Vol. 96, No. 1 - National Association of Women Lawyers

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WOMEN LAWYERS JOURNAL
2011
VOL. 96
NO. 1
IN THIS ISSUE
10
Top Ten Time
Management Mistakes
by Kendra D. Brodin,
MSW, JD
12
Creating a Brand
Identity
by Jennifer E. Gillespie,
Esq.
13
Doing Business
in Puerto Rico:
Complying with Local
Sex Discrimination,
Maternity and
Breastfeeding Law s
by Maritza I. Goméz,
Esq.
NAWL’S MID-YEAR MEETING IN MIAMI, FLORIDA
At NAWL’s Mid-Year Meeting in Miami, Florida, the panel entitled: “Leadership in the Courtroom and Beyond:
A Judicial Roundtable,” was moderated by The Honorable Peggy A. Quince of the Florida Supreme Court (third
from left) with panelists, from left to right: The Honorable Cecelia M. Altonaga, U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida; The Honorable Ellen Leesfield, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida; Justice Quince,
The Honorable Laurel M. Isicoff, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida; The Honorable
Jacqueline H. Scola, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida; and The Honorable Barbara Lagoa, Florida Third
District Court of Appeal.
2011
VOL. 96
NO. 1
WOMEN LAWYERS JOURNAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT WOMEN LAWYERS JOURNAL
EDITOR
Deborah S. Froling
Washington, DC
froling.deborah@arentfox.com
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ARTICLES
PAINTING A
BRIGHTER FUTURE
FOR WOMEN
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interest to women lawyers are accepted and may be edited
based on the judgment of the editor. Editorial decisions are
based upon potential interest to readers, timelines, goals, and
objectives of the association and the quality of the writing.
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About NAWL ................................................................
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Editor’s Note ................................................................
5
President’s Letter .........................................................
6
Event Highlights ...........................................................
8
Top Ten Time Management Mistakes ................................. 10
by Kendra D. Brodin, MSW, JD
Creating a Brand Identity ............................................... 12
by Jennifer E. Gillespie, Esq.
Doing Business in Puerto Rico:
Complying with Local Sex Discrimination,
Maternity and Breastfeeding Laws .................................. 13
by Maritza I. Goméz, Esq.
NAWL News ................................................................. 14
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Dorian S. Denburg
Atlanta, GA
Advancing Women in the Legal Industry
EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP.
Dickstein Shapiro is widely regarded for its commitment to advancing women’s
issues in the legal marketplace. The Firm actively works to foster an environment
that is consistently employee- and family-friendly and maintains focused efforts
to attract the most talented female attorneys. In 2009, Dickstein Shapiro topped
the Project for Attorney Retention survey with 67% of its new partner promotions
going to women in the Firm. The Managing Partners of the New York and
Los Angeles offices, the Deputy General Counsel, two members of the Executive
Committee, and four of its five C-level officers are women. For the past 18 years,
the Firm has been an avid supporter of NAWL, and its attorneys have served
in various leadership positions. Dickstein Shapiro partner Katherine Henry is
a former NAWL President, and partner DeAnna Allen currently serves on the
NAWL executive board. Working together with NAWL and other like-minded
organizations, Dickstein Shapiro continues to improve the professional lives of
women attorneys by encouraging their development and retention.
To learn more about our Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), contact WLI
Co-Leader Elaine Metlin at (202) 420-2263 or metline@dicksteinshapiro.com
About NAWL
Founded in 1899, NAWL is a professional association of attorneys, judges
and law students serving the educational, legal and practical interests of
the organized bar and women worldwide. Both women and men are welcome to join. Women Lawyers Journal®, National Association of Women
Lawyers®, NAWL, and the NAWL seal are registered trademarks.
Vice President
Beth L. Kaufman
New York, NY
By joining NAWL, you join women throughout the United States and
overseas to advocate for women in the legal profession and women’s rights.
We boast a history of more than 100 years of action on behalf of women
lawyers. For more information about membership and the work of NAWL,
visit www.nawl.org.
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Lisa M. Passante
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EDITOR’S NOTE
Hopefully you were able to attend NAWL’s Mid-Year Meeting in Miami, Florida. Miami in February is definitely the place to be if you are from the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic (or anywhere
else for that matter). The weather was beautiful, the company divine and the panel presentations were outstanding. Lisa Passante, Chair of the Mid-Year Meeting, and DeAnna Allen, Vice
Chair of the Mid-Year Meeting, did an incredible job along with the entire Planning Committee
(see their picture on page 9). The theme of the meeting was leadership and we heard from all
different types of leaders as well as varying ways to lead. We had judges and general counsels as
well as those who lead organizations outside the law firm and corporate world – those who give
back to the community in a myriad of ways. We also heard from Raquel Libman, the Executive
Vice-President and General Counsel of The HEAT Group and American Airlines Arena. What
an interesting job she has!
In this issue we have some interesting articles, including an article on time management mistakes we all make (myself included), an article on creating a brand identity which we can all
benefit from and one on doing business in Puerto Rico and issues you need to be aware of if you
anticipate doing business there.
The pictures included in this issue are from the NAWL Mid-Year Meeting in beautiful, sunny
and warm Miami, Florida. It was a lovely setting for some really spectacular panels and networking opportunities.
I love hearing from our members and readers about what they like and don’t like about the
Women Lawyers Journal. If you have suggestions or want to write an article, please drop me an
email. I hope you enjoy the issue!
I hope all of you will attend NAWL’s Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon at the historic
Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York City on July 21, 2011 and the various programs that are
being presented in conjunction with the meeting. The honorees this year are truly inspiring and
I hope to see many of you there.
Warm wishes,
Deborah S. Froling, Editor
Arent Fox LLP
Washington, D.C.
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
The Annual Smithsonian Craft Show tells America’s story through the art of contemporary
craft. The accomplished artists demonstrate vision, creativity and work ethic; their work is innovative and expertly executed. The exhibitors show basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass,
jewelry, paper, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art and wood. As I walked the rows
of the expansive floor of the National Building Museum (itself a work of art), these artists transformed my thinking, as did Christo when he wrapped the islands of Biscayne Bay in Miami in
billowing pink and hung The Gates in Central Park.
These artists, from across the country, from different backgrounds, working in different media, came together, under one roof. Some worked individually, some collaborated with others,
but they all began with a vision, they all took action, and they all had the results in hand.
Like these artists, NAWL and its members from across the country, from different backgrounds, working in practices with different employers, come together, under one virtual roof.
NAWL generates best practices top-down and bottom-up to advance women in the profession,
annually surveys and compares the careers and compensation of women and their male peers,
produces quality programs, provides tools to implement change, offers mentoring, affords networking, is a significant voice for women practicing law, and is heard and consulted on issues
facing women under the law. NAWL also collaborates, sharing with like-minded organizations,
such as the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, the Project for Attorney Retention,
the Center for Women in Law, Ms. JD, and the WBA of DC, among others.
There is tremendous engagement and enthusiasm among our membership and sister organizations to advance women in the profession. There is great vision, creativity and work ethic
and, yet, we need more action before we will have the results in hand. We must take action – less
talk and a lot more action. If we keep on doing what we’ve done, we’ll keep on getting what
we’ve gotten.
If we each take one action individually and in collaboration with others, in whatever area we
choose (business development, leadership, retention and promotion, mentoring, sponsoring,
inclusion initiatives) and, like the artists, expertly execute, we can transform the status quo. We
need to transform the status quo.
