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GRAWA: Improve representation of women in law -August2010
GRAWA presents its inaugural "On The Road" Series - a three part series of panel discussions on how to become a judge, a partner, and/or an elected official. Panelists will share their experiences and provide invaluable insights and tips.
1) The Road To A Judgeship The panel will include the following GRAWA Members: > Hon. Patricia Gallaher > Hon. Joan Kohout > Hon. Karen Morris > Hon. Thomas VanStrydonck
Please mail payments to: GRAWA 279 Castlebar Road Rochester, NY 14610
2) The Road To Nonjudicial Elected Positions (Legislators, School Board Members, County Clerk, District Attorney)
3) The Road To Partnership
Everyone is invited to GRAWA's New Member Reception!
Please join us in our tradition of welcoming our new members at the 2010 New Member Reception. Get to know new colleagues and reconnect with friends over tasty hors d'oeuvres and a glass of wine. Thank you to Nixon Peabody, LLP for hosting this event. If you park in the Clinton Square garage, please bring your parking stub to the 13th floor for validation.
Save the Date!
The YWCA will be having its fourth annual Empowering Women Luncheon on October 5th from 12:00 to 1:30pm at the Riverside Convention Center. The speaker this year will be Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle and Half-Broke Horses. Last year, GRAWA members attended and filled a table of ten. We have a table reserved for interested GRAWA members again this year. Tickets are $50. For more information, please email Julie Cook.
Please join us for an opportunity to meet the 2010 judicial candidates, educate yourself on their respective positions, ask questions, and make your concerns known.
Please mail payments to: Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys 279 Castlebar Road Rochester, NY 14610 Judicial Candidates Luncheon Flier
Save the Date!
Please join fellow GRAWA members for wine and cheese at People's Pottery for some good conversation and a unique holiday shopping experience. People's Pottery will donate 10% of the evening's proceeds to help support GRAWA and its programs.
YWCA is seeking to fill a position on its Board of Directors. The Board is comprised solely of women from the greater Rochester area. The link to the nomination form is provided below.
Department of Justice Solicitation Announcement for Private Counsel interested in entering into contracts with the Department to collect delinquent Federal debts in the Northern District of New York (Syracuse). If you have any questions regarding the RFP please call Melissa Kerns, Contracting Officer at 202-514-1957. Department of Justice Solicitation Link
The Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship Program is co-sponsored by the MCBA (through its Diversity Committee), the Rochester Black Bar Association (RBBA), and GRAWA. This program seeks to increase diversity int he legal profession in the Rochester area by attracting qualified first-year law students from historically under-represented groups within the legal profession, including racial and ethnic minorities, to work inpaid positions with Rochester area law firms and other legal employers. For more information click on the following links.
The GRAWA Diversity Committee and School Without Walls have partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester in a mentoring partnership that matches high school students who hope to become lawyers with GRAWA mentors who act as positive role models and provide experiences to enable students to achieve their academic and career goals. Mentors are expected to meet in person with their students twice a month and communicate with them by telephone and/or email twice a month. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Tiffany Lee at TLTilee@aol.com or call 585-766-7817.
The New York State Parent Education and Awareness Program (PEAP) is an initiative of Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, and Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, and Chaired by the Hon. Evelyn Frazee, a Supreme Court Justice of Rochester. Parent education is offered by certified providers to help separating or divorcing parents better understand the effects of their breakup on their children and to give them information and ideas about how to make the new family situation easier and more livable for themselves and their children. There are currently 51 certified providers with a presence in all 62 Counties in New York State. Please check the website at http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/parent-ed/ for a list of certified providers. The Programs are certified through our Office, and can then accept orders or referrals from the Family Courts or the Supreme Court matrimonial parts. Parents can self refer, lawyers can refer parents and agencies can refer them too. Please help spread the word.
Please do not forget to go through the GoodSearch site when shopping online. GRAWA receives a percentage of the purchase price, plus extra coupons! Information Flier Click on GoodSearch web site link below ...Select GRAWA as your Cause...Shop... and GoodSearch Donates! www.goodsearch.com
The current recycling program GRAWA participates in was suspended due to vendor issues. We have enrolled in a new program and are currently waiting new supplies. If you have current recycling bags, please discard them. A notice will be sent when the new supplies are available. Thank you for your support of GRAWA through this program.
VLSP is in need of pro bono attorneys for a variety of family law cases. Interested volunteers should contact Mary Beth Conway at 585-295-5707 or mconway@wmylc.com.
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