Kevin O. Fogle is a paralegal with Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. At EBG, Kevin is a member of the firm's Corporate/International Transactions section, where he assists in providing legal services to both foreign and domestic U.S. companies and individuals transacting business in the United States and abroad, including mergers and acquisitions; general corporate matters; intellectual property; and immigration. Prior to joining EBG, Kevin has worked in other areas of law such as, public finance, securities, commercial real estate, land use, estate planning, and health care. He is a contributing writer for GAP's publication, The Paragraph, and the National Federation for Paralegal Association's publication, The National Paralegal Reporter. Kevin holds an ABA approved paralegal certificate, an associate's degree in Integrative Studies with a legal and business emphasis, and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Barbara Pylant is currently employed as an Associate and Senior Paralegal in the Structured Leasing Group at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a wholly owned subsidiary of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Ms. Pylant received a B.A. in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 1990 and brings almost 20 years of experience to the paralegal profession. Ms. Pylant’s primary area of law is focused on commercial real estate, commercial lending, acquisitions and mergers and contract review. As a member of GAP since 1999, Ms. Pylant served on GAP’s Board of Directors as the Membership Inquiries Chair from 2000-2001 and Secretary from 2004-2007. She has been a former speaker for CSC’s 2001 Merger & Acquisition Seminar, and featured in LawCrossing’s article Handling Complex Business Transactions: Paralegals in the Field of Mergers and Acquisitions.

Julia Lanford is currently employed as a Senior Paralegal in the Tort/Environmental Litigation section at King & Spalding LLP. Ms. Lanford earned a B.A. in Art from San Diego State University in 1987. She relocated to Atlanta and returned to school in 1990, earning a paralegal certificate with honors from the National Center for Paralegal Training, an ABA approved program. She began her paralegal career in January of 1991, with a mid-sized insurance defense law firm in Atlanta, specializing in first-party defense of arson and fraud cases. In late 1993, Ms. Lanford went to an in-house legal department for a large insurance carrier in Atlanta, as a Senior Paralegal, where she handled first-party defense of arson/fraud and coverage cases. In 1999, she started with King & Spalding and currently works on product liability cases involving asbestos and pharmaceuticals. Ms. Lanford has been a member of GAP since 1991. This is her first time serving on the GAP Board.

Director of CLE

Edwina Bernita Robinson is a Paralegal with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. At SAB, Edwina is a member of the firm’s Corporate section, where she provides assistance to attorneys in the practices of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, securities, corporate governance, outsourcing, and general corporate matters. Edwina is a volunteer with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, the Georgia Truancy Intervention Program, Everybody Wins!, and various other community service organizations. In addition, she is an active member of the Gate City Bar Paralegal Section where she contributes to the CLE, sponsorship, membership. She attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University where she studied Business Administration. She also studied for her Paralegal Certificate at Clayton State University.

Director of Communications

Christina is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and received a certificate with honors from the National Center for Paralegal Training. She began her term as President of the Georgia Association of Paralegals (“GAP”) in the summer of 2007. She has served in various positions on the GAP board since 2003. Her legal experience includes real estate litigation, foreclosure and bankruptcy. In 2006 she changed her focus and took as position at the Georgia Law Center for the Homeless where she gained experience with direct client service through outreach to the homeless members of our community. At the law center she focused on public housing, wage claims and identification issues. Most recently, Christina worked as a paralegal at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (“AVLF”). At AVLF she served many functions but her primary roles included; coordinating volunteers, screening clients, coordinating various programs with other organizations and managing all of the Foundation’s technology.

Tenitra Adams attended Buffalo State College majoring in Criminal Justice. She plans to complete her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Phoenix in Fall 2008. Tenitra received her Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies from Bryant & Stratton College (an ABA approved school) in 2000.

Tenitra has been working as a paralegal for 7 years. She started her career working in Family Law, Probate, and Real Estate working for a small boutique law firm in New York and then broadened her horizons in 2003 working for a medium size law firm in Litigation, Estates & Trusts and Immigration Law.

Tenitra is currently a Litigation Paralegal with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., a labor and employment law firm in Midtown Atlanta.

Edwina Bernita Robinson is a Paralegal with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. At SAB, Edwina is a member of the firm’s Corporate section, where she provides assistance to attorneys in the practices of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, securities, corporate governance, outsourcing, and general corporate matters. Edwina is a volunteer with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, the Georgia Truancy Intervention Program, Everybody Wins!, and various other community service organizations. In addition, she is an active member of the Gate City Bar Paralegal Section where she contributes to the CLE, sponsorship, membership. She attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University where she studied Business Administration. She also studied for her Paralegal Certificate at Clayton State University.

