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Ida Farhat Receives 2016 President's Award of NALA, The Paralegal Association

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July 18, 2016

LANSING - Ida became one of Michigan's first paralegals while working at her father, Leo A. Farhat's law firm.  She continues to carry on her family legacy in the legal community at Foster Swift Collins & Smith P.C., where she has been a paralegal for the last 18 years  in the Business and Corporate Practice Group.

 A charter member of NALA, Ida has committed years to committee service and most recently as a member of the NALA Certifying Board. As a member of the current NALA Certifying Board, she has contributed to the successful accreditation of the Certified Paralegal exam by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.  She also served as the first membership chair of the State Bar of Michigan Paralegal/Legal Assistant Section and as a founding member of the Great Lakes Paralegal Association in Michigan.