Arizona Women Lawyers Association

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Christina M. Cabanillas
President of AWLA

a message from our President:

As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association, I would like to extend a warm welcome to returning AWLA members and to encourage non-members to join our organization. This year is shaping up to be another fun-filled one, providing many opportunities to renew old friendships and make new ones, and to continue to fulfill our mission statement. I hope that you will attend our luncheons and special events, and volunteer your time to help AWLA. Thank you very much for your participation and support.

AWLA MISSION STATEMENT

Arizona Women Lawyers Association promotes and encourages the success of women lawyers by providing members with information and support, by fostering connections among women lawyers, and by monitoring and celebrating the successes of members and women lawyers at large in our community.

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* REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 AT 5 P.M.

The ARIZONA WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

cordially invites you to attend a Reception celebrating the ascension of

The Honorable Rebecca White Berch

as Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court

and the retirement of

The Honorable Ruth V. McGregor

With remarks by Special Guests

The Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor

Justice of the United States Supreme Court (Retired)

Jessica Berch

Law Clerk at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Thursday, July 9, 2009 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, 340 North 3rd Street near the 3rd Street/Jefferson Light Rail Stop
Hotel Parking up to 3 Hrs: $7 Valet or Self-Park

$40 for AWLA Members
$55 for All Others

Admission includes hors d’oeuvres and 2 drinks (beer/wine/soda)

* ONLINE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IS REQUIRED

To register for this event now, please click here:

Chief Justice Reception - 7/9/2009

You can register directly at www.awla-state.org no later than 5:00 PM on Wednesday, July 1
(select “Chief Justice Reception” link on home page; members must log in to obtain member price)

To print a copy of this invitiation, please click here:

Chief Justice Reception Invitation

* Members need to login with their userid and password in order to receive member pricing.

The latest AWLA 2009 Calendar is now available!

To download calendar, click here:

AWLA 2009 CALENDAR

MCBA June 2009 Newsletter

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MARICOPA CHAPTER EVENTS

Mentors Needed

The Maricopa Chapter of the Arizona Woman Lawyer's Program is seeking mentors to participate in a mentoring program with students from the Arizona State Sandra Day O'Connor school of law as well as the Phoenix School of Law. There is an increased need for mentors this year as the students are all very excited and eager to learn from attorneys here in Maricopa County. Please avail yourself of this rewarding opportunity to not only mentor, but to become part of a network of students and attorneys who are devoted to improving the legal community for now and the future. Questions may be directed to mho@polsinelli.com or katea.ravega@quarles.com

To sign up to be a Mentor, download this document and fax it to (602) 476-1968

Maricopa Mentoring Program Sign-Up Sheet

Sponsorship Requests

Maricopa Chapter has adopted a contribution request form for people to use when requesting money for a particular cause. If you are interested in talking to us about this, please use this form when making your request.

Maricopa Chapter Sponsorship Request Guidelines

Please email completed form to membership@awla-state.org

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Renew your 2009 Membership online!

Many of you don't know that you can now renew your membership online and pay with a credit card. If you need your user id and password, please contact Joanne at membership@awla-state.org or at (602) 218-5273. Signing up is fast and easy! If you don't know your user id and password, click "Forgot My Username/Password". It will prompt for your email address and if found, the system will email your username and a new temporary password to you.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER EVENTS

Southern Arizona Monthly Luncheon August 17, 2009

The next Southern Arizona luncheon will be held in August. Please join us again at that time.
Enjoy the summer!

NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER EVENTS

This section will be updated shortly!

You can read more about it and find out where to buy Lauren Stiller Rikleen's book, "Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women's Success in the Law," at the Bowditch Institute for Women’s Success.

The resignation of Justice David Souter provides a critical opportunity to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court.

When Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned, the country lost a brilliant judge whose life experiences contributed to the influential voice she brought to the Court. It is this voice and perspective that reinforces why diversity at the table -- and the bench -- results in better decision-making.

We must work together to ensure that the Supreme Court will reflect our nation's richness of diversity.

The following is a link to an article I wrote on the topic and which was published in the Boston Globe: High Court Pick Should Be A Woman

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YOU CAN STILL RENEW BY MAIL!

If you would like to renew you membership by mail you can download your chapter form and mail it to the address below with your check.

Cochise Cochise Membership Form

Maricopa Maricopa Membership Form

Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Membership Form

Southern Arizona Southern Arizona Membership Form

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In recognition of AWLA

Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor and Vice Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch

issued a ceremonial order acknowledging our efforts, accomplishments and future plans.

Ceremonial Order Issued by Supreme Court (1)

Ceremonial Order Issued by Supreme Court (2)

PLEASE NOTE

Members

When accessing a link from an email, you will need to LOGIN to the website with your user id and password to be recognized as a member.

Non-Members

ClubExpress has added a transaction fee to Non-Member credit card transactions. Information on these nominal fees: CE NonMember Credit Card fees

A reminder regarding the Arizona Women Lawyers Association and ClubExpress: If you make a credit card payment through the AWLA web site, this payment will appear on your monthly statement as "ClubExpress." AWLA has outsourced its membership and event registration charges to ClubExpress. If anyone else in your family or office reviews your credit card statements, please also let them know about ClubExpress so they won't be alarmed.

CE will only allow $500 per transaction. Any firm/company who would like to make a donation using a credit card that exceeds that amount will have to make multiple charges, depending on the amount of the donation. Non-Member transaction fees will apply to each transaction made.

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A W L A

Arizona Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 676
Gilbert, AZ 85299

Telephone: (602) 218-5273

Fax: (602) 476-1968

For more information about our organization and how to become an AWLA member please email:

membership@awla-state.org

If for some reason you have a problem with the above email address you can send your inquiry to our backup address at: AWLA.execadmin@gmail.com