Education Committee
The Education Committee plans seminars, workshops, and monthly speakers, and works with NALA, the Toledo Bar Association or any other organization in the event of co-sponsorship of any programs. The Committee meets monthly.

Newsletter Committee
The Newsletter Committee publishes a monthly newsletter mailed to all PANO members and some other organizations. The committee is responsible for communicating to PANO members information concerning such members, PANO activities, and local, state and national news concerning issues of interest concerning the profession. The Committee meets monthly.

Membership Committee
The Membership Committee develops programs to encourage membership in PANO, maintains a current data base of members and a data base of contacts for PANO, reviews membership applications, and coordinates information on membership. The Committee will meet on an as-needed basis to work on special projects such as the membership drive and survey.

Public Relations Committee
The Public Relations Committee serves as a liaison between the general public and PANO. The Committee promotes PANO and the legal assisting profession. It serves as a source of information regarding the education, training, regulation and function of legal assistants.

Scholarship Committee
The Scholarship Committee monitors the annual $1,000 scholarship for Paralegal Studies students which the University of Toledo administers.  The Committee develops and maintains scholarship criteria and documents.  Application packets are distributed to students by the Director of Paralegal Studies in October.  The scholarship is awarded in January each year.

Legal Assistant of the Year Committee
The Legal Assistant of the Year Committee solicits nominations for the award, reviews questionnaires, and selects the Legal Assistant of the Year. The Committee begins its work in April or May and concludes with the presentation of the award at PANO’s annual meeting in June.

Ways and Means Committee
The Ways and Means Committee plans and organizes fund raising projects and activities as a source of income for PANO. The committee will meet on an as-needed basis when working on projects.

Speaker’s Bureau
The Speaker’s Bureau is a group of PANO members who are willing to volunteer their time to speak to students regarding the legal assisting profession.

Statewide Committee
The Statewide Committee maintains PANO’s affiliation with other Ohio paralegal associations and reports to PANO regarding issues arising in Ohio.

Audit Committee
The Audit Committee will review PANO’s financial books.

Bylaws Committee
The Bylaws Committee coordinates changes to PANO’s Bylaws.

Nominations Committee
The Nominations Committee coordinates the nominations of the PANO Board of Trustees, Officers, Liaisons and Committee Chairpersons.

NALA Liaison: Monitors local and national trends in the profession and acts as the communication link between PANO and The National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc.

TBA Liaison: Promotes the legal assisting profession, acts as a source of information regarding the education, training, regulation, and function of legal assistants, and promotes good will among members of the Toledo Bar Association and PANO.

Student Liaison: The Student Liaison’s Committee promotes PANO and the legal assisting profession to the students at the University of Toledo and other area schools for legal assistants. The Committee develops programs to encourage student membership in PANO. The Student Liaison serves as a source of information regarding the education, training, regulation and function of legal assistants.