

In addition, our members are notified of educational seminars, workshops, and conferences which are being held by neighboring associations, LSI, and BALSF.

PAST SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

6/08 Mimi Lyster
Director, Court Planning & Litigant Services
Contra Costa County Superior Court
Ms. Lyster spoke about the Court’s Website and the Virtual Self Help Law Center Website, along with other useful information about various court services.

5/08 Robin Pearson, Esq.
President, Contra Costa Co. Bar Association
Ms. Pearson spoke on the state of the Bar.

3/08 Lisa G. Reep, Executive Director
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Ms. Reep spoke about the Bar’s services and programs, along with other useful information.

1/08 Jennifer Murphy
Smith Barney
Jennifer spoke about how to choose stocks, bonds, and other securities when investing in your future retirement.

11/07 Leslie Hisaka
Physical Therapist, John Muir Medical Center
Ms. Hisaka spoke on how to set up your work station to be ergonomically correct, and other useful tips to stay healthy on the job.

10/07 Appreciation Dinner - Speaker: Hon. Henry E. Needham, Jr., Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, San Francisco

9/07 Harry Stern, Esq.
Rains Lucia & Wilkinson LLP
"Legal Issues Concerning the Representation of Peace Officers" (included MCLE and CCLS credits).

8/07 Summer Special – Brandon Wai of Sarnoff Court Reporters and Legal Technologies
Brandon familiarized us with the tools and technology available for capturing, analyzing, and effectively utilizing deposition testimony. (Included MCLE and CCLS credits.)

7/07 Michael E. Brewer, Esq.
Littler Mendelson, PC
“An Employment Law Update” covering recent changes in employment law (included MCLE and CCLS credits.)

6/07 Dave Campion
One Legal, Inc., Online Court Services
“What’s New in Online Filing”

3/07 Valerie Keim
Nurse, John Muir Women’s Health Center
“Stress and Women”

2/07 Malcolm Sher, Esq.
Paralegal Ethics (included MCLE and CCLS credits)

11/06 Julie Pearlstein
Manager and Full-Time Agent for Bail Bond’s America
“Bail Bond Industry: Is it like on Dog the Bounty Hunter?”

9/06 Lisa Hutton
Chair of Paralegal and Legal Studies, JFK School of Law
Lisa spoke about the ramifications of Business and Prof. Code section 6450
Regulation of the Paralegal, the two tests that are offered involving certifying paralegals, and any new proposed legislation that involves paralegals or legal assistants. (Included MCLE and CCLS credits.)

7/06 Sue Granelli
Topic: ProLaw
Sue shared the benefits to paralegals and legal secretaries of this calendaring/case management software.

6/06 Alma J. Gilligan, CCLS
Topic: California Certified Legal Secretary
Alma shared with us the benefits of certification, eligibility to become a CCLS, application and exam process, contents of the exam, scoring, grading, etc. There was also be a sample mock exam administered to test our knowledge.

5/06 LSI President, Mary Rocca, CCLS
Welcome to LSI and all its benefits.

2/06 Devorah Levine
Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Coordinator, Office of County Administration

1/06 Frank Heaney
Author, Inside the Walls of Alcatraz, and youngest guard at Alcatraz, spoke to us about his experiences on the rock and some of its more famous residents.

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What Our MEMBERS Are Saying

"I have been a member of Mt. Diablo LPA for several years, and have greatly benefitted from the variety of speakers providing information on many different areas of law, as well as on personal growth and wellbeing.  Becoming a member of MDLPA has been educational, and has made my job easier!"
- Diana Dempsey, CCLS