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Alliance of Black Women Attorneys

2007-2008 CALENDAR
 (all dates are tentative and are subject to change)
[July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 Bar Year]
2008  
January 9, 2008

Executive Board Meeting

January 10, 2008

Women's Bar Association of Maryland and the Anne Arundel County Chapter Legislative Reception
Harry Browne's Restaurant, Annapolis, Maryland
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Deadline is January 4th, 2008
ABWA Member special
View Flyer

January 23, 2008

The Monumental City Bar Association, the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys and the University of Maryland Black Law Students Association invite you to attend a panel discussion on the role and responsibilities of the modern day legal practitioner in the civil rights struggle and in the community.
New Millennium Civil Rights Struggle: Your Role

6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
University of Maryland School of Law, Room 107
Featuring the Honorable Carl O. Snowden, Maryland State Director for Civil Rights, the Honorable John R. Hargrove, Jr., Associate Judge for the District Court for Baltimore City, and Granville Templeton, III, a rising star in the Baltimore legal community.

January 29, 2008

How to Make Your Net Work
(View Flyer)
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 36 South Charles Street
Second Floor - Conference Room A Baltimore, MD 21201

Please RSVP to Arielle Harry-Bess at abesslaw@hotmail.com by January 22, 2008  

February 5, 2008

Judicial Reception

Linwoods, 25 Crossroads Drive, Owings Mills
$30 for members, $40 for non-members
Registration form PDF Document
Response due no later than January 29, 2008

February 12, 2008

Color at the bar- Panel Discussion and Reception co-sponsored by UB BLSA, Monumental and the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys (Save the Date)

Time: 6- 8 PM with a reception to follow

Location: University of Baltimore Business Center Auditorium - Room BC003

More Details to Come

February 13, 2008

General Body meeting (Cancelled).
Please attend the Color at the Bar Program on Feb. 12th

February 23, 2008

ABWA (Saturday) Community Service - ABWA is seeking members to volunteer as Judges for the Baltimore Urban Debate League high school and middle school competitions.

Please contact ABWA Community Service Coordinator/Team Leader -Monifa Bailey at monifa@mnbaileylaw.com to sign up as a volunteer or with additional questions.

Volunteer by Feb. 18th

March 11, 2008

Executive Board meeting

March 26, 2008

Please Join Monumental City Bar Association and the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys at  an investment education session  presented by Citi Smith Barney.

Location:
Citi Smith Barney
Harbor East
650 S. Exeter St., Suite 1100
Baltimore, Md. 21202

Time:
Reception: 6:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Presentations: 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Networking: 7:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Cost:  Free, but you have to RSVP

Please RSVP By: March 17, 2008

Kaon Nelson at 410-736-5334      kaon.nelson@smithbarney.com
Deren Reid at 410-736-5355              deren.a.reid@smithbarney.com

April 4, 2008

Please join The Bar Association of Baltimore City, Monumental City Bar Association and the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys at a

Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King

The Tremont Grand
225 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
11:45 a.m.
Registration
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch/Program

Guest Speaker: William “Billy” Murphy, Jr., Esq.
Cost: $35. Please register to attend.

April 8, 2008

General Body Meeting

April 12, 2008

ABWA Wine Tasting

Ladies! Please join the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys at a wine tasting on April 12, 2008

Time: 4- 6 PM
Location: Chesapeake Wine Company, 2400 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
Cost: $35

RSVP Required by April 7, 2008

For More information and to RSVP email Vonda Orders, Esq. at vonda.orders@yahoo.com

April 16, 2008

The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys is proud to be a co-sponsor of the ABA's Commission on Women in the Professions'

Women of Color in the Legal Profession: Why It Means Success for Everyone

Location: Capitol & Congressional A Rooms Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
               400 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Time: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Program
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Diversity Reception Hosted by the ABA Section of Litigation

April 25, 2008

Alliance of Black Women Attorneys & Monumental City Bar Association is pleased to provide

WRITING A WINNING RESUME &  MANAGING YOUR CAREER

Constantly changing workplace trends make it challenging to focus on your short and long-term career goals. The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys is providing an opportunity for you to learn from the career experts…

    • Creating a winning resume
    • How to maximize your chances for professional advancement
    • Enhance your soft skills and increase your visibility

Guest speakers are James W. Patton, Regional Vice President of Legal Affairs for Robert Half Legal, Kitti Magruder, Manager of Training and Development and Jonathan Witmer, Account Executive. Robert Half Legal was recently selected as a Forbes# 1 and TOP 50 in Business Week as a leading provider of legal professionals.

