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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 |
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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
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| February 5, 2008 |
Judicial
Reception
Linwoods, 25 Crossroads Drive, Owings
Mills
$30 for members, $40 for non-members
Registration
form 
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
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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'
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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
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| July 1, 2008 |
Swearing in of new 2008-2009 officers |
| 2007 |
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| July 2007 |
Executive Board Meeting and Swearing In Ceremony
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| July 25, 2007 |
New
Admittees Reception
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| August 15, 2007 |
General Body Meeting
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August 15, 2007 -
August 31, 2007 |
School Supplies Collection Drive
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| August 28, 2007 |
Legal Recruiter Tips with Ron Jordan
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| September 12, 2007 |
Executive Board Meeting
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| September 18, 2007 |
Managing
Your Legal Career (Lunchtime Program)
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| October 10, 2007 |
General Body Meeting
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| October 14, 2007 |
Race
for the Cure
(Alliance of Black Women Attorneys Team
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| October 17, 2007 |
How to join a non profit board
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| October 20, 2007 |
Scholarship
Application Deadline: October 20, 2007
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| October 27, 2007 |
Volunteer Central Day of Service
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| November 3, 2007 |
Baltimore
Museum of Art Event and Lunch RSVP by: Friday,
October 19, 2007
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| November 12, 2007 |
Executive Board Meeting
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| 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
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December 2, 2007
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Alliance of Black Women Attorneys Annual Tea
RSVP to Savonne Ferguson at Savonne@comcast.net
Deadline for RSVP: November 21, 2007
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| 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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