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The FAWL Monthly E-Newsletter
October 2019
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Broward County Women Lawyers' Association's Installation Luncheon on September 21, 2019, with U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in attendance as well as BCWLA's new President, Abbe Rifkin Logan.
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Message From Your FAWL Leadership Team
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Hello, FAWL! My name is Sarah Young Hodges, and I am continuing my tenure as Young Lawyers Chair this year. I have been a member of FAWL since my first year in practice in 2012, and I currently am Chief Appellate Counsel at the Department of Health. I previously served on the board of Tallahassee Women Lawyers, and as a recent transplant to Broward County, I am looking forward to contributing to Broward County Women Lawyers’ Association.
As Young Lawyer Chair, I am honored to serve as the FAWL representative on the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors. In my role, I serve on a number of committees, including the government lawyer committee, the awards committee, and the moot court committee. My intention is to ensure that FAWL’s voice is always heard, and to make sure FAWL chapters know about the many benefits the YLD has to share. I encourage each FAWL chapter to become a YLD affiliate. It is extremely easy to do so and reaps endless rewards! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions about the process for becoming an affiliate or any other young lawyer matters at
sarahcourtneyyoung@gmail.com
. On behalf of all of the FAWL Leadership Team, thank you all for all you do!
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Congratulations to FAWL & HAWL Member Judge Jessica Costello!
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The Honorable Jessica G. Costello made history this month as the one of the youngest in the state and the first African-American female judge to be appointed by the governor in Hillsborough County in almost 20 years. Judge Costello's investiture was held September 19, 2019, where she was sworn in to serve in the 13th Judicial Circuit with so many of her family, friends, former classmates, and colleagues in attendance. We are all so proud of Judge Costello and know she will be an absolutely incredible part of the judiciary!
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Palm Beach County FAWL's Constitutional Day
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Palm Beach County FAWL hosted a Constitution Day event at the Florida Atlantic University Jupiter campus in conjunction with the FAU Student Government. The event provided over forty-five students in the FAU Honors College with an interactive discussion of substantive law on some of the today’s leading Constitutional issues including the First, Second and Fourteenth Amendments. The panelists were: Barbara Pariente, Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice; Judge Cymonie Rowe, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida; Jessica Callow, President of the Palm Beach County Bar and Assistant General Counsel for Office Depot; and, Dr. Mark Tunick, Professor of Political Science at the FAU Wilkes Honors College. The panelists were joined by Distinguished Guests who led small group discussions regarding the three branches of government, the separation of powers and the Constitution with the students. The Distinguished Guests were: Amy Borman, Rachel Bentley, Jameesha Rock, Leonard Feuer and Rina Clemens. The event was led by the Constitution Day Committee of PBC FAWL: Jessica Latour, Ettie Feistmann, and Gemma Torcivia.
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FAWL CHAPTERS CONNECTING!
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HAWL hosted its second session of its Diversity & Leadership Breakfast Series where they held a panel discussion to provide advice and positive solutions for first generation lawyers.
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Bankers, Lawyers, & Engineers Breakfast with our PFAWL members and our fearless leader!
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Sheriff Lemma and Captain Gibson presented on the opiod epidemic at the September Seminole FAWL Luncheon.
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HAWL's first membership luncheon on "Effective Solutions for Supporting and Promoting Women Lawyers" with the Honorable Jessica G. Costello as moderator and Jen Feld and Elisa D'Amico as panelist, discussed solutions to eliminate systematic bias faced by women lawyers.
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NAWL Discounts for FAWL Members
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The National Association of Women Lawyers provides national and regional programming, networking, and leadership opportunities. FAWL members receive 10% off NAWL membership by using the discount code:
GCI15FAWL. For more information about NAWL,
click here
or contact our NAWL Representative, Brittany Maxey-Fisher at
bmaxeyfisher@maxeyfisher.com
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Upcoming NAWL Events:
Managing Unconscious Bias to Increase Diversity and Promote Inclusion in
Corporate and Law Firm Leadership
Tue Sep 24 @ 2:00 PM ET
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Book Club-Teleconference
Mother's Thoughts for the Day
Thurs Sep 26 @3:00 PM ET
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IN-PERSON PROGRAM
15th General Counsel Institute
New York City on Nov 7 & 8
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IN-PERSON PROGRAM
Mid-Year Meeting
Chicago on Mar 11 & 12, 2020
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IN-PERSON PROGRAM
Regional Conference
Washington, DC on Apr 22 & 23, 2020
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IN-PERSON PROGRAM
Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon
New York City on July 15 & 16, 2020
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Congratulations to
FAWL Journal
Director, Mariane Dorris!!
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Congratulations to FAWL Journal Director, Mariane Dorris, and her husband on opening their own firm in Orlando: Shuker & Dorris, PA.
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Pinellas County Law Library's 2019 Annual Open House - October 2, 2019
- 324 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Clearwater, FL - 8:30 a.m.
Leadership Retreat - October 4-5, 2019
FAWL Journal
Advertising Deadline for the Fall/Winter Edition, Oct. 15, 2019
Lobby Days - January 29-31, 2020
- Host Hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton Tallahassee
- Agenda and Registration TBA
Annual Summit - April 23-25, 2020
- Host Hotel: Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
- Agenda and Registration TBA
Annual Awards and Installation Ceremony
Florida Bar Annual Convention - June 17-20, 2020
- Host Hotel: Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
- Agenda and Registration TBA
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news@fawl.org
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