Agenda

This course is part of the Texas Paralegal Update 2025 Series. Attend all four courses and save 25% ($119)!

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Friday, November 14, 2025
9:00 am – 11:00 am CST


Agenda:
Presented by Chris Mazzola

  • Legislative Updates
  • Administrative rule update
  • Review of significant personal injury cases
  • Practice developments: Tech innovation

 

Webinar Instructions 
 
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Credits

Paralegals
2.0 CLE Hours

NFPA - National Federation of Paralegal Associations
2.0 CLE Credits

TBLS - Texas Board of Legal Specialization
2.0 CLE Hours

 

Continuing Education Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 2.0 CLE hours, for paralegals in Texas. Paralegal certification is not required to participate in this course.

The National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) has approved this course for 2.0 general CLE credits.

This webinar has been approved by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for certification and recertification continuing legal education, including 2.0 hours in Civil Trial Law and 2.0 hours in Personal Injury Trial Law.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).

*On-Demand Credits*

The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate.

Speakers

Chris Mazzola

Partner with Patterson Law Group in San Antonio, TX

Mr. Mazzola graduated from the University of Houston in 2006 with a B.S. in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport Administration. While at the University of Houston, He was accepted into the Sales Excellence Institute at the Bauer College of Business and obtained an advanced certificate in Professional Selling. After graduation, he went to work for a major insurance carrier for three years before embarking on law school. In 2012, he obtained a law degree from St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. During law school, Mr. Mazzola served as a senator for the Student Bar Association, chair of the Young Alumni-Law Student Chapter, participated in numerous mock trial competitions, and was a member of the External Advocacy Program’s Competition Negotiations team. In addition, Mr. Mazzola was a staff writer on The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race on Social Justice where his article on how the law often criminalized victims of human trafficking received Credit with Honors. Because of his experience as a staff writer, he worked as a TA in the Legal Research and Writing program.