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Life After Life: Paralegal, a Second Career – Trends in the Practice with Martha Jane Urann

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Martha Jane Urann is a insurance paralegal at Clay Chapman and  was a member of the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Paralegal Association for 2-3 years in like about 2002-2004. In her previous life, was a nationally known comedienne. Martha Jane has been a member of the Screen Actors Guild since “she burst onto the scene in “DC Cab’ as a frustrated passenger.”  After touring the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the Caribbean as a standup comic for 25 years, she tired of pushing luggage through the airport and became a paralegal, first working in Los Angeles for renowned criminal defense attorneys and then moved to Hawaii.

Martha Jane Urann and Maryann Sasaki discuss the trends in using paralegals – growing or shrinking?  Going on to Law school and the outstanding Kapiolani CC paralegal program.

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The host for this episode was Maryann Sasaki.

The host for this episode was Maryann Sasaki.

The host for this episode was Maryann Sasaki.

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