President & Bar Liason Coordinator & Newsletter Editor
Nancy A. Cominoli, R.P., AACP
ncominoli@bulkley.com
Nancy A. Cominoli, RP, AACP is a litigation paralegal in the Springfield office of Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP. She has been a paralegal for 24 years practicing in various areas of law, but currently specializes in medical malpractice defense. Ms. Cominoli received both her B.S. and M.S. from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She has been president of the Western Massachusetts Paralegal Association for the past six years and is a member of the MCLE paralegal curriculum advisory committee. Ms. Cominoli passed the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations in 2000 and has been a PACE registered paralegal since that time. She has also been an American Alliance Certified Paralegal since 2006.
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Vice-President & Program Director
Valerie Frazier
valerief@comcast.net
Valerie has been a paralegal since 1995 and received her A.A. and ABA Certificate of Advanced Paralegal Studies from Elms College the same year. In 2008, she received her B.A. in Paralegal Studies from Elms College. Valerie is currently employed at The Haymond Law Firm.
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Treasurer & Membership Coordinator
Wendy Beliveau
wbeliveau@robinson-donovan.com
Wendy began working at Robinson Donovan in July 2002 as a legal secretary and was promoted to paralegal in September of 2004. Before coming to Robinson Donovan, she worked in Orlando, Florida in estate planning, probate, real estate and corporate law and in Winter Park, Florida in the homeowners association area of law. Wendy is a graduate of Bay Path College with a major in Paralegal Studies. She holds a Bachelor's degree in business with Advanced Paralegal Studies from Bay Path. Wendy supports several litigation partners with a variety of practices.
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Clerk & Student Liason
Susan O'Connor
soconnor@wmls.org
Susan O'Connor has been a paralegal since 1991. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Rutgers University and a Certificate of Advanced Paralegal Studies from Elms College. She works at Western Massachusetts Legal Services, a non-profit agency in Springfield that provides civil legal services to the poor, where she represents disabled clients who have been denied Social Security Disability or SSI benefits. After moving to Massachusetts in 1987, she has worked as a paralegal at firms in Springfield and Holyoke and as a finance administrator at a software company in Amherst. She is married to Rod O'Connor, a criminal defense attorney in private practice in Springfield, whom she met at her first paralegal job. She lives in Palmer, where she loves to read mysteries and spend quiet evenings at home.
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Primary Representative
Vacant
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NFPA Secondary Representative
Christine Sasen
csasen@morrisonmahoney.com
Chris is a Litigation Paralegal with Morrison Mahoney, LLP in Springfield. Chris earned her B.S. from the University of Massachusetts; MBA from Suffolk University; and Certificate of Advanced Paralegal Studies from Elms College. Prior to her employment with Morrison Mahoney, LLP, she was a Paralegal with the City of Holyoke. Chris is married, lives in Springfield and has a five year old son, Scott.
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PACE Coordinator
Wendy S. Fuller, R.P.
wfuller@cccglaw.com
Wendy S. Fuller, R.P. is a PACE Registered Paralegal and has been a paralegal since 1981. Wendy received her B.S. from Skidmore College University Without Walls and has earned the designation of Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist from the Consortium of Advanced Legal Education. Wendy is currently employed at Curtiss, Carey, Gates & Graves in Greenfield, Massachusetts, specializing in litigation, personal injury and employment discrimination. She is married and presently resides in Northfield.
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Pro Bono/Charity Coordinator
Susan Graney
sgraney@robinson-donovan.com
Susan Graney has been employed as a business paralegal at the law firm of Robinson Donovan, P.C. in Springfield, Massachusetts since 1997. She specializes in the areas of commercial financing, corporate and real estate. Susan received a B.S. in Paralegal Studies and an ABA Paralegal Certificate from Elms College.
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Marketing Coordinator
Kathleen Weller
kweller@robinson-donovan.com
Kathy currently works at Robinson Donovan as a paralegal in the business department supporting various attorneys in the areas of corporate and business law, domestic relations, and estates and trusts. She joined Robinson Donovan in October, 1995 as a legal secretary and was promoted to paralegal in December, 1999. Kathy resides in Agawam and has two children, Scott, 21, and Stephanie, 17.
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