Archive for November, 2010
12/1 Brown Bag Lunch on Tax Law & Charitable Giving
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As the year comes to an end, please join your fellow WLU members for a brown bag CLE featuring Fraser Nelson, Executive Director of The Utah Community Foundation, to learn about charitable giving options and how to maximize your charitable-giving dollars. Fraser will also discuss the intersection of tax law and charitable giving.
When: December 1, 2010; noon to approximately 1 pm
Location: Dorsey & Whitney, 136 S Main St # 900, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, (801) 933-7360
Subject: Utah was the last state in the country to have a thriving community foundation. When clients need an immediate and creative solution to their tax issues, community foundations serve as an excellent resource—not just for philanthropic reasons, but for tax purposes, too. Learn how the Community Foundation can support you and your clients at every step in the charitable giving process, the impact the recession has had on our nonprofits, and what the foundation is doing to help.
If you would like to attend the upcoming CLE event below, please RSVP by November 30, 2010 to brown.patricia@dorsey.com. Additionally, this CLE is eligible for one hour of ethics credit.
Press links – Final Report on the Initiative
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Since the Women Lawyers of Utah released its final report entitled “The Utah Report: The Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women in Law Firms,” WLU has received national press from the Wall Street Journal (online), ABA Journal (online), FindLaw, Ms. J.D., The Project for Attorney Retention website and national expert Cynthia Calvert’s website.
Also, the local NPR affiliate, KUER, aired an interview of WLU President, Melanie Vartabedian, by Tasha Cook regarding the Initiative on Monday, November 15. A link to the interview is here. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuer/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1725126/KUER.Local.News/The.Utah.Report.on.Women.Lawyers
Links to the articles are below:
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/11/02/survey-female-lawyers-in-utah-dont-have-it-easy/
http://blogs.findlaw.com/strategist/2010/11/the-utah-report-utah-women-lawyers-treated-unfairly.html
http://ms-jd.org/utah-report-identifying-harassment-discrimination-and-bias-profession
http://lawyersworklife.blogspot.com/2010/11/utah-women-lawyers-push-change.html
http://ctcalvert.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-report-on-utah-women-lawyers-is.html
2010 WLU Retreat Agenda
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Women Lawyers of Utah
2010 Annual Fall Retreat
November 5-6, 2010
St. Regis Deer Crest Resort, Deer Valley, Utah
Friday, November 5, 2010:
5:00-6:30: Registration and Cocktail Hour (Astor Ballroom Pre-function)
6:30-8:00: Dinner & Presentation of Awards (Astor Ballroom)
* Welcome and Remarks: Melanie Vartabedian, WLU President
* Remarks by Tracy Gruber regarding Utah State Bar New Lawyer Training Program
* Presentation of Reva Beck Bosone Scholarship to Katherine Brim by Melanie Vartabedian
* Presentation of WLU Mentoring Award by Margaret Plane
8:00-9:30: Keynote Speaker: Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq. (Astor Ballroom)
“From Homeless to Lawyer: One Woman’s Amazing Journey”
After the keynote presentation, please join us in the WLU Hospitality Suite (Room # 202)
Saturday, November 6, 2010:
9:00-9:30: Registration and Breakfast (Astor Ballroom Pre-function/Astor Ballroom I)
9:30-11:00: Panel Discussion: “Success Stories from Women in Various Segments of the Legal Profession: Tips, Challenges & Things Learned Along the Way”
(Astor Ballroom I)
Panelists: Carlie Christensen, Elizabeth A. Hruby-Mills, Annette W. Jarvis, Charlotte L. Miller, and Joan C. Watt
Moderator: Julia Pettit
