Dedicated to the Advancement of Women in Law
ERA Resolution – NJWLA Member Vote Needed
Dear NJWLA Member, Our Public Policy Committee has worked hard to identify legislation that impacts our members’ interests and our mission to support women including, but not limited to, women lawyers. This is a message near and dear to our hearts. Almost 100 years ago Alice Paul proposed a Constitutional amendment that would guarantee men and women would have equal rights throughout the United States. While the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) finally earned bi-partisan …
Middlesex County Committee Appointment Opportunity
Seeking volunteers to be considered for appointment to the District VIII Fee Arbitration Committee. A potential candidate must live or work in Middlesex County and be practicing at least three years. Your application must be reviewed and approved by the Supreme Court. If appointed you must commit to serve a four year term commencing on September 1 of each year. Your role, if appointed, would be to hear and decide …
Spring 2016 Newsletter
Member News
President, Jessica S. Allen, has joined the firm of Calcagni & Kanefsky, The New Jersey …
A Thank you to Justice Hoens from the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
Trenton, NJ – The members of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA) extend their heartfelt gratitude to Justice Helen E. Hoens for her remarkable service and dedication to the law, to the State of New Jersey and to our legal community.
Justice Hoens’ distinguished …
Joanne Vos has become a Partner with Maraziti, Falcon & Healey, LLP
Maraziti, Falcon & Healey, LLP is proud to announce that Joanne Vos has become a Partner with the firm. The NJWLA would like to congratulate Joanne, who is one of our Members, on her promotion! We also would like to applaud MFH for its commitment to the advancement of women in our profession and its support of the NJWLA’s mission.…
The New Jersey Women Lawyer’s Association congratulates its members, Tracy Armstrong and Loren Rosenberg Lightman, on their promotion to partnership at Lomurro, Davison, Eastman & Muñoz, P.A.
Congratulations!The New Jersey Women Lawyer’s Association is proud to congratulate our Board Member
Sandra Moran
and our Members Nicole Alexander Jennifer Carillo Perez Nicole Downs Jennifer Harwood Cassandra Porter and Micala Campbell Robinson
on being named to the
2013 “New Leaders of the Bar”
listing of the state’s leading young attorneys by The New Jersey Law Journal…
Minorities and Women Showing Little Gains at Large N.J. Firms
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Issues Statement on Governor Christie’s Announcement That He Will Not Renominate New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Helen Hoens
Governor Christie’s announcement that he will not reappoint Supreme Court Justice Helen E. Hoens to the New Jersey Supreme Court, despite acknowledging her outstanding service and exceptional qualifications, is a blow to the integrity of our judicial system and a true loss to the citizens of New Jersey.
Justice Hoens has faithfully served the people of this State for almost twenty years, first …
Congratulations all of our newly elected Board Members for the 2013-2014 Board Year
The following is the complete list of the 2013-2014
Executive Board Officers and Directors of
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association.
We want to congratulate all of our newly elected Board Members for the 2013-2014 Board Year (Executive Board) and congratulate and welcome a few new Directors for the 2012-2014 Board Term (Director and Trustee at Large Positions). We welcome you to the NJWLA Leadership if you are new to our …
Merely Cracking the Glass Ceiling is Not Enough: Corporate America Needs More than Just A Few Women in Leadership
Speech given by Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Women’s Executive Circle of New York The University Club of New York New York, New York May 22, 2013
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NJWLA Congratulates Honorable Patty Shwartz
The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association is thrilled to congratulate the Honorable Patty Shwartz on her approved elevation to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The NJWLA is very proud to have supported President Obama’s October 2011 nomination of Judge Shwartz for the Third Circuit vacancy created by Judge Maryann Trump Barry’s transition to senior status. As the NJWLA advised Senator …
Panel Program Presented by NJWLA and NJCCA Offers Rare Insights Into Pathways to Leadership for Accomplished Women Leaders
Florham Park, New Jersey – The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association and the Women’s Networking Committee of the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association co-sponsored a dinner and networking event at the …
NJWLA Offers New Grant Opportunity
2013 GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Issue Date: December 12, 2012
UPDATE – 2013 Grant Recipients
The New Jersey Women Lawyers Association (NJWLA) was formed in 1981 to promote the retention and advancement of women in the legal profession. NJWLA has grown from a handful of members to more than 500 members. NJWLA advocates for the appointment of female judicial candidates and screens and endorses female judicial candidates. NJWLA holds numerous educational and …
An Evening With Bonnie St. John was A Great Success!
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Galit Kierkut, EsquirePresident NJWLA
Tel: (973) 643-5896 E-mail: gkierkut@sillscummis.com
The New Jersey Women Lawyer’s Association’s Presentation of
An Evening With Bonnie St. John: How Great Women Lead
was A Great Success!
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, November 29, 2012 – Paralympics gold medalist, economist and bestselling author/speaker Bonnie St. John, along with her teenage daughter Darcy Deane (who appeared …
Attorneys sought to help those in Sandy’s wake
Dear New Jersey County and Specialty Bar Leaders:
Please share this with your membership.
The New Jersey State Bar Association has activated its Mass Disaster Response Program and is seeking volunteer attorneys to provide legal guidance to individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Through the program volunteer attorneys are matched with storm victims who need general legal guidance.
“As attorneys we have an obligation to reach out to people in need. …
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