Central Pennsylvania Paralegal Association (CPPA)

P. O. Box 11814

Harrisburg, PA 17108

E-mail: cppageneral@comcast.net

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History & Purpose of CPPA

CPPA was conceived in February of 1984 and became an official non-profit organization (501(c)(6)), in October 1984.  CPPA serves as a forum where professional ideas and concerns of paralegals in all sectors of practice are addressed.  The Association's mission is to promote, protect, and advance the paralegal profession and its interests through fostering creative expansion of paralegal roles, at all times operating within the boundaries of the profession; to offer continuing education to paralegals as well as education of employers and consumers in the use of paralegals; and to encourage communication between individual paralegals and paralegal associations regarding development in the profession.  CPPA members adopted a Code of Ethics in February 1996.  To review our Codes of Ethics and Responsibilities click here.

Membership Information

Membership in CPPA is based on each calendar year beginning January 1 and ending on December 31 of the same year.  Membership categories include voting, student, affiliate, and sustaining.  Each category is explained on our membership application.  Membership status is, however, subject to review of the Board of Directors and may be changed or rescinded upon review.

Click here for our Membership Application.

Click here for a listing of CPPA's Activities, Affiliations, and Services (including our Job Bank Application, Notification, and Employer Notification and our monthly newsletter).

Click here to learn about the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA).

Click here for a listing of CPPA's Committees and their responsibilities and duties.

Click here to view the current years newsletters.

Officers, Directors, and Members-at-Large

Annually, the voting members of CPPA elect officers including President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Membership Director who serve on the Board of Directors along with the immediate past president.  The three (3) Members-at-Large comprise the remaining members of the Board.  The Members-at-Large are liaisons to the following 13 standing committees: Bar Liaison; Codes; Continuing Education; Fundraising; Job Bank; Membership; National Affairs/NFPA; Newsletter; Programs; Public Relations; State Regulations; Corporate Paralegal; Webmaster.

For helpful links, click here to be taken to our links page.  NOTE:  CPPA provides links to websites which may be useful to its members and the general public. A link does not constitute an endorsement of content, viewpoint, policies, products or services of that web site.  CPPA does not assume responsibility for any problems you may experience with the links. Once you link to another web site not maintained by CPPA, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that web site, including but not limited to its privacy policy.  If you find a link that does not work, please notify the webmaster at cppageneral@comcast.net.

Click here for our Calendar of Events.

For more information regarding our organization or for any questions or comments, please send mail to cppageneral@comcast.net.  We look forward to hearing from you!

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This page was last updated on 23-Jan-07