E-News Coordinator

Christina is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and received a certificate with honors from the National Center for Paralegal Training. She began her term as President of the Georgia Association of Paralegals (“GAP”) in the summer of 2007. She has served in various positions on the GAP board since 2003. Her legal experience includes real estate litigation, foreclosure and bankruptcy. In 2006 she changed her focus and took as position at the Georgia Law Center for the Homeless where she gained experience with direct client service through outreach to the homeless members of our community. At the law center she focused on public housing, wage claims and identification issues. Most recently, Christina worked as a paralegal at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (“AVLF”). At AVLF she served many functions but her primary roles included; coordinating volunteers, screening clients, coordinating various programs with other organizations and managing all of the Foundation’s technology.

Mentor Program Coordinator

Tenitra Adams attended Buffalo State College majoring in Criminal Justice. She plans to complete her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Phoenix in Fall 2008. Tenitra received her Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies from Bryant & Stratton College (an ABA approved school) in 2000.

Tenitra has been working as a paralegal for 7 years. She started her career working in Family Law, Probate, and Real Estate working for a small boutique law firm in New York and then broadened her horizons in 2003 working for a medium size law firm in Litigation, Estates & Trusts and Immigration Law.

Tenitra is currently a Litigation Paralegal with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., a labor and employment law firm in Midtown Atlanta.
 

New Member Coordinator
Cheryl McKenzie

Cheryl McKinzie is currently employed as the Annuity Paralegal with the Intellectual Property Group at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, an international law Firm. Cheryl’s primary area of law is focused on the annuities in the foreign countries and the maintenance fees in the United States for the Atlanta office as well as several offices outside of Georgia.

Cheryl has been a member of GAP and the National Federation of Paralegal Associates for over 8 years. Last year, Cheryl participated as a program advisory member with Dekalb Technical College as the Paralegal Studies Program seeks ABA accreditation status. Along with GAP, Cheryl was instrumental in bringing and hosting the Regional III Convention held here in Atlanta in 2006. Cheryl holds a paralegal certificate from Clayton State University. Cheryl is a native of Georgia and she brings over 21 years of experience to the paralegal profession.

Speaker's Bureau Coordinator

LaShonda Dillard most recently worked as a paralegal at Fellows, Johnson & LaBriola, LLP. There, she provided paralegal services under the direction of counsel involved in complex insurance cases addressing coverage issues related to catastrophic construction and maritime losses. LaShonda has over ten years of experience working in different areas of the legal field which include, workers’ compensation, personal injury criminal and bankruptcy law. She is a 2001 Graduate of the University of Michigan, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Science with an emphasis in Criminal Justice and Business. In 1997 LaShonda received her Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Technology from Mott Community College, located in Flint, Michigan.

Web Design Coordinator

Amadi Leaks received her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude from Spelman College with a concentration in Philosophy and Computer Science. Most recently, she worked as a senior Paralegal in the Labor & Employment Practice Group at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Her practice experience includes Single Plaintiff litigation, Wage-Hour litigation, Complex Discrimination litigation and Commercial litigation matters. Amadi has extensive trial preparation and database management experience. Prior to entering the legal field, Amadi worked in various sectors of the IP & Telecommunications industry. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society, and a certified Cisco Network Professional. Amadi joined the GAP board in 2007 where she presently serves as the Website Coordinator.

Executive Administrator
Gina S. Farley, CP

Gina Farley obtained her B.S. in Secondary Education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she was also born and raised. She graduated with Honors from the National Center for Paralegal Training (NCPT), an ABA-approved program, and began her paralegal career in Knoxville, Tennessee, working in the areas of litigation, workers’ compensation and bankruptcy. In 1996, Gina relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where she served on the Community Service and Newsletter committees for the Jacksonville Legal Assistants, Inc. (n/k/a Northeast Florida Paralegal Association, Inc.) and attained CLA accreditation. Gina moved to Atlanta in 1998 and has been paralegal manager at The Weatherly Law Firm since September, 2000. She was recently chosen as a Paralegal Superstar by ParalegalGateway. Gina served on the GAP Board of Directors for several years, and was most recently the organization's President.