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NCWBA Member Organizations

Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association

Alabama State Bar Women's Section 

Arizona Women Lawyers Association 

California Women Lawyers 

Lawyers Club of San Diego 

Queen's Bench Bar Association 

Women Lawyers of Alameda County

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles 

Colorado Women's Bar Association 

Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia

Florida Association for Women Lawyers 

Broward County Women Lawyers Association 

Georgia Association for Women Lawyers 

Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys 

Hawaii Women Lawyers 

Women's Bar Association of Illinois

Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys

Polk County Women Attorneys 

Women Lawyers Association of Jefferson County (Kentucky) 

Association for Women Attorneys (New Orleans)

Maine State Bar Association Women Lawyers Section 

Women's Bar Association of Maryland 

Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts 

Women Lawyers Association of Michigan 

Minnesota Women Lawyers 

Mississippi Women Lawyers Association 

Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City 

New Hampshire Women's Bar Association 

New Mexico Women's Bar Association

Women's Bar Association of the State of New York 

New York Women's Bar Association 

North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys 

Oregon Women Lawyers 

Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation 

Rhode Island Women's Bar Association 

South Carolina Women Lawyers Association 

Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women 

Texas Women Lawyers Dallas Women Lawyers Association

El Paso Women's Bar Association 

Washington Women 

Lawyers 

Association for Women Lawyers 

Military Spouse JD Network

Canadian Bar Association Women Lawyers Forum 

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2015-2016 NCWBA Officers and Board


 
President
Katherine Brown

Dover, NH

President-Elect
Amanda Green Alexander
Jackson, MS

Vice President-Fundraising and Strategic Partnering
Robin Bresky
Boca Raton, FL 
Vice President-Membership
Barbara L. Harris Chiang
San Francisco, CA  
Vice President-Finance 
Monica Parham
Washington, DC
Secretary
Celia J.Collins
Mobile, AL 
Treasurer
Nicolette Zachary
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Immediate Past President
Lauren Tucker McCubbin
Kansas City, MO

ABA Delegate
Marjorie O'Connell
Washington, DC
 
Board

Teresa M. Beck
San Diego, CA
Misty Blair
Houston, TX
Robin Bresky
Boca Raton, FL
Elizabeth Bryson
New York, NY

Jeanne Marie Clavere

Seattle, WA

Leigh-Ann Patterson Durant
Rockland, MA
Patricia M. Jarzobski

Denver CO
Christina A. Jump
Dallas, TX

Maria L. Kreiter

Milwaukee, WI 

Kathleen M. McDowell

Los Angeles, CA

Sharon R. Nowakowski

Chicago, IL
Suzanne Prysak
Chicago, IL
Eliza M. Rodrigues
San Francisco, CA
Patricia M. Scaglia
Independence, MO
Breia L. Schleuss
Minneapolis, MN
Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour
Atlanta, GA 
Laura Caldera Taylor
Portland, OR
Shiloh Theberge
Portland, ME
Diana Theos
Glendale, AZ
Melissa K. Walker
Raleigh, NC 
Angel Zimmerman
Topeka, KS
 
Executive Director
S. Diane Rynerson
Portland, OR
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April 2016 

Invitation to Join the NCWBA Board
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Would you like your women's bar group to get more involved nationally? The National Conference of Women's Bar Associations is currently accepting applications for board openings for the two-year term beginning August 5, 2016. Board members are nominated by their member bar association and agree to participate in three in-person meetings a year, as well as in committee work. For more information and a downloadable application form, click here. Completed nomination forms should be sent to [email protected] no later than May 12. Final selection of nominees will be made by the NCWBA Nominating Committee and presented as a slate for election at the August Women's Bar Leadership Summit in San Francisco. Questions? Ask us.
Chicago 2015 Board Meeting


Women's Bar Leadership Summit
Plan now to come to San Francisco for our full-day Women's Bar Leadership Summit, which will take place on Friday, August 5. This year's theme is
Advancing Change through Innovative Collaboration. Summit sessions will be held at the Bar Association of San Francisco. Our Awards Luncheon will once again take place in the memorable setting of the City Club of San Francisco, which is a short walk from the Bar Association. At the luncheon, associations which have created notable programs will be honored. 
The 2016 Public Service Award winner is Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys for their Youth Summit on Social Justice Issues. Lawyers Club of San Diego is the recipient of an Honorable Mention in this category for their Human Trafficking Task Force
The winner of our 2016 Outstanding Member Program Award is California Women Lawyers for their program, Elect to Run. The Military Spouse JD Network is the recipient of an Honorable Mention for Justice for Military Families. Registration for the Summit is now open.


