Chapters

Members in the metropolitan communities shown below meet regularly as chapters. Members of the IPMA located in the geographic proximity of an established chapter are automatically a member of the respective chapter for no additional dues or fees. All chapter members must be members of the IPMA in good standing.

IPMA chapters provide an excellent opportunity for members to have direct peer-to-peer interaction at chapter events. Individual business partners and local representatives of corporate business partner members are invited to select chapter events with many chapters conducting an annual service providers' event. Programs for chapter meetings have included roundtable discussions on recruiting sources, the evaluation process, orientation and training, and other aspects of managing paralegals. Many chapters invite outside speakers who have given presentations on subjects such as labor law issues, demographics of the future labor pool, networking and investigation techniques. Check the IPMA calendar for listings of upcoming chapter events.

To download a chapter's roster, click on its web page below.

Members may login and click here to download a copy of the IPMA Chapter Chair Resources and Guidelines Manual.


 

Atlantic Canada

Sara Trask | Chair

Provinces Included in this Chapter:
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia

Click here to view the Atlantic Canada Chapter web page.

Boston

Kara Buzga | Co- Chair
Sarah Gans | Co-Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
Connecticut
Illinois
New York
Massachuesetts

Click here to view the Boston Chapter web page.

Calgary

Jayne Leong | Co-Chair
Colleen Nephin | Co-Chair

Provinces Included in this Chapter:
Alberta
Québec
 

Click here to view the Calgary Chapter web page.

Chicago

Tina M. Ortman | Co-Chair
Paige D. Stepan | Co-Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
Illinois
Kansas
Wisconsin
 

Click here to view the Chicago Chapter web page.

Colorado

Brian Bernhard | Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
Colorado
Nebraska

Click here to view the Colorado Chapter web page.

Minneapolis

Barbara H. "Barb" Peppersack | Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
Minnesota 

Click here to view the Minneapolis Chapter web page.

Montréal

Sophie Rivest | Chair

Provinces Included in this Chapter:
Québec 
 

Click here to view the Montréal Chapter web page.

New Jersey

Kara Buzga | Co-Chair
Sarah Gans | Co-Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
New Jersey
New York
Virginia 

Click here to view the New Jersey Chapter web page.

New York City

Kara Buzga | Co-Chair
Sarah Gans | Co-Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
Conneticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York

Click here to view the New York City Chapter web page.

Ohio

Gary R. Platton | Chair

Click here to view the Ohio Chapter web page.

Pacific Northwest

Carol Van Buren | Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
Montanna
Oregon
Washington

Click here to view the Pacific Northwest Chapter web page.

Philadelphia

Michelle Rick | Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
Pennsylvania 

Click here to view the Philadelphia Chapter web page.

Phoenix

Tracy Schumm | Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
Arizona 

Click here to view the Phoenix Chapter web page.

San Francisco Bay Area

Anna Gutierrez | Chair 


States Included in this Chapter:
Northern California 

Click here to view the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter web page.

Southern California

Cheryl Garner | Chair 

Click here to view the Southern California Chapter web page.

Southeast 

Betsy Hale | Co-Chair
Dan Moulder | Co-Chair


States Included in this Chapter:
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisianna 
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia

Click here to view the Southeast Chapter web page.

Texas

Becky Bike | Chair
 

Click here to view the Texas Chapter web page.

Toronto

Alexis Fitzjohn | Chair

Provinces Included in this Chapter:
Ontario
Québec
 

Click here to view the Toronto Chapter web page.

Vancouver

Susan Dhillon | Co-Chair
Shae Korres | Co-Chair

Provinces Included in this Chapter:
British Columbia
Québec

Click here to view the Vancouver Chapter web page.

Washington, DC

Angela King | Co-Chair
Morgan Rohrhofer | Co-Chair

States Included in this Chapter:
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia 

Click here to view the Washington, DC Chapter web page.