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There are a lot of events taking place in November and December and we hope to see
you all there! Please make sure to follow PANO on LinkedIn and Facebook for up-
dates.
Thank you to everyone who has RSVP’d for the Marathon Petroleum Membership CLE
Meeting on Thursday, November 2, 2017. The event will start at 4:00 p.m. and at-
tendees should plan to arrive by 3:45 p.m. to pass through security. The meeting will
conclude at 5:00 p.m. and will be followed by a brief tour of the Marathon Petroleum
Campus (optional). PANO members are invited to attend the social hour at Legend’s
in Findlay where appetizers will be provided.
November’s additional membership meeting/CLE will be on November 13, 2017, at the
Toledo Bar Association. This will include a CLE presentation concerning Elder Law.
Our next event is the Veterans Day Pro Bono Estate Planning Clinic scheduled for
November 17, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the VA on Detroit Avenue. This
will be comprised of attorneys and paralegals to give Veterans and their families an op-
portunity to have their estate planning done. We are still looking for a couple of volun-
teers so please contact me if you are interested.
Finally, our Holiday Party will be at the Hollywood Casino Toledo on December 14,
2017, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the private room in the buffet. Please make sure to
RSVP for this event as it is one of PANO’s largest events of the year and a great way to
get together before the holidays.
Thank you and I hope to see you at one of our membership meetings!
Missy Furrie, PANO President
President’s Message Inside this
issue:
Membership
Meeting 2
Reservations 3
Meeting
Dates 4
Wills Clinic 5
Member
Spotlight 6
Sustaining
Members 7
Job
Opportunities 8
Article/CLE 9
Board 10
November Membership Meeting Page 2
TOPIC: Elder Law
SPEAKERS: Kathy Woodward & Bill Gosline
DATE: Monday, November 13th
TIME: 12-1 pm
LOCATION: Toledo Bar 2nd floor
1. Promote the utilization of paralegals.
2. Provide continuing legal education & opportunities for
professional development to paralegals
3. Address ethical and professional issues affecting the
paralegal profession
4. Offer leadership, mentoring and networking opportunities
MISSION STATEMENT
Page 3
Reservations for the meeting should be made by email to Jacquie Goss &
Lisa Finn at [email protected] and [email protected], no later than NOON on
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.
Please indicate if you will be ordering the $8.00 catered lunch from Potbelly’s.
Choose either a salad OR sandwich listed below:
Salad & one of following 4 types of dressing:
Potbelly raspberry vinaigrette, Balsamic, Nonfat OR Ranch.
#1 - Uptown Salad All-natural grilled chicken, grapes, apples, dried cranberries, candied walnuts, red onion, blue cheese
#2 - Mediterranean Salad All-natural grilled chicken breast, artichoke hearts, chickpeas, roasted red peppers, cucumbers, red onion, grape tomatoes, feta cheese & Italian seasoning
#3 - Farmhouse Salad All-natural grilled chicken, hard-boiled egg, bacon, blue cheese, tomatoes, red onion, cucumbers
#4 - Chicken Salad Salad Our own Chicken Salad, Provolone cheese, dried cranberries, cucumbers, tomatoes
#5 - A Wreck Salad Salami, Roast Beef, Turkey, Ham, Swiss cheese, blue cheese, hard-boiled egg, cu-cumbers, tomatoes
OR
Potbelly Basic Belly Sandwiches come with lettuce and tomato.
[SPECIFY # choice of sandwich AND bread, cheese and chip choices]
#1 - Turkey Breast #2 - A Wreck #3 - Smoked Ham, #4 - Tuna Salad #5 - Italian #6 - Meatball #7 - Roast Beef #8 - Chicken Salad #9 - Grilled Chicken #10 - Pizza #11 - Mediterranean Bread choice: regular, multigrain or flat bread
Cheese choice: Swiss, provolone or Cheddar
Chip choice: Plain, BBQ, SunChips or Baked Lays.
Reservations
CANCELLATION
POLICY:
Members are
responsible
for lunch
payment
unless
reservation is
cancelled
before the end
of the day on
Friday before
the scheduled
meeting.
Membership Meeting Dates
Board Meeting Dates
Page 4
Toledo Bar Association - 2nd Floor
November 13, 2017
January 22, 2018 February 26, 2018
March 19, 2018 April 16, 2018
May 14, 2018 June 18, 2018
Toledo Bar Association - 3rd Floor MI Room
November 07, 2017 December 12, 2017 January 09, 2018 February 13, 2018 March 13, 2018 April 10, 2018 May 08, 2018 June 12, 2018
WEBSITE: www.panonet.org Password: LucasCounty
Visit the website for up-to-date job postings & helpful links!
