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Upcoming events

    • 02/12/2025
    • 12/10/2025
    • 11 sessions
    • Virtual - Teams
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    All Members are invited to sit in on PPA's monthly board meetings.


    The Teams meeting link will be sent after registration. Note that the Board meetings are now being held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm to better accommodate work schedules. 

    • 02/19/2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Join PPA on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at noon.  Ellen Freeman, Esquire will be presenting " Beer, Wine, and Liquor! ... Laws".




    Ellen Freeman will speak on RAMP Certification, the most common citations, and discounting alcohol and Happy Hour regulations.

    Ellen M. Freeman received her J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 2015.  She was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 2015.  She is a member of the Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.  She is also a member of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association (PRLA), Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association (PFMA), Alliance of Alcohol Industry Attorneys and Consultants (AAIAC), National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA), and the National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals (NALCP).

    Ellen began her legal career in the alcohol industry in 2013 at Flaherty & O’Hara, PC.  Twelve years later, Ellen is now a Senior Associate at Flaherty & O’Hara, PC.  Ellen represents clients primarily in the retail tier of the alcohol industry on general liquor licensing matters, complex ownership changes, in litigation and hearings, on multistate license acquisitions, on administrative citations and on tied house and trade practice matters. 

    This CLE is approved for 1 hour of Substantive credit by NALA.  CLE approval by NFPA and Keystone Alliance is pending.

    The link to participate virtually will be sent after registration.

    As always, this event is free for all PPA members!  Non-members can attend for for small fee of $10.00.  

    • 03/19/2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    What is a Notary Public? Is it advantageous for a paralegal to be a notary? How do I become a notary? What all does a notary do?

    All these questions and more will be answered on Wednesday, March 19, 2024 at noon when William Labkoff, Esquire of Notaries Equipment Company will be presenting a Pennsylvania Notary Public Informational Session.

    CLE approval for Keystone Alliance, NFPA, and NALA is pending.

    The link to participate virtually will be sent after registration.

    As always, this event is free for all PPA members!  Non-members can attend for a small fee of $10.00.  

    • 04/16/2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Join the PPA and Albert Veverka, Esq. for the April CLE General Meeting as Attorney Veverka delves into the criminal justice system in Pittsburgh.  

    Albert P. Veverka is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. and Co-Chair of the Criminal Defense Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense, insurance defense, and medical malpractice.  He previously served as an Assistant District Attorney in Allegheny County.

    This seminar is part one in PPA's mini course on criminal law.

    PPA members may attend for FREE.

    The fee for non-members is now $20.00.

    • 05/21/2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Network Deposition Services, 707 Grant St #1101, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and Zoom
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    Join the PPA and United States Magistrate Judge Patricia Dodge for part two of PPA's mini course on criminal law.  Judge Dodge will explore and explain the criminal proceedings that come before US Magistrate Judges.  

    This is a hybrid event with in person attendance at Network Deposition Services, 707 Grant St., Ste. 1101, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.  A Zoom link is available for those who cannot attend in person.  

    Lunch will be provided for those attending in person and they will also be eligible for a gift card drawing!

    PPA members may attend for FREE.

    The fee for non-members is now $20.00.

    • 07/16/2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Tom Spahn, Esq. is back by popular demand to present another Ethics CLE this month on Electronic Era Ethics


    This interactive program uses hypotheticals to highlight the dramatic effect email, texts

    and other electronic communications have had on lawyers’ ethics duties. The program

    generally follows the lifespan of an attorney-client relationship, including: creation of the relationship (such as the effect of an unsolicited email from a would-be client); the

    ethical propriety of electronic communications with clients (especially lawyers who

    practice “virtually”); communications with adversaries (including “reply all” emails,

    lawyers’ response to inadvertently transmitted communications, and metadata); dealing with third parties (such as service providers and outsourced colleagues); discovery (such as accessing adverse witnesses’ social media); jurors’ research and

    communications; judges’ research and “friending” of lawyers; attorney-client

    relationships’ termination.


    Attorney Spahn presented a well attended and much enjoyed ethics seminar to the PPA in November 2024 with his seminar titled "Ethics - Basic Guide for Paralegals".  Attorney Spahn hails from McLean, Virginia and speaks regularly on legal ethics and a myriad of other topics. 

    PPA members may attend for FREE.

    The fee for non-members is now $20.00.

    This CLE is approved for 1 hour of Ethics by NALA.  CLE approval by NFPA and Keystone Alliance is pending.

