| The
American Bar Association Young
Lawyers Division (ABA YLD)
2009 Midyear Meeting was held
in Boston, February 12-14.
More than 200 young lawyers
from across the country attended
the meeting, which featured
networking events, educational
programming, and public service
opportunities. |
National
Outstanding Young Lawyer Recognized
Youshea A. Berry of Washington, DC
received the 2008 National Outstanding
Young Lawyer Award for her professional
excellence, service to the profession
and the bar, service to the community,
and reputation for legal ethics
and professional responsibility.
Meet
Youshea A. Berry
Read
about the Finalists:
David M. Gonzalez and
Tara Richard
Consider
the criteria - 2009
Nominations are due by
August 28, 2009 |
David M. Gonzalez, YLD Chair Lizz
Acee, Youshea Berry, Tara Richard |
ABA YLD Candidates Announced
The candidates for ABA YLD office were officially declared at the YLD Midyear Assembly. All races are uncontested and the candidates will be sworn in at the 2009 YLD Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Chair-Elect - David
B. Wolfe, NJ
Secretary-Treasurer - Michael
G. Bergmann, IL
Speaker - Ethan
Tidmore, AL
Clerk - Carlos A.
Escurel, MI
ABA House of Delegates - Elizabeth
K. Acee, CT |
Mentorship Project Website Launched
YLD Chair Lizz Acee
unveiled the ABA Mentorship Project
website at the YLD's Midyear Meeting
Speed Mentoring session, which allowed
more than 75 lawyers and law students
to interact via one-on-one conversations.
The Mentorship Project is an online
collection of resources, designed
for mentors, mentees, and organizations.
As part of the project, the YLD
teamed with StoryCorps® to
share stories on mentorship in the
legal profession. The mentorship
stories are available on the project
website and also archived in the
StoryCorps collection in the Library
of Congress.
Review
the Mentorship Project website
Suggest
additional mentoring resources |
Mentorship
story participants
C. Elisia Frazier (L) and
Christina
Plum (R) |
Scholars Engage in Diversity Dialogue
The YLD brought together
pre-law, law student, and young
lawyer diversity scholars for the
first time during its Diversity
Dialogue. The scholars networked
and provided ABA entities feedback
on their new lawyer diversity programs.
Learn
more about the ABA YLD
Scholarship program
Read
the ABA YLD Diversity
Plan |
Voices
Against Violence Outreach Continues
Massachusetts First
Lady Diane Patrick, a domestic violence
survivor, addressed 40 representatives
from local agencies at the Voices
Against Violence roundtable on February
13. First Lady Patrick spoke of
strategies for legislative advocacy
to prevent domestic violence and
invited all men to take part in
the "White Ribbon Day Campaign" by
pledging to help end violence against
women. In addition, ABA YLD helped
to raise awareness by presenting
a community program to address the
legal needs of teen dating violence
victims and collecting nearly one
hundred bags for a local shelter.
Read
more about Voices Against
Violence |
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ABA Governance Reflects YLD leadership
The ABA House of Delegates
nominated Stephen N. Zack to be
President-Elect of the ABA. Zack
once served on the YLD's Council.
Additionally, Kendyl Hanks from
New York was nominated to represent
the Young Lawyers Division as a
member of the ABA Board of Governors. |
ABA YLD Assembly Debates Resolutions
The ABA YLD's policy-making
body, the Assembly, debated three
resolutions at the ABA Midyear Meeting.
Resolution
106 passed and was
adopted in the ABA House of Delegates.
Resolution 111B passed and a revised
version was adopted in the House. Resolution
1YL, which proposed changing the Division's
leadership structure, failed. The 173
certified delegates represented 43 U.S.
States and Territories.
Get
the full 2009 Midyear
Meeting Assembly Update
Learn
more about the ABA YLD's Assembly |
Delegates vote on 1YL |
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