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    • Thursday, January 09, 2025
    • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
    • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL
    Register

     

    TBPA Monthly Membership CLE Luncheon

    **IN-PERSON CLE LUNCHEON**


    Thursday, January 9, 2025

    from 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

    Location: The University Club

       

    SPEAKER:  AMANDA SANCHEZ,

    Regional Human Trafficking Coordinator,

    Florida Department of Children & Families


    TOPIC:  Human Trafficking: Laws, Cases and Awareness

    (January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month) 

    (Qualifies for 1 CLE Unit with NALA & FL BAR/FRP)

          

    Please complete your online RSVP no later than
    Monday, January 6, 2025 @ 3 p.m. ("RSVP Deadline")

    at www.tbpa.org (indicate your entrée selection online),
    and pay online with your payment. 
    At this time, TBPA is accepting only online payments by the stated RSVP Deadline. 


    IN-PERSON COST:   Members:  $30.00 / Guests: $35.00 

     

    We are using QR Code for Registration! Bring your phone with Registration Confirmation (or a printed version) to scan the code at the Check-In Registration Table.


    Entrée Choices:

    Regular Entrée:  Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes over rice with an Herb Butter Sauce. 

    Vegetarian Entrée: Mushroom Ravioli, with Diced Tomatoes and Herb Sauce 


    Entrées served with Salad, Rolls, Iced Tea, and Coffee.  (No Substitutions Please) 

    (Please note the listed entrées may change without notice due to supply chain constraints)

    CONTACT THE LUNCHEON CHAIR FOR SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS BY THE RSVP DEADLINE AT MONTHLYCLE@TBPA.ORG. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee your request will be addressed with the University Club Chef.


    University Club Attire Requirement: The University Club asks that attendees adhere to their attire requirements of business casual to semi-formal while attending the TBPA function at The University Club. The Club asks that no t-shirts, tennis shoes, flip-flops, shorts, or blue jeans be worn. If any of these items are worn, you may be turned away by The University Club and no refunds will be offered or given.  


    TBPA reserves the right to change/substitute luncheon speakers, topics or entrées as necessary due to unexpected circumstances. Cancellations for paid-in-full reservations prior to the RSVP Deadline will be refunded.  After the RSVP Deadline, no refunds will be provided and payment in full will be due regardless of attendance. Cancellation correspondence MUST be sent to monthlycle@tbpa.org.


    PARKING: Please note that parking in the Fort Brooke parking garage (corner of Whiting & Franklin) is at the rate of $2.00 per hour, unless otherwise updated by the Fort Brooke parking garage.  The University Club does not validate parking.  On the third floor of the parking garage, take the walkway to One Tampa City Center. The University Club is on the 38th floor.


    SPEAKER BIO:

     

    Amanda Sanchez is a Regional Human Trafficking Coordinator with the Florida Department of Children of Families for Suncoast Region. She transitioned to this role back in July after spending the past 6 years working with the CAC Specialized unit as an investigator and Supervisor. The CAC unit was responsible for all Human Trafficking, high profile media, complex medical neglect, sexual abuse, and child fatality cases. She holds certifications in Human Trafficking, as a Child Welfare Professional Supervisor and as a Trainer for Human Trafficking education. Amanda is a member of multiple Human Trafficking Task Forces and Human Trafficking Coalitions across the State, has served as a member of the Medical Examiner Child Death Review Board and is a prior recipient of the Human Trafficking Child Protective Investigator of the Year. She holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Tampa where she met her husband Dave who she has been married to for 23 years. They reside in Tampa and have 3 children and 2 dogs together.




    Thank you to our Monthly CLE Sponsor:

          




    Become a Monthly CLE Event Sponsor and be marketed here!


    We welcome you to become a sponsor of a 2025 Monthly CLE Event. We have spots available securing Sponsors for the year, but sponsorships are starting to fill up. Please see the 2025 Luncheon Sponsorship Form for details. If you are interested, please send the completed form via email to MonthlyCLE@tbpa.org with your interest to reserve your sponsorship request now! 




