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1999 Women's Bar Association Newsletter 1 (1999)

handle is hein.peggy/wbanewsl0033 and id is 1 raw text is: INCORPORATED 1917 T H V',-M EN'S JANUARY 1999 BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THE WBA CO-SPONSORS PROGRAMS AT THE DC BAR WINTER CONVENTION The. WIA will cohost two programs at the DC Bar Winter Convention on Tuesday, March 2. Both programs are scheduled as free membership forums and will address topics related to the future of the legal profession and its role in addressing societal issues. Unfinished Business: Changing The Faces In The Legal System For Equal Justice In The Next Millennium is spon- sored by the WBA with the Greater Washington Area Chapter, Women 's Division, National Bar Association (GWAC), the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington Area (APABA), tCe DC Bar's Cois, Lawyers and the Adminis tration of Justice section, and the Hispanic Bar Association of )C. The forum will feature Frank Wu, Associate Professor, -wardUniversity School of l aw; tNe Honorable Annice Wag- W-r, (hief Judge, D( (ourt of Appeals; the Honorable Gladys Kessler, lU.S. District Court; Hiram Puig-Lugo, US Departme it o Justice, Civil Rights Division; Marisa iemeo, Regional Counsel, Mexican-American iegal Defeinse and Education Fund, and Matthew Alpern, Public Defender Service. The panel will engage in a dialogue about the intersection of race, gender, and ethnicity and the administration of justice in America and how the legal community can address these issues and increase public confidence in equal justice under the law as WELCOME D.C.'S NEW JUDGES AT THE 1999 WBA JUDICIAL RECEPTION Save the evening of Thursday, February 25 for the WBAs riennial Judicial Reception. All udges f rom the local and tcd eral courts in Washington, DC will be the WBA's guests with a special welcome fo~r the judges appointed sice th~e last reception ii February 1996 Prior to thie reception, the WBA is planning a panel discussion on a topic geared to the ieeds of attorneys practicing in the local courts. (Check upcoming newettrs I or more inforiation about the Juidicial Reccpiion arid how to nmake your reservat ios. Th Judi.icial Endorsemcnts Coimmittec is now seeking vohmi- , rs to help with tundraisin, p anning and staffing tie icception. 'lyoul are interestedI in voln teering, please contact ilcidi Sorcnsemi, Co(Chai of the Judicial Endorsemecnts C omittee we approach a new centur. The program will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The second forum, Redefining the Life of a Lawyer will discuss the need for change in the culture of the legal profession in order to promote more balance between professional and per- sonal life, Andrew Marks, DC Bar President, will moderate the panel which will feature Joan Williams, Professor, American I niversity and co-director of the Gender, Work and Family Pro- ject; Deborah Cohen, Senior Trademark Administrator, Patent and lradeinark Office; Michael Nannes, Deputy Managing Pait- nei, Dickstein, Shapiro, Oshinsky & Morin. LLP; Susan Holick of Fannie Mae; and Peter Short of Deloitte & Touche. The pro- gram will take place from 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m For more inlomination on the Unfinished Business program, call Pat Apfelbaun (703) 241-8688. For more information on the Redefining The Life Of A Lawyer program, call Cynthia Calvert (202) 833-5113. For registration informaation, please see Thc Washington Lawyer or contact the DC Bar at (20 2) 737- 4700, ext. 201 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - HOW CAN THE WBA BE MORE RELEVANT? All members, both new and old, are invited to attend a very important General Membership Meeting on Thurs- day, February 11 at 6:30 pm. at the offices of McKenna & Cuneo, 19(X) K Street, NW, Relate your experiences with the WBA (both good and bad). Is the WBA still a relevant organizafion? What can we do to make it more relevant and helpful for its members? Do women lawyers still need their own tar association? What barriers, subtle and otherwise, remain for women in the legal profession? We need your involvement and your feedback! During the meeting, we plan to break out into smaller focus groups, with WBA Board members as moderators, to discuss these and many other mportant topics, If you have any ideas for discussion topics, please submit them to Jackie Pumnpaly, Executive Director, by mail or by fax (202) 639 8889. We strongly urge every WBA member to attend. 1 Digitized from Best Copy Available

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