Friday, September 6, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
2013 GOLF TOURNAMENT
2nd Annual Golf Tournament
By Paula Jackson
The 2nd Annual Association for Women Attorneys Foundation Golf Tournament, benefiting the AWA Scholarship Fund, kicked off on Friday, June 7, 2013, at 1:00pm on the scenic Mirimichi Golf Course.
As the competition wrapped up, the group gathered on a stunning patio to reminisce about the day's event, enjoy some appetizers, hail the winners, and receive some door prizes. Thank you to all the competitors, volunteers, organizers, tour participants, and Mirimichi.
Don't miss this event next year, as it promises to just keep getting bigger and better!
Continue reading to see the photos from the event.
Friday, August 30, 2013
AWA Happy Hour at Flight Restaurant
AWA organized a Happy Hour on August 22, 2013 for its membership at Flight Restaurant. Flight provided AWA with complimentary appetizers and hosted the organization in their downstairs event venue. It was a great time to kick back, relax, and socialize with fellow attorneys.
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Reception for Past Presidents and Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award Winners
Please join the Association for Women Attorneys in honoring AWA's
Past Presidents
and
Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award Winners
at a Reception
September 9th, 2013 from 5:30 pm until 7:30pm
At the home of Dottie and Louis Pounders
4545 Barfield Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117
R.S.V.P. to Lucie Brackin at 901.522.1010 and Lbrackin@landersfirm.com
AWA thanks the sponsors of this event: Bank Tennessee and Counsel on Call
Follow link for the invitation and list of presidents and award winners.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Sign up for the 2nd Annual Golf Tournament
COME ONE COME ALL!
Sign up for AWA's 2nd Annual Golf Tournament, benefiting AWA's Scholarship Fund.
Friday, June 7th 1:00pm (shotgun start)
$150 per player (this includes scramble entry, prizes, and lunch)
All are welcome to come play for great prizes in this 4 person scramble on Mirimichi's Championship 18 Hole Course.
Not a golfer, not a problem: Environmental tours will provide a unique experience to learn about the only golf course in the world that is recognized with both Audubon International Classic Sanctuary and Golf Environmental Organization certifications. Tours are $25 per person, and they also benefit the AWA Scholarship Fund.
Sign up sheets and more information can be found by clicking HERE .
The 1st Annual Golf Tournament was a huge success. Click HERE to see photos and read about last year's event.
Mentor/Mentee Reception
The AWA Student Chapter hosted a reception for the AWA Board to promote mentoring through the Association for Women Attorneys. The following photographs are from the event:
See more photos by clicking below:
Friday, April 5, 2013
SIXTH ANNUAL LAW WEEK LAUNCH PARTY IS APRIL 26
The AWA is co-hosting the Sixth Annual Law Week Launch Party on April 26, 2013. This party will be going on in Court Square in Downtown Memphis from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, so please come out and join this gathering of local legal organizations.
There will be live music by Walrus plus lots of food and information available. Please see the flier below for more information.
If you would like to help, please contact Paula Jackson at paularachellejackson@gmail.com.
There will be live music by Walrus plus lots of food and information available. Please see the flier below for more information.
If you would like to help, please contact Paula Jackson at paularachellejackson@gmail.com.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
AWA Night Out at the Redbirds!
We have a group rate on tickets for $14 per person, and mentors/mentees, family member, and friends are welcome! We will be sitting behind one of the dugouts.
For more information about how to reserve or purchase your tickets, contact:
Lucie Brackin at LBrackin@landersfirm.com or see the form below.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Memphis Bar Association (MBA) Veterans’ Committee, in conjunction with Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS), is starting a monthly legal clinic on the last Tuesday of each month in order to assist veterans with their civil legal needs, including child support/visitation, landlord/tenant, employment, and debtor/creditor issues. No special expertise with VA benefits is needed.
The first clinic will be held on Tues., March 26 from noon until 2 p.m. at 1407 Union Ave., Suite 815, which is the building next to the Krystal’s on Union. Parking is available in the building’s garage and will be validated. The Veterans' Committee anticipates holding a training session prior to or shortly after the March 26th clinic. Please watch the Memphis Bar Bulletin or memphisbar.org for more information.