As the President proclaimed recently on National Equal Pay Day, obstacles to equality continue to exist and women continue to earn less than men in comparable positions. Women,
who have higher graduation rates than men at all academic levels, who are nearly half the labor
force and the primary or co-breadwinner in two-thirds of American families still earn less—a
lot less—and it impacts our children, our families and our future. When the Equal Pay Act was
signed into law in 1963, women earned 59 cents for every dollar earned by men. Today, it is approximately 77 cents nationally (85 cents for AmLaw 200 equity partners according to the 2010
NAWL Survey). It shocks the conscience that nearly 50 years later, the wage gap still exists and
still impacts generations of women. Like the crafts of artists who transform our thinking, equal
pay for women and men will be transforming and all society will benefit.
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National Association of Women Lawyers : the voice of women in the law
Please join NAWL at our Annual Luncheon on July 21 as we honor lawyers who acted on their
vision with transforming results for our profession:
Arabella Babb Mansfield Award: Jamie Gorelick, Partner, Wilmer Cutler LLP
President’s Award: Prudential Financial, Inc. Legal Department, Susan Blount, Senior Vice
President and General Counsel
M. Ashley Dickerson Award: Michele Coleman Mayes, Senior VP/General Counsel, Allstate
Public Service Award: Brooksley Born, Retired Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Lead By Example Award: Honorable Harold Baer, U.S. District Court, Southern District of
New York; and Marc Firestone, Executive VP, Corporate & Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Kraft Foods, Inc.
Thank you for heeding the call, reaching out and extending your hand so that NAWL can continue to be a healthy, financially stable and vibrant organization which is continuing its mission
as the home for all who seek to advance women in the profession and under the law. Thank you
for the privilege of serving as your President.
Best wishes and regards,
Dorian Denburg
NAWL President 2010-2011
AT&T
Dorian.Denburg@att.com
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
NAWL Mid-Year Meeting
February 16-17, 2011 in Miami, Florida
February 16-17, 2011 in Miami, Florida
At NAWL’s Mid-Year Meeting in Miami, Florida¸ NAWL honored The Honorable Peggy A. Quince, Florida Supreme Court
with its Leadership Award. Justice Quince graduated in 1970 from Howard University with a B.S. Degree in Zoology; she
received her J.D. Degree from the Catholic University of America in 1975. In 1993, Justice Quince became the first AfricanAmerican female to be appointed to one of the district courts of appeal with her appointment by Governor Lawton Chiles
to the Second District Court of Appeal to a term effective January 4, 1994. She was retained in office by the electorate in
November 1996. On December 8, 1998, Justice Quince was appointed by the late Governor Lawton Chiles and Governorelect Jeb Bush to the Florida Supreme Court. In addition, NAWL awarded its Challenge Award to Office Depot’s Legal
Department, and it was accepted by Elise D. Garcia C., its Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.
In addition to the Leadership and Challenge Awards, the NAWL Mid-Year Meeting was filled with panel presentations and networking opportunities. Panel presentations included “Leadership in the Courtroom and Beyond: A
Judicial Roundtable,” “Leading the Way to Economic Success: Compensation Models for the 21st Century,” “Leading for Good: Inspiration from Outside the Box,” and “Leading ‘Courtside’” featuring Raquel Libman, Executive
Vice President and General Counsel, The HEAT Group and American-Airlines Arena.
Lisa Lehner, NAWL President Dorian Denburg, Joyce Slocum,
General Counsel, National Public Radio, and NAWL Executive
Board Member Lisa Passante enjoy some of the wonderful
networking opportunities and beautiful Miami weather.
Front Row: Lorraine Koc, former NAWL President, Teresa
Sebastian, Kathy Tayon. Back Row: Hilarie Bass, Edith Osman
and Gretta Rusanow presented a panel on new compensation
models for the 21st century.
NAWL President-Elect Heather Giordanella presented the
NAWL Leadership Award to The Honorable Peggy A. Quince.
NAWL President Dorian Denburg with ABA President Stephen
N. Zack.
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The panel presentation on accomplishments and leadership
outside the legal world, front row panelists from left to right
were: Jacqueline Arango, Dean Patricia White and Cheryl Little.
Back row: Lettie Bien, moderator Jane Mallor McBride and
Victoria Méndez.
The Mid-Year Planning Committee worked extremely hard to put
together a fantastic program for all attendees. From left to right:
Vicky DiProva, NAWL Executive Director, DeAnna Allen, NAWL
Executive Board and meeting vice chair, Sandra Cassidy, NAWL
President-Elect Heather Giordanella, Terry Vento, Kathy Tayon,
NAWL President Dorian Denburg, Elicia Blackwell, Jane Mallor
McBride, Kristy Johnson, NAWL Executive Board member and
meeting chair Lisa Passante, Linda Leali, April Boyer and Angie
Puentes-Leon.
NAWL Executive Board Member Leslie Richards-Yellen, NAWL
Executive Board Member Deborah Froling and NAWL Past
President Lorraine Koc enjoy the beautiful Miami sunshine.
The beautiful view by the pool at the Epic Hotel in Miami,
Florida where Mid-Year Meeting attendees enjoyed wonderful
food, beautiful weather and great networking.
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Top Ten Time Management Mistakes
getting started is the hardest part of completion. Tell yourself that you will work for a certain amount of time and
then take a break. Keep your tasks manageable, and break down larger projects into bite-size pieces which you can
complete without completely overwhelming yourself.
by Kendra D. Brodin, MSW, JD
If you are prone to
saying “yes” too
often, remember
that every time
5. Saying “yes” to everyone and everything
Kendra Brodin, MSW, JD, is a coach and consultant for women lawyers and their law firms and
the Founder and Creator of www.WomenLawyersOnline.com. Kendra is dedicated to helping
women attorneys become “Happy In Law.” With a powerful background as a social worker,
lawyer, and coach, Kendra supports women attorneys and their law firms in professional development areas such as work/life balance, career satisfaction, leadership, conflict resolution, and
time and stress management through individual coaching, law firm consulting, home study
programs, and a variety of Continuing Legal Education courses. Kendra lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with her husband, Rev. Ryan Brodin, and two young daughters, and she is an active
member of Minnesota Women Lawyers and the Minnesota State Bar Association, serving as co-chair of its Life &
the Law Committee. Kendra earned a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and a
Law Degree from the University of Minnesota School of Law, as well as coaching instruction from The Institute for
Life Coach Training. More information about Kendra’s work is available at www.HappyInLaw.com.
Decide what you
need to do. Get
the information
you need. Make
Do you sometimes feel like everyone else must have more hours in the day than you do? Do you wonder how others
seem to get so much done while you are barely scratching your to-do list?
Here are the ten most frequent time management mistakes that I see in the work and lives of my clients. When you can
overcome these hurdles, you’ll be well on your way to mastering the minutes in your hours and the hours in your days.
an informed, but
quick, decision.
Then take action.
Be mindful of the invitations or commitments you accept or decline. If you are prone to saying “yes” too often, remember that every time you say “yes” to something, you are saying “no” to something else. That means that if you agree to
go with a colleague to a networking event, you are declining a project at work, a trip to the gym, or more time with your
family. Get very clear on your priorities and goals. Each time you are thinking of making a commitment, test it to see
if it moves you closer to or farther from your objectives. If it will move you away from your goals, politely decline it if
at all possible and focus on using your time in ways that support you and the person you want to be.
6. Enduring inefficient and meaningless meetings
Meetings can be an incredibly productive and leveraged use of time, or meetings can be a horrible waste of time
and energy. For meetings to serve a purpose, be sure that there is a clear and manageable agenda for the meeting.
