Alameda County Bar Association
Meeting the Need – Legal Document Assistants
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Alameda County Bar Association |
| Speakers: |
| John Kopilow |
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| Kerry Spence |
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Alameda County Bar Association
1000 Broadway, Suite 480
Oakland, CA 94607 |
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510-302-2222 |
| Date: |
02/27/2018
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
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Meeting the Need – Legal Document Assistants
There is an unprecedented crisis in our legal system. The California State Bar recently surveyed legal experts and concluded that 80% of the people are self-represented because they unable or unwilling to hire attorneys. This program will explore the new emerging roles for legal document assistants and attorneys to meet this growing need.
Light lunch provided. If you have dietary restrictions, please plan to bring your own food.
Cost:
FREE for ACBA Members
$115 for Non Members
Please note: there will be a $10 administrative fee if you cannot make the program, and do not cancel 24 hours in advance. A $10 fee will also be assessed for day-of and walk-in registrations.
If you have trouble registering, please contact the Membership Coordinator at staci@acbanet.org
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John Kopilow, Legal Document Professionals & Notary Service
John Kopilow received an ABA approved paralegal certificate in 1993 from Skyline College, and has owned Legal Document Professionals & Notary Service since 2011. His journey to becoming a committed Legal Document Assistant began with his experiences as an estate executor, and in a small claims lawsuit. Mr. Kopilow has been active in the California Association of Legal Document Assistants (CALDA) putting together continuing legal education seminars for the Legal Document Assistant. Mr. Kopilow received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations with a minor in Business Administration from San Francisco State University, graduating cum laude in 1989.
Kerry Spence, People’s Legal Docs, Inc.
Kerry Spence is a certified paralegal and a registered legal document assistant (LDA). In 1977 she received from the University of San Diego one of the first American Bar Association approved paralegal certificates issued in the State of California. She is the daughter of one of America’s icon trial lawyers, Gerry Spence (see gerryspence.com). Ms. Spence has been recognized as a pioneer and leader in the paralegal profession. She is founder of FLPP of California (FreeLance and Public Paralegals of California), an organization for self-employed paralegals and CELA of California (Cost Effective Legal Access), an advocacy group whose focus is legal access for the self-represented consumer. Ms. Spence is on the advisory boards of: Skyline College Paralegal Program; SFPA (San Francisco Paralegal Association); and CALDA (California Association of Legal Document Assistants). Since 1982, she has been in private practice providing services to the public and to attorneys. Ms. Spence lectures state wide on affordable legal access issues and concerns.
