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2006 November Women's Bar Association Administrative Records, 2006 [1] (2006)

handle is hein.peggy/wbaadrc0006 and id is 1 raw text is: legal beat By Julie Reynolds and Kathryn Alfisi Women's Bar Honors Advocates of Diversity At its annual Stars of the Bar fall net- working reception on September 19, the Women's Bar Association (WBA) of the District of Columbia honored five attor- neys for their commitment to the ad- vancement and retention of women in the legal profession. The honorees included Cynthia Thomas Calvert, codirector of the Project for Attorney Retention (PAR) and deputy director and general counsel of the Center for WorkLife Law at the Univer- sity of California Hastings College of Law; Karen Lockwood, a partner at Howrey LLP; Michael Nannes, chair of Dickstein Shapiro LLP; Karen Popp, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP; and James Sandman, D.C. Bar president and senior partner at Arnold & Porter LLP. They were introduced by WBA President Tracy-Gene Durkin, a director at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. Calvert's leadership has raised PAR's stature from its modest beginning in 2000 to a leading resource for law firms and in-house legal departments. Calvert has also worked particularly on behalf of women lawyers in the District, organiz- ing the WBA's first program on work-life balance in 1998. Lockwood, as immediate past presi- dent of the WBA, was recognized for her leadership in the association's Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women in the Legal Profession. That lecture series culminated in a report is- sued in May on such issues as why women make up only 18 percent of law firm partners and what firms can do to stem the departure of women from the practice of law. Nannes was honored for his efforts within his firm to develop creative solu- tions to the needs of all attorneys, in- cluding women, to ease tension between their personal and professional lives. In 2002 the National Association of Women Lawyers gave Dickstein Shapiro its President's Award for the News and Notes on the D.C. Bar Legal Community firm's support of women attorneys. This tribute resulted from Nannes's acknowl- edged leadership, which also led to his being the first man named a WBA Star of the Bar. Popp has spearheaded her firm's ef- forts to create a more inclusive environ- ment for women attorneys. She helped organize Sidley Austin's Women's Com- mittee and led the development of ways to recruit, promote, and retain more women attorneys, such as providing mentoring opportunities and redesigning the firm's reduced-hours policy. Sandman was distinguished for his commitment to equitable and flexible working solutions for all attorneys and for putting those beliefs into practice. While he was managing partner at Arnold & Porter, the firm made Working Mother magazine's annual list of 100 Best Employers for six years. Our stars serve as inspiration to all of us as we continue to focus on the impor- tant issues that prevent women from being equal participants in the legal com- munity, said Durkin. -JR. D.C. Council Appropriates $3.2 Million for Legal Services The Council of the District of Columbia has included $3.2 million for public legal services in its budget for the fiscal year On September 19 the Women's Bar Associa- tion presented awards to (from left) Karen Popp, Karen Lock- wood, James Sand- man, Michael Nannes, and Cynthia Thomas Calvert for their com- mitment to the ad- vancement and reten- tion of women in the legal profession. that began on October 1. As recom- mended by the District of Columbia Ac- cess to Justice Commission, the appro- priation is earmarked for civil legal service providers working with poor and underserved District residents. The funding, which will be adminis- tered by the District of Columbia Bar Foundation, has been designated for projects in four different areas. These in- clude providing access to legal services in neglected areas of the District, creating a shared legal interpreter bank for all ser- vice providers to draw on when assisting non-English-proficient clients, and of- fering more legal services in housing-re- lated matters. A portion of the funds will also be used for student loan repayment assistance for lawyers employed by legal service providers under the terms speci- fied by the District of Columbia Poverty Lawyer Loan Assistance Repayment Program Act of 2006. Created in December 2004 by order of the D.C. Court of Appeals, the Access to Justice Commission raises awareness of the need for availability ofjustice for all. It was specifically tasked with ensur- ing access to high-quality legal assistance for low- and moderate-income D.C. res- idents, who have traditionally had greater difficulty taking advantage of the civil justice system. 12 WASHINGTON LAWYER * NOVEMBER 2006

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