Support the person running the meeting in keeping to the agenda and the timing. At the end of every discussion,
ask “What is the next action?” Make sure everyone knows what their next step is and when they need to take it.
7. Allowing phone interruptions
When you need to focus and move through your daily goals quickly and smoothly, turn your phone off, place it on
“do not disturb,” or notify your assistant that you are not taking calls. Phone calls can pull the most focused person
off task very quickly. Instead, allow your assistant or voice mail to collect any incoming messages and return them
after your focused time is complete. For the most part, people can wait a couple of hours for a return call. If you
must take a call, keep it as brief and focused as possible.
1. Failing to focus on truly important tasks
Before you leave work at the end of the day, take a few minutes to identify the top 3-5 things you want to complete
the following day. Start the new day with the biggest task or the one you dread most. Once it’s complete, you’ll feel
lighter and more motivated the rest of the day.
8. Incessant checking of email
Turn off the audible reminder that you have new mail messages and cut back to checking email at regular intervals
during the day. Some people only check it in the morning, over the lunch hour, and toward the end of the day. Others check it once an hour. Regardless of what system you choose, don’t be a slave to your inbox.
2. Taking too long to make decisions
Many people waste time by thinking too much about their options. They think about what to tackle first, what restaurant to eat at, and what person to call. Their indecision wastes precious time. Instead, decide what you need to
do. Get the information you need. Make an informed, but quick, decision. Then take action.
9. Too much socializing
Connecting with your colleagues is very important to office morale, but it can also be an unproductive use of your
work time. Try to concentrate your time spent socializing to lunch times or other break times. While remaining
polite and caring, keep conversations that come up during the day as brief as possible. Simply tell others you are
focused and on a deadline. They will understand.
3. Attempting Perfection
As attorneys, many of us are hard-wired to be perfectionists. This tendency can keep us from starting, working on,
or completing projects. Of course, we must do excellent, accurate work for our clients. Yet we cannot, and should
not, let the fear of making a mistake keep us from moving steadily and swiftly through our tasks.
10. A messy desk and cluttered work area
4. Procrastinating
It’s amazing how much time we waste each day looking for lost papers, business cards, office supplies, and the like.
A disorganized desk not only forces you to waste time looking for things, but it also drains your mental energy and
focus. Your work and your mind will be much more efficient and effective when not cluttered with unfiled paperwork and dirty coffee mugs.
Sometimes born out of the aforementioned time traps (failing to focus and perfectionism), procrastination keeps
us from getting things done because it prevents us from getting to the tasks at all. Take a good hard look at yourself
and your work. What are you avoiding? Why? Simply get started and let momentum move you forward. Often
Time is a truly non-renewable resource. Treasure it and be deliberate about how you choose to use it. Soon, others
will start to wonder how you get so much done each day.
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you say “yes” to
something, you
are saying “no” to
something else.
Creating a Brand Identity: Learn a Niche Practice of Law
By Jennifer E. Gillespie, Esq.
Doing Business in Puerto Rico: Complying with Local Sex
Discrimination, Maternity and Breastfeeding Laws
By Maritza I. Gómez, Esq.
To discover these
Jennifer E. Gillespie is an attorney
niches within a
in Montclair, New Jersey, where
she represents plaintiffs in workers’ compensation and personal
injury cases. She can be reached at
908.463.2706 or jeg@jeglegal.com.
larger practice area,
lawyers should
not shy away from
the meritorious
but (potentially)
low-value, timeconsuming cases
that other firms
reject.
After handling a
number of similar
cases, the attorney
will find hidden
within convoluted
facts, multiple
players, and pro
bono or pro se
litigants, patterns
emerging and will
become an “expert”
at handling those
specific types
of cases.
You hear it all the time: You need to create a brand
identity to succeed in this ever-increasingly competitive
market for legal services. But how do you create a brand
identity? One way is by learning a niche practice of law.
Some niches are based on practice area: the attorney
may only handle criminal defense or bankruptcy cases,
for example. Within these larger practice areas, however,
are “sub-niches” that an attorney can use to focus his
or her practice on and create a brand identity. For example, in criminal law, the attorney may only handle serious felonies. Or, furth er focused, the lawyer may only
handle death penalty cases involving claims of actual innocence. In the bankruptcy realm, the lawyer may only
handle personal bankruptcies. Or, more specifically, the
attorney may only handle personal bankruptcies where
there is no real property involved and the petitioner has
been the victim of consumer fraud.
To discover these niches within a larger practice area,
lawyers should not shy away from the meritorious but
(potentially) low-value, time-consuming cases that other
firms reject. Most likely, even in this distressed economic
climate, there won’t be a lot of competition for these
particular clients, which will allow the attorney to garner
a larger share of that particular market. After handling
a number of similar cases, the attorney will find hidden
within convoluted facts, multiple players, and pro bono
or pro se litigants, patterns emerging and will become an
“expert” at handling those specific types of cases.
For example, when I started my solo practice, I decided to focus on personal injury claims. More specifically, I focus my practice on the litigation of workers’
compensation cases and only represent injured workers. More specifically still, I routinely handle workers’
compensation cases where the employer does not have
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workers’ compensation insurance (despite state laws
mandating that all employers obtain such insurance).
Because the burden of proof can be more cumbersome
in uninsured employers cases (compared to cases where
there is an insurance company involved), other practitioners with a broader practice tend to refer these cases
to colleagues, like me.
After handling several uninsured employers cases, I
noticed similarities between the factual scenarios, the issues that arise during discovery and pre-trial conferences,
and the problems encountered when attempting to enforce judgments against employers. These similarities
make the prosecution of my cases more straightforward
and less cumbersome and ultimately, benefit my clients.
My willingness to take on these sometimes challenging cases has resulted in a greater number of referrals
overall from my colleagues (for cases involving both uninsured employers and cases where the employer has insurance). Handling these types of claims has also created
a brand identity for me, at an early stage in my career.
Granted, handling only potentially time-consuming,
low-value cases is fatally flawed: the attorney must balance these cases with other, less time consuming and
higher value cases to make the finances of his or her
practice work. But, most important, focusing in on
these types of cases will enable the lawyer to create a
brand identity, which can then be used to expand into
more profitable areas of the practice.
Taking on challenging cases early on in the attorney’s career not only creates a brand identity, it also
creates a reputation for that lawyer as someone who’s
willing to stand up for what’s right, work hard to fight
for the clients’ rights, and isn’t afraid to get his or her
hands dirty. These qualities will further develop the attorney’s brand identity.
Finally, focusing on meritorious claims, where the
litigants cannot afford counsel or the costs of litigation,
serves a higher purpose: it provides legal services for the
people who need lawyers the most. To me, there is no
better “brand identity” for an attorney than devoting at
least a portion of your practice to the rights of the indigent or those who otherwise cannot obtain counsel for
their legitimate claims.
Maritza I. Gómez, Esq. is a Partner at the law firm of Goldman, Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C. in San
Juan, Puerto Rico and a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers. Her practice
focuses on labor & employment issues. She can be reached at maritza.gomez@gaclaw.com.
Federal labor and employment legislation such as Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000, et
seq. and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 28
U.S.C § 2601, et seq. are fully applicable to Puerto Rico.
Additionally, the Puerto Rican Legislature has enacted labor and employment laws that are also applicable, such as Law No. 100 of June 30, 1959, 29 L.P.R.A.
§ 146, et seq., which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex, religion, race, and social condition, among others, and Law No. 69 of July 6, 1985, 29
L.P.R.A. § 1321, et seq., which specifically prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex. Law No.
