Starbucks Corporation
Law & Corporate Affairs Department
2013-14 Diversity Mentorship Program

Starbucks Law & Corporate Affairs Department is pleased to announce the third year of the Starbucks Diversity Mentorship Program. This program will connect Starbucks in-house lawyers with private practice junior attorneys from diverse backgrounds in one-to-one mentorship relationships. Starbucks in-house lawyers are one of the most experienced and diverse groups of attorneys in the region, and are eager to share their insights into learning the practice of law, succeeding in law firm and other private practice environments, and for those who are interested, pursuing in-house career opportunities.

This program will foster direct, informal interactions over a one-year period to help diverse junior attorneys learn their craft and network in the local community of legal professionals and business leaders. The program is open to all lawyers in private practice in their first three years as an attorney, and who are members of one or more minority bar associations or diversity affinity groups.

If you are interested in applying, please submit a cover letter and resume to Kent Nordby at knordby@starbucks.com by Friday, June 21. In your cover letter, please identify your current area of practice (and your desired area, if different), your general interest in receiving mentoring, and the minority bar association(s) or affinity group(s) to which you belong. If you have any questions, you may contact Katina Thornock, co-chair of the Starbucks L&CA Diversity Committee, at kthornoc@starbucks.com.

Work-Life Balance Alternatives: Flexible Work Schedules

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When:

Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 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 HeatherColdwell@dwt.com. Please identify if you will attend in person in Seattle or if you will participate by phone.

Flexible work schedules offer moms one tool to balance the demands of our high-stakes profession with the needs of our families. Please join us for a lively conversation on what a flexible schedule is, how to set up a flexible schedule, how to manage one successfully, and how to return to a “standard” schedule.

Ronnie Spiegel is a Partner at Hagens Berman LLP where she has worked full-time since 2005. Her practice is focused on antitrust law, as well as overall complex litigation management. In 1994, upon graduating from law school, Ronnie worked as an associate at a Philadelphia law firm until the birth of her first child in 2000. Between 2000 and 2005, Ronnie took a hiatus from legal practice, had two more children, and focused entirely on being a stay-at-home mom. She came back to practice at Hagens Berman LLP in 2005 with a flexible work plan, and has evolved that plan over the years. Ronnie is also a former member of the MAMAS Board.

Jennifer Steele received her B.A. from Syracuse University and received her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law. Following law school, Jennifer clerked for Justice James Johnson at the Washington State Supreme Court before joining the Attorney General’s Office in 2006. At the AGO, Jennifer has developed an expertise in the Public Records Act and has advised the public records units of the Department of Licensing and the Employment Security Department and defended several PRA lawsuits. She currently works in the Consumer Protection Division’s Manufactured Housing Unit where she advises and represents the Manufactured Housing Dispute Resolution Program and brings actions against individuals and businesses for violations of the Consumer Protection Act. Outside of work, Jennifer enjoys playing with her two young children, running, and cooking.

Dana Tumenova is an Assistant Attorney General in the Labor and Industries Division in Seattle. Dana previously represented the Department of Social and Health Services Division for three years. Dana graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 2003. During her time at UW Law, she was an Associate Articles Editor of the Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal Editorial Board, where she published twice. Dana is originally from Kazakhstan, where she worked for US Agency for International Development. Dana is a mother of a 6.5 year old kindergartener.

Taryn Darling Hill practices in the areas of reorganization, insolvency, receivership, bankruptcy issues and related litigation, and consumer protection litigation. Taryn is a partner at boutique law firm Impact Law Group, where she continues to build her practice. Upon graduation from Seattle University School of Law, she began her litigation training at Williams Kastner and subsequently developed her bankruptcy practice at the bankruptcy boutique Crocker Law Group and its consumer firm Resolve Legal. Taryn is a member of several professional organizations. She is both a participating member and a board member of the William H. Dwyer Inns of Court, a professional organization comprised of judges, attorneys, and law professors; she is also an elected member of the King County Bar Association’s Creditor Debtor Section; the Vice-chair of the membership committee on the ABA’s Bankruptcy Subcommittee; and a volunteer for the King County Bar Association’s Debt Clinic. Taryn’s legal experience is further influenced by her professional experience before law school as a social worker and in various positions at local Amazon.com. But it is her role of working to obtain solutions to assist individuals, business owners, and businesses in moving toward greater financial sustainability that she has found most rewarding. In the free time that remains, Taryn is passionate about spending time with her family and friends and keeping one step ahead of her seven year old daughter. An avid skier, and lover of the outdoors, she is grateful for all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

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:

Garvey Schubert Barer

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

and Gold sponsors:

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

K&L Gates LLP

Microsoft Corporation

Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt

Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

What is your vision of equity in the legal profession? We want to know ... we need your voice and your vision!

