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25 Affiliate 1 (1999-2000)

handle is hein.journals/aff25 and id is 1 raw text is: The FFi..ATE /M A Publication of the Young Lawyers Division Affiliate Outreach Project Volume 25 Number 1 September/October 1999 * http://www.abanet.org/yld Nevada's First 100: Honoring Empowered Women to Assist Those Disempowered by Domestic Violence By Christine Lebel T he date was July 22, 1893. On that day, just a little over 100 years ago, Laura Tilden became the first woman admitted to the State Bar of Nevada. The composition of the bar has changed immensely over the intervening century, until now, as we face the new mil- lennium, women constitute almost 50 percent of law school attendees. Tilden and the women who ChristineY. Lebel is an immediately followed her as associate editor of The full-fledged members of the Affiliate and practices law with Zevnik Horton State Bar of Nevada, represent- et al. in Los Angeles, ing classes from 1893 through California. 1979, will be honored at a fundraiser scheduled for this year's fall AOP meeting in Las Vegas. Honorees include Nevada At- torney General Frankie Sue del Papa Words to Live By Nevada's First 100 Share Their Thoughts: You make a living by what you get, you make a life by wh Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue (Quoting Winst Wise women learn more from fools than fools learn fror Assistant U.S. Attorney Shiri Too busy to have words to live by. I have two teenagers to the full time practice of law. Trying to balance these ments has been my biggest challenge. Susan Williar (class of 1974) and Nevada's first female Supreme Court justice, Miriam Shearing (class of 1969). The oldest living honoree will be Sallie R. Springmeyer, who became a mem- ber of the bar in 1936. A comprehensive program, includ- ing photographs, will detail the lives and careers of each of the honorees for whom a biography can be constructed. This gala charity event will benefit SafeNest, Nevada's largest domestic crisis center and one of its top ten non- profit charitable organizations, according to the Las Ve- gas Business Press. SafeNest operates Las Vegas' only twenty-four hour shelter specifically for domestic vio- lence victims and their children. In addition to the emergency shelter, other services provided by SafeNest include marriage and family counseling, employment counseling, drug/alcohol abuse counseling, protection order advocacy at family court, a twenty-four hour crisis hotline, and public outreach and education, such as par- enting training and dating violence prevention pro- grams. The agency was established in 1977 and has since served over 100,000 men, women, and children with the hope of helping them achieve a violence-free life. SafeNest requires approximately an additional $200,000 to expand its Las Vegas fa- cilities to serve the diverse needs of domestic violence victims and pro- vide them with the tools of their own empowerment. The new millenni- um, after all, should be full of the same promise for victims of domes- tic violence that it holds for women in the legal profession because of the hat you give. efforts of those who went before ?del Papa, '74 them. ton Churchill) The event, including cocktails, banquet, keynote address, and silent m the wise. auction, is scheduled to take place ley Smith, '74 beginning at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of Thursday, October 21 at in addition Chinois Restaurant in Caesar's two commit- Palace. Wolfgang Puck himself is scheduled to attend. Other sponsors ms Scann, '77 include a diverse coalition: the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, the ABA Commission on Women, the Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence Civil Law Institute The ABA Young Lawyers Division and the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence plan to host a comprehensive two-day domestic violence civil law seminar in Washington, D.C., on May 11 and 12, 2000. Featuring dynamic trainers who are experts on domestic violence and civil law, the seminar will provide a wonderful and unique opportunity for attorneys in civil prac- tice to obtain practical information about the representation of victims of domestic violence within the civil law arena. The seminar is designed to sensitize all civil law attorneys to the prevalence of domestic vio- lence and to its impact on the attorney's prac- tice. The first day's programming will provide a primer on avenues of obtaining meaningful civil redress for victims of domestic violence and will focus on expanding civil legal assistance for vic- tims of domestic violence. The program's sec- ond day will provide more advanced training on practice issues. Approximately seven hours of continuing legal education credit will be provid- ed on the first day and approximately six hours on the second day. Watch future issues of The Affiliate for more information on this important ABA Civil Law Institute. Clark County Bar Association, and the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys. Donations are being sought from local bar associa- tions, law firms, and other interested persons and orga- nizations. Interested donors and others may direct inquiries about the project to Stacie Brown at 702/733- 7195. Donations may be made payable to the Fund for Justice and Education, ABAIYLD, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Please include a notation that your donation is specifically for the SafeNest pro- ject so that the ABA can track its fundraising goal and ensure the funds are directed appropriately. El ThankYou, YLD! Highlighting Award-Winning Programs of YLD Affiliates By A. Matt Pesnell Virginia Domestic Violence Project n 1998, when the ABA launched its awareness cam- paign, Domestic Violence: It's Everybody's Business, the Virginia Young Lawyers took up the cause. The Vir- ginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, in con- junction with the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Council (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Virginia Young Lawyers), developed the Virginia Domestic Violence Project. This ground-breaking program was established with two primary goals in mind: to educate vic- tims and survivors of domestic violence about how to physically A. Matt Pesnell is an and legally protect themselves assistant editor of The from further abuse, and to train Affiliate and practices law with Phelps Dunbar, lawyers to provide free assis- L.L.P., in Jackson, tance to these victims. Mississippi. To accomplish these goals, the Virginia Young Lawyers cre- ated a diverse coalition of bar associations, public interest groups, businesses, law enforcement agencies, and reli- gious organizations. Led by the Virginia Young Lawyers, this coalition transformed the ABAs domestic violence awareness initiative into a concrete plan of action. They carried out their plan masterfully. So much so, that in de- veloping and implementing the Virginia Domestic Vio- lence Safety Project, the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference received a second place Award of Achievement from the American Bar Association. How They Did It The Virginia Domestic Violence Safety Project has three main components: A Safety Brochure. The Virginia Young Lawyers tai- lored an existing ABA brochure to include statistics and information specific to Virginia. Various corporations and public service organizations distributed the safety brochures, which provided tips on how potential domes- tic violence victims should respond in emergency situa- tions and how victims can protect themselves at home and in the workplace. The safety brochure also contained domestic violence hotline information. A LegalPamphlet. The Virginia Young Lawyers creat- ed and distributed a legal pamphlet that contained infor- mation about criminal and civil remedies available to domestic violence victims; a how-to guide to obtaining a protective order; and basic information on divorce, child support, and child custody issues. The legal pamphlet also provided numbers for domestic violence centers as well as lawyer referral services. They secured funding for printing both of the brochures through grants. Attorney Education and TRaining. The Virginia Young Lawyers also developed and implemented a training pro- gram for lawyers across the state on how to provide free legal services to victims of domestic violence and how to recognize the signs of domestic abuse in their clients and communities. The legal training was funded primarily through the Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Di- vision budget. Law firms and corporations were asked to volunteer conference space, free of charge, to conduct continued on page 2 Each year, medical expenses from domestic violence total at least $3 to $5 billion. Businesses forfeit another $100 million in lost wages, sick leave, absenteeism, and non-productivity. (Domestic Violence for Health Care Providers, 3rd Edition, Colorado Domestic Violence Coalition, 1991.)

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