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Nov 5 & 6 Fall Retreat Agenda & Lodging Info
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Agenda for Women Lawyers of Utah 2010 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)
8:00-9:00: Keynote Speaker: Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq. (Astor Ballroom)
* After the keynote presentation, please join us in the WLU Hospitality Suite
Saturday, November 6, 2010
9:00-11:00: Breakfast and Panel Discussion (Astor Ballroom)
LODGING INFORMATION:
WLU has secured a deeply discounted group rate at The St. Regis Deer Crest Resort at Deer Valley: $169.00 for a Superior Room (one king or two queen beds) and $299.00 for a one bedroom suite + tax/per room, subject to availability. Rooms must be booked separately and must be booked by 5 pm on October 22, 2010 to guarantee these rates. Please note that parking for overnight guests is complimentary, however members who do not stay overnight will be charged a $10 valet parking fee. The discounted group room rate is available for three nights prior to and after the Retreat, subject to availability. For reservations, please use our event website at http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/wlu, or call the St. Regis Resort at (435) 940-5700 (please ask for Reservations and reference the WLU group).
TO REGISTER FOR THE RETREAT, PLEASE VISIT HERE.
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FIRMS FOR ALREADY CONTRIBUTING TOWARD THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR THIS YEAR’S RETREAT:
BALLARD SPAHR
BURBIDGE MITCHELL & GROSS,
PATRICIA W. CHRISTENSEN,
DORSEY & WHITNEY,
SUZANNE MARELIUS,
THE HONORABLE CAROLYN MCHUGH,
ANNE MILNE,
KIRTON MCCONKIE,
PARR BROWN GEE & LOVELESS,
PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER,
RAY QUINNEY & NEBEKER,
STOEL RIVES,
AND TRACEY M. WATSON, LLC.
If you or your firm is interested in becoming a sponsor of the Fall Retreat, please contact Melanie Vartabedian at vartabedianm@ballardspahr.com.
You may also make a PayPal scholarship contribution on this Page.
WLU Social Thursday 9/9/2010 at Gracies
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The Women Lawyers of Utah
cordially invites
its members and the members of the Women’s Law Forum at Brigham Young University and the Women’s Law Caucus at the S.J. Quinney College of Law
to
WLU NETWORKING/MENTOR SOCIAL
Thursday, September 9, 2010
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at
GRACIES GASTROPUB
326 S West Temple, Salt Lake City
Come and enjoy the lovely evening and the opportunity to meet new friends and
old friends!
This is a FREE event for our members and students
Appetizers, Soft Drinks, and Wine Will Be Served
Cash Bar is also available
To RSVP, please email Cheryl Mori at moric@sec.gov or WLU at womenlawyersofutah@gmail.com. You may also RSVP by selecting ATTEND on the
Evite below:
http://new.evite.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fb_share_widget&utm_content=fb_link&utm_campaign=invite#view_invite:eid=00E0AAQZXGK5ZYADIEO7WV6RLQRBKI&gid=fb
The 2010 Woman Lawyer of the Year Selected!
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The Women Lawyers of Utah have named Christine Soltis as the Christine M. Durham Woman Lawyer of the Year. This annual award is given to an exceptional woman attorney who has demonstrated professionalism, integrity, excellence and dedication to furthering opportunities for women in law.
Ms. Soltis is a Utah Assistant Attorney General who has made a career of training and helping prosecutors. Her qualifications for this award are numerous.
Ms. Soltis graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1975, where she served as president of the Association of Women Lawyers. At that time, she was one of approximately twelve women in her class. She began her practice as a trial attorney for the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Association, where she worked from 1975-78. The Association has employed hundreds of women since its inception. Ms. Soltis was the second.
She served from 1978-1981 as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah. She was the first woman prosecutor for the office. After that, she was in private practice from 1982-89. During this period she also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Utah College of Law, teaching trial advocacy.
In 1989, Ms. Soltis joined the Utah Attorney General’s Office and has worked as an Assistant Utah Attorney General from 1989 to the present. During this period, she served as Director, Statewide Assistance to Narcotics Enforcement (1990), Section Chief, Criminal Appeals Division (1990-93), and Division Chief, Criminal Appeals Division (1993-99).
In her position as Division Chief, Ms. Soltis supervised and reviewed the work of all division attorneys addressing appeals of serious violent crimes in the state, such as murder, kidnapping, arson, rape, and drug crimes, as well as white collar crimes, including securities and communications fraud. In addition to supervising others during this period, she has always carried a personal caseload, appearing herself before the courts in these matters.
She resigned as Division Chief in 1999 when health concerns prompted her to reduce her workload. She continues, however, to prosecute criminal appeals for the State. Due to her expertise, she represents the State in a large percentage of the most difficult and complex appeals.
Ms. Soltis has also been involved in numerous professional associations and activities. Among others, she served as president of the Utah Chapter of the Federal Bar from 1988-89. She was the second woman president of the Chapter and, at the time of her service, the first woman to serve in over a decade. She served in other capacities in the Chapter, including secretary, president-elect, and executive advisory board member. She also served as a commissioner for the Utah Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women from 1981-85. In 1982, she served on the Governor’s Task Force on Sex Discrimination, Utah Chapter, Fifty States Women’s Project. Since 2005, Ms. Soltis has served on the Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence.
Ms. Soltis has also made numerous presentations to judges and prosecutors throughout the state and was also given the award for the Appellate Attorney of the Year in 1998-1999.
The Attorney General’s office issued a press release quoting Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff: “‘It is a great honor to have one of our dedicated attorneys receive this prestigious award . . . Chris Soltis has shown time and again throughout her selfless career that protecting the people of Utah is her number one priority. I join with the people of Utah in saying congratulations and thank you for your devoted service.’”
Congratulations to Ms. Soltis on her great achievements!
SAVE THE DATE for WLU Retreat: Nov. 5 & 6, 2010
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Save the date!
Please mark your calendars for the annual Women Lawyers of Utah Retreat, which will be held on
November 5th and 6th, 2010
at the St. Regis Resort in Deer Valley.
Details to follow.
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession – 4/29-30 in Philadelphia
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Join the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and Young Lawyers Division for the Fourth Women in Law Leadership (WILL) Academy
Thursday-Friday, April 29th-30th - Philadelphia, PA
WLU was recently informed of this great opportunity. This information was obtained from the ABA website:
The ABA Commission on Women and Young Lawyers Division present the fourth Women in Law Leadership Academy on April 29-30, 2010. Realize your leadership potential — learn how to develop business — take your career to the next level. The WILL Academy empowers and trains women lawyers to achieve success and leadership skills. You will receive practical advice from and have the opportunity to network with prominent judges, general counsels, and practitioners from around the country. You will participate in a number of interactive and highly informative programs that address a wide range of important and cutting-edge subjects.
For more information, please visit http://www.abanet.org/women/will.html
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