If you are interested in volunteering at this clinic, please contact Anne Fritz at (901)527-3575 or at afritz@memphisbar.org. Attorneys must complete a simple registration process in order to participate and be covered by MALS' legal malpractice insurance. Thank you in advance for helping the veterans who have served so that we can enjoy our freedom and the legal system we have today!
Monday, March 4, 2013
AWA in the News Roundup
The Association for Women Attorneys has been in the news several times in the past few weeks. Links to articles about AWA or our members are listed below. Please email (using this link) if you have suggestions of articles that we should include.
AWA Members:
- The Memphis Daily News, Riley Takes Reins of Women Attorneys Group
- The Commercial Appeal, People in Business: February 17, 2013 (mentions both Fran Riley and Judge Paulette Delk)
- The Memphis Business Journal, article about Fran Riley and article about women attorneys in Memphis, which includes several AWA Members
- The Commercial Appeal, letter to the editor about Marion Griffin
- The Memphis Daily News, Robilio Celebrates 30 Years on the Bench
- The Memphis Daily News, Seely Sees Career at Memphis Area Legal Services as "Mission Work"
2013 Annual Banquet:
- The Commercial Appeal, Career Support, Friendship and Role Models Equal Success at AWA Event
- The Memphis Daily News, Association for Women Attorneys to Hold Annual Banquet
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Article about AWA Member Judge Kay Robilio
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| Photograph by Kim Brukardt |
Thursday, February 14, 2013
AWA Scholarship Recipients
Article by Kim Brukardt
This year, the AWA scholarship awards total $5,500, according to AWA Scholarship Chair, Anita Lotz.
The 2013 scholarship recipients are:
Association for Women Attorneys 2013 Scholarship Recipients
This year, the AWA scholarship awards total $5,500, according to AWA Scholarship Chair, Anita Lotz.
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| Photograph by Kim Brukardt |
- Dorothy Osradker Memorial Scholarship: Jessica H. Chandler
- Judge Rita Stotts Memorial Scholarship: Angela Denise Harris
- AWA Annual Scholarship: Kaycee Roberts Arnold
2013 Annual Banquet
Article by Kim Brukardt
Career Support, Friendship and Role Models
Equal Success at AWA Event Jan.
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| Photograph by Ben Harrison |
MEMPHIS,
TENN. (Jan. 23, 2013)…The Tower Center at Clark Tower, with its beautiful
backdrop of arched windows and neon lighting, was brimming with camaraderie
among nearly 200 attorneys, judges, educators and law students Jan. 17 during
the 33rd annual Association for Women Attorneys (AWA) Banquet and
Silent Auction. That sentiment of
friendship among colleagues, mentors and mentees was echoed in the acceptance
speech made by the evening’s honoree, U.S.
Bankruptcy Judge Paulette J. Delk, AWA’s 24th recipient of the Marion Griffin-Frances Loring
Award for outstanding achievement in the legal profession. AWA Banquet
Co-Chairs this year were Keating Lowery, attorney with Lawrence & Russell, PLC and
Diana Comes, law clerk to the Hon. Ronald L. Gilman, United States Court of Appeals for the
Sixth Circuit. AWA’s Silent
Auction serves as a fundraiser for law student scholarships to the University
of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. The Marion Griffin-Frances Loring award is named after its very first
recipient, Frances Grant Loring and Marion Griffin, the first woman to be
elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. Judge Delk also inducted the new 2013
AWA board of officers and chairpersons and led the oath of office.
Frances Riley, 2013 AWA President
Article by Kim Brukardt
Frances M. Riley
2013
President
Association
for Women Attorneys (AWA)
Goals, Initiatives and Platform Statement:
AWA has always had a professional/student- mentoring program. I want to initiate a professional- to-professional program. It is very difficult for new lawyers to develop effective practice skills and expertise, especially those who are on their own. Also, many times even experienced attorneys need assistance in unfamiliar areas. Hopefully, this new initiative of AWA will match professionals, provide educational programs and further enhance the practice of law. Shared knowledge and improved skills benefit us all.