    Please let us know if we can serve you in other benefit opportunities. If you are not yet a TBPA Member, we welcome you to join and enjoy our many benefits! Please reach out to our Membership Chair via membership@tbpa.org if you have questions. We hope to see you soon at an upcoming TBPA Event!

    • Thursday, February 13, 2025
    • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
    • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

     

    TBPA Monthly Membership CLE Luncheon

    **IN-PERSON CLE LUNCHEON**


    Thursday, February 13, 2025

    from 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

    Location: The University Club

       

    SPEAKER:  Darrin Johnson, Esquire

    TOPIC:  Entertainment Law

    (Qualifies for 1 CLE Unit with NALA & FL BAR/FRP)

          

    Please complete your online RSVP no later than
    Monday, February 10, 2025 @ 3 p.m. ("RSVP Deadline")

    at www.tbpa.org (indicate your entrée selection online),
    and pay online with your payment. 
    At this time, TBPA is accepting only online payments by the stated RSVP Deadline. 


    IN-PERSON COST:   Members:  $30.00 / Guests: $35.00 

     

    We are using QR Code for Registration! Bring your phone with Registration Confirmation (or a printed version) to scan the code at the Check-In Registration Table.


    Entrée Choices:

    Regular Entrée:   

    Vegetarian Entrée:  


    Entrées served with Salad, Rolls, Iced Tea, and Coffee.  (No Substitutions Please) 

    (Please note the listed entrées may change without notice due to supply chain constraints)

    CONTACT THE LUNCHEON CHAIR FOR SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS BY THE RSVP DEADLINE AT MONTHLYCLE@TBPA.ORG. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee your request will be addressed with the University Club Chef.


    University Club Attire Requirement: The University Club asks that attendees adhere to their attire requirements of business casual to semi-formal while attending the TBPA function at The University Club. The Club asks that no t-shirts, tennis shoes, flip-flops, shorts, or blue jeans be worn. If any of these items are worn, you may be turned away by The University Club and no refunds will be offered or given.  


    TBPA reserves the right to change/substitute luncheon speakers, topics or entrées as necessary due to unexpected circumstances. Cancellations for paid-in-full reservations prior to the RSVP Deadline will be refunded.  After the RSVP Deadline, no refunds will be provided and payment in full will be due regardless of attendance. Cancellation correspondence MUST be sent to monthlycle@tbpa.org.


    PARKING: Please note that parking in the Fort Brooke parking garage (corner of Whiting & Franklin) is at the rate of $2.00 per hour, unless otherwise updated by the Fort Brooke parking garage.  The University Club does not validate parking.  On the third floor of the parking garage, take the walkway to One Tampa City Center. The University Club is on the 38th floor.

     



    SPEAKER:


    Darrin E. Johnson, Esq.


    SPEAKER'S BIO: 

    Darrin’s top priority is protecting your rights. His practice focuses on criminal defense, DUI defense, Florida Bar applicant representation, juvenile law, and sports & entertainment law. He will personally handle your case and represent you every step of the way.


    Speaker Contact Information:

    Darrin E. Johnson, Esq.

    The Law Office of Darrin E. Johnson, PLLC
    4306 New River Hills Parkway
    Valrico, FL 33596

    Telephone: (813) 324-9311
    Facsimile: (813) 324-9301

    Email:  hello@darrinjohnsonlaw.com 

    Website:  darrinjohnsonlaw.com








    Thank you to our Monthly CLE Sponsor:

          




    Become a Monthly CLE Event Sponsor and be marketed here!


    We welcome you to become a sponsor of a 2025 Monthly CLE Event. We have spots available securing Sponsors for the year, but sponsorships are starting to fill up. Please see the 2025 Luncheon Sponsorship Form for details. If you are interested, please send the completed form via email to MonthlyCLE@tbpa.org with your interest to reserve your sponsorship request now!  




