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Constitution & By-Laws
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Windy Catino |
Cathy Fleming |
Finance
For more information or to get involved with the Finance Committee, please contact:
Margaret Foster
McKenna Storer Rowe White & Farrug
33 N. LaSalle, Suite #1400
Chicago, Illinois 60602-2610
(312) 558–8348
mfoster@mckenna-law.com
History
Formed in 2004, the History Committee will focus on organizing and updating the long and rich chronicle of women lawyers, through the unique resources and perspective of NAWL. No other organization of lawyers has the historical range and the national breadth of NAWL. The History Committee is working on several activities for the coming year including a possible exhibit of NAWL documents and memorabilia and a summary of its history over the past thirty years. If you have interest in history and the law, please contact NAWL or the Committee Chair to work on these exciting projects.
For more information or to get involved with the History Committee, please contact:
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Mary Jo Cusack, Chair 5655 North High Street, Suite 200 Worthington, OH maryjocusacklaw@aol.com |
Elizabeth Bransdorfer, Co-Chair 900 Monroe Avenue, NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 ebransdorfer@mmbjlaw.com |
International Law
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The International Law Committee advocates for women's rights in the international arena and for United States support of international action protecting women. Recently, NAWL has advocated for the acquittal of Amina Lawal, the release of Tibetan nuns imprisoned for peacefully demonstrating against China's occupation of Tibet, a stop to human trafficking and sexual slavery, and humanitarian relief for Liberian women.
For more information or to get involved with the International Law Committee, please contact: The National Association of Women Lawyers is in the process of forming a Legal Specialists Board to assist legislators, policymakers and the media with background information about laws regarding women's rights or which have a particular impact on women. The Board will consist of specialist lawyers who can provide information about specific areas of law, including: Women and the Workplace; Women and the Criminal Justice System; Women and Health Care; Women and Education; Family Law; Women in the Military; Women and Finances; and Women and Retirement.The Board will not provide legal advice or referrals for advice or policy recommendations. NAWL is in the process of seeking volunteer experts on specific subject areas.
For more information or to become active with the Legal Specialists Board, please contact: The Legislative/Administrative Law Committee analyzes proposed and new legislation for its impact on women. The committee works closely with Senator Barbara Boxer's office to determine issues of importance, then issues press releases and notices to our members. Recently, NAWL supported an independent commission to investigate the sexual violence scandal at the Air Force Academy. The Membership Committee is responsible for maintaining and increasing NAWL membership. The Membership Committee is always chaired by the Vice-President of NAWL. As the oldest women's bar association, NAWL has a history of outstanding women leaders, and the membership committee continues to recruit new members who will work toward the promotion of women in the profession. For more information or to get
involved with the Membership Committee, please contact: The Mentorship Committee pairs practicing lawyers from NAWL's membership with law students around the country. Mentors can be any level of seniority and in any area of law. A full description of the program's aims and policies can be found HERE. To register as a mentor, click HERE. Law student mentee registration will begin in September 2007.
Eva Herzer, Chair
388 Colusa Avenue
Kensington, CA 94707
(510) 526–5144
eva@igc.apc.org
Stephanie Masker, Co-Chair
McDermott Will & Emery
600 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-3096
(202) 756–8000
smasker@mwe.com
Legal Specialists Board
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Carrie Safford, Chair
Mirant Corporation
601 13th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 822–5170
carrie.safford@mirant.com
Gail Morse, Co-Chair
Jenner & Block
One IBM Plaza
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 222–9350
gmorse@jenner.com
Zoe Sanders Nettles, Co–Chair
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
P.O. Box 11070
Columbia, SC 29211-1070
(800) 237–2000
zoe.nettles@nelsonmullins.com
Legislative/Administrative Law Committee
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Judith Ann Mondello
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
71 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 701–8608
JAMondello@mayerbrownrowe.com
jm9423@att.com (secondment)
Membership
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Dorian Denburg, Co–Chair
AT&T South
675 West Peachtree Street, Suite 4300
Atlanta, GA 30375-0001
(4404) 927–2888
dorian.denburg@bellsouth.com
Beth Kaufman, Co–Chair
Schoeman Updike & Kaufman LLP
60 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10165
bkaufman@schoeman.com/td>
Mentorship
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Tina Hernandez. Co-Chair
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
777 S. Figueroa Street, Ste 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(312) 680–8662
thernandez@kirkland.com
Saretta McDonough, Co-Chair
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Los Angeles Office
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
(213) 229–7227
smcdonough@gibsondunn.com
Program
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The Program Committee plans educational and social programs for NAWL's Annual, Midyear, regional meetings, and other events. The Program Committee is chaired by the President-Elect of NAWL. At our annual meeting in San Francisco, NAWL cosponsored a luncheon with National Conference of Women's Bar Associations honoring Justice Barbara Jones and featuring keynote speakers Stella Odife and Senator Barbara Boxer. This year, the programming committee is co-sponsoring a number of events throughout the country, including Texas Women Lawyers Annual Event, ABA Division for Public Education Law Day, and the March for Freedom of Choice. In addition to putting together awards luncheons for the annual and midyear meetings, we are planning an all day program in New York City, Washington DC, and Chicago geared toward helping women in law firms succeed in the long run.
