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W2417 – Ethical Billing Considerations for Paralegals
Discover strategies for billing your time to avoid it being reduced or written off. Review cases related to paralegal fees and relevant NALA Code of Ethics and American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
Course Category: Live Webinars
Course Level: Intermediate
CLE Credit: Legal Ethics
Start Date and Time (CT): Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:00 pm
CLE Hours: 1.0
Fees: $49 for Members and $70 for Non-members
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Description: This presentation will provide strategies for billing your time to avoid it being reduced or written off. We will also review cases related to paralegal fees and relevant NALA Code of Ethics and American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
Course Year: 2024
Instructor: Juanita Serrano
Nita Serrano, ACP, FRP, AACP, is a Litigation Paralegal in Tampa, Florida working in General Casualty handling all aspects of cases from case inception through trial preparation and participation. Nita has been a paralegal for most of her adult life. Nita specializes in civil litigation, insurance defense, medical malpractice, personal injury, and general negligence. Nita is also a Florida Notary Public and Florida Remote Online Notary Public.
Nita earned her Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies from Florida Metropolitan University in 2000, her designation as a PACE Registered Paralegal from the National Federation of Paralegal Associations in March 2007; her designation as an American Alliance Certified Paralegal from the American Alliance of Paralegals, Inc. in September 2019, Florida Registered Paralegal in 2008-2011 and then again in May 2020, NALA – The Paralegal Association Certified Paralegal in October 2020 and NALA Advanced Certified Paralegal in Trial Practice in October 2020.
Nita has been a member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. since 2005. She has served as Board Advisor for NFPA; NFPA President; as well as two terms as the Vice President & Director of Paralegal Certification. Nita has been a member of the Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc. since 2006, and has served in various leadership roles including, Director, Second Vice President, President-Elect, President, and Board Advisor. Nita is also a member of the Florida Alliance of Paralegal Associations, Inc. National Association of Legal Assistants since 2020.
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