17 of April 12, 1988, 29 L.P.R.A. § 155, et seq. prohibits
sexual harassment in the workplace. If an employer is
found liable under these laws it may be responsible for
double damages.
The Working Mothers’ Protection Act, Law No. 3 of
March 13, 1942, 29 L.P.R.A. §467, et seq. (the “WMPA”)
protects pregnant employees from discrimination in the
workplace and grants them the right to enjoy maternity
leave with full pay for four (4) weeks before and four
(4) weeks after childbirth. The pregnant employee may
choose to shorten her prenatal leave period to one (1)
week before the scheduled childbirth date, and consequently extend her post-partum leave to seven (7) weeks.
In that case, the employee must provide the employer
with a medical certificate evidencing that there is no risk
to her health, that she is able to and that she continues to
work up to one (1) week before childbirth. The WMPA
also provides for an extension of the post-partum leave
if the employee gives birth prior to the completion of her
prenatal leave, for a period of time equal to that which
she failed to enjoy during the prenatal period.
The WMPA also protects pregnant employees from
dismissal without just cause. Under the WMPA, dimin-
ished performance at work due to pregnancy will not
be just cause for termination. Diminished performance
applies both to the quality as well as the quantity of the
work done.
Under Law 100, if an employer is found liable for
violating the WMPA for pregnancy discrimination,
double damages are mandatory against the employer
plus 25% for attorneys’ fees.
Law No. 427 of November 2, 2000, 29 L.P.R.A. § 478a,
et seq. provides working mothers who return to work after maternity leave the opportunity to nurse their children for an hour each full-time working day, which may
be divided into two (2) thirty (30)-minute sessions or
three (3) twenty (20)-minute sessions, and includes the
ability of the nursing mother to either go to where the
child to be breastfed is being cared for if the employer has
a child care center at the workplace, or to express breast
milk in a place provided for such purposes in the workplace. For small businesses, the time period is reduced to
one half (1/2) hour instead of one (1) hour.
Any nursing mother that is denied the time period
granted by Law No. 427 by her employer “may resort
to the pertinent forum to demand that her rights be
upheld. The forum with jurisdiction may impose a fine
to the employer who refuses to uphold the right herein
established for the damages suffered by the employee.
Said fine may be equal to [3] three times the salary paid
to said employee for each day she was denied the period
to nurse or express breast milk.” See 29 L.P.R.A. § 478h.
Consequently, it is important to comply with these
laws and other civil laws that have been enacted by the
Puerto Rican Legislature when doing business in Puerto
Rico. Failing to do so may result in costly civil liability
and protracted litigation.
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The Working
Mothers’ Protection
Act protects
pregnant employees
from discrimination
in the workplace
and grants them
the right to enjoy
maternity leave with
full pay for four (4)
weeks before and
four (4) weeks after
childbirth.
NAWL NEWS
NAWL NEWS
Upcoming NAWL Meetings and Programs
Upcoming NAWL Programs
JULY 20, 2011
Join NAWL for this philanthropy and networking event benefitting the Young
Women’s Leadership Network, an organization that enables low-income
students to achieve their highest educational potential and to break the cycle of
poverty. Please visit www.nawl.org for more details.
JULY 21, 2011
> For more information contact NAWL at 312.988.6729 or nawl@nawl.org
301 PARK AVENUE
NAWL’s Networking Night of Giving
EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C.
LOCATION TBD
NAWL’s Annual Meeting
and Awards Luncheon
WALDORF=ASTORIA
NEW YORK, NY
JULY 21, 2011
Join NAWL for a panel presentation:
and Awards Luncheon
The Invisible Barrier – Unconscious Bias in the Legal Profession
WALDORF=ASTORIA
301 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY
9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM
JULY 21, 2011
and Awards Luncheon
WALDORF=ASTORIA
301 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY
11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Keynote Speaker: Jerry Kang, Professor of Law and Asian American Studies,
UCLA School of Law
Panelists: Susan Blount, Prudential Financial, Inc. Legal Department; Lisa
Horowitz, Director of Professional Development, McDermott Will & Emery
LLP; Hon. Delissa A. Ridgway, U.S. Court of International Trade.
2:15 PM TO 3:15 PM SESSION
Getting to Win/Win – Strategies for Employers to Overcome Unconscious
Bias and Empower the Success of Women Attorneys.
Moderated by: Michele Coleman Mayes, Executive Vice President and General
Counsel, Allstate Insurance Company
Panelists: Luis J. Diaz, Director and Chief Diversity Officers, Gibbons P.C.; Sylvia
James, Diversity Counsel, Baker Botts LLP; Lauren Stiller Rikleen, President,
Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership and Executive-in-Residence, Boston
College Center for Work and Family.
3:30 PM TO 4:30 PM SESSION
It Starts With You – Practical Steps You Can Take Now to Achieve Success
and Advance Women in Law.
> Register at nawl@nawl.org. Cost $35 members/$45 non-members.
Moderated by: Leslie Richards-Yellen, Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion
Officer, Hinshaw & Culberston LLP
The 2011 Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon will honor the following
individuals:
Panelists: Sharon I. Caffrey, Partner and Chair of Women’s Initiative at Duane
Morris LLP; Marc Firestone, Executive Vice President, Corporate and Legal
Affairs and General Counsel, Kraft Foods Inc.
President’s Award: Prudential Financial, Inc. Legal Department, Susan Blount,
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Arabella Babb Mansfield Award: Jamie Gorelick, Partner, Wilmer Cutler
Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
M. Ashley Dickerson Award: Michele Coleman Mayes, Senior Vice President
and General Counsel, Allstate Insurance Company
Public Service Award: Brooksley Born, Retired Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
> Register at nawl@nawl.org. Cost for both sessions: $35 members/$45 non-members.
JULY 21, 2011
The Fifth Annual Firm to Firm Conversation on Women’s Initiatives
and Awards Luncheon
Presented by Karen Kahn and Marci Wilf, Threshold Advisors LLC.
WALDORF=ASTORIA
301 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY
Lead by Example Award: Honorable Harold Baer, U.S. District Court, Southern
District of New York; and Marc Firestone, Executive Vice President, Corporate
and Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Kraft Foods, Inc.
BY INVITATION ONLY
> For more information contact NAWL at 312.988.6729 or nawl@nawl.org
2:30 PM TO 5:00 PM
NAWL Outstanding Member Awards: Dominica Anderson, Partner, Duane
Morris; Laurie Charrington, Senior Associate, Jones Day; Stephanie Cohen,
Partner, McCarter & English LLP; Nancy A. Lottinville, Counsel, Gibbons
P.C.; Jane Mallor McBride, Principal and General Counsel, Optimus Legal
Management and Consulting; Anne O’Neill, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson
LLP; Randi Engel Schnell, Partner, Bondurany Mixson & Elmore LLP
> Register at nawl@nawl.org.
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NAWL NEWS
NAWL NEWS
Recent NAWL Programs
Recent NAWL Programs
MAY 25, 2011
APRIL 6-8, 2011
The NAWL Networking Night of Giving-Hartford Benefitted My Sisters’ Place.
West Point Center for the Rule
of Law 2011 Conference
Hartford Night of Giving
HARTFORD, CT
U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY
MAY 18, 2011
Women Partners Workshop Series:
2011-2012
House of the Association
NEW YORK, NY
Negotiating For the Life You Want
The Committee on Women in the Profession offered a series of morning workshops for women partners. In these interactive workshops led by renowned consultants who specialize in women lawyers’ professional development, gain skills,
knowledge and techniques that will enable you to make your contributions visible, valued, and rewarded. These programs are designed to provide you with
unique, hands-on learning experiences while you connect and network with
other women partners.
