2011 Fall Retreat 

The St. Regis Deer Crest Resort, Deer Valley

November 4-5, 2011

The Retreat provides a great opportunity not only to obtain CLE credit, but to relax and catch up with old friends and meet new ones. 

Full registration includes both sessions and meals; alternatively, you may register for either of the two sessions independently.  Lodging is being provided at a discounted group rate, but must be secured separately (please see below). The last day to register for the Retreat is October 21, 2011.

CLE credit is pending (approximately 3.0 hours).

BECOME A SPONSOR OF THE ANNUAL FALL RETREAT:Funds donated by sponsors are used to provide scholarships to qualifying women to attend the Retreat.  Sponsors are recognized in WLU’s publications, on WLU’s website and at the Retreat.

 If you or your firm is interested in becoming a sponsor of the Fall Retreat, please contact Heather Farnsworth at heather@cannonmatch.com.

You can also sponsor scholarships via PayPal:

Women Lawyers of Utah’s booklet with the information about the Women Trailblazers in the Law is available here: Booklet 

for lunch with your fellow WLU members at our

Annual Meeting

where elections will be held for the 2011-2012 Board of WLU. 

Location TBA.  

Plated Lunch Event In Coordination with Utah Women in Insurance and Financial Services

NEXT TUESDAY, April 5, 2011, 11:30 – 1pm

at Zions Bank Tower, 1 South Main Street (13th Floor).

Cost $10 for WLU Members, $20 for non-members.
 
Please come mingle with the women in the insurance and financial services.  Plated Lunch will be served.  Jim Woodard, a sought-after national speaker on subjects such as networking, communication, and business strategies will  be speaking on the topic of NETWORKING for women.  Raffle items will be given away during the luncheon by our sponsor Wasatch Baskets.

To register, please CLICK HERE

 Spring Mentor Social on Thursday, March 31, 2011

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

 at

Caffe Molise

55 West 100 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Appetizers, wine and soft drinks provided, cash bar otherwise

Please RSVP HERE  (The Evite it will likely indicate that you already RSVP’d YES, but choose “Change Reply” and then respond YES, then click on “Not You” and enter your information.  Also, uncheck  the box “Notify me when others respond”, unless you wish to receive a notification when others RSVP)

 We look forward to seeing you there!

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.

2010 Banter with the Bench   

 on Friday, October 8, 2010 from 12-1:30  

First floor of the Matheson Courthouse at 450 S. State Street

Join women commissioners, judges and justices from Utah’s federal, state, administrative, justice, trial and appellate courts for a lively discussion on issues related to women and the law.

Lunch from Carlucci’s Bakery will be provided. 1.5 hours of CLE credit is pending.

Cost: $20 for WLU members, $10 for law students and recent graduates (pre-Bar admission) and $30 for non-members. RSVP and prepayment is strongly suggested. Only checks – no cash – will be accepted for day of registration. WLU membership is $40. 

This annual event is one of WLU’s most popular – please RSVP early and send in your payment to reserve a spot.

RSVP by Wednesday, September 29, 2010, to lharmon@parsonsbehle.com and mail your check made out to WLU to her at 201 South Main Street, Suite 1800, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.

2010 Fall Retreat
      

Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq.
J.D./M.B.A./LL.M in Taxation

On the topic of: “From Homeless to Lawyer”: One Woman’s Amazing Journey

Hear the inspiring true story of one woman’s journey from poverty to lawyer.

Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq. is an unlikely success story. Born into poverty, she was homeless at age 9 and failed out of college by age 18. She did not let that stop her. Nikki got a job as a nanny during the day, went back to college at night, and graduated from the same college that she had failed out of four years earlier.

A 2004 graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, Nikki earned a J.D./M.B.A/ LL.M in Taxation in only four years. Nikki is now a tax attorney for The City of Philadelphia Law Department in the Major Tax Unit.

The discussion will explore Nikki’s journey and the life lessons she learned along the way. She has found that being resilient has played a large role in her success in life and as a lawyer. Resiliency is a skill that can be learned and is necessary especially in such challenging times. As we start to come out of the recession and very challenging work environments, women leaders need to be resilient to stay on top. Nikki’s experience has shown that you can reinvent yourself or your career.

Nikki is Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association Women in the Profession Committee, a member of several boards of directors, and started a mentoring program for inner-city students interested in pursuing a career in the legal profession. Nikki has conducted numerous panels about issues related to education and co-moderated an event with Bill Cosby in November 2008 about her experience growing up in poverty. In addition she has won several awards including the Craig M. Perry Community Service Award given by the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, been named a 2009 “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by the Legal Intelligencer, and one of the “10 People under 40 to Watch in 2010” by The Philadelphia Tribune. Nikki is also a host on the Comcast Channel 53 Show “A Life in the Law: Legal Leaders” and is a business correspondent on 1540AM “Backline Magazine”.