Paralegal association names its new President's Award in honor of Kelly A. LaGrave

 The Great Lakes Paralegal Association (GLPA) created and awarded the first “Kelly A. LaGrave President’s Award” in honor of Kelly LaGrave, an Advanced Certified Paralegal in Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC’s Lansing office.

LaGrave received the award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the growth and future of the paralegal profession and for her contributions to GLPA.


LaGrave has served as the president of the State Bar of Michigan Paralegal Section, and is the elected president of the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA), to be installed at NALA’s annual meeting in July 2014. 

LaGrave serves Foster Swift in the practice areas of Tax Exempt Organizations; Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Transactions & Alliances; Entity Selection, Organization & Planning; Non-Profit Corporate Law; Insurance
Regulatory & Compliance; Business & Corporate; Agri-Business; and Banking, Finance, & Real Estate. 

She was presented with the “Kelly A. LaGrave President’s Award” at GLPA’s First Annual Meeting on June 11.