Women partners are skilled at negotiating on behalf of others but often fall short
when they negotiate for themselves. Led by Carol Frohlinger, this interactive session provides essential guidance you can use to reframe what you do and how
you do it. More specifically, you will learn:
• W
hybeinga“nicegirl”willholdyouhostagetoothers’needsattheexpense
of your own
• howtobuildtherelationshipsthatmatter
• howtosetboundariesandmanageexpectations
• howtoprepareforandhandlepush-back
WEST POINT, NY 10996
MARCH 3, 2011
NAWL Presented Appellate
Advocacy in the New
Jersey Supreme Court
NEW JERSEY LAW CENTER
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
FEBRUARY 16-17, 2011
EPIC HOTEL
270 BISCAYNE BLVD. WAY
MAY 10, 2011
Connect, Listen & Learn Series
FACILITATED BY
KAREN KAHN ED.D. PCC
This Is NOT the Career I Ordered: Empowering Strategies from Women
Who Recharged, Reignited, and Reinvented Their Careers
by Caroline Dowd-Higgins
NAWL Networking Night
Of Giving: Taking A Stand
Against Human Trafficking
This Night of Giving featured a panel discussion on recognizing and
combatting human trafficking in the Washington Metropolitan Area
and an opportunity to get together to support local survivors.
MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY, LLP
Connect, Listen & Learn Series
FACILITATED BY KAREN
KAHN ED.D. PCC
Women and Power: Getting
Ambitious About Ambition
HYATT REGENCY HOTEL
ATLANTA, GA
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On the evening of March 3, 2011, NAWL hosted a panel of all sitting and retired
female Justices of the New Jersey Supreme Court at the New Jersey State Bar Association, including retired Justice Marie L. Garibaldi, the first woman appointed to
the Court, retired Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz, the Court’s first and only woman Chief Justice, and current Justices Virginia Long, Jaynee LaVecchia, and Helen
E. Hoens and moderated by NAWL Executive Board member Holly English.
2011 Mid-Year Awardees
Challenge Award:
Office Depot Legal Department
Elisa D. Garcia C., Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Leadership Award:
Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC
This Conference, with support of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), presented the many facets of international and domestic gender justice issues, including those related to the military. This is undertaken
by the Center to promote understanding of the importance of equality to
achieving the rule of law. Topics included: equal protection under the Constitution; gender justice as an integral part of our foreign policy and national security goals; leadership challenges and opportunities for women;
the scourge of human trafficking; war crimes against women; women and
Islam; domestic violence (with a focus on its impact on military families);
and the experience and future of women in the military.
MIAMI, FL
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
APRIL 14, 2011
Gender Justice: Toward Achieving Equality
LAW & REORDER: Legal Industry Solutions for Restructure, Retention, Promotion & Work/Life Balance
by Debbie Epstein Henry
Based on their numbers, women lawyers are positioned to exercise power
and influence and effectuate change. Women constitute a significant percentage of the lawyers in law firms, corporate legal departments, and government. Women have also represented approximately 50% of law school
graduates for more than 25 years. Yet most women lawyers are not exercising power. Women lawyers still represent a very small percentage of law firm
leaders, general counsel, law school deans and government leaders. Women
lawyers earn considerably less than male colleagues even though they are
just as productive. Many are reluctantly relinquishing their ambitions.
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NAWL NEWS
RECOGNITION
Member News
NAWL Recognizes
Holly English, formerly Of Counsel with Post, Polak,
LAW FIRM MEMBERS
Goodsell, MacNeill & Strauchler, P.A., has joined NukkFreeman & Cerra, P.C. as a Partner and will continue
to practice in all areas of employment law. Prior to her
work at PPGMS, she worked as a consultant in the U.S.
and internationally with a wide variety of organizations,
helping to align core values for maximum performance.
Ms. English is the author of Gender on Trial: Sexual Stereotypes and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Workplace,
and has written numerous articles for NJ Law Journal
and other publications. She has been interviewed as an
expert in her field by CBS Evening News, New Jersey
Monthly and more.
Leonard, Street & Deinard
Stites Harbison, PLLC
Dykema Gossett
Lowenstein Sandler
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Alston + Bird LLP
Edwards Angell Palmer &
Dodge LLP
Magdich & Associates
Swetman Baxter Massenburg, LLC
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Taber Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC
Mayer Brown LLP
Tatum Hillman Hickerson &
Powell, LLP
Arent Fox LLP
Axiom
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Baker, Donelson, Bearman,
Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC
Beery, Elsner & Hammond, LLP
Bodyfelt, Mount, Stroup, Et Al
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP
Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Brune & Richard LLP
Bryan Cave LLP
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP
Butler Snow
Cahill Gordon
Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Faegre & Benson LLP
Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson LLP
Gibson Dunn
Giffen & Kaminski, LLC
Goldman Antonetti & Cordova,
P.S.C.
McCarter & English LLP
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
McDonald Law Group, LLC
McDonnell & Associates
McGuireWoods LLP
McKool Smith
Goodwin Procter LLP
McNair Law Firm, P.A.
Gordon & Polscer, LLC
Michigan Auto Law
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough LLP
Griffith, Sadler & Sharp, P.A.
Hall Estill
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Hirschler Fleischer, P.C.
Hodgson Russ LLP
Hollingsworth LLP
Huron Consulting Group Inc
Townsend and Townsend and
Crew LLP
Troutman Sanders
Trusted Counsel, LLC
Vedder Price P.C.
Vinson & Elkins LLP
White and Case LLP
WilmerHale
Wolfe, LPA
Yoss, LLP
Nixon Peabody
O’Brien Jones, PLLC
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak
& Stewart, P.C.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C.
Peckar & Abramson
Phillips Lytle LLP
LAW SCHOOL MEMBERS
Chapman University School
of Law
Hofstra Law School
Lewis & Clark Law School
Pierce Stronczer Law LLC
Loyola University Chicago
Law School
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.
Northeastern University
Proskauer Rose LLP
Oklahoma City University
Phoenix School of Law
Kaye Scholer
Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland
& Perretti LLP
Kilpatrick Stockton
Sachitano Strent Hostetter LLC
Temple University Beasley
School of Law
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Schmoyer Reinhard LLP
University of Idaho College of Law
Schoeman Updike & Kaufman
Day Pitney LLP
Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner &
Richeson, LLC
University of Miami School of Law
Sidley Austin LLP
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Kutak Rock LLP
University of Minnesota Law
School
DLA Piper
Labaton Sucharow, LLP
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Larson King
Spencer Crain Cubbage Healy &
McNamara PLLC
Dow Lohnes PLLC
Lash & Goldberg, LLP
Starnes Davis Florie
Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chester Willcox & Saxbe, LLP
Cooper & Walinski, L.P.A.
Cox & Osowiecki, LLC
Crowell & Moring
Davis & Gilbert LLP
Davis & McGrath LLC
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Duane Morris LLP
Carlton Fields
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Lebow, Malecki & Tasch, LLC
A. Kershaw, P.C.
Andrews Kurth
In addition to being named to the Super Lawyer’s list
for 2009 and 2010, Ms. English is a past President of
the Board of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), remains a current Board member and is
also on the Board of the NAWL Foundation. She is also
a member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey
Women Lawyers’ Association and the Board of the New
Jersey Women’s Forum. Holly English may be reached
at 973-564-9100 or henglish@nfclegal.com
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Jackson Walker LLP
Johnston Barton
Jones Day
K&L Gates
Slate Carter Comer PLLC
University of Missouri-Columbia
Wake Forest University School
of Law
Western New England College
School of Law
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RECOGNITION
NEW MEMBER LIST
NAWL Recognizes
BAR ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS
CORPORATE LEGAL
DEPARTMENT MEMBERS
Arizona Women Lawyers
Association
Allstate
Arkansas Association of Women
Lawyers
California Women Lawyers
Florida Association for Women
Lawyers
AT&T Inc.
