Officers and Directors 2011-2012
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President Ms. Siu is a paralegal in the Tax Department at Carlsmith Ball , LLP and specializes in estate planning, trust administration and probate. Before returning home to Hawaii, Ms. Siu spent much of her legal career in Los Angeles. She has served on the Hawaii Paralegal Association Board of Directors as Secretary (2007), Treasurer (2008, 2009), Vice President (2008, 2009), and President (2010, 2011). |
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Vice President/HPA NFPA Secondary Ms. Mason has been a paralegal for over 25 years and is currently a freelance paralegal. Her areas of practice are Intellectual Property and Litigation. Ms. Mason has been a member of the Illinois Paralegal Association (IPA) since 1982, where she served on the Board of Directors of IPA for 10 years. Ms. Mason was named 2003 Paralegal of the Year by the national magazine Legal Assistant Today, and received the 2003 Outstanding Local Leader Award from the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA). |
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Treasurer
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Secretary/Publications/HPA NFPA Primary Representative Ronell Badua is with the City and County of Honolulu, Department of the Corporation Counsel where he is the Rapid Transit Paralegal. Ronell was previously employed at Carlsmith Ball, LLP in the Estate Planning and Litigation Sections. He has previously served as Director of Professional Development and has been Director of Publications, Secretary and NFPA representative for two consecutive years. He is also a Notary Public. His interest during his free time include jogging and hiking with friends. |
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Standards Mr. Johnson has been a paralegal in Hawaii since 1987. He has served as Director of the Hawaii Paralegal Association's Newsletter, Membership, and Standards Committees, and as Chair of its Ad Hoc Regulation Committee and Ad Hoc Website Committee. Mr. Johnson has been a regular pro bono volunteer with the Hawaii State Bar Association's Law Week and its Legal Line program, and has served on the Bar's Task Forces on Access to Justice and Paralegal Certification, and its Consumer Protection Committee. |
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Membership Pam Iwamoto is currently employed at Carlsmith Ball LLP working in the areas of civil litigation, employment/labor, personal injury, and intellectual property. Interests are paddling, hiking, camping, and spending time with family and friends. |
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Pro Bono Evelyn Gomez has been employed with the Hawaii State Bar Assn for over 14 ½ years. She administrates the 1) Bar’s voluntary fee dispute program 2) the Lawyer Referral & Information Service as well as for the past 6 years has administrated the Basic Legal Training Program for Legal Support Staff and assists in developing CLE programs for HSBA’s CLE dept. |
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Professional Development Sharon Miyagawa is an estate planning paralegal at Carlsmith Ball, LLP where she has been employed for over 20 years. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and the Kapiolani Community College Paralegal program. |
Public Relations Ms. Morgan is a paralegal in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department of Carlsmith Ball, LLP working in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. She joined Hawaii Paralegal Association in 2008 and enjoys crafting and exploring Hawaii in her free time. |
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Job Bank Director Rae Ann Unten has over 13 years of experience of areas of civil litigation, commercial litigation, construction defects, complex litigation, personal injury and insurance defense. |
Hawaii Paralegal Association Committees
JOB BANK serves as a liaison between prospective employers and HPA members, and tracks and maintains market trends affecting the profession.
MEMBERSHIP publishes the annual membership directory, processes applications and renewals, maintains a membership mailing list and recruits new members
NFPA assists the primary and secondary representatives in disseminating NFPA news to HPA members and working on projects of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.
PRO BONO is responsible for promoting member participation in pro bono activities and fund raising projects.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT arranges educational seminars and general membership meetings and facilitates practice groups.
PUBLICATIONS is responsible for publishing the organization's quarterly newsletter and website. The Hawaii Paralegal Reporter is distributed to HPA members and contains news of HPA activities, trends in the paralegal profession and educational resource material.
PUBLIC RELATIONS is responsible for promotional material designed to attract public interest or recognition for HPA and assists as a liaison with the media.
STANDARDS researches and proposes standards and guidelines for HPA and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding affairs of the association.