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UPCOMING EVENTS

 


Tuesday, May 25, 2010

What: Reception honoring Iraqi attorney Sua'ad Abbas Salman Al-Lami with the MBA's Public Service Award from 3 to 6 PM

MAWL & MBA cordially invite you to a reception on May 25, 2010, honoring Iraqi attorney Sua'ad Abbas Salman Al-Lami with the MBA's Public Service Award for her work as a global leader in equal rights.  It will be held at The John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Square, Boston, Massachusetts from 3 to 6 PM.  Please  RSVP to MBA Membership & Events Coordinator Wendy Dyckman at wdyckman@massbar.org if you would like to attend this event. Sua'ad was voted 2008 Iraq Female Lawyer of the Year by the Iraq Women's Founation and in 2009 received the International Women of Courage Award from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama.  She is a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the University of Minnesota Law School and expects to complete her LLM in International Law in December 2010.


Thursday, June 10th, 2010

What:
Annual Business Meeting and Banquet
5:00 p.m. Cocktails/7:00 p.m. Dinner

We will honor Judge Angela M. Ordonez as our 2010 Distinguished Jurist, and present the M.A.W.L scholarship awards to deserving law students.

Where: University of Massachusetts Club
225 Franklin Street
33rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-287-3030
Directions

 Cost: It is $125/person for M.A.W.L. members and guests, and $100/person for Judges, court personnel & students.

Please R.S.V.P. to info@MAWL.org


RECENT AND PAST EVENTS

Thursday, April 29, 2010

What: "Remembering Celia" Cocktail Reception to recognize and remember Celia Weinstein, who dedicated so much of our time and energy to MAWL, and who we lost much to early on March 3, 2010.

When: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 5:30-7:30 pm

Where: The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Ave, Boston

Tickets: $45 per person

Donations to the MAWL Scholarship Foundation in Celia’s name will be presented at our annual banquet on June 10th.

Please R.S.V.P. by 4/22/10 to amh@margolis.com

Monday, March 8th, 2010 @6:00 p.m.

What: Demystifying the Judicial Nominating Process

Where: Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108-4977
617-573-8000
DIrections

 


January 12, 2010
What:
 Lawyers and the Media
WHAT EVERY LAWYER SHOULD KNOW

Where:  Social Law Library

Ellis Strategies, a strategic communication firm will present a multi-media presentation, including mock interviews with participants and a guide to best practices for media relations in high profile cases.  Topics to be addressed include: 

 * How to interact with reporters from print, broadcast and on-line media outlets while maintaining proper ethical standards

* Examples of how to generate successful stories, convey your message and use the media to your benefit

* How to avoid the tricks and traps reporters use


Dec. 2, 2009
What:  Annual Holiday Toast--
Join us for cocktails and hors d'hoeuvres as we celebrate the holidays and present the Carol DiMaiti Scholarship awards to deserving law students in the festively decorated College Club on Commonwealth Avenue
Cost: Tickets are $35 for MAWL members and students (in advance); and $40 for non-members, guests, and MAWL members at the door
Where: The College Club
www.thecollegeclubofboston.com


 November 4, 2009
Fashion Clinic conducted by wardrobe stylist, Susan Kanoff-- www.agreatnewlook.com
Where: Massimino's Cucina Italiana --207 Endicott St., Boston MA 02113.
Cost: $35/person for 3-course meal with choice of 3 entrees
Please R.S.V.P. by 10/30/09 to info@MAWL.org

September 15, 2009
Reception to Honor the Hon. Judith Dein for her recent elevation to Chief Magistrate. (Light refreshments will be served.)

June 11, 2009
MAWL's Annual Banquet, saluting as Distinguished Jurist, the Hon. Paula M. Carey, Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court, and presentation of Annual Scholarships. Keynote Speaker will be the Hon. Gail Garinger, the Commonwealth's first Child Advocate.

April 6, 2009
Elder Law Roundtable - A Discussion of Current Issues in Long-Term Care Planning. Presented by Lauren Marshall, J.D. & Patricia Christello, J.D., of Margolis & Bloom, LLP.

March 10, 2009
Financial Planning and Investing in Tough Economic Times. Presented by Jane Barney, Esq., CFP & Renee Kwok, CFP, both of TFC Financial Management.

February 18, 2009
Reception to Honor Probate Court Judge Mary Anne Sahagian.

February 5, 2009
Basic Rights: Denied (Ellen Chambers, MBA, Director of SPEDWatch, Inc. A comprehensive Seminar on the basic rights of students receiving or entitled to receive special ed services.)

January 14, 2009
Recession Proof Your Practice! (Speaker: Chris Bond, Partner & Executive V.P. of Next Level, Inc.)

December 11, 2008

Holiday Toast (with presentation of Carol DiMaiti Scholarship Award and Honoring certain court personnel.)

November 13, 2008
Divorce Financial Planning (presentation about this new area of certification)

October 29, 2008
Living in Balance (led by Paula Goudsmit, CPCC, ACC, a Certified Professional Coach who will take us through some thoughtful approaches to dealing with challenges that people in our profession face)

October 15, 2008
Immigration Law Roundtable (discussing recent trends)

October 2, 2008
Meet the President; Meet the Board

June 11, 2008
MAWL' s Annual Banquet including presentation of Distinguished Jurist Award to The Hon. Joyce London Alexander, United States Magistrate Judge, with Keynote Speaker Diane Patrick, Esq., and presentation of the MAWL scholarship awards.

March 19, 2008
Fundamentals of Financial Planning - seminar by Jane Barney, Esq., CFP, TFC Financial Management. (Co-sponsored with the Massachusetts Bar Association).

October 24, 2007

MAWL hosts reception to honor the Hon. Fernande Duffly, incoming President of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ).

September 17, 2007

MAWL hosts representatives from the Judicial Nominating Committee (JNC) to speak about the nomination process.  See Photos

June 13, 2007
MAWL's Annual Banquet, saluting as Distinguished Jurist, the Hon. Susan D. Ricci, Justice of the Worcester Probate & Family Court, & presentation of Annual Scholarships.  Keynote Speaker:  Adjunct Prof. Wendy Murphy, New England School of Law & CBS Legal Analyst.

December 14, 2006
MAWL's 17th Annual Holiday Toast honoring "Senior Partners for Justice", Hon. Edward M. Ginsburg, Founder and Director and its members; and Presentation of Carol DiMaiti Scholarship

June 1, 2006
MAWL Annual Business Meeting and Banquet Honoring the Hon. Bonnie H. Macleod-Mancuso as Distinguished Jurist

March 7, 2006
Lecture: Women of the Civil War with Charles P. Kindregan, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law for Research and Scholarship from Suffolk University Law School

 

 

 

 

 

 

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