Sentences with phrase «american women attorneys»

A network of African - American women attorneys dedicated to the professional development of its members

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Gillian Thomas, senior staff attorney at American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, says that in order to create safer spaces for women, individuals in leadership positions must do a better job of setting a good exaWomen's Rights Project, says that in order to create safer spaces for women, individuals in leadership positions must do a better job of setting a good exawomen, individuals in leadership positions must do a better job of setting a good example.

Before reporting an incident of sexual harassment to a higher authority, Gillian Thomas, who is a senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, says it's always best to speak with the person affected by the incident first.

Janet Reno, the Attorney General of the United States at the time, authorized and ordered the use of UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES, WITH THEIR MILITARY ASSUALT ARMAMENT, to MURDER seventy - six American men, women and children in their own home in the U.S.....

The conference runs through the end of the day Saturday and features such other speakers as Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian - American woman in the House, and activist attorney Zephyr Teachout.

If elected, James would not only be the first African - American attorney general in New York state history, but also the first woman to be elected to the position.

«And because she will be the first African - American woman to lead the Department of Justice, this is a historic day for the United States, and I am proud to call Ms. Lynch our next Attorney General.»

So when this tweet surfaced on Paladino's Twitter account Wednesday morning referencing United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch, an African - American woman...

(CNN)- In a new ad, New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino accused Democratic candidate and state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of excluding «the only African - American candidate, the only woman candidate and the Green Party candidate,» from the gubernatorial race and challenged Cuomo to «come out and debate like a man.»

Maria Athens: As the first women with Greek origins positioned as Nassau County's Acting District Attorney, what is your advice to the new generation of Greek - Americans?

And because she will be the first African - American woman to lead the Department of Justice, this is a historic day for the United States, and I am proud to call Ms. Lynch our next Attorney General,» he said.

Chadwick Boseman, Hollywood's go - to guy for playing important Black Americans, adds another icon to his gallery: NAACP attorney and future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall, a New Yorker dispatched to Bridgeport, Connecticut, to defend a black man, Joseph Spell (Sterling K. Brown), who stands accused of the rape and attempted murder of a white society woman, Eleanor Strubing (Kate Hudson).

50CAN: The 50 - State Campaign for Achievement Now The Advocacy Institute American Association of People with Disabilities The American Association of University Women American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers The Arc Autism National Committee Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Business Coalition for Student Achievement The Center for American Progress Action Fund The Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc..

Advocacy Institute American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Civil Liberties Union American Federation of Teachers Autism National Committee (AutCom) Center for American Progress Action Fund Center for Law and Education Children's Defense Fund Collaboration to Promote Self - Determination (CPSD) Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPPA) Democrats for Education Reform Easter Seals The Education Trust Educators for Excellence Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) The Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Mental Health America NAACP NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc..

Declaring that DACA somehow «denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans» and calling innocent young men, women, and children «illegal aliens», U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared on behalf of the coward occupying the White House that the administration would no longer renew applications for DACA participants.

Past member of the Commission on Women in the Profession; Task Force on Attorney Client Privilege; Task Force on Building Public Trust in the American Justice System; the council of the ABA Center on Diversity; and the ABA's World Justice Project Committee.

She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Association for Women Attorneys and the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.

Among them are Niki Black, legal tech writer and speaker; Carolyn Elefant, founder of MyShingle; Joan Feldman, editor - in - chief of Attorney at Work; Mary Juetten and Jules Miller, the women who cofounded Evolve Law before selling it this year to Above the Law; Sarah Glassmeyer, project manager specialist at the ABA Center for Innovation; Ivy B. Grey, author of American Legal Style for PerfectIt, a proofreading and editing software for lawyers, and a frequent contributor to Law Technology Today; Margaret Hagan, director of the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School; Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership; Lisa Needham, editor at Lawyerist; Jean O'Grady, blogger at Dewey B Strategic; Lisa Salazar of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog; and Nicolle Schippers, legal industry advocate at ARAG North America.

Affilations: American Bar Association American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member, Practice Management Committee The Barristers (Washington, DC) Fairfax Bar Association National Italian American Foundation National Organization of Italian American Women National Organization of Women Business Owners Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Women's Bar Association of Illinois, the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice.

January 29 - 31: «Beyond Mentoring - Ensuring and Cultivating Attorney Development,» and «Establishing a Win - Win Work - Life Program for Women,» American Conference Institute 3rd National Forum on Law Firm Diversity, Chicago, IL.

Roam the hallways and you might spot big shot lawyers like Ted Olson (who helped overturn Proposition 8), Orin Snyder (attorney to Bob Dylan and Jerry Seinfeld) and Debra Wong Yang (the first Asian American woman to serve as a federal prosecutor).

Additional Resources American Bar Association Commission on Immigration American Immigration Lawyers Association Amnesty International Country Reports Asylum Pro Se Guide — English (Create by students at Stanford Law) Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, University of California, Hastings College of the Law (includes resources for gender law and asylum) Department of Justice Country Conditions Research Detention Watch Network EOIR Virtual Law Library (with BIA precedent decisions) Human Rights Watch, Country Specific Reports Human Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division Immigrant Legal Resource Center Immigration Equality (includes extensive resources for LGBT asylum claims) Immigration and Nationality Act Immigration Regulations (C.F.R. Title 8) National Immigrant Justice Center's Resources for Attorneys Representing Asylum Seekers (includes numerous free training webinars) UNHCR Guidance Report on LGBT Asylum Claims United Nations High Commission on Refugees USCIS Guidance on Adjudicating LGBT Asylum Claims University of Minnesota Human Rights Library / Refugee and Asylum Resources U.S. State Department Country Reports Women on the Run, UNHCR Report (resources for female asylum - seekers) Women's Human Rights Net Yale Law School's Refugee & Asylum Resources (includes several resources for gender - based asylum claims)

Active in the legal community, Brandon is a member of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section and Section of Litigation, Women of White Collar Defense Association, Attorneys Serving the Community, and Dallas Bar Association, among others.

