Executive Board Members

President & Website Coordinator

Candace M. Clarke

[email protected] Candace has worked for Ostrander Law Office, in Northampton, MA, since August, 1996, as a Bankruptcy Paralegal and Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Assistant. She is also the owner of My Virtual Bankruptcy Paralegal, a remote/virtual business that prepares Bankruptcy cases, and related matters, for attorneys across the country since 2017. Ms. Clarke is a 2002 graduate of the Paralegal Program at Our Lady of the Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, where she received her Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies and Advanced Paralegal Certificate. She has continued her legal education by attending numerous seminars, webinars, and conferences on bankruptcy and related areas of law. She is a member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, the Western Massachusetts Paralegal Association, the Massachusetts Paralegal Association, and the Trustee Assistant Division of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.

Vice President

Robin Grimes

[email protected] Robin is a paralegal at Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. She earned her Certificate of Advanced Paralegal studies at Elms College in 2000 and her Associates in Science from Holyoke Community College. She has been working in law firms for over 30 years. In the past she has worked in litigation, bankruptcy and divorce. Robin spent 5 years in Maryland doing insurance defense work and has done personal injury plaintiffs work. Her work is now primarily corporate compliance, forming new entities, dissolutions and mergers. She uses Athennian software for tracking hundreds of companies for the firm. As an active member of her community, she sings in a local choir, is Vice President of Chapter AG of PEO, a non-profit that provides scholarships to women, and a member of the Three Rivers Fire Department Ladies Auxillary. Robin lives in Ludlow with her husband and two sons.

Treasurer, Membership Coordinator, & Student Liaison

Laura Mulhern

[email protected] Laura is a paralegal at Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin, P.C. She specializes in the areas of corporate law, commercial real estate and transactions, litigation, and estate planning. She received her Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Holyoke Community College in 2008, and her Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies, along with her Advanced Paralegal Certificate from Bay Path University in 2017. She has previous experience in banking and customer service. Laura lives in Chicopee with her husband.

Clerk

Rhonda J. Zuccalo

[email protected] Rhonda is a litigation, trial, and immigration paralegal at Egan, Flanagan & Cohen, P.C. Rhonda’s second home is in the courtroom, as she currently serves as the firm’s trial paralegal, assisting attorneys in trials in both state and federal courts. She also assists in immigration matters for religious workers. She has worked in the field of law for 20 years. Rhonda received her certificate in Advanced Paralegal Studies in 2004 from the American Institute of Paralegal Studies, Inc. (now Advanced Paralegal Institute). She also possesses a unique background in investigations, having worked for several criminal defense attorneys across the Commonwealth as a Private Investigator for over 7 years. She previously worked in trial support for the Hampden District Attorney’s Office for 4 years, in Superior Court from 2011 – 2015. Rhonda is the mother of 4, resides with her family in East Longmeadow, and enjoys camping with her family in the mountains to escape her busy life.

Pro Bono / Charity Coordinator

Susan L. Graney

[email protected] Susan is the legal coordinator at Vinmco Corporation, a private investment firm, where she is responsible for the management of its legal related operations, including coporate maintenance and estate planning coordination. Sue is an experiened paralegal, having worked at Roginson Donovan, P.C. and Crear, Chadwell, Dos Santos & Devlin, P.C. for over 20 years. Susan’s career has focused primarily on business transactions with concentration on commercial finance, real estate and corporate matters. Susan graduated from Elms College with a B.A. in Legal Studies and a Certificate of Advanced Paralegal Studies. She has served on the Board of Directors for WMPA for more than 10 years. When not in the office, she enjoys spending time outside with her husband and two sons.

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