Welcome to the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession

View Video Welcome and Introduction to the Commission

View the Commission's 20th Anniversary Commemorative Video

18th Annual Margaret Brent
Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards Luncheon

Sunday, August 10 - 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers (Metropolitan Ballroom); New York, NY (ABA Annual Meeting) -- Learn more ...

2008 Honorees

Hon. Ruth Cooper Burg, Judge (Retired), Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Washington, DC
Roberta Karmel, Centennial Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School, New York, NY
Colonel Linda Strite Murnane, USAF (Retired), Senior Legal Officer, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, The Hague, The Netherlands
Mary Jo White, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP, New York, NY
Hon. Ann Claire Williams, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, IL
Special Award: Sarah Weddington, Adjunct Professor, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Sponsorship Benefits and Reservation Form

Program Book Tribute Pages and Reservation Form

Purchase Tables and Tickets

2008 Margaret Brent Sponsors

2008 Commission Signature Supporters

Invitation

Media Announcement

Upcoming Events

Summit for Women In-House Counsel - Hosted by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and a distinguished leadership council that includes women general counsel - May 15, 2008 in Chicago, IL (attendance by invitation)

Positioning Law Firms for Long-Term Success: New Strategies for Advancing Women Lawyers - Presented by the Project for Attorney Retention - May 15, 2008 in Washington, DC

Hastings Leadership Academy for Women - Presented by the Project for Attorney Retention and the Center for WorkLife Law at Hastings College of the Law - May 29-31, 2008 in San Francisco, CA

Diversity for Success - Presented by DRI - June 12-13, 2008 in Chicago, IL

European Women Lawyers Association 8th Congress - July 4-5, 2008 in London, England

Hastings Leadership Academy for Women - Presented by the Project for Attorney Retention and the Center for WorkLife Law at Hastings College of the Law - July 17-19, 2008 in San Francisco, CA

National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (NCWBA) Summit: Women Lawyers Creating Economic Power - August 8 in New York, NY

National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (NCWBA) Joint Reception - co-sponsored by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession - August 8 in New York, NY