When: Friday, November 17th, 9 am to noon Where: Toledo VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
1200 S. Detroit – Toledo, OH 43614 (2nd floor conference room)
Volunteers needed please contact Missy if you are interested or can attend: [email protected]
NAME: Jeanne Weiss
COMPANY: RCO Law
YEARS IN THE FIELD: 22 years
◊ What do you like least about your career?
Keeping billable hours—No matter how many years I keep billable hours it is still the least favorite
part of my job. I would love to be able to just get the work done without documenting my hours.
◊ What is your favorite pastime?
Traveling, hiking, bicycling, and just relaxing with my family. I look forward to doing more of this in
retirement. I also enjoy furniture refinishing and have recently done my first few pieces with chalk
paint and wax.
◊ If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
On a beach with my family. It seems that beach vacations are the most relaxing times I have spent
with family. It is also one of the few places that my 23 year old son is always eager to go with me.
◊ What is one of your pet peeves?
Someone asking me questions before my morning coffee. I’m really not a morning person and really
struggle with conversation before coffee. Hence, this is why my husband usually brings me my
morning coffee in bed.
◊ What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Anything with nuts and caramel. Strangely enough I don’t care for chocolate ice cream.
◊ Name three things you have in your refrigerator.
Eggs, mangos and avocados. If you dig deep enough you can always find a cold beer.
◊ What is the last movie you saw in a theater?
The Zookeeper’s Wife. I don’t tend to watch movies much but prefer live theater.
◊ How would you describe yourself to others?
A little ADD and impatient. I’m working on those things…. I also have a lot of empathy for
others and enjoy working with homeless families.
◊ Name three things you have always wanted to do. 1. Live on the water (I’m working on this one).
2. Travel abroad (I’ve been to England, Ireland and France but have plenty more on my list.)
3. Spend a week bicycling the Great Allegheny Passage. (I had the trip planned for June but broke
my collarbone 2 weeks before the scheduled trip. I hope to do it next year.) ◊ What one piece of advice would you give to those considering a career as a paralegal?
It really is a wonderful career with great opportunity. Consider the area of law that you might
really enjoy and then find some good people to work with. It really is those people that you work
with on a daily basis that can bring so much pleasure and accomplishments to the profession. If you
really don’t enjoy what you are doing, find what you do enjoy and make a change.
Page 6
Member Spotlight
To our SUSTAINING MEMBERS
◊ Boerger Investigative Services, LLC
◊ Connelly & Collier LLP
◊ Eastman & Smith Ltd.
◊ Heban, Sommer & Murphree, LLC
◊ Kisling, Nestico & Redick
◊ Thacker Robinson & Zinz LPA
◊ Weber & Sterling LLC
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NOVEMBER
2017
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Page 8
Check out PANO’s website for up to date job postings . . .
www.panonet.org
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PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWEST OHIO
2017-18 OFFICERS, LIAISONS & COMMITTEE
CHAIRS
POSITION NAME & ADDRESS CONTACT INFO
President Melissa Furrie, Heban, Sommer & Murphree
200 Dixie Hwy. Rossford, OH 43460
Phone: 419-662-3100
Email: [email protected]
1st Vice President Tresa Anderson, UT Student Legal Services
1610 Rocket Hall, Toledo, OH 43606
Phone: 419-530-7230
Email: [email protected]
2nd Vice President Angela Gonzalez, Hylant
811 Madison Ave. Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-259-6067
Email: [email protected]
Secretary Mary Brownell, Heban, Sommer & Murphree
200 Dixie Hwy. Rossford, OH 43460
Phone: 419-662-3100
Email: [email protected]
Asst. Secretary
Membership
Loretta Taylor, Thacker Robinson Zinz LPA
300 Madison Ave., Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-931-6922
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer Mindy Steiger, Connelly & Collier, LLP
405 Madison Ave. #2300 Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-243-2100
Email: [email protected]
Co-Asst. Treasurers Jacquie Goss & Lisa Finn,
Spengler Nathanson PLL
Four Seagate #400 Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-241-2201
Emails: [email protected] &
Trustee at Large Lisa Robison, Thacker Robinson Zinz LPA
300 Madison Ave. Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-931-6919
Email: [email protected]
Trustee at Large Connie Gross, Weber & Sterling, LLC 1721
Indian Wood Circle Maumee, OH 43537
Phone: 419-893-7340
Email: [email protected]
NALA Liaison
TBA Liaison Janet Eschedor, Weber & Sterling, LLC
1721 Indian Wood Circle Maumee, OH 43537
Phone: 419-893-4807
Email: [email protected]
CLA Coordinator Connie Gross
Webmaster Melissa Furrie
Job Bank Coordinator
Scholarship Committee
Amy Williams, Charles E. Boyk Law Offices
405 Madison Ave. Suite 1200
Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-241-1395
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Lisa Robison