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Professional Credentials:

Coordinator:  Reneé Cipriani, RP, AACP

The Cincinnati Paralegal Association has many members who have attained professional credentials and encourages all members to join the ranks of these pioneers in the advancement of the paralegal profession. For more information about professional certifications, please call (513) 651-6716, or send an e-mail to professional_credentials@cincinnatiparalegals.org  Our members hold the following certifications:


PACE – Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam | CLA/CP Certified Legal Assistant / Certified Paralegal
AACP American Alliance Certified Paralegal | OSBA Certified Paralegal


PACE – Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam

For more information about the PACE Exam, click here to visit NFPA or send an e-mail to professional_credentials@cincinnatiparalegals.org.

NAME

FIRM/ORGANIZATION

DATE CREDENTIAL RECEIVED

Deborah M. McKinney

Wood Herron & Evans

03/10/98

Reneé R. Cipriani

Frost Brown Todd

03/10/98

Kimberly A. Nichols

Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis

12/30/98

Debra E. Aldred

Graydon, Head & Ritchey

02/06/99

Paula S. Bookmyer

Keating, Muething & Klekamp

05/24/00

Julie A. Ernst

Keating, Muething & Klekamp

05/24/00

Marcia A. Krendl

Freund, Freeze & Arnold

06/15/00

Dana C. Garvin

LensCrafters

06/29/00

Melissa Hobbs

Jeffrey Waite & Associates

07/14/00

Kirsten M. Max

Cors & Bassett

08/28/00

Jodie Weaver

Dinsmore & Shohl

11/10/00

Betty A. Zimpfer

City of Hamilton, Ohio

02/26/01

Donna Anderson

Keating, Muething & Klekamp

02/02/02

Deborah S. Perry

Law Offices of Bertha Helmick

11/21/02

Bridget Harris

Procter & Gamble

09/27/97

Amy Dunnett

Scheuer, Mackin & Breslin

12/27/03

Allison VanderLaan

Keating, Muething & Klekamp

06/28/04

Angela D. Malik

Wood Herron & Evans

09/01/04

Abigail Remley

The Procter & Gamble Company

08/27/05

Erin Driskell

The Kroger Co.

12/14/05

Joy E. Herald Rutan

Keating, Muething & Klekamp

12/09/08

CLA/CP Certified Legal Assistant / Certified Paralegal

For more information about the CLA/CP Exam, click here to visit NALA or send an e-mail to professional_credentials@cincinnatiparalegals.org.

NAME

FIRM/ORGANIZATION

DATE CREDENTIAL RECEIVED

Amy Hamilton, CLA

Thompson Hine LLP

05/01/1989

Elizabeth A. Toschlog,

CLA/CP

Henny Penny Corp.

08/01/2001

AACP American Alliance Certified Paralegal

For more information about AACP Certification, click here to visit AAPI or send an e-mail to professional_credentials@cincinnatiparalegals.org.

NAME

FIRM/ORGANIZATION

DATE CREDENTIAL RECEIVED

Deborah M. McKinney

Wood Herron & Evans

02/23/05

Melissa Hobbs

Jeffrey Waite & Associates

04/12/05

Reneé R. Cipriani

Frost Brown Todd

06/13/05

Angela Baker-Colyer

Western Southern Life Insurance

06/23/05

Carolyn Saenz

Western Southern Life Insurance

06/28/05

Dorothy Roberts

The Kroger Co.

08/16/05

Gael Fischer

Dinsmore & Shohl

09/16/05

José Pedro Santos

Benjamin Yocum & Heather

01/06/06

Kirsten M. Max

Cors & Bassett

02/14/06

Christina R. Bedel

Robert Gray Edmiston, Attorney at Law, LLC

09/30/06

Cheryl Burton

Young & Alexander Co., LPA

07/16/07

Karen A. Billieu

Katz, Greenberger & Norton

07/08

Patricia S. Carr

Beckman, Weil, Shepardan LLC

09/09/08

Joy E. Herald Ruton

Keating, Muething & Klekamp

12/12/08

Reena I. Landwehr

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

04/02/09

Kisha L. Dosa

Montgomery, Rennie & Jonson

04/13/09

OSBA Certified Paralegal

For more information about the OSBA Certified Paralegal Program, click here to visit OSBA or send an e-mail to professional_credentials@cincinnatiparalegals.org.

NAME

FIRM/ORGANIZATION

DATE CREDENTIAL RECEIVED

Debra E. Aldred

Ohio Casualty Group

07/01/07

Melissa Anderson

Keating, Muething & Klekamp

07/01/07

Christina Bedel

Law Office of Robert Gray Edmiston

07/01/07

Holly Brown

Santen & Hughes

07/01/07

Reneé R. Cipriani

Frost Brown Todd

07/01/07

Cara Collins

Gray & Duning

07/01/07

Erin Driskell

The Kroger Co.

07/01/07

Amy Dunnett

Scheuer, Mackin & Breslin

07/01/07

Paula Goller

Nationwide Insurance

07/01/07

Dorothy Roberts

The Kroger Co.

07/01/07

Jennifer Schoen

Frost Brown Todd

07/01/07

Jaime Taylor

Thompson Hine

07/01/07

José Pedro Santos

Benjamin Yocum & Heather

07/01/08

Janice Adams

University of Cincinnati

07/01/08

Debra Roberts

Greenbaum, Doll & McDonald

07/01/08

Cheryl Burton

Young & Alexander Co., LPA

07/01/09