In the spotlight – September 2011
Summers
Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer, P.A. of Durham is pleased to announce that Kaye Summers recently attended The Association of Legal Assistants / Paralegals (NALA) 36th annual meeting and awards celebration in Dallas, where she received the 2011 Affiliates Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions and dedication to the advancement of the legal assistant profession through volunteer service to NALA affiliated associations.
Summers has been a member of the North Carolina Paralegal Association for more than 10 years, currently serving as NALA Liaison and Mentoring Chair. She has also been president, bar liaison and at large director.
She received recognition as the author of an article, “Surviving the Incapacitation of Your Employer,” which was published in NALA’s Facts & Findings magazine. Summers also helped develop this subject into a Continuing Legal Education course for North Carolina attorneys and paralegals.
Summers has been with Pulley Watson for more than 15 years in the firm’s business law practice, where she works on matters ranging from commercial transactions to complex business litigation cases.
Hill
Nettie Hill has been named as a torts paralegal with the Charleston-based personal injury law firm of Richard Wern Lawyers. Hill, who previously worked as a workers’ compensation paralegal, has been with the firm since 1984. She has worked in other areas of the firm, including management.
In her new role, Hill assists attorneys with research and processing of auto and personal injury cases. A native of Ridgeville, S.C., she now lives on Lake Marion in Eutawville, S.C., where she is an active member of the local Lions Club.
The Metrolina Paralegal Association honored Roxanne Crouch, ACP, as the 2011 Paralegal of the Year, an honor given to a paralegal who shows commitment to professionalism and to the advancement of the legal community. Crouch was nominated by Susan Randolph, CLA, NCCP.
Crouch is the assistant vice president, sales support manager, at BB&T Governmental Finance. In addition to serving as a mentor to the contract administrators in her office, Crouch sought to challenge herself by attaining advanced certification in Contracts Administration and Management through the National Association of Legal Assistants.
She also has held several leadership roles in the MPA, including patron chair and treasurer.
The Asheville Area Paralegal Association announces that Ashley Mines is the 2011-2012 recipient of the Susan Russo Scholarship. Mines is a student at Southwestern Community College, where she is majoring in Paralegal Technology and earns a 3.7 GPA.
The Catawba Valley Paralegal Association in North Carolina is continuing its community outreach project with fundraising drives to support Longview Elementary and Maiden Elementary schools. According to the association’s newsletter, both schools have suffered large funding cuts and serve a large number of students on the assisted lunch program.
Members of the association are using “wish lists” to raise money for items such as pencils, glue sticks, Kleenex, hand sanitizer, markers, notebook paper and other items. The group collected donations at its summer meetings and had its first delivery in mid-August. The second delivery of supplies will be made in January.
The newsletter reports that the association also will give each school a monetary donation of $235.
The Guilford Paralegal Association congratulates its 2011 Scholarship winners, Melanie Torres and Joanna Savas.
The Cumberland County Paralegal Association is accepting nominations for Paralegal of the Year. Visit www.ccpara.com for more
information.