She has held numerous other leadership positions including co-chair of the National Bar Association's Trial Advocacy Section, Program Coordinator of the National Association of Black Women Attorneys and a Master in the Charlotte E. Ray American Inn of Court, which promotes the ethical and professional development of lawyers.

Attorney Wolf is also a member of the American Bar Association, Milford Bar Association, West Haven Bar Association, and Connecticut Bar Association, including Family Law, Estates and Probate and Young Lawyers Sections, as well as serving as co-chair for the Children in the Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee and the National Academy of Jurisprudence Family Law Trial Attorneys Association Kristen Wolf is also a participating attorney for the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund and serves as Assigned Counsel for the Office of the Chief Public Defender at the Bristol and Hartford Geographical Area (GA) courts and he Hartford Juvenile court for child protection and delinquency matters, as well as guardian ad litem in the Meriden and Middlesex Judicial DiAttorney Wolf is also a member of the American Bar Association, Milford Bar Association, West Haven Bar Association, and Connecticut Bar Association, including Family Law, Estates and Probate and Young Lawyers Sections, as well as serving as co-chair for the Children in the Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee and the National Academy of Jurisprudence Family Law Trial Attorneys Association Kristen Wolf is also a participating attorney for the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund and serves as Assigned Counsel for the Office of the Chief Public Defender at the Bristol and Hartford Geographical Area (GA) courts and he Hartford Juvenile court for child protection and delinquency matters, as well as guardian ad litem in the Meriden and Middlesex Judicial Diattorney for the Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund and serves as Assigned Counsel for the Office of the Chief Public Defender at the Bristol and Hartford Geographical Area (GA) courts and he Hartford Juvenile court for child protection and delinquency matters, as well as guardian ad litem in the Meriden and Middlesex Judicial Districts.

Justice Quince has received the following honors and awards: 2017, National Bar Association Hall of Fame; 2017, Women Lawyers Division Jurist of the Year; 2017 Sharon Press Excellence in ADR; 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award by The Florida Bar's Government Lawyer Section; Florida Commission on the Status of Women, 2007 Florida Women's Hall of Fame award; American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession; 2007 Justice Quince was inducted into Florida Blue Key as an honorary member; 2006 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; 2006 Rickards High School Outstanding School Volunteer Award; 2005 Key to the City of Winter Haven; 2005 Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award; 2004 Key to the City of Panama City, Florida; 2004 Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Black Law Student Association Alumni Achievement Award; 2004 Lee County Association for Women Lawyers and the Lee County Bar Association Award for dedication to the promotion of equality in law and outstanding service as a distinguished member of the Florida judiciary; 2002 Florida Bar Equal Opportunities in the Profession Award; 2002 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Helping Hand Award; 2003 Southern Women in Public Service Pacesetter Award; 2003 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Pioneering the Future in our Community Award; 2003 Outstanding Jurist and Howard University Alumna Award; 2001 William H. Hastie Award from the National Bar Association Judicial Council; National Bar Association Presidential Achievement Award; Girl Scouts, Woman of Distinction Award, 2001; National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Jurist Award for Outstanding Leadership Achievements and Dedicated Service to the Community At Large; Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association for Service on the Bench; Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Award for Community Service and Advancement of Equal Justice Under Law; the Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Certificate for Achievement in Jurisprudence; the Fort Lauderdale High School Award for participating in the School Law Magnet Program; the Broward County School Board Appreciation Award for Inspiration and Devotion to Our Youth; Award of Distinguished Service and Continuing Commitment to the People of Florida from the Fort Lauderdale B'nai B'rith; Proclamation from the Broward Board of County Commissioners stating that February 28, 1999, as «The Honorable Peggy A. Quince Appreciation Day»; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Black Advisory Council Appreciation Award; Lakeland NAACP Award for Contribution to Civil Rights; the African - American Production Company Personal Achievement Award; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Appreciation Award; Florida State University College of Law Appreciation Certificate for Contributions made to Summer Law Program For Undergraduate Students; Certificate from the Office of the Attorney General, Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute for Exemplary Contributions to Crime Prevention in the State of Florida; and 2016, inducted into Stetson University College of Law Hall of fame.

In addition to being named a «Litigator of the Year» by American Lawyer in 2014, Ms. Brooks was recognized by clients and peers as one of Benchmark's 2014 & 2017 «Top 250 Women in Litigation,» named «Star Attorney» in the IP section of the 2014 LMG Life Sciences North America, and named to the 2014 BTI Client Service All - Star list for being «a step ahead of the competition» and providing exceptional client service.

Partners at the firm have had the distinction of holding the following offices: President of the 60,000 - member American Association for Justice; President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; President of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; President of the Dade County Bar Association; President of the Miami - Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers; United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Chairman of the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission.

Members of the firm have held notable positions serving on the boards of prominent institutions, such as the State University System of Florida and the Florida State Board of Education, and holding high - ranking offices, including President of the 60,000 - member American Association for Justice; President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers; President of the Dade County Bar Association; President of the Miami - Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers; United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Chairman of the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission.

2010: · American Bar Association, Family Law Section Spring Meeting, New Orleans — Alimony: Getting It, Keeping It, or Getting Rid of It · Family Therapy Peer Group — The Divorce Process and the Interplay between Therapists and Divorce Attorneys · The Sharper Lawyer — The Divorce Process · NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education — Lifestyle Analysis for Alimony and Equitable Distribution · Gloucester County College, Division on Women — Divorce for the layperson