Noon to 1 PM ~ Lunch Served

Friday , April 25th

(Registration begins at 11:45 am)
Robert Half Legal, 500 E. Pratt Street, 11th Floor
Baltimore, MD Phone: 410.385.8622

RSVP by April 23rd to Tiffani Brown at tiffani.brown@rhi.com.

April 26, 2008

ABWA (Saturday) Community Service Event

Please join the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys for a non legal community service opportunity where we as African American attorneys can give back in some small way to the community.

Members are needed to volunteer for Rebuilding Together Baltimore's April 26th Rebuilding Day.

Our team of volunteers will be helping the PenLucy Neighborhood in Baltimore City in beautifying their neighborhood on April 26 at 9:00am (reporting time). We will meet at 505 East 42nd Street, Baltimore, MD aka Safe Christian Fellowship...they will provide t-shirts, gardening tools and lunch, if people have small hand tools they should bring them.

More details will be provided shortly in regard to what to wear etc. and directions closer to the date.

For questions and to sign up please contact Monifa Bailey, Esq. at 'monifa@mnbaileylaw.com'

April 29, 2008

Maryland Lawyers for the Arts and the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys join the Baltimore Festival of Maps with a special preview party for “Exploratory Searchery” at An Die Musik, 409 North Charles, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The exhibition features map-related paintings by artist Daniel Stuelpnagel, shown along side antique map prints by cartographer Ferdinand von Stuelpnagel, a distant relative of the present-day artist.

Artist’s talk at 8:00 pm.

May 16, 2008

Executive Board Meeting

May 17, 2008

The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys is proud to support the She Matters Girls' Empowerment Conference and Expo for girls ages 9-17 to be held on May 17, 2008.

http://www.shematterstoo.com/

The She Matters Conference was organized with the involvement of ABWA members Yolanda Sonnier, Kendra Jolivet and former ABWA President, Robyn Scates

May 20, 2008

The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys is proud to be a co-sponsor of the MSBA Leadership Academy's Public Service Symposium focusing on barriers to re-entry for those previously incarcerated and available resources.
More details to come.

June 7, 2008

Please Join The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys

“On the Greens”

as it Hosts a Golf Clinic

Date: Saturday June 7, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Hobbitt’s Glen Golf Club
 Columbia, MD

$70 for ABWA members
$80 for non-members
(fee includes clinic instruction by golf pro, materials, equipment, and lunch)

Register by May 23, 2008.

 

June 11, 2008

General Body Meeting & Elections

June 26, 2008

The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys is proud to be a co-sponsor of the Legal Aid Bureau's Young Lawyers Division Caribbean Cocktail and Silent Auction Fundraiser.

The event raises funds for the Legal Aid Bureau so it can continue to help those in the community who need legal assistance.

Time: 6:00 -8:30 pm

Location:
Little Havana Restaurant y Cantina ,1325 Key Highway in Baltimore

For more information and to purchase tickets visit:

http://www.mdlab.org/Caribbean%20Cocktail

July 1, 2008

Swearing in of new 2008-2009 officers

 

2007  
July 2007

Executive Board Meeting and Swearing In Ceremony

July 25, 2007

New Admittees Reception

August 15, 2007

General Body Meeting

August 15, 2007 -
August 31, 2007

School Supplies Collection Drive

August 28, 2007

Legal Recruiter Tips with Ron Jordan

September 12, 2007

Executive Board Meeting

September 18, 2007

Managing Your Legal Career (Lunchtime Program)

October 10, 2007

General Body Meeting

October 14, 2007

Race for the Cure
(Alliance of Black Women Attorneys Team

October 17, 2007

How to join a non profit board

October 20, 2007

Scholarship Application Deadline: October 20, 2007

October 27, 2007

Volunteer Central Day of Service

November 3, 2007

Baltimore Museum of Art Event and Lunch RSVP by: Friday, October 19, 2007

November 12, 2007

Executive Board Meeting

November 14, 2007

The University of Baltimore Black Law Students Association & WBA presents (Co-sponsored by the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys)
"Minority Women in the Judiciary Forum"
Time: 6 PM -8 PM with a reception to follow
Location: University's Merrick School of Business-Auditorium,
1420 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

December 2, 2007

Alliance of Black Women Attorneys Annual Tea
 RSVP to Savonne Ferguson at Savonne@comcast.net
 Deadline for RSVP: November 21, 2007

December 12, 2007

Community Service Event:  Volunteer Central’s Elf Night
Volunteer for an evening of sorting & packaging thousands of toys & clothing donated to The Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program. This is an opportunity to get into the holiday spirit & provide kids in Baltimore with holiday gifts.

To volunteer contact ABWA Team leader: Monifa Bailey at monifa@mnbaileylaw.com by Friday, November 30,  2007.

 

 

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