| 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
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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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If you require special accommodations
to fully participate in the meeting, contact Megan Sheets
at or
(312) 988-5629 |
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