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The Annual ALA Dallas Chapter EXPO Event

The Annual ALA Dallas Chapter EXPO Event will be held on March 1, 2012 at the Belo Pavilion from 11:30 - 1:30PM. Please mark your calendars for this fun event. Over 50 of our fantastic Business Partners will be present to show off all of their capabilities and what's new and exciting in the legal work place. Please make time to attend this event and help support our Business Partners the way they support us. The cost of this event is FREE to all of our members and guests. Lunch will be provided for all attendees. Please fill out a registration form and return to Bart Allin at wallin@hunton.com. Click on the link "EXPO Event 2012" below to access your registration form. You are welcome to invite other decision makers from your firm to attend this event. We have invited the LMA (Legal Marketing Group) and DAPA (Dallas Area Paralegals Association) to join us this year as well. We need a registration form from all attendees no later than February 20, 2012 for proper head count and name badges. If you have any other questions contact Bart Allin at (214)468-3521 or via email.

Personal Injury Plaintiff Idea Exchange at the ALAʼs Annual Conference & Exposition in Honolulu

At the upcoming ALA 2012 Annual Conference in Honolulu, we will again host an idea exchange for ALA members in the personal injury plaintiff practice areas. Attached is a flyer announcing the session with an invitation from the moderator, Susan Gerovasil, CLM, to participate in that idea exchange and to meet other personal injury plaintiff law firm administrators for dinner.

Rosemary Shiels

Professional Development Program Manager

Click on the "PIPIE Flyer" link below for more details.

The ALA Annual Conference and Exposition 2012

The ALA Annual Conference & Exposition is being held April 22-26, 2012, at the Hawaii Convention Center located in the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Read more.

Dallas Chapter Holiday Party Book Donations Were a Success!

The Dallas Chapter members donated books, puppets and money to the Children’s Medical Center Dallas at the Chapter Holiday Party on December 7, 2011. Generous Chapter members donated 423 books, 3 puppets and $50.00.

Thank you for your generosity!

Member Recognition for 25 or More Years of Continuous ALA Membership

ALA honors members who have maintained 25 or more years of continuous and uninterrupted membership in the Association. During the ALA Annual Conference two Dallas members were recognized for this honor. 

Peter Hammerle and Mary Lou Weiss

We thank these members for their service to our chapter and to International ALA.  We applaud your knowledge, resources, networking and service!

Region 4 Newsletter - Fall 2011

Open the Region 4 Newlsetter link below to access the newsletter.

Joe Offutt - Recipient of the First Region 4 Outstanding Volunteer Award - 2011

Congratulations Joe!  Read more in the attached link.

View additional pictures from the Region 3 & 4 Conference in the Photo Gallery.

WANTED - New Members - REWARD

 Be on the lookout!  We are surrounded by prospective new members.  Capture one and claim your reward.

 The Dallas Chapter ALA is offering members an incentive for bringing new members into our organization.  All you need to do is refer a candidate for ALA International and Dallas Chapter membership. Once the prospective new member is approved and their membership is paid, you will receive your $50 reward.

To get credit for your referral, send an email to the Chapter Membership Committee joffutt@akingump.com or tcunningham@akingump.com with the prospective member’s contact information. Be sure to cc the prospective member on your email.

Dallas Chapter Receives Platinum Presidents’ Award of Excellence

The Chapter Board and many of the Section Chairs assisted in winning this award for our Chapter.

We received the following Honorable Mention Awards. Bart Allen, Becca Stutsman, Kerri Curtis, Becky Longmore and Debbie Strube deserve the recognition for their hard work on these submissions.

    Business Partner Relations for the 2010 Annual Golf & Casino Event,  

    Newsletter - Electronic for "The Lonestar Administrator, a Publication

                       of the Dallas Chapter ALA",  

    Recruitment & Retention for "Peer Connection",  

    Visibility - Community Challenge Weekend,  

The 2011 Survey Results are In!

The Chapter Survey Results are available.  For access to the results, complete the Salary and Benefits Survey Form below and send your form and check to Jill Granberry. Access information will be sent to you upon receipt of your check.

If you have any questions please contract Jill Granberry at jgranberry@velaw.com OR Pam Breier at pbreier@pattonboggs.com