NAWL THANKS
2011 PROGRAM SPONSORS
From January 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011, the following have become NAWL individual members.
Thanks for your support of NAWL.
PREMIER SPONSORS
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Jones Day
Cox Communications, Inc.
Diageo NA / Legal Department
GOLD SPONSORS
Alston + Bird LLP
Andrews Kurth LLP
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash,
Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Fidelity Investments
Hawaii Women Lawyers
General Mills
International Bar Association
Hellerman Baretz
ITechLaw
Henry Schein
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Intel Corporation
National Asian Pacific American
Bar Association
John Deere
Kilpatrick Townsend &
Stockton LLP
Formica Corporation
North Carolina Association of
Women Attorneys WNC Chapter
Merck & Co., Inc.
Ohio Women’s Bar Association
Prudential Financial, Inc.
MetLife
Oregon Women Lawyers
Ryder Systems, Inc.
South Carolina Women Lawyers
Association
The Clorox Company
Legal Department
Virginia Women Attorneys
Association
United Parcel Services
Legal Department
Washington Women Lawyers
Valero Energy Corporation
Women Lawyers Association of
Michigan
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Legal Department
Women’s Bar Association of the
State of New York
Sutherland, Asbill &
Brennan LLP
White & Case LLP
Divitta Alexander
Phillips Lytle LLP
Buffalo, NY
Candace D. Armstrong
Armstrong Law Offices
Brook, IN
Nancy Baran
Prudential
Newark, NJ
SPONSORS
AT&T
Larson • King, LLP
Allstate Insurance Company
Latham & Watkins LLP
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
LexisNexis
Carlton Fields P.A.
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Crowell & Moring LLP
Marsha Redmon
Communications
Duane Morris LLP
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Faegre & Benson LLP
General Mills Inc.
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Hellerman Baretz
Communications
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Hodgson Russ LLP
Johnston Barton Proctor
and Rose LLP
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York Life Insurance
Company
Orrick, Herrington &
Sutcliffe LLP
Phillips Lytle, LLP
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Schoeman Updike &
Kaufman, LLP
Starnes Davis Florie LLP
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Troutman Sanders LLP
K&L Gates LLP
Kaye Scholer LLP
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Olanike Annette Adebayo
Miami-Dade Police Department
Miami,FL
B
LexisNexis
Marsha Redmon
Communications
Women’s Bar Association of
District of Columbia
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New Jersey Women Lawyers
Association
A
Diana Patricia Abril
eLandia International, Inc.
Miami, FL
Georgia Association Black
Women Attorneys
New Hampshire Women’s
Bar Association
Walmart
Consolidated Edison Co. of NY
Dell Inc.
New Members
Ricky C. Benjamin
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
Milwaukee, WI
Jennifer Bitoy
University of Illinois College of Law
Champaign, IL
Susan Smith Blakely
Legal Perspectives
Great Falls, VA
Meredith Blasingame
University of Mississippi
School of Law
Oxford, MS
Daryl Bloomberg
Miami, FL
Brandi Traylor Boutwell
Law Office of Brandi
Traylor Boutwell
Monroe, LA
Sarah A. Bradley
State of NV, Office of the
Attorney General
Reno, NV
Mariana D. Bravo
Carr Maloney P.C.
Washington. DC
Janet Brown
Garrana Tran LLP
Houston, TX
Kristin Brown
Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Fort Worth, TX
Nichol Bunn
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz,
Edelman & Dicker, LLP
Dallas, TX
Hope Calhoun
Ruden McClosky
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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G
Elisa Jaclyn D’Amico
K&L Gates LLP
Miami, FL
Jordan Galassie
Perkins Coie LLP
Chicago, IL
Jane deGuzman
Jane deGuzman
Coral Gables, FL
Tara N. Gaston
Saratoga Springs, NY
E
Sarah Epperson
University of Arizona Rogers
College of Law
Tucson, AZ
Thomas C. Ewing
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
Milwaukee, WI
C
Cory Anne Cassidy
Anthony J. Riposta, Esq.
North Arlington, NJ
Jennifer Champlin
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, AR
Carrie Cheskin
U.S. Legal Support
New York, NY
Allison Cohan
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Benita Pleshette Collier
K&L Gates LLP
Washington, DC
Christine Corkran
McDermott Will & Emery
Washington, DC
Tabitha Crosier
Brooklyn, NY
Kimberly Cuccia
NiSource Corporate Services
Company
Canonsburg, PA
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Kali Feinman
Miami, FL
Dianne O. Fischer
Akerman Senterfitt
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Ann G. Fort
Atlanta, GA
Cassandra F. Fortin
St.Paul, MN
Cynthia Fountaine
SIU School of Law
Carbondale, IL
Jana Marie Fried
Bennett Aiello Cohen & Fried
Miami, FL
Daphne G. Frydman
Washington, DC
Samlecia Gaye
UC Hastings College of Law
San Francisco, CA
Donna Gerson
Donna Gerson
Philadelphia, PA
Danielle Giroux
Harman Claytor Corrigan &
Wellman, P.C.
Richmond, VA
Maritza I. Gómez
Goldman, Antonetti & Cordova,
P.S.C.
San Juan
Brei Gussack
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Derlys M. Gutierrez, Esq.
Adams Stern Gutierrez &
Lattiboudere, LLC
Newark, NJ
H
Keelin Hargadon
South Texas College of Law
Houston, TX
Cheryl L. Haas-Goldstein
Atlanta, GA
Shanda Nicole Hastings
K&L Gates LLP
Washington, DC
Kathryn Hatcher
Wake Forest University
School of Law
Winston-Salem, NC
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NEW MEMBER LIST
Deborah G. Heilizer
Washington, DC
Sarah Hensen
Robert J. Merlin, P.A.
Coral Gables, FL
Lisa Ackerly Hernandez
Rutgers School of Law - Newark
Newark, NJ
Tricia Higson
SMU Dedman School of Law
Dallas, TX
Simone Honeygan
Hofstra University School of Law
Hempstead, NY
Jennifer Hooshmand
Las Vegas, NV
Robert A. Hopen
Intelligize
New York, NY
Clare Sekul Hornsby
Sekul, Hornsby & Tisdale, P.A.
Biloxi, MS
Leslie Sue Howard
Cohen & Howard, LLC
Little Silver, NJ
Geralyn Gahran Humphrey
The Humphrey Law Firm, L.L.C.
Fairfield, NJ
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Jennifer N. Ide
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP
Atlanta, GA
Mina Michelle Ingraham
Virginia Legal Aid Society
Lynchburg, VA
NEW MEMBER LIST
J
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Gabrielle Jackson
Law Student
Winston Salem, NC
Shannon Martine LaGuerre
Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein,
P.C.