    Please let us know if we can serve you in other benefit opportunities. If you are not yet a TBPA Member, we welcome you to join and enjoy our many benefits! Please reach out to our Membership Chair via membership@tbpa.org if you have questions. We hope to see you soon at an upcoming TBPA Event!

    • Saturday, February 15, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Hillsborough County Bar Association - 1610 North Tampa Street, Tampa, FL 33602
    • 15
    Register

    Join Us for this Pro Bono Event!

    Wills For Heroes at the Hillsborough County Bar Association - Chester Ferguson law center located at 1610 North Tampa Street, Tampa, FL 33602.

     

    Most of you have participated several times and you are awesome.  For those that are new to participating… the clinic is for First Responders.  You can come for an hour or stay for 3 hours.   We are witnesses to the estate planning documents being drafted by the attorneys and also notarize the documents.  We also staff a sign-in table for the First Responders and assist them with any questions they might have about the forms.


    Bring your Notary stamp, or just your pen; we need witnesses as well as notaries to support the next Wills for Heroes. We meet for training between 9:00 and 10:00 am at the Hillsborough Bar Association, Chester H. Ferguson Law Center, 1610 N. Tampa St., Tampa FL 33602. More info at: http://www.hillsbar.com/?page=WillsForHeroes

     

    If you are available and would like to participate, please contact Yvonne DeAntoneo by email at probono@tbpa.org or via ProBono@tbpa.org 

    • Thursday, March 13, 2025
    • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
    • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

     

    TBPA Monthly Membership CLE Luncheon

    **IN-PERSON CLE LUNCHEON**


    Thursday, March 13, 2025

    from 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

    Location: The University Club

       

    SPEAKER:  TBD

    TOPIC:  TBD 

    (Qualifies for 1 CLE Unit with NALA & FL BAR/FRP)

          

    Please complete your online RSVP no later than
    Monday, March 10, 2025 @ 3 p.m. ("RSVP Deadline")

    at www.tbpa.org (indicate your entrée selection online),
    and pay online with your payment. 
    At this time, TBPA is accepting only online payments by the stated RSVP Deadline. 


    IN-PERSON COST:   Members:  $30.00 / Guests: $35.00 

     

    We are using QR Code for Registration! Bring your phone with Registration Confirmation (or a printed version) to scan the code at the Check-In Registration Table.


    Entrée Choices:

    Regular Entrée:   

    Vegetarian Entrée:  


    Entrées served with Salad, Rolls, Iced Tea, and Coffee.  (No Substitutions Please) 

    (Please note the listed entrées may change without notice due to supply chain constraints)

    CONTACT THE LUNCHEON CHAIR FOR SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS BY THE RSVP DEADLINE AT MONTHLYCLE@TBPA.ORG. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee your request will be addressed with the University Club Chef.


    University Club Attire Requirement: The University Club asks that attendees adhere to their attire requirements of business casual to semi-formal while attending the TBPA function at The University Club. The Club asks that no t-shirts, tennis shoes, flip-flops, shorts, or blue jeans be worn. If any of these items are worn, you may be turned away by The University Club and no refunds will be offered or given.  


    TBPA reserves the right to change/substitute luncheon speakers, topics or entrées as necessary due to unexpected circumstances. Cancellations for paid-in-full reservations prior to the RSVP Deadline will be refunded.  After the RSVP Deadline, no refunds will be provided and payment in full will be due regardless of attendance. Cancellation correspondence MUST be sent to monthlycle@tbpa.org.


    PARKING: Please note that parking in the Fort Brooke parking garage (corner of Whiting & Franklin) is at the rate of $2.00 per hour, unless otherwise updated by the Fort Brooke parking garage.  The University Club does not validate parking.  On the third floor of the parking garage, take the walkway to One Tampa City Center. The University Club is on the 38th floor.

