Oregon Paralegal Association
47th Annual Convention and Member Meeting
October 23, 2026 

The 2026 Annual Convention and Member Meeting will an in person event hosted at the Nordia House at Nordic NW, located in Portland, Oregon. We are currently confirming our speaker line up and will update this page with additional details as they come in. 

Nordia House at Nordic Northwest 

8800 SW Oleson Rd.

Portland, OR 97223

503.977.0275

info@nordicnorthwest.org

Registration

Tentative Agenda

For agendas, materials, and additional details visit www.oregonparalegals.org/convention

• 8:00 Registration Opens

• Buffet Breakfast (available until 10)

• See Tentative Menu below

• 8:25 President Welcome 

• 8:30 CLE 1 [1.0 CLE] -1031 Exchanges Demystified: What Every Paralegal Needs to Know about Real Estate Tax Deferral, David Moore

• 9:30 Break with Vendors or Optional Find the Troll Activity

• 9:45 CLE 2 [1.0 CLE] - When Workplace Interactions Go Sideways: Power, Impact, and What to Do Next: A practical approach to microaggressions, difficult interactions, and workplace repair, Sirius Bonner

• 10:45  Break with Vendors or Optional Find the Troll Activity

• 11:00 CLE 3 [1.0 CLE]  - Overview of the Appellate Process in Oregon, Julie A. Smith

• 12:00 Keynote/Lunch [.5 CLE] - Divine Justice, Casey “The Bard” Robinson-Schlisser

• See Tentative Menu below

• 1:00 CLE 4 [1.0 CLE] - Workplace Investigations: Best Practices, Pitfalls, and the Paralegal’s Role, Christine A. Slattery

• 2:00 ½ Vendor Bingo & Prize Drawing

• 2:15 CLE 5 [1.0 CLE] - Level Up: Becoming an AI-Equipped Paralegal, Kelley Chaney

• Snack 

• 3:15 CLE 6 [1.0 CLE] - New Ethics Rules for Attorneys Working with Licensed Paralegals, Panel: Jaimee King, Kevin McHargue, & Ted Reuter

• 4:15 ½ Vendor Bingo & Prize Drawing

• 4:30 Business Meeting 

• *For members attending the Business Meeting virtually, please register here to receive the Zoom information.  https://oregonparalegals.org/event-6763939

• 5:00 Clean up and travel to Social Event

• 5:30 Light Appetizer + Cash Bar in Lounge at Portal Adventures [Escape Rooms - Address: 597 SW 150th Ave. Suite 140, Beaverton, OR 97006 | Phone Number: 503-747-3195]
  

• 6:00 Escape Room Team Building Events

• 7:00 Return to Lounge

Speakers

See our Speaker Page

Sponsors

See our Sponsors Page

We are actively recruiting Attending Vendor & Non-Attending Vendor registrations to support this year's Convention.  Interested in learning how you can be a part of it? Send an email to admin@oregonparalegals.org.