Stony Point, NY
Teresa Ann Jackson
Criminal Justice
Montgomery, AL
Jordana L. Jarjura
Conrad & Scherer
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Wei Wei Jeang
Andrews Kurth LLP
Dallas, TX
Megan E. Jones
Hausfeld LLP
Washington, DC
K
Stephanie Kammer
NFA
Philadelphia, PA
Ronne G. Kaplan
Kaplan Family Law
Atlanta, GA
Rebecca Karol
Wall, NJ
Candice Nicole Kennard
Jones School of Law
Montgomery, AL
Stephanie E. Kinzel-Tapper
Houston, TX
Debra Klauber
Haliczer Pettis Schwamm
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Amy J. Kolczak
Poudre Valley Health System
Fort Collins, CO
Laura Ellis Kugler
Bailey, Crowe & Kugler
Dallas, TX
Felicia Harns Kyle
Houston, TX
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Jaclyn Langseder
New Canaan, CT
Leah C. Lively
& Stewart, P.C.
Portland, OR
Adrienne Logan
Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.
New York, NY
M
Emily Eagan Macheski-Preston
Coleman Talley LLP
Valdosta, GA
Michelle Mandelstein
Michelle Mandelstein
New York, NY
Patricia Yvette Medina
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Angelia Diane Bell Megahan
Angelia Bell Megahan
Arlington, TX
Victoria Mendez
Office of the City Attorney,
City of Miami
Miami, FL
Jennifer Anne Meyer
Aon Risk Solutions
New York, NY
Laurie K. Miller
Ellis & Winters LLP
Cary, NC
Meredith Kelly Mommers
Emory Law School
Atlanta, GA
Andrea S. Moon
University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law
Mather, CA
O
Joanne M. O’Connor
Jones Foster Johnston & Stubbs
West Palm Beach, FL
Marina O’Keeffe
Weitz & Luxenberg
New York, NY
Kristen Belz Ornato
Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP
Pittsburgh, PA
KaSandra N. Rogiers
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Alexa Sherr Hartley
Premier Leadership Coaching
Delray Beach, FL
Erin Rump
Labaton Sucharow LLP
New York, NY
Emily R. Sherrer
Sherrer & Muhtaris, P.C.
Chicago, IL
Abigail Rury
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Joyce D. Slocum
National Public Radio (NPR)
Washington, DC
Annette Rutkowski
Keller & Keller
Indianapolis, IN
Anna Smith
Washington, DC
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Agatha Panday
Law Offices of Nelson Barry, III
San Francisco, CA
Lori Prokopich
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Toronto
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Melody Sabedra
Core Education and Consulting
Solutions, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Martha Ann Sabol
Greenberg Traurig
Chicago, IL
Pamela Sak
Bank of America Corporation
Charlotte, NC
Lora L. Manion
United Water
Indianpolis, IN
Leslie Moraga
University of Arizona, James E.
Rogers College of Law
Tucson, AZ
Peggy A. Quince
Florida Supreme Court
Tallahassee, FL
Cindy Manning
Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, GA
Kelly Morgan
Nutter McClennan & Fish
Boston, MA
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Kylie Ann Martin
University of Toledo Law School
Toledo, OH
Marisa Murillo
General Motors Company
Detroit, MI
Raquel M. Matas, Esq.
Coral Gables, FL
Rebecca E. Murray
Waco, TX
Megan Renee Renze
Miami, FL
Alice Murtos
Atlanta, GA
Christine A. Reynolds
NFA
Coral Gables, FL
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Wendi Leigh Ribaudo
Coral Gables, FL
Kaitlin Shaw
University of Arizona
College of Law
Tucson, AZ
Erika Danielle Robinson
University of South CarolinaSchool of Law
Columbia, SC
Hadia Sheerazi
St. John University
Queens, NY
Meaghan McGrath
Villanova Law School
Villanova, PA
Kerri McLaughlin
Stetson University
St. Petersburg, FL
Kristan McMahon
Verizon
Arlington, VA
Ivania Oberti Naranjo
Weston, FL
Kathryn E. Ray
Yokogawa Corporation of
America
Newnan, GA
Gail Rodgers
DLA Piper LLP
New York, NY
Hollis L. Salzman
Labaton Sucharow, LLP
New York, NY
Moira J. Selinka
Ringoes, NJ
Alex J. Senn
Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer
and Risley
Atlanta, GA
Stephanie L. Serafin
Kreusler-Walsh, Compiani &
Vargas, P.A.
West Palm Beach, FL
Billie Jean Smith
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Milwaukee, WI
Eva Spahn
Coral Gables, FL
Julie S. Stanger
Houston, TX
M. Katherine Strahan
Andrews Kurth LLP
Houston, TX
Christine M. Streatfeild
Washington, DC
V
Cara Vecchione
Clyde & Co
Florham Park, NJ
Lutisha S. Vickerie
The Roraima Group
Somerset, NJ
W
Annie Ward
Coral Gables, FL
Gail L. Westover
Washington, DC
Jessica Wildt
Chicago, IL
Aarti Khanolkar Wilson
Irell & Manella LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Ian Wright
Conversation Communications
Washington, DC
Deborah A. Wysni
Law Offices of Deborah Wysni LLC
White Oak, PA
T
Susan Tanner
Indiana Uuniversity
Bloomington, IN
Kathy Tayon
Fowler White Boggs P.A.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Z
Lauren Zerbinopoulos
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
Miami, FL
Isabel Tepedino
Miramar, FL
Carol E. Thorstad-Forsyth
Fox Rothschild LLP
West Palm Beach, FL
Laura Trenaman-Molin
Andrews Kurth, LLP
Houston, TX
Angelica R. Shepard
K&L Gates LLP
Pittsburgh, PA
23
NETWORKING ROSTER
NETWORKING ROSTER
Networking Roster
ALABAMA
The NAWL Networking Roster is a service for NAWL members to provide career and business networking opportunities within NAWL. Inclusion in the roster is an option available to all members, and is neither a solicitation for clients nor a representation of specialized practice or skills. Areas of practice concentration are shown
for networking purposes only. Individuals seeking legal representation should contact a local bar association
lawyer referral service.
Jennifer Rose
The Rose Law Firm, LLC
205 20th Street North, Suite 915
Birmingham, AL 35203
T: 205.323.1124
jennifer@theroselawfirmllc.com
FAM, DIV, ADO, T&E
ARIZONA
PRACTICE AREA KEY
ACC
Accounting
ADO
Adoption
ADR
Alt. Dispute Resolution
ADV
Advertising
ANT
Antitrust
APP
Appeals
ARB
Arbitration
BDR
Broker Dealer
BIO
Biotechnology
BKR
Bankruptcy
BNK
Banking
BSL
Commercial/ Bus. Lit.
CAS
Class Action Suits
CCL
Compliance Counseling
CIV
Civil Rights
CLT
Consultant
CNS
Construction
COM
Complex Civil Litigation
CON
Consumer
COR
Corporate
CRM
Criminal
CUS
Customs
DOM
Domestic Violence
EDU
Education
EEO
Employment & Labor
ELD
Elder Law
ELE
Election Law
Kimberly A. Demarchi
Lewis and Roca LLP
40 North Central Avenue,
Suite 1900
Phoenix, AZ 85004
T: 602.262.5728
kdemarchi@lrlaw.com
BSL, ELE, LIT
ENG
Energy
MEA
Media
ENT
Entertainment
MED
MedicalMalpractice
EPA
Environmental
M&A
Mergers & Acquisitions
ERISA
ERISA
MUN
Municipal
EST
Estate Planning
NET
Internet
ETH
Ethics & Prof. Resp.