Past events

02/08/2025 Keystone Alliance 1st Quarter Meeting
01/29/2025 PPA Annual Kick-off - Happy Hour!
01/04/2025 2025 PPA January Board Meeting
12/15/2024 2024 PPA December Board Meeting
11/20/2024 2024 PPA November CLE - Ethics - Basic Guide for Paralegals
11/14/2024 2024 PPA November Board Meeting
10/23/2024 PARALEGAL DAY CELEBRATION - Puttshack
10/23/2024 PARALEGAL DAY CELEBRATION - Puttshack (Sponsors only)
10/16/2024 2024 PPA October CLE - Intellectual Property
10/15/2024 2024 PPA October Board Meeting
10/01/2024 PPA - National Membership Meeting - Member Discussion
09/18/2024 2024 PPA September CLE - Forensic Psychological Assessments
08/21/2024 2024 PPA August CLE - "What To Do When Customers File Bankruptcy"
08/15/2024 PPA - National Membership Meeting
07/11/2024 2024 PPA July Board Meeting
06/19/2024 2024 PPA June CLE - "What's the Deal with Delaware?"
06/13/2024 2024 PPA June Board Meeting
06/12/2024 New Member Luncheon
05/09/2024 2024 PPA Board Meeting
04/17/2024 PPA April CLE - "Ethics of AI and ChatGPT"
03/20/2024 PPA March CLE - "Trust Administration and Duties of a Trustee""
02/21/2024 PPA February CLE - "Medicare Resolution"
01/17/2024 PPA Annual Kick-off Meeting
11/22/2023 PPA November Annual Election Meeting
09/22/2023 PPA September CLE - "Corporate Transparency Act and Article 12 Overview"
08/16/2023 PPA August CLE - "Ethical Considerations for Paralegals and Non-Lawyer Assistants""
07/28/2023 PPA Pirate Game - 2023
07/19/2023 PPA July CLE - "Achieving Balance: Work from Home/Work from Office""
06/21/2023 PPA June Career Seminar - The Marketing Resume
05/17/2023 PPA May CLE - "Cyber Security"
05/11/2023 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
04/19/2023 PPA April CLE - " Family Law Update"
03/31/2023 NFPA Joint Conference
03/15/2023 PPA March CLE "Social Security Overview"
02/15/2023 PPA February CLE - " Surveillance, The Real Truth"
02/09/2023 PPA Monthly Board Meetings
01/18/2023 PPA 2023 Kick-off Meeting
12/08/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
11/16/2022 PPA November CLE and Election Meeting - "Workplace Compliance"
11/10/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
10/19/2022 PPA October General Meeting and CLE - The current state of AI in the law in 2022
10/13/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
09/30/2022 Deadline for 2023 PPA Board Nominations
09/29/2022 Free CLE - Continue to Grow Professionally: Credentialing Options for Paralegals
09/21/2022 PPA September General Meeting and CLE - Managing Violence in the Workplace
09/15/2022 NFPA Annual Convention and Policy Meeting
09/08/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
08/30/2022 NFPA Convention National Affairs Meeting
08/17/2022 PPA August General Meeting and CLE - Modern Entity Management Signposts
08/11/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
07/28/2022 Paralegal Day and PPA 45th Anniversary Happy Hour!
07/25/2022 Paralegal Week In Pennsylvania
07/14/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
06/15/2022 PPA June General Meeting and CLE - Estate Planning Overview
06/09/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
05/19/2022 NFPA Joint Conference
05/18/2022 PPA May General Meeting and CLE - Ethical Considerations of Sitting on a Non-Profit Board
05/12/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
04/30/2022 NFPA Spring Region 4 Meeting
04/20/2022 PPA April General Meeting and CLE - Beer Contamination Investigations
04/14/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
03/16/2022 PPA March General Meeting and CLE - Medicare Issues in Injury/Disability Cases
03/10/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
02/26/2022 Keystone Alliance Winter Meeting
02/23/2022 PPA February Virtual CLE - The New Look of Due Diligence 2022
02/16/2022 PPA February Virtual General Meeting- Covid Era Interviewing and Job Search Tips and Tricks
02/10/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
01/19/2022 2022 January Kick off Meeting
01/13/2022 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
12/09/2021 PPA Virtual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party
12/09/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
11/17/2021 PPA Annual Meeting and Elections
11/11/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
10/28/2021 PPA October General Meeting and CLE Webinar "7 Habits of the Indispensable Paralegal"
10/14/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
09/15/2021 PPA September General Meeting and CLE Webinar "Unconscious and Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession"
09/09/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
08/18/2021 PPA August General Meeting and CLE Webinar "Ethics Refresher for Paralegals"
08/12/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
07/21/2021 PPA July General Meeting and CLE Webinar "Trip and Falls"
07/08/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
06/11/2021 NFPA Joint Conference
06/10/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
06/08/2021 PPA Litigation Specialty Section Roundtable
05/22/2021 Keystone Alliance Spring Meeting
05/19/2021 PPA May General Meeting and CLE Webinar "Conducting Corporate Investigations"
05/13/2021 PPA Virtual Happy Hour!
05/13/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
04/24/2021 NFPA Spring Region 4 Meeting
04/21/2021 April General Meeting and CLE Webinar "Signatures, Documentation, and the Law in 2021"
04/08/2021 PPA Monthly Board Meeting
03/11/2021 Monthly Board Meeting
02/11/2021 Monthly Board Meeting

Upcoming events

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