By: Daily Record Staff , Bobbi L. Ahearn//July 5, 2019
By: Daily Record Staff , Bobbi L. Ahearn//July 5, 2019//
The Paralegal Association of Rochester, Inc. (PAR) held its Annual Meeting at Joey B’s on Elmwood Avenue May 22. During the meeting, we awarded our 2019 Paralegal of the Year award, welcomed three new members, and elected our new board members: Bobbi Ahearn, President; Nicole Place, Treasurer and NFPA/ESAPA Primary; Karen Klindt. Education/Program Co-Chair (seminars); Darcia Mancini, Membership Co-Chair; Sharon Merkel, Director at Large; Amy Demanchick, Director at Large.
PAR is proud to announce that Rose Umiker received the 2019 Paralegal of the Year Award. Rose is a trusts and estates paralegal at Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, and a voting member of PAR. Nominated by the partners in the Trusts and Estates Department at Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, her award was presented to her by Phillip Burke at the PAR Annual Dinner. Congratulations, Rose! Thank you for all of your efforts in PAR and the paralegal profession!