I wanted to make sure you received an invitation to our panel and reception taking place on November 17th.  Titled “Serving Justice Through Diversity,” the panel  promises to be a great discussion on the interplay between diversity, the judiciary, and justice. We will be joined by Justice Debra Stephens, Justice Steven Gonzalez and Mr. Ron Ward as panelists and our Executive Director, Barbara Arnwine, will be serving as moderator.

Do you know an outstanding woman lawyer who has achieved profe ssional excellence in her field and has paved the way to success for other women lawyers?

The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession is seeking nominations for the 25th Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards. These awards will be presented at a luncheon on Sunday, August 2, 2015, during the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Submit your nomination

 The deadline to submit the nomination form and supporting materials is the close of business on Monday, December 1, 2014.

If you have nominated someone previously and want to nominate her again for 2015, please submit (1) the nomination form (2) the award criteria narrative, and (3) a current resume. With respect to articles and letters previously submitted, contact April Hasson at 312-988-5668 or brentaward@americanbar.org.
 

The National Conference of Women's Bar Associations is currently seeking nominations from our member organizations of individuals interested in serving on their Membership Committee and Judicial Endorsements/Nominations Committee.  For a list of member organizations, click here: http://ncwba.org/members/ . This is a wonderful opportunity to promote a member from your organization to actively participate on an NCWBA committee. If appointed to the Membership Committee, your candidate will have a voice in identifying what member organizations want and need from the NCWBA, while Judicial Endorsements/Nominations Committee members will provide insight on judicial nominations and will be involved in the further promotion of women on the bench.  If you or someone from your organization is interested in joining one of these committees, please contact our Board/Officer Nominating Committee Chair, Katherine Brown, at (603)970-7592 or katherine.brown@libertymutual.com for more information.  Nominations are due by Monday, December 1, 2014!

I’m writing to tell you of a CLE opportunity that may interest your members. Washington State Coalition for Language Access is holding its 9^th annual Summit, “Got Language Access: Culture, Collaboration, and Solutions" this Friday and Saturday, and we finally learned it is approved for 10.5 CLE credits (6 on Friday and 4.5 on Saturday). For a $125 registration fee, that’s quite a deal. The Summit will be held in SeaTac at the Hilton Seattle Airport Hotel and Conference Center.

 

Attendees will learn about language access services, share ideas and resources, and brainstorm collaborative ways to meet the needs of limited-English proficient and Deaf individuals accessing programs and services around the State of Washington. The Summit program is attached.

 

Some notable speakers will be: Keynote Speaker Washington Supreme Court Justice Steve González, guest speakers Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu, Mr. Linh Thai from Congressman Adam Smith's office, Senator Karen Keiser, Representative Cindy Ryu, and Representative Luis Moscoso. This Summit is particularly poignant as we mark the celebration of 50 years since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by reflecting on past achievements and looking forward to the next 50 years of progress! 

 

Online registration: http://wasclasummit2014.brownpapertickets.com.

 

On behalf of the WASCLA board of directors, I would appreciate it if you would share this with your membership. Thank you!

 

About the Washington State Coalition for Language Access: WASCLA is an education and advocacy organization whose mission is to eliminate language barriers that prevent Washingtonians from accessing essential services. Our scope of work includes identifying needs and seeking solutions to assure effective language access services in all areas, including healthcare, through collaborative efforts between policy makers, advocates, interpreters, translators, service providers, and community members. 

 

About the OnRamp Fellowship

Participating Law Firms – 2014 Expanded Pilot Program

(*Founding Supporters)

Akerman	Blank Rome	Fenwick & West	Hogan Lovells*	Sidley Austin*
Baker Botts*	Cooley*	Fish & Richardson	Jenner & Block	Orrick
Baker Donelson	Crowell & Moring	Fried Frank	K&L Gates	White & Case

Program Eligibility

Women’s Business Exchange (www.wbex.org)

Annual Dinner Networking Event

September 11, 2014

5:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Women’s University Club

Non-members early registration $95  Members early registration $85.  Call Elaine at 206-696-1506 if you have any questions.

 

“Restoring our City, Restoring Connections, Restoring Ourselves”

Featuring Andrea Brenneke, Director of Restorative Justice for the City of Seattle 

Restorative Justice. Restorative Practices. Communities can come together to repair harm, heal, and restore balance after painful conflict or crime occurs.  During our annual evening gala and celebration, Andrea Brenneke will inspire us to be part of an emerging network embracing this transformative practice in Seattle/King County and beyond.  Evolving with humanity, many Restorative Practices, such as Justice Circles, have deep roots in indigenous cultures and traditions.  Finding revival today, they offer a positive alternative to punitive justice and result in safer, more equitable, empowered, and resilient communities.  When people and relationships are violated, resolution is found in understanding and accountability versus blame and punishment. It is a process of healing and empowerment.

Join us on a powerful day of remembrance and WBE’s big night out, September 11, as we learn how to be involved in the Restorative Justice movement.  We will explore how Restorative Practices and principles can help us deepen our own relationships and resiliency when faced with interpersonal conflicts or the most tragic of crimes.   