A small block of rooms has been reserved at the Omni San Francisco at the conference rate of $299 plus tax. To get this rate, you must book early and use this link. Not sure if you are the right person to attend the Summit? Click here for more information.
Nancy E. O'Malley
One of the featured speakers at our Women's Bar Leadership Summit will be Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley. She is known nationally for her work on initiatives on violence against women. She is also a dedicated leader of the women's bar, having served as president of California Women Lawyers. We are delighted that she will be recognized this year as one of the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement. 
Margaret Brent Award
American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award Luncheon, Sunday, August 7, Noon - 2:00 pm
Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco
Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.


Congratulations to this year's honorees:
  • Ginger Ehn Lew; Managing Director and General Counsel; Cube Hydro Partners LLC; Bethesda, MD
  • Roberta D. Liebenberg; Senior Partner; Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C.; Philadelphia, PA
  • Nancy E. O'Malley; District Attorney; Alameda County District Attorney's Office; Oakland, CA
  • Judith W. Rogers; Circuit Judge; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Washington, DC
  • Judith A. Scott; General Counsel, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Senior Partner, James & Hoffman, P.C.; Washington, DC
Food from the Bar
Food From the Bar campaigns have now become a tradition for more than five years in many communities across the US.   The NCWBA has assumed a leadership role in launching Food from the Bar campaigns in Washington, DC, Sacramento, and San Diego and in encouraging members of the legal community to participate.
 
Most Food from the Bar campaigns occur in May, when the wave of year-end giving has subsided just as children are released from school (and meal programs) for summer break.  Children's backpack and other programs stabilize the food situation for thousands of families with fresh, nutritious ingredients.  Seniors and others at-risk of hunger also benefit from generous donations.
 
Participants in Food from the Bar campaigns participate in a variety of fun, light-hearted activities raising money to benefit the local regional food banks.   Besides food and money contributions, participants often give their time and energy in volunteer shifts where they will sort and pack food for distribution to families, community pantries and other institutions.   This year, for example, the Los Angeles Food from the Bar campaign is having a special Super Saturday Bar Association/Family Volunteer Day on May 14th, where members of any local bar association are invited to volunteer and bring their friends and family members. Here's a link to information about the campaign in Kansas City and Topeka.
 
We invite your legal community to participate in the manner that best suits you or to start a Food from the Bar campaign in your city.   So many of us have a friend or loved one who has been the beneficiary of a food bank or community pantry. Many of us have personal histories that include times of need. Food from the Bar  is an opportunity to help people in our community get to the point where need is just a memory. Need more ideas? Click here. And let us know about the Food from the Bar in your communities.
US Supreme Court Vacancy--Up or Down Vote Needed on Judge Garland
The National Conference of Women's Bar Associations has joined in urging the Senate Judiciary Committee leadership to take action on the pending nomination of Judge Merrick Garland. To read the letter and to learn what you can do to encourage action by the senators to fill this important vacancy, click here
It's Not Too Late To Become a Member
Thank you to all who have already sent in their dues for 2016. The organizations which have paid 2016 dues are listed in the left margin of this newsletter. Our membership year runs with the calendar year, which means that this is the right time to send in your organization's membership dues for 2016. Dues for 2016 have not increased, and are based on your organization's membership numbers. We rely on your membership dues and active participation in order to strengthen women's bar groups throughout North America. Click here to download a membership form to send in with your dues check. If you prefer to pay by debit or credit card, click here.
Women Lawyers News
Remember to check Women Lawyers News for articles and unique tools to make practicing law just that much easier.
NCWBA Listserves
The NCWBA maintains three separate listserves. Presidents and Presidents-Elect of our member associations are eligible for our Presidents Circle listserve.  Executive Directors and those who take on primary administrative tasks for member organizations which do not have paid staff are eligible for our Executive Directors listserve. Anyone involved with women's bar associations as a leader or member may opt to join our NCWBA listserve on Yahoo Groups.  This is an interactive list which is a great resource for referral requests, job announcements and other matters of interest to women's bar associations. To join this list, send us an e-mail with your name and the e-mail which you wish to use, describing your involvement in a women's bar association. Let us know if you know of people who wish to be added to any of our lists.
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