     

    SPEAKER:





    SPEAKER'S BIO: 




    Thank you to our Monthly CLE Sponsor:

          




    Become a Monthly CLE Event Sponsor and be marketed here!


    We welcome you to become a sponsor of a 2024 Monthly CLE Event. We are still have a few spots left securing Sponsors for the year. Please see the Sponsorship commitment form for details. If you are interested, please send the completed form via email to MonthlyCLE@tbpa.org with your interest to reserve your sponsorship request now! 




    Please let us know if we can serve you in other benefit opportunities. If you are not yet a TBPA Member, we welcome you to join and enjoy our many benefits! Please reach out to our Membership Chair via membership@tbpa.org if you have questions. We hope to see you soon at an upcoming TBPA Event!

    • Friday, April 11, 2025
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Hillsborough Community College - Ybor Campus, Tampa, FL
    Register

    REGISTRATION FOR SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS ONLY!


    We invite you to be a Sponsor or Exhibitor at TBPA's Annual Seminar on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Hillsborough Community College - Ybor Camps.  If you have registered as a Sponsor or Exhibit, we are grateful for your support of TBPA and the paralegal community.




    PLEASE NOTE: ALL SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS must complete the Commitment Form page from the 2025 Seminar Prospectus and email the completed/signed form to Seminar@tbpa.org as part of your official Registration.


    We will be utilizing QR Codes at the Registration Check-In Table the day of the Seminar. You will need to show your registration confirmation (either electronically on your phone or paper copy) when you Check-In on Friday, April 11th.


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    THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR OUR DIAMOND, GOLD AND SILVER SPONSORS, AND OUR EXHIBITORS:

          

    The exhibitor set up schedule is shown below (please note times may change closer to the date of the event with a notification sent).

     

    SET-UP SCHEDULE:   

    Thursday, April 10, 2025 -- 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

    Please do not arrive prior to 5:00 p.m. as there may be other functions in that area!  Please do not begin setting up your display until all of the exhibitor tables have been marked with the Exhibitor/Sponsor names. 


    Friday, April 11, 2025:

    All exhibitors may enter at 8:00 a.m., and must be set-up no later than 8:30 a.m.!  


    SEMINAR EXHIBIT HOURS:

    FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 – 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

    Exhibits may not be dismantled before 3:30 p.m. and must be completely removed from the exhibitor hall no later than 5:00 p.m.

     

    EXHIBIT SPACE: Each exhibit space contains a 4’ table and 2 chairs. 

     

    MARKETING ITEMS & DOOR PRIZES:  If you choose to do so, please remember to bring your marketing materials and SWAG items for your exhibitor table and a door prize for the door prize drawings.


    ADVERTISING COPY: If you are a Diamond, Gold or Silver Sponsor, your advertising copy (camera-ready version) deadline is due by Monday, March 10, 2025. Please see the prospectus for further details.


    SWAG for SEMINAR TOTES: If you are interested in donating SWAG items to the Seminar Bags, please let us know. We will be accepting SWAG until Monday, March 10, 2025. You may deliver it to the Attention: Nita Serrano, La Cava, Jacobson & Goodis, 501 E. Kennedy Blvd., 12th Floor, Tampa, FL 33602. If any questions regarding SWAG for the Seminar Totes may be directed to Nita Serrano at Seminar@tbpa.org.


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    HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS


    Hotel Haya Tampa in Ybor near HCC is offering guestrooms at a special group rate of $249/night.  Cutoff date for group rate:  Friday, March 14, 2025.


    Hotel location:  1412 E. 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605

    Main Phone: (813) 462-9515


    Make reservations directly via this link:

    Tampa Bay Paralegal Association Room Group Rate

     


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    Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

     

    Thank you,

     

    TBPA Seminar Committee

    Seminar@tbpa.org

       

     

    • Friday, April 11, 2025
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Hillsborough Community College - Ybor Campus, Tampa, FL
    Register

    REGISTRATION FOR BRONZE SPONSORS ONLY 

        

    Thank you for agreeing to be a Bronze Sponsor for

    TBPA's 2025 Annual Seminar held on Friday, April 11, 2025!

