The Dallas Area Paralegal Association (DAPA) was founded in 1976, and is a voluntary, non-profit organization comprised of paralegals, students, and legal industry vendors. DAPA promotes paralegals working and studying across numerous practice areas and helps further each paralegal's professional development and advance the paralegal profession. Representing the Dallas area, DAPA is a regional member of the National Federal Paralegal Association (NFPA), and is the only Texas paralegal association that is a NFPA member. Joining DAPA grants you full membership to the NFPA contemporaneously.