We welcome you to our Judicial Reception, to be held at the law firm of Baker, Manock & Jensen, 5260 N. Palm on Aprile 29, 2009, 5:30-7:30 pm. This year’s Judicial Reception will honor Fresno County’s newest women judges, the Honorable Glenda Allen Hill and the Honorable Kimberly Gaab. Your membership application can be taken at the door, but is not required to attend. For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Marie Failla at (559) 432-5400 or mfailla@bakermanock.com.
Our monthly meetings and events are held on the fourth wednesday of the month. Events we have planned for this year include: a joint MCLE event on May 20 with the Bench, Bar, Media section of the Fresno County Bar Association, a joint mixer with the Kern County Women Lawyers and Federal Courthouse Tour on May 27, a lunch program with Mayor Ashley Swearingin on July 22, and our annual Hanson Dinner in November. Please check out our new webpage for updated information and keep up to date with our programs and activities.
This year, Fresno County Women Lawyers has focused on community service. At each meeting, we ask our members to bring canned food, gently worn clothing, toiletries, bus passes and other items that will be helpful and greatly appreciated by the members of our community who are less fortunate than us. We will be donated these items to the Fresno County Food Bank, Marjoree Mason Center, Hacienda House, Good Samaritan, and other organizations. For more information on how you can help FCWL with its community service efforts, please contact me at mia@fcwl.org.
If you are not already a member of Fresno County Women Lawyers, or have not been a member in recent years, please join us. We invite you to become an active and vocal member of our organization. We also invite you to attend our board meetings, which are open to all members. Board meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month. If you are interested in being included on our email list, please let us know. We welcome your suggestions. Please note that there is a dues reduction for concurrent membership in Fresno County Women Lawyers and California Women Lawyers. For your convenience, a membership application is also available right here on our website, www.fcwl.org. We hope that you will take this opportunity to renew or join us and participate in our educational and social events this year.
If you have any questions, ideas, concerns, or suggestions, I'd love to hear them. You can contact me at mia@fcwl.org. For further contact information, click on the Contact Us tab on our website.
Mission Statement:"Our purpose is to promote the interests of the legal community in general and/or women in particular and to conduct other appropriate activities. However, nothing in these Bylaws shall be use to deny or abridge membership herein for any reason, including without limiting, race, color, creed, national ancestry, sex, sexual preference or present or previous employment or occupation."
This Month's Events:
April 29th: Seventh Judicial Reception
Upcoming Event:
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Luncheon
FCWL and the Bench, Bar and Media
Noon at the Downtown Club
Juvenile Court and Child Protective Services:
Working to Make a Difference
Jane Cardoza, Presiding Judge - Juvenile Dependency Court, Andrea Sobrado - Deputy Director, Fresno County DCFS, Howard K. Watkins - Former Senior Deputy County Counsel
Spring Mixer with Kern County Women Lawyers on May 27, 2009:
Tour Fresno's Easter District Federal Courthouse, with a greeting from Judge Lawrence O'Neill, followed by a hosted social hour in the courthouse.
Fresno County Women Lawyers (FCWL) invites all Fresno County Bar members to a tour of the federal courthouse, and our Spring Mixer, to take place on May 27, 2009. FCWL, teamed up with the Kern County Women Lawyers Association, offers a late afternoon/early evening at the Federal Courthouse on 2500 Tulare Street in downtown Fresno. Click here for more information.
