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Nominations for the 2009 Christine M. Durham Woman Lawyer of the Year Award

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WLU seeks nominations for the 2009 Christine M. Durham Woman Lawyer of the Year. This award recognizes an outstanding woman lawyer who exemplifies professionalism, excellence and a dedication to furthering opportunities for women in the law. The 2009 award will be presented by Chief Justice Durham at WLU’s annual Fireside event in the spring.

Nominations are due Friday, February 6, 2009.

Eligibility of Nominees: Any woman who is a member of the Utah State Bar and is actively involved in law-related activities is eligible. Nominees may be involved in any area of law and may be practicing attorneys or inactive. It is recommended that nominees graduated from law school at least fifteen years ago.

The recipient of the award shall have:
1. Demonstrated professional excellence and integrity over the course of her career.
2. Displayed an awareness of the needs and concerns of women through her work and activities.
3. Helped to advance the position of women generally or in the legal profession.

Procedure:
Nominations should be made in writing, naming the person, describing her qualifications and stating generally why she should be considered for the award. Please include all relevant information about the nominee such as a CV, news articles, etc. Do not presume any familiarity with the nominee.

All nominations should be provided to:

Joanna E. Miller
Kruse Landa Maycock & Ricks, LLC
136 East South Temple, 21st Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
jmiller@klmrlaw.com
Phone 801-531-7090
Fax 801-531-7091

UTAH WOMEN LAWYER OF THE YEAR PAST RECIPIENTS

1986: Justice Christine M. Durham
1987: Jan Graham
1988: Magistrate Brooke Wells
1989: Jane Marquardt
1990: Judge Judith M. Billings
1991: Anne Milne
1992: Patricia Christensen
1993: Judge Pamela T. Greenwood
1994: Kate Lahey
1995: Judge Leslie Lewis
1996: Lisa-Michelle Church
1997: Denise Dragoo
1998: Ellen Maycock
1999: Judge Sandra Peuler
2000: Judge Kimberly Hornak
2001: Carolyn B. McHugh
2002: Patrice Arent
2003: Louise T. Knauer
2004: Judge Judith Atherton
2005: Terrie MacIntosh
2006: Jane Conard
2007: Judge Tena Campbell
2008: Judge Kathleen Switzer

AG Debate

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Women Lawyers of Utah and The Salt Lake County Bar Association present:

A DEBATE BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL: MARK SHURTLEFF & JEAN HILL

Lunch and 1 hour CLE CREDIT

When:
Thursday,  October 30, 2008 at 12:00p.m.

Where:
Downtown Marriott (across from the Salt Palace)

Cost:
$30 for Women Lawyers of Utah or
Salt Lake County Bar Members
$40 for all others

(Please make your check payable to the
Salt Lake County Bar Association.)

RSVP:
Please RSVP by email by October 23, 2008 to Doris at:
dvandenakker@rqn.com

(801) 322-3418

Mentoring Social – October 7th; 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Do you have experience and advice to share?

Sign up to mentor a law student or new attorney.

Do you need some advice about how to start your career as an attorney?

Sign up for a WLU mentor.

Prospective Mentors and Mentees, email joannam@klmrlaw.com or heather@cannonmatch.com with:

1.     Your Name:

2.     Your Contact Information (email & phone):

3.     Whether you want to mentor or be mentored:

4.     Your Area of Practice/Interests:

5.     Your Employer (if applicable):

WLU will match mentors and mentees and everyone is invited to join the WLU for appetizers at the Mentoring Social on October 7th at 5:30 p.m. upstairs at Green Street in Trolley Square http://www.greenstreetslc.com.  Cash bar.

Thanks for getting involved with the WLU!

Initiative on the Advancement and Retention of Women

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COMMITTED SPONSORS
As of September 24, 2008
Platinum Sponsors
Utah State Bar $10,000.00
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP $10,000.00
Howrey LLP $10,000.00
Gold Sponsors
Kirton & McConkie $ 5,000.00
Ray Quinney & Nebeker PC $ 5,000.00
Stoel Rives LLP $ 5,000.00
Silver Sponsors
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless
$ 2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
Parsons Behle & Latimer $ 2,500.00
Snell & Wilmer LLP $ 2,500.00
VanCott Bagley Cornwall & McCarthy $ 2,500.00
Bronze Sponsors
Fabian & Clendenin $ 1,000.00
Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough $ 1,000.00
Parsons Kinghorn Harris $ 1,000.00
Women Lawyers of Utah, Inc. $ 2,000.00
Small Firm Sponsors
Young, Hoffman, Strassberg & Ensor, LLP $ 250.00
Other/In Kind Sponsors
Utah State Bar Young Lawyers Division $ 500.00
INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD
As of July 10, 2008
Christine M. Durham, Chief Justice
Utah Supreme Court
Paul M. Warner, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
Nathan Alder
Christensen & Jensen
President-Elect, Utah State Bar
Gary F. Bendinger
Howrey LLP
Peter W. Billings, Jr.
Fabian & Clendenin
Hiram Chodosh, Dean
University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law
Pat Christensen
Parr Waddoups Brown Gee & Loveless
Charlotte L. Miller
Kirton & McConkie
Utah State Bar Delegate to American Bar Association
Douglas M. Monson
Ray Quinney & Nebeker PC
Alan L. Sullivan
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Kevin Worthen, Dean
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Brigham Young University
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