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STATUS OF OUR PROPOSAL
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7/1/05 The North Carolina State Bar has
launched a website dedicated to NC Certified Paralegals. It is located at
http://www.nccertifiedparalegal.org Applications are available on-line
and are currently being accepted by the State Bar.
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10/22/04 The North Carolina State Bar Council
appointed the initial Board of Paralegal Certification. The Board members
are:
1) Grace Carter of Nelson, Mullins, Riley &
Scarborough in Raleigh.
2) Tammy Moldovan of Bentley Law Offices, P.A. in Durham.
3) Sharon Robertson of NC Prisoner Legal Services in Linville Falls.
4) Sherri Wall of Highwoods Properties in Raleigh.
5) Mike Booe of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman in Charlotte.
6) Renny Deese of Reid Lewis Deese Nance & Person, LLP in Fayetteville.
7) John Harris of The Harris Law Firm, Morehead City.
8) Barry Mann of Manning, Fulton & Skinner, PA in Raleigh.
9) Marisa Campbell, the director of the paralegal program at Meredith
College in Raleigh.
Board members serve three year terms but in
order to stagger the terms the initial terms for these Board members will range from
one to three years. Mr. Mike Booe was appointed Chair of the Board.
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10/11/04 The North Carolina Supreme Court
approved the Plan for Certification of Paralegals during its administrative
session last week. The NC State Bar plans to appoint the initial Paralegal
Certification Board during its Council meeting on October 22, 2004.
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The Plan for Certification of Paralegals has been
forwarded to the NC Supreme Court for approval for inclusion in the NC
Administrative Code. Assuming approval by the Supreme Court, the NC State
Bar plans to appoint the initial Board during October, 2004.
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On 08/02/04 North Carolina Governor Mike Easley
signed HB356 making it Session Law 2004-174. The Plan for Certification of
Paralegals will be forwarded shortly to the NC Supreme Court for approval for
inclusion in the NC Administrative Code.
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On 07/16/04 the Council of the NC State Bar voted
unanimously to approve the Plan for Certification of Paralegals contingent on
HB356 being signed by the Governor. It will then be forwarded to the NC
Supreme Court for approval.
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On 07/16/04 House Bill 356 became ratified after passing its 3rd
reading in the House on 7/15/04. It will become law once it is signed by
the Governor. The status of HB356
can be viewed
here. The text of HB356 can be viewed
here. The law becomes effective on October 1, 2004.
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