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Legal Assistants Division
Chairperson:
Lissa Treadway, ACP,
CBA
Advanced Certified
Paralegal / Certified Bankruptcy Assistant
SHEA & CARLYON, LTD.
701 E. Bridger Avenue, Suite
850
Las Vegas,
NV 89101
Telephone: (702) 471-7432
Email:
ltreadway@sheacarlyon.com
Staff Liaison: Lori Wolk
Board Liaison: Jim
Bradshaw
Purpose: The purpose of the Legal Assistants Division
of the State Bar of Nevada is to enhance legal assistants'
participation in the administration of justice, professional
responsibility and public service in cooperation with the
State Bar of Nevada. We are the first statewide organization
of working, attorney supervised legal assistants in the
state of Nevada.
Dues: $65/yr
Membership is by application only and must be approved by
the Legal Assistants Division's Board of Directors.
Once membership is approved,
you will
receive an invoice from the State Bar of Nevada, Member
Services department. Dues are payable to the State Bar of
Nevada upon receipt of invoice.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Lissa Treadway, ACP, CBA: Chair, Legal Assistant’s Division
Ms.
Treadway is an Advanced Certified Paralegal and
Certified Bankruptcy Assistant. She has been in the
legal field since 1988 and has been employed with
Shea & Carlyon, Ltd. since 1996, practicing
primarily in the area of creditor rights, bankruptcy
and civil litigation.
Professional Affiliations:
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Chair, State Bar of Nevada Legal Assistants
Division
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Secretary, Nevada Paralegal Association
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Past President and Vice President of the Nevada
Paralegal Association
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Member, National Association of Legal Assistants
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Clark County Bar Association
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Advisory Board, College of Southern Nevada
Paralegal Program
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Tawney Waldo, CP: Board Member, District 2 |
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Employment:
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Education:
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Certified as Paralegal by National Association
of Legal Assistants,1994
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Paralegal Certificate, Reno Business College,
1989
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Master's Degree, UNR, 1977; Bachelor of Arts
Degree, UNR, 1971
Professional Affiliations:
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State Bar of Nevada, Legal Assistants Division
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Sierra Nevada
Association of Paralegals
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National Association of Legal Assistants
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Noel Anschutz: Board Member, District 1 |
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Noel
has been in the legal field since 1995. Noel
obtained her American Bar Association approved
Associates Paralegal degree in 1996 and her
Bachelors degree in Business Administration in 2001.
Her past experience has been in the areas of family
law, personal injury, employment discrimination and
insurance defense. Noel currently practices Social
Security disability law as a non-attorney
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She
also has the distinction of being the first Social
Security Administration qualified non-attorney
representative eligible for fee withholding in
Nevada.
Professional Affiliations:
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National Organization of Social Security
Representatives
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State Bar of Nevada Ethics Committee Board
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State Bar of Nevada Legal Assistant Division
Board
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College of So. NV Paralegal Program Advisory
Board
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Past President of the Paralegal Association of
So. NV
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Christine (Christi) M. Saito, ACP: Board Member,
District 2 |
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Graduated from Truckee Meadows Community College
Associate Degrees: Legal Assistant, 2001; Business
Management, 2003.
Completed the National Association of Legal
Assistants (NALA) Certified Paralegal 2003, Advanced
Certified Paralegal 2004 in Real Estate.
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Member of Sierra Nevada Association of Paralegals
(SNAP) since 2000. Served on SNAP’s Executive Board
for five years (2004 to 2009) holding the offices of
NALA Liaison, First Vice President, and President.
Member of State Bar of Nevada, Legal Assistants
Division since 2008, serving on the Board since
2009.
Employed by Washoe Legal Services since 2005. Washoe
Legal Services is a non-profit legal aid assisting
residents of Washoe County, and are grant funded.
As the Paralegal for the Consumer Division my main
focus is low income tenants, with private landlords,
dealing with habitability, fair housing rights, and
eviction issues, including tenants of foreclosure
houses.
Also worked for Washoe County from 1996 to 2004, at
the Public Administrator’s Office where I learned
probate and guardianship; and at the District
Attorney’s Office in the Civil Division where I
worked for attorneys in Forfeitures, Community
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BYLAWS
(.pdf)
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 11, 2010
Nevada Paralegal Association Annual Seminar and Paralegal
Day Luncheon
Click here for more information
MEETING MINUTES
May 2009
Minutes (.pdf),
April 2009
Minutes (.pdf),
March 2009
Minutes (.pdf)
STANDING RULES
(.pdf)
APPLICATION
(.pdf)
CODE OF ETHICS
(.pdf)
PLEDGE OF PROFESSIONALISM
(.pdf)
LEGAL AFFIDAVIT FOR
SUPERVISING ATTORNEY (.pdf)
SERVICE TO THE LAW:
Attorneys in both private practice and in
government-funded programs have increased use of legal assistants based on
their belief that the use of legal assistants results in cost-effective
delivery of legal services. Membership in the Legal Assistants Division
shows commitment to excellence, quality and professionalism. Attorneys
encourage their legal assistants to attain and maintain membership in the
Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Nevada as a mark of their
professionalism.
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