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| Photograph by Kim Brukardt (l to r) Judge Kay Robilio, AWA President Frances Riley, Anita Lotz at the Annual Banquet |
Originally
from Scranton, Pa., East Memphis resident Frances M. Riley is the shared law
clerk to the Bankruptcy Judges of the Western District of Tennessee, Eastern
and Western Divisions. Prior to joining the bankruptcy court, Riley was in
private practice during which time she focused on business bankruptcy
reorganization and general business law.
Riley has extensive experience in construction, zoning, housing and
community development law. She obtained her bachelor of science degree in
community development from Pennsylvania State University, and her juris
doctorate from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She is a member of the Memphis Bar
Association and Association
for Women Attorneys, as well as a fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation. She is admitted to practice in
Tennessee Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee;
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee; and the United States
Supreme Court.
2013 Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award Winner
Article by Kim Brukardt
2013 Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award Winner, Judge Paulette Delk
The Marion Griffin-Frances Loring award is named
after its very first recipient, Frances Grant Loring and Marion Griffin, the
first woman to be elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Chief Judge
of the Bankruptcy Court for the Western Division of Tennessee David S. Kennedy
introduced the Hon. Judge Delk. He
remarked that she must have touched the lives of some 2000 students during her
19-year tenure as a law professor at the University of Memphis from 1987 to
2006. She also taught as an adjunct professor for four
years.
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| Photograph by Kim Brukardt (l to r) Judge David Kennedy, Judge Paulette Delk, AWA President Frances Riley |
Judge Delk recognized her husband, Dr. Sam Delk, a general surgeon, who
encouraged her to attend law school when she thought age 28 was too old to
pursue the profession. “Twenty-eight seemed old back then,” she said with a
smile in her voice to laughter in the audience.
Judge Delk also introduced her cousin, Steven, a FedEx pilot, and his
wife Linda. She had many supporters that
night to represent each important step in her career, including The Links,
Incorporated organization and its Shelby County Chapter President Mrs. Lillian
Brown, who offered a bouquet of flowers during a congratulatory presentation.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Join Us!
In order to become a member of AWA, please click on the link (in purple below) for the form.
Friday, February 8, 2013
AWA Member, Linda Warren Seely, to be 2013 MBA President
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| The 2013 MBA President |
Linda Warren Seely, the Director of Private Attorney Involvement at Memphis Area Legal Services, has been elected to be the 2013 President of the Memphis Bar Association. Linda has been actively involved with the Association for Women Attorneys for a number of years, and she served for several years as the publicity chair on the AWA Board.
You can read more about Linda, her career, and her accomplishments on the MALS website.
The Memphis Bar Association, the University of Memphis School of Law, and Counsel on Call is sponsoring a reception in Linda's honor on February 28th at the University of Memphis School of Law. Please click here, which is a link to MBA's website, to see the invitation and to find more details.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Judge Paulette Delk's Speech from the Annual Banquet
As you know, AWA honored Judge Paulette Delk at this year's Annual Banquet and awarded her the Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award. Many of you so enjoyed Judge Delk's comments that you have asked for a copy or reproduction of what she said. Although we cannot recreate the scene, Judge Delk has given us a copy of her remarks.
Judge Delk's comments:
"For those of you who are unfamiliar with Marion Griffin, you should know that she was the first woman admitted to practice law in Tenn. and the first woman to serve as a member of the TN Gen Assembly.Frances Loring was a founding member of AWA, and I am so proud to say that I knew Frances Loring. I met her shortly after moving to Memphis, and becoming an associate at what is now the Baker Donelson law firm. When I moved to Memphis, I knew very few people other than the lawyers at the firm. And when I arrived at the firm, there were two women attorneys there, but they left a month or two after I arrived–merely coincidental, I believe. So for a while, I was the only woman at the firm. And as gracious as the other associates were, it was a very lonely place. Although only 3% of the attorneys at the firm where I was an associate in Chicago were women, in actual numbers I had 15 or so women colleagues, and we were a very supportive group. I missed the support of other women attorneys, so when I learned of AWA, I made a bee-line to a meeting. I met Frances Loring at my very first meeting, and she was so welcoming and supportive. I am so very honored to receive the award that bears her name.