Andrea brings to this work twenty years of experience as a civil rights and employment lawyer with MacDonald Hoague & Bayless in Seattle (1992-2013).  Andrea’s education includes: Harvard Law School, J.D. cum laude, 1992; University of Washington, BA with Honors and Distinction in Political Science, cum laude, 1988.  Andrea’s public service includes a long history of engagement and grassroots involvement in her community and she is a graduate of Leadership Tomorrow (2000). She served on the Washington State Bar Association’s Board of Governors, the board and legal committee of Legal Voice (formerly the Northwest Women’s Law Center), and Chaired the King County Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division. She served for many years as an Amicus Committee member of the Washington Employment Lawyers Association and has been a long time Eagle supporter of the Washington Association of Justice (formerly WSTLA).  She is a former board member of the Compassionate Action Network, Intl (now Charter for Compassion, Int’l).

How To Not Get Sick:

Keeping the Immune System Strong in a High Performance Workplace

 

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When:

Tuesday, September 9th, 2014, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

Where: 

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 Third Ave., Floor 22, Seattle, WA 98101

 

RSVP:  through Big Tent (preferred if you are a MAMAS member) or by email to brownbags@mamaseattle.org.  Please identify if you will attend in person in Seattle or if you will participate by phone.

 

Did you know that building a strong immune system is not just about eating well and getting enough rest? It’s also about food intolerances, environmental toxins and stress, as well as about antibiotics and your social interactions. In this talk, you will learn easy steps you can take to build a Super Immunityundefinedthe kind that can fight the common cold as well as more serious diseases.  Come join us and our speaker Laren Watson to find out more!

 

Laren Watson - Laren Watson is a Board Certified Holistic Health Coach and Stage IV Cancer Survivor. Having discovered she had a dairy allergy in her 40’s, she cleaned up her diet and reaped the benefits of figuring out what foods her body liked, only to discover four years later that the stress on her immune system all those years had potentially allowed for a rare type of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma to grow undetected. She has spent the past year ridding her body of cancer and is passionate about sharing all that she has learned as a health coach and cancer survivor. She strongly believes that it is not only nutritious food but a healthy lifestyle that creates a balanced, healthy bodyundefinedone that will thrive in today’s high stress culture. She speaks at corporations, has individual coaching clients, and has published numerous articles on various wellness websites. She can be reached by email at laren@eatingwell-livingwell or through her website at www.eatingwell-livingwell.com.

  

We encourage you to attend our brown bag meeting in person to facilitate both networking and a lively discussion. 

 

Please bring your lunch and join us for this presentation, and meet fellow MAMAS members!  Cookies will be provided. 

 

For those who cannot attend in person, we offer the option to participate by phone.

Call in #: 888-757-0729; Passcode: 1396142354#

 

When attending via telephone, please use your mute button to prevent background noise, but do not place the call on hold.  Some firms have hold music, which is disruptive to the presentation.  If you need to leave the call briefly, please hang up and call back in when you are able.

 

MAMAS would also like to thank our

 

Platinum sponsors:

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

 

and Gold sponsors:

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Evolver Legal Services

K&L Gates LLP

Microsoft Corporation

Perkins Coie LLP

Summit Law Group PLLC

Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

 

www.MAMASeattle.org 

Join the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession for its 24th Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards Luncheon honoring Nancy Gertner, Anastasia D. Kelly, Allie B. Latimer, Kathryn Doi Todd, and Marissa C. Wesely.

The luncheon will be held on Sunday, August 10, 2014, from 12:00 noon-2:00 p.m. in Boston, Massachusetts during the ABA Annual Meeting.

To view the invitation, visit http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/women/brent_invitation2014.pdf

The ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, established in 1991, honors outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence in their area of specialty and have actively paved the way to success for others.

Order tickets/tables at http://www.ambar.org/brentawards. Individual tickets cost $110 if purchased on or before June 16th, $135 if purchased after that date. Reserved tables seating 10 are available for $1,750. Table placement will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve a table, contact Barbara Leff at 312-988-5692 or email Barbara.Leff@americanbar.org.

Purchase a tribute page at http://www.ambar.org/brentawards. Purchase a tribute page in the Commission's luncheon commemorative book, and honor worthy, talented, and trailblazing women lawyers. - Deadline extended to Friday, June 13th

Support opportunities also are available at http://www.ambar.org/brentawards. - Deadline extended to Friday, June 13th

Our 2014 honorees:

-- Honorable Nancy Gertner; Harvard Law School and Judge (Retired); U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; Cambridge, MA
-- Anastasia D. Kelly; Co-Managing Partner Americas; DLA Piper; Washington, DC
-- Allie B. Latimer; Former General Counsel; General Services Administration; Washington, DC
-- Honorable Kathryn Doi Todd; Associate Justice (Retired); California Court of Appeal, Second District; Los Angeles, CA
-- Marissa C. Wesely; Of Counsel; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; New York, NY

Learn more about the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession at http://www.americanbar.org/groups/women.

Thank you - the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

CELEBRATION FOR JUSTICE YU
The appointment of Justice Yu by Governor Inslee is a historic moment for our diverse communities. Please join us as we spend an evening socializing and honoring Justice Yu. Wednesday July 23, 2014 5:30pm O’Asian Kitchen 800 5th Avenue Seattle, WA. Please RSVP: lindarami3@gmail.com.  Appetizers and Drinks Provided.  Validated parking for attendees.