For more information or to get involved with the Program Committee, please contact:
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Lisa Horowitz, Co-Chair McDermott, Will & Emery LLP 600 13th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005-3096 (202) 756–8134 lhorowitz@mwe.com |
Heather Giordanella, Co-chair Miller, Alfano & Raspanti 1818 Market Street, #3402 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 (215) 988-1438 hgiordanella@mar-law.com |
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Angela Brandt 2800 Wells Fargo Place 30 East Seventh Street St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 312–6544 abrandt@larsonking.com |
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Publications
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to top The Publications Committee publishes the quarterly Women Lawyers Journal. The Committee is chaired by the Editor and the Publications Manager serves as the Journal's Managing Editor. The Committee takes charge of the selection process for Journal articles, shapes issue themes, and participates in the proofing process to ensure that the publication continues to function as a historical record for NAWL, to provide information on topics that affect women in the law, and to serve as a forum for the achievements and concerns of NAWL members. The Publications Committee also includes a subcommittee with oversight of the Selma Moidel Smith Student Writing Competition, which is held annually and rewards excellence in law student writing on topics concerning women and the law.
For more information or to get involved with the Publications Committee or the Writing Competition Subcommittee, please contact:
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Deborah S. Froling, Chair Arent Fox PLLC 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 857?075 Froling.deborah@arentfox.com |
Jennifer Martin, Writing Competition Chair Western New England College School of Law 1215 Wilbraham Road Springfield, MA 01119 jmartin@law.wnec.edu |
Public Communications
For more information or to get involved with the Public Communications Committee, please contact:
Lisa Gilford
Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP
333 South Hope Street, 16th Fl.
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 576-1114
lgilford@wbcounsel.com
Strategic Planning
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The Strategic Planning Committee tracks and plans NAWL's current and future membership and financial goals.
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involved with the Strategic Planning Committee, please contact: The Committee for the Evaluation of Supreme Court Nominees evaluates nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court who are presented by the President to the Senate. Committee members include a distinguished array of law professors, appellate practitioners and lawyers concentrating in litigation, with diverse backgrounds from around the country and who work in a variety of professional settings. A manual of the Committee's Mission and Procedures and list of current members may be viewed HERE. For more information, please contact:
Anne M. Coughlin, Chair
Patricia Lee Refo, Co–Chair The Survey Committee is responsible for conducting the National Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms. NAWL undertakes the survey annually and publishes its findings in a report every autumn. The 2006 report may be found by clicking HERE and the 2007 report may be accesed by clicking HERE. The Survey Committee also considers requests from other organizations who may wish to utilize the NAWL survey instrument to conduct similar surveys on the regional, state or local level. For more information or to get involved with the Survey Committee, please contact:
Stephanie Scharf, Chair
Lorraine K. Koc, Co-Chair
DebShops, Inc.
9401 Bluegrass Rd.
Philadelphia, PA 19114
(215) 676-6000 x217
lkoc@debshops.com
Supreme Court
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University of Virginia Law School
580 Massie Road, Office WB387
Charlottesville, VA 22903-1789
434-924-3520
amc6z@virginia.edu
Snell & Wilmer
One Arizona Center
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0001
602-382-6290
prefo@swlaw.com
Survey Committee
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Schoeman, Updike & Kaufman
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 726-6000
sscharf@schoeman.com