Annual Banquet Photos
Here are a series of photographs from our Annual Banquet:
(1) Ben Harrison, a professional photographer who provided his services for free, did an excellent job of capturing the evening. If you would like prints of his photos, please purchase them from his website here. I have provided a handful of photos below, but check out all of the photographs he took on his website (click here).
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| Photograph by Ben Harrison |
MBJ's Article on Legal Ladies
The Memphis Business Journal featured women attorneys, who are also actively involved in AWA, in an article called Legal Ladies: Female lawyers now make up one-third of profession. Judge Kay Robilio, who has been in the legal field for over thirty years, discussed the changes she has seen for women in the profession. Estelle Winsett, who is an attorney and the assistant dean for law career services, offered a special perspective because she has been an attorney in the "field" and also works closely with women in law school. Louise Chandler, as a fairly recent law school graduate, highlighted how much has changed because, as a child or young adult, she was unaware of any gender inequality in the legal field. The article also mentions the HF Law Group, PLLC, which is owned by former AWA president, Michele Howard-Flynn.
This article is an interesting read and can be found in the February 1-7, 2013 issue of the Memphis Business Journal. You can often find the paper around town (courthouses), but if you are an online subscriber, you can view the article on Memphis Business Journal's website. If you are not a subscriber, you can see a blurb here, can subscribe online, or can purchase a PDF of the issue on the website for a small fee.
AWA President, Fran Riley, featured in MBJ
AWA President, Fran Riley, is featured in the Memphis Business Journal's February 1-7, 2013 issue. She is the subject of the "In the Spotlight" feature, which discusses a variety of things including Fran's career and interests. The MBJ always does a great job in this feature of asking just the right questions to learn something new about each person featured. Pick up a copy of the Memphis Business Journal around town to learn more about Fran. If you are a subscriber, you can see the article on Memphis Business Journal's Webpage. If you are not a subscriber, you can (1) subscribe for online access, (2) find a "teaser" of the feature on the website, or (3) you can pay a few dollars for a PDF version of the February 1-7, 2013 issue.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Judicial Reception 2012
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AWA hosted a reception on December 6, 2012 to honor all of the judges in and around Memphis and Shelby County. Thank you to Monica and Andre Wharton for opening their home for the event. Guests enjoyed music from Rhodes College students and delicious food catered by AWA member, Mary McGinnis. Ashley Martin was the event organizer and did a wonderful job.
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| 2013 AWA President Fran Riley with the hosts, Monica and Andre Wharton |
1st Annual Golf Tournament
(Registration at the Mirimichi Club House)
AWA's First Annual Golf Tournament was a huge success. The event was hosted on June 1, 2012 at Mirimichi Golf Course, which is both a world-class and beautiful course. Mirimichi has Audubon International Classic Sanctuary and Golf Environmental Organization certifications. The weather was perfect golfing weather, but it was also perfect for the non-golfers, who were treated to environmental tours and golf cart tours. Thank you Mary Morgan Whitfield and Jennifer Himes, who were the event organizers. Mary Morgan was also one of the participants with the best overall team score.
Check out AWA's Facebook page for the Golf Tournament Photo Album: Click Here.
Here are some snapshots from the event:
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AWA Memphis
AWA is starting a blog! We are going to use this format to post pictures, invitations to events, news, and any information we find to be useful. AWA also has a website (AWA Website) and Facebook page.
You can find information about AWA's history, purpose, board members, events, and more on the AWA Website, and AWA's Facebook page is often updated with current AWA happenings. Please visit our website (http://www.awamemphis.org/index.php) and Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/MemphisAWA) to see photos and information on our past events.
If you have any problems, questions, or concerns, please contact AWA using the form on our website: Contact AWA.
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