And your opinion could be worth more than you think -- $1,000, to be precise.

Based on different backgrounds and experiences, everyone has a different view of equity and what it means to the profession.

To capture a range of those views, the ABA Task Force on Gender Equity is hosting a contest on Twitter to encourage the discussion and exchange of ideas on equity in the law. Participants will tweet and complete this sentence: "My vision of equity in the legal profession is . . . ."

To participate go to: http://aba.promo.eprize.com/virtualsymposium

** The virtual symposium closes June 30, 2013. **

Join the discussion to eliminate bias and enhance equity in the legal profession. Together, we can find a voice to advance change.

For more information on the ABA Task Force on Gender Equity, visit http://www.americanbar.org/GenderEquity.

Thank you - The ABA Task Force on Gender Equity

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), 18 YEARS AND OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Contest ends 6/30/13. For Official Rules and prize description, visit http://aba.promo.eprize.com/virtualsymposium/. Sponsor: American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654.

 Washington Leadership Institute /WLI  presents a networking opportunity to provide information to the fellows about the MBA's and encourage membership.  Presidents/Vice Presidents or elected representatives of MBAs are invited to attend on May 24, 2013  at Perkins Coie starting at 4:30 pm. 

Please send an email to Tracy Flood, WSBA Governor at Large with your name and title for RSVP by Friday April 12th.

Thinking about starting your own law firm?  Have you already formed your own practice?  Hear from women who have been there and done that.

The Road to Independence:  101 Women's Journeys to Starting Their Own Law Firms is a collection of 101 letters from women who have taken the courageous and difficult step of creating a law firm of their own, either as a solo or with others. For more information or to order this book, visit www.ambar.org/RoadToIndependence or call 800-285-2221 (product code 4920046).  Also available as an eBook! (product code 4920046EBK)

2013 Statewide Diversity Conference is scheduled for Friday, October 18th at the Seattle University School of Law.  The Chairs for the conference are seeking volunteers to assist in planning this important event.  If you are interested in serving on the planning committee,  please email Leesa Manion at Leesa.Manion@kingcounty.gov

DirectWomen is a program whose primary objective is to increase the number of women serving on the boards of US corporations.  The centerpiece of the DirectWomen initiative is the DirectWomen Board Institute, an annual two-day program providing an orientation and update on key issues facing current and future directors. The goal is to position an elite group of exceptional senior women lawyers for service as directors of major U.S. corporations.  To find out more, apply for a slot, or refer a candidate to be one of the approximately 20 women attorneys selected to attend this year's institute, please click here [link: http://directwomen.org/institute/].  All application materials must be received by June 30, 2013.

“From Diversity to Inclusion: Managing Legal Employment in a Changing Profession” SAVE THE DATE Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Davis Wright Tremaine's Seattle Office (View Map) CLE Credits and Ethics CLE Credit(s) Pending Cost: $125 USD per attendee Click Here to Pre-register for This Event Please join hosts Chief Justice Barbara Madsen with the Washington State Supreme Court, General Counsel Brad Smith with Microsoft, and other leaders in the legal community at the upcoming Managing Partners Summit hosted by the Initiative for Diversity. This Summit will provide you with resources to develop a successful diversity plan that will help you create a climate that encourages, supports and increases diversity in your workplace. You will receive specific recruiting and retention strategies and tools that have been proven effective in creating a diverse workforce. You will also learn what has and has not worked in environments similar to your own. Questions or Inquiries about Sponsorship Opportunities: Erica Chung Executive Director, Initiative for Diversity (206) 720-4996 or director@initiativefordiversitywa.org. Make sure you get a spot. Pre-register today. https://www.cvent.com/events/from-diversity-to-inclusion/registration-ad349fb5a85d482ca0ac5463b4ab3682.aspx

The Women’s Funding Alliance presents the Art of Dining on May 18th, 2013.  The WFA  works to empower women and girls and create change that will make our communities stronger.  

• Saturday, May 18, 2013, 6:30pm
  Registration and Cocktail Reception 6:30 - 7:30pm
  Dinner and Live Auction begins at 7:30pm
  Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
  860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 in Lake Union Park

 Complimentary valet parking for all Art of Dining guests.

For more info and to register.

WSBA Spring Diversity Stakeholder Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, 2013 from  1:30 -4:30 p.m. at the WSBA Offices, Suite 600, 1325 4th Avenue, Seattle.