ALA Tulsa

What happens when one gathers 20 ALA members, vendors, family members and vinyl siding? A lot of teamwork and fun! On the windy morning of Saturday, November 8, we met at a north Tulsa location where 4 houses were being completed in time for the families to move in before Thanksgiving. Our mission - to install vinyl siding on all four of the sheds - and to make it tougher - the siding had to match the color of each house!

I don’t know about you but I have never installed siding before but thanks to the teamwork and a little guidance from the contractor we completed the project by 1:00 that day with no major injuries to boot! Albeit, I had a hard time getting out of bed the next day but I believe fun was had by all and several of us have learned a new skill or two.

Some noteworthy comments received were as follows: A worthy and productive project. Thank you for inviting us. I sure had a good time doing it- never have done siding myself, so that was an experience! Always fun to watch the dynamics on group projects! Our office had a wonderful time and we all enjoyed it as well! We all kicked butt! It was FUN!!! I did enjoy the project and have the added knowledge that we could side a house in a pinch!

Julee Thomas, 2008 ALA Tulsa Community Outreach Chair

Business Partners

jimh2006 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:30:21 +0000

The right products and services are key to successful legal administration. The Association of Legal Administrators Web site (www.alanet.org) provides links to information supplied by consultants, suppliers, manufacturers, service providers and training organizations. (link to ALA Vendor Search)

Mutually Beneficial Relationships:
Performance Guidelines for ALA Members and Chapters and Legal Industry Consultants, Suppliers & Vendors (link to Code of Conduct)

2009 Tulsa Legal Expo Business Partners:

Green Country

Professional Reporters
Contact: Tracy Black
511 Couch Drive, #100
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 918-583-8600
Fax: 877-272-0559
www.proreporters.com

Frontier Country

BMI Systems
Contact: Donna Huntsman
314 East 3rd St., Ste. 100
Tulsa, OK 74120
Phone: 918-585-8686
Fax: 918-584-6769
www.bmisystems.com

Beale Professional Services
Contact: Jennifer Beale
P.O. Box 60809
Oklahoma City, OK 73146
Phone: 405-521-1600
Fax: 405-521-1610
www.bealepro.com

Consulting Ideas & Solutions - TABS3
Contact: Cheryl Atherton, President
133 Barbara Drive
Edmond, OK 73013
Phone: 405-844-0122

Integrated Business Technologies
Contact: Eric Kehmeier, President
P.O. Box 470921
Tulsa, OK 74147
Phone: 918-770-8738
Fax: 918-872-9210
www.integratedbt.com

Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance
Contact: Phillip D. Fraim
P.O. Box 1255
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
Phone: 800-318-7505
Fax: 405-528-2304
www.oamic.com

Post Oak Lodge
Contact: Kelly Jo Rickman, Director of Sales
5323 W. 31^st North
Tulsa, OK 74127
Phone: 918-728-2705
Fax: 918-425-2288
www.postoaklodge.com

The Copy Shop, LLC
Contact: Brian Grossman
5 East 5th Street
Tulsa, OK 74103
Phone: 918-585-1131
Fax: 918-585-3303
www.tulsacopyshop.com

Great Plains Country

Avansic
Contact: Roxane Mulenex
401 S. Boston, Suite 1701
Tulsa, OK 74103
Phone: 918-894-6781
Fax: 918-334-1364

Admiral Express
Contact: Martin Powell
1823 N. Yellowood Avenue
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Phone: 918-249-4035
Fax: 918-249-4083

APT Networks/Tulsa MetroNet
Contact: Ronda Bender
12214 E. 55^th Street
Tulsa, OK 74146
Phone: 918-858-9202
Fax: 918-516-0366

Community Care
Contact: Cindy Giddings
8617 S. 66^th East Avenue
Phone: 918-594-5245
Fax: 918-879-4095

Drake Systems
Contact: Allen Bailey
1827 N. Yellowood Avenue
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Phone: 918-250-7431
Fax: 918-254-5708

Electronic Dictation of Tulsa, Inc.
Contact: Jeff Hutchings
9717 E. 42nd Street, #142
Tulsa, OK 74146
Phone: 918-627-1062
Fax: 918-627-10653

IKON
Contact: David Wails
7131 S. Riverside Drive
Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone: 918-499-5550
Fax: 918-499-5567

Juris/LexisNexis
Contact: Amy Kosey
2000 Regency Parkway, Suite 600
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 800-368-6955
Fax: 866-960-2679

Laflin Investigative Group
Contact: Terry Laflin
P.O. Box 690322
Tulsa, OK 74169
Phone: 918-671-4007
Fax: 918-286-2630

