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by Judge Sharon Lee
November 14, 2006, marked the first day that three
women sat on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
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The annual Tennessee Bar Foundation (TBF) Fellows’
black tie dinner and dance was held on January 12,
2007, in Nashville. The Tennessee Bar Foundation
was founded in 1982. It serves three purposes: to
honor attorneys who have distinguished themselves
in the profession by electing them to membership
as “Fellows,” to use the contributions of these Fellows
to support law-related public interest projects, and to
administer the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers’ Trust
Accounts) program. The TBF provides grants to
improve the administration of justice and to provide
legal aid. Some projects funded in 2007 will address
children’s issues such as CASA organizations,
Exchange Clubs, and family shelters. Other projects
funded will fight domestic violence and provide
rehabilitation services. The biggest recipients of
IOLTA funds will be the various legal services/legal aid
organizations across the state.
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By Sharon Frankenberg
ETLAW held a CLE in January featuring Debra Poole on “Charitable Giving: Your Client’s Options, Motivations, and Rewards.” Our February 21 meeting featured Judge D. Michael Swiney of the Tennessee Court of Appeals speaking on “The Court of the Judiciary” with CLE credit available. Our March 21st CLE program was “2007 Federal Tax Update” presented by Dania Leatherman and Gregory Erickson of Lattimore, Black, Morgan and Caine. Contact Sharon Frankenberg for more information, (865) 539-2100. .
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TLAW Annual Meeting and Convention with TBA,
TTLA and TJC
June 13 - 15, 2007 Music City Sheraton, Nashville, TN |
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The nominating committee will nominate officers and members-at-large for election pursuant to the bylaws at the annual meeting on June 15, 2007 in Nashville. If you are interested in nominating someone to serve on the TLAW Board of Directors, please contact Charlotte Knight-Griffin at cgriffin@mlgw.org or by phoning her at (901) 528-4991. The TLAW nominating committee consists of: Charlotte Knight-Griffin (Chair) Jackie Dixon Marcia McMurray Linda Seeley |
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By Linda Seeley
Laurie L. Christensen is one of those. You know, the
kind of person who buys cute little sweaters and
thing for her dogs and cats! Laurie is a self
described ‘pet parent’ to Buck, Sam, Cleo, Olivia,
Scarlett and Otis all of whom she obviously adores.
Laurie is also a scuba diver, master gardener and a
native of Hawaii not to mention her skills as a
seamstress, crafter and attorney. I asked her one day
during a phone conversation to tell me a little about
what drives her.
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By Tessa Lemos Del Pino
The women’s legal community lost one of its great
pioneers on January 8, 2007. In 1939, Jane Bolin
made history as being the first African-American
female to be sworn in as a judge. Her New York City
cases included juvenile and family law matters. As
judge, she said she hoped to show “a broad sympathy
for human suffering” and in pursuit of this ambition,
she did not wear judicial robes in order to make the
children feel more comfortable in her courtroom.
From the bench she fought racial discrimination and
worked to end segregation in child placement
facilities. She was first sworn in by Mayor La Guardia
and reappointed to ten-year terms by Mayors William
O’Dwyer, Robert F. Wagner Jr. and John V. Lindsay.
In December of 1978, she reached mandatory
retirement age and then began volunteering as a
reading instructor in the New York City public schools
for two years until she was appointed to the New York
State Board of Regents Review Committee.
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TLAW member, Linda Warren Seely has been named
one of the 50 most influential women in Memphis
Woman.
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26 members of the Lawyers Association for Women in
Jackson met for food and fun at the home of LAW past
president Linda Warren Seely. The members dined
on pork tenderloin and chicken parmesean and spent
the remainder of the evening playing “Dirty Santa.”
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A special thank you TLAW would like to thank the following TLAW members for donating funds to purchase a TLAW computer. Jackie Dixon Marcia McMurray Robin Rasmussen |
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The following article was previously published in the
October 2006 newsletter of the Tennessee Historical
Society. This article is being reprinted in the TLAW
newsletter with the gracious permission of the author
and the Board of the Tennessee Historical Society.
Linda Knight, TLAW Treasurer, is the editor for the
Society’s newsletter.
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RENEW your TLAW membership for 2006-07. Click the "Quick Links" section for a membership form and dues invoice. Questions about your membership? Contact Tessa at tlaw@tlaw.org.
"If women want real power and change, they must run for public office and use the vote more intelligently." - Sandra Day O'Connor
Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women
Tessa Lemos Del Pino, Executive Director
email:
tlaw@tlaw.org
phone:
615.385.5300
web:
http://www.tlaw.org
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