     

         


    Thank you for your continued support
    of TBPA and the paralegal profession!

       

    TBPA Seminar Committee

    seminar@tbpa.org

    • Thursday, May 08, 2025
    • 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
    • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

     

    TBPA Monthly Membership CLE Luncheon

    **IN-PERSON CLE LUNCHEON**


    Thursday, May 8, 2025

    from 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

    Location: The University Club

       

    SPEAKER:  TBD

    TOPIC:  TBD 

    (Qualifies for 1 CLE Unit with NALA & FL BAR/FRP)

          

    Please complete your online RSVP no later than
    Monday, May 5, 2025 @ 3 p.m. ("RSVP Deadline")

    at www.tbpa.org (indicate your entrée selection online),
    and pay online with your payment. 
    At this time, TBPA is accepting only online payments by the stated RSVP Deadline. 


    IN-PERSON COST:   Members:  $29.00 / Guests: $35.00 

     

    We are using QR Code for Registration! Bring your phone with Registration Confirmation (or a printed version) to scan the code at the Check-In Registration Table.


    Entrée Choices:

    Regular Entrée:   

    Vegetarian Entrée:  


    Entrées served with Salad, Rolls, Iced Tea, and Coffee.  (No Substitutions Please) 

    (Please note the listed entrées may change without notice due to supply chain constraints)

    CONTACT THE LUNCHEON CHAIR FOR SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS BY THE RSVP DEADLINE AT MONTHLYCLE@TBPA.ORG. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee your request will be addressed with the University Club Chef.


    University Club Attire Requirement: The University Club asks that attendees adhere to their attire requirements of business casual to semi-formal while attending the TBPA function at The University Club. The Club asks that no t-shirts, tennis shoes, flip-flops, shorts, or blue jeans be worn. If any of these items are worn, you may be turned away by The University Club and no refunds will be offered or given.  


    TBPA reserves the right to change/substitute luncheon speakers, topics or entrées as necessary due to unexpected circumstances. Cancellations for paid-in-full reservations prior to the RSVP Deadline will be refunded.  After the RSVP Deadline, no refunds will be provided and payment in full will be due regardless of attendance. Cancellation correspondence MUST be sent to monthlycle@tbpa.org.


    PARKING: Please note that parking in the Fort Brooke parking garage (corner of Whiting & Franklin) is at the rate of $2.00 per hour, unless otherwise updated by the Fort Brooke parking garage.  The University Club does not validate parking.  On the third floor of the parking garage, take the walkway to One Tampa City Center. The University Club is on the 38th floor.

     

    SPEAKER:





    SPEAKER'S BIO: 




    Thank you to our Monthly CLE Sponsor:

          




    Become a Monthly CLE Event Sponsor and be marketed here!


    We welcome you to become a sponsor of a 2024 Monthly CLE Event. We are still have a few spots left securing Sponsors for the year. Please see the Sponsorship commitment form for details. If you are interested, please send the completed form via email to MonthlyCLE@tbpa.org with your interest to reserve your sponsorship request now! 




    Please let us know if we can serve you in other benefit opportunities. If you are not yet a TBPA Member, we welcome you to join and enjoy our many benefits! Please reach out to our Membership Chair via membership@tbpa.org if you have questions. We hope to see you soon at an upcoming TBPA Event!

TBPA is a voluntary professional association and does not make any representation, endorsement or guarantee as to the quality, reliability, competency, accuracy, business practice/standards/ethics, or professionalism of any member of TBPA.  TBPA does not conduct background checks or any other form of due diligence on any person or business applying for membership with TBPA.

 



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