Matrixforce Corporation
Contact: Joe Caperton
9810 E. 42nd St., Ste. 209
Tulsa, OK 74146
Phone: 918-622-1167
Fax: 918-728-3306

OneSource
Contact: Braxton Close
1903 W. Reno
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Phone: 918-638-3224
Fax: 866-630-7702

Paychex
Contact: Les Dunn
9810 E. 42^nd Street, Suite 100
Tulsa, OK 74146
Phone: 918-663-2221
Fax: 918-622-5958

Schneiderman & Associates
Contact: Steven Schneiderman
3504 E. 99^th Street
Tulsa, OK 74137
Phone: 918-298-9531

Software@Law, Inc.
Contact: Donna Brown
P.O. Box 239
Blanchard, OK 73010
Phone: 877-323-0008
Fax: 877-523-0008

Summit Office Staffing, Inc.
Contact: Debra Cox
5555 E. 71st, Suite 6105
Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone: 918-495-1114
Fax: 918-492-0885

Tulsa Daily Commerce &Legal News
Contact: Ralph Schaefer
20 E. 5th, Suite 105
Tulsa, OK 74103
Phone: (918)585-6655
Fax: (918)295-4890

University of Tulsa Legal Nurse Consultant Program and Paralegal Program
Contact: Sherry Walkabout
800 South Tucker Drive (Zink Hall)
Tulsa, OK 74104
Phone: 918-631-2958
Fax: 918-631-3367

West, Thomson Reuters
Contact: Lance McLearen
2504 E. 20^th Street
Tulsa, OK 74104
Phone: 918-933-5054
Fax: 866-267-6696

Tulsa Legal Expo

jimh2006 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:07:31 +0000

The Tulsa Chapter ALA has a rich history of vendor partnering. The current format of the Legal Expo started in 2006, when the chapter split its member retreat and vendor expo into two separate events. The Legal Expo is held on a Friday afternoon in February or March from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

2009 TULSA LEGAL EXPO:

The 2009 Tulsa Legal Expo partnered with the Tulsa County Bar Association to host the event. The 2009 Tulsa Legal Expo brought in 25 Business Partners and representatives from the Tulsa County Bar Association, National Association of Legal Secretaries, National Association of Legal Assistants and the Tulsa Association of Legal Assistants.

2009 Tulsa Legal Expo Business Partner Invitation

2009 Tulsa Legal Expo Sponsors

2009 Tulsa Legal Expo Pictures

2008 TULSA LEGAL EXPO:

The 2008 Tulsa Legal Expo partnered with the Tulsa County Bar Association to host the event. The 2008 Tulsa Legal Expo brought in 21 plus Business Partners and representatives from the Tulsa County Bar Association, National Association of Legal Secretaries, National Association of Legal Assistants and the Tulsa Association of Legal Assistants.

2008 Smile Train Project

jimh2006 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:06:40 +0000

Help Change the World—One Smile at a Time

In 2008, as part of the 10th anniversary of Community Challenge Weekend (CCW), ALA celebrated this milestone by undertaking a special one-time organizational effort to help make a difference in the lives of children around the world. For this commitment, we were asked to support The Smile Train, an international charity whose mission is to provide free surgeries to thousands of children who suffer from cleft lips and palates.

Clefts are a major problem in developing countries. Most children with unrepaired clefts cannot eat or speak properly, aren’t allowed to attend school or hold a job, and face very difficult lives filled with shame and isolation, pain, and heartache.

Since 2000, The Smile Train has provided this important surgery for more than 350,000 children who would otherwise never receive it. (The average age of a Smile Train patient is 6 years old.) The organization also has helped train over 23,000 medical professionals and has established programs and partners in 76 countries.

While one might think that these surgeries are expensive and take a lot or time … that is not the case. Cleft repair surgery is relatively inexpensive to perform (as little as $250) and takes as little as 45 minutes. That’s all it takes to give a desperate child not just a new smile, but a new life.

The Tulsa Chapter participated by selling Montag Candles (Montag being a local Tulsa area vendor) during the holidays. Through the efforts of several firms, we are sending Smile Train a check in the amount of $1,422.84 which will help change the lives of 6 children as they receive corrective surgery for their “smiles”. Thanks to all the firms that participated by selling candles.

Christmas Families

jimh2006 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:28:29 +0000

Every year, ALA Tulsa adopts families at Christmas. These families are typically chosen through a school-related situation. We provide support to families who find themselves in difficult situations during the holidays by shopping for, wrapping and delivering Christmas presents.