NPF
Nonprofit
EXC
Executive Compensation
OSH
Occupational Safety & Health
FAM
Family
PIL
Personal Injury
FIN
Finance
PRB
Probate & Administration
FRN
Franchising
PRL
Product Liability
GAM
Gaming
RES
Real Estate
ARKANSAS
GEN
Gender & Sex
RSM
Risk Management
GOV
Government Contracts
SEC
Securities
GRD
Guardianship
SHI
Sexual Harassment
HCA
Health Care
SPT
Sports Law
HOT
Hotel & Resort
SSN
Social Security
Niki Cung
Kutak Rock LLP
234 E. Millsap Road, Suite 400
Fayetteville, AR 72703
T: 479.695.1933
niki.cung@kutakrock.com
LIT
ILP
Intellectual Property
STC
Security Clearances
IMM
Immigration
TAX
Tax
INS
Insurance
TEL
Telecommunications
INT
International
TOL
Tort Litigation
INV
Investment Services
TOX
Toxic Tort
IST
Information Tech/Systems
TRD
Trade
JUV
Juvenile Law
TRN
Transportation
LIT
Litigation
T&E
Wills, Trusts&Estates
LND
Land Use
WCC
White Collar Crime
LOB
Lobby/Government Affairs
WOM
Women’s Rights
MAR
Maritime Law
WOR
Worker’s Compensation
Pamela J. P. Donison
Donison Law Firm, PLLC
11811 North Tatum Blvd.,
Suite P177
Phoenix, AZ 85028
T: 480.951.6599
pamela@donisonlaw.com
CALIFORNIA
Sophie M. Alcorn
Law Offices of John R. Alcorn
2212 Dupont Drive, Suite V
Irvine, CA 92612
T: 949.553.8529
sophie@jr-alcorn.com
IMM
Rochelle Browne
Richard, Watson & Gershon
355 South Grand Avenue,
40th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3101
T: 213.626.8484
rbrowne@rwglaw.com
LND, LIT, APP
Tiffany Dou
Gresham Savage Nolan &
Tilden, APC
550 E. Hospitality Lane, Suite 300
San Bernardino, CA 92408-4205
T: 909-890-4499
tiffany.dou@greshamsavage.com
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Emma D. Enriquez
Gresham Savage Nolan &
Tilden, APC
3750 University Avenue, Suite 250
Riverside, CA 92501
T: 951.684.2171
emma.enriquez@gresham.
savage.com
LIT, ILP
Sara Holtz
Client Focus
2990 Lava Ridge Court, Suite 230
Roseville, CA 95661
T: 916.797.1525
holtz@clientfocus.net
CLT
Kay E. Kochenderfer
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 5364
Los Angeles, CA 90071
T: 213.229.7712
kkochenderfer@gibsndunn.com
CAS, ANT, BSL
Kiko Korn
Legal Writing Works
3326 S. Bentley Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310.242.1400
kiko@legalwritingworks.com
Renee Welze Livingston
Livingston Law Firm, A
Professional Corporation
1600 S. Main Street, Suite 280
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
T: 925.952.9880
rlivingston@livingstonlawyers.com
PRL, TRN, PIL, INS
Nina Marino
Kaplan Marino, PC
9454 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
T: 310.557.0007
Marino@KaplanMarino.com
APP, CRM, DOM, HCA
Megan Pike
Pepperdine School of Law
833 9th Street, Apt. B
Santa Monica, CA 90403
megan.pike@pepperdine.edu
ADR
COLORADO
Marianne K. Lizza-Irwin
The Ross-Shannon Law Firm
12596 West Bayaud Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228
T: 303.988.9500
mklizza-irwin@ross-shannonlaw.
com
LIT, BSL, INS, PRL
Elizabeth A. Starrs
Starrs Mihm & Pulkrabek LLP
707 Seventeenth Street,
Suite 2600
Denver, CO 80202
T: 303.592.5900
estarrs@starrslaw.com
ADR, LIT, INS
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DELAWARE
Shanda Nicole Hastings
K&L Gates LLP
1601 K. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
T: 202.778.9119
shanda.hastings@klgates.com
Corrine Elise Amato
Morris James LLP
500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1500
Wilmington, DE 19801
T: 302.888.5206
camato@morrisjames.com
BSL, COR, LIT
Denise Seastone Kraft
Edwards Angell Palmer &
Dodge LLP
919 North Market Street,
Suite 1500
T: 302.777.7770
dkraft@eapdlaw.com
LIT
Amy Quinlan
Morris James LLP
500 Delaware Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19899-2306
T: 302.888.6886
aquinlan@morrisjames.com
BSL
Martha L. Rees
DuPont Company
1007 Market Street
DuPont Building 8032
T: 302.774.4028
T: 302.774.4028
martha.l.rees@usa.dupont.com
Janine M. Salomone
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
1313 North Market Street
Herculez Plaza, 6th Floor
T: 302. 984.6128
jsalomone@potteranderson.com
COR
Katelyn M. Torpey
405 N. King Street
T: 302.984.6365
ktorpey@mccarter.com
LIT
Deborah Schwager Froling
Arent Fox LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW,
Suite 700
T: 202.857.6075
COR, RES, SEC, M&A
Megan E. Jones
Hausfeld LLP
1700 K. Street, NW, Suite 650
T: 202.540.7149
mjones@hausfeldllp.com
Margaret S. Lopez
& Stewart, P.C.
2400 N. Street, NW, Fifth Floor
T: 202.887.0855
margaret.lopez@odnss.com
EEO, LIT
Lorelie S. Masters
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue, NW,
Suite 900
T: 202.639.6076
masters@jenner.com
INS
Julia Anne Matheson
Finnegan Henderson Farabow
Garrett & Dunner LLP
901 New York Ave., NW
202.408.4020
julia.matheson@finnegan.com
Kerry Clinton O’Dell
Hollingsworth LLP
1350 I Street NW
T: 202.898.5887
kodell@spriggs.com
PRL, GOV
Ellen Ostrow, Ph.D., CMC
Lawyers Life Coach, Inc.
910 17th Street, NW, Suite 306
T: 202.595.3108
ellen@lawyerslifecoach.com
CLT
25
NETWORKING ROSTER
FLORIDA
Heather M. Byrer
Stiles, Taylor & Grace, P.A.
PO Box 48190
Jacksonville, FL 32247
T: 904.636.7501
hbyrer@stileslawfirm.com
EEO
Barbara J. Compiani
Vargas, P.A.
501 S. Flagler Drive, Suite 503
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
T: 561.659.5455
bcompiani@kwcvpa.com
APP
Karen H. Curtis
Clarke Silvergate & Campbell, P.A.
799 Brickell Plaza, Suite 900
Miami, FL 33131
T: 305.377.0700
kcurtis@csclawfirm.com
Kate Ferro
Fowler White Burnett PA
1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1400
Miami, FL 33131
T: 305.789.9294
kferro@fowler-white.com
Debra Potter Klauber, Esq.
Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm
100 S.E. 3rd Avenue
One Financial Plaza, 7th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
T: 954.523.9922
dklauber@haliczerpettis.com
APP, MED, PIL
Carol E. Thorstad-Forsyth
Fox Rothschild LLP
Esperante Building
222 Lakeview Ave., Suite 700
T: 561.804.4438
cforsyth@foxrothschild.com
Kathryn M. Fried
Lash & Goldberg LLP
100 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 1200
T: 305.347.4040
Miami, FL 33131
T: 305.347.4040
kfried@lashgoldberg.com
HCA, BSL
Tanya M. Lawson
Sedgwick Detert Moran &
Arnold LLP
2400 East Commercial Blvd,
Suite 1100
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308
T: 954.958.2500
tanya.lawson@sdma.com
LIT, PRL TOX, BSL
26
NETWORKING ROSTER
Jill Sarnoff Riola
Carlton Fields
450 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
T: 407.244.8246
jriola@carltonfields.com
ILP
Stephanie L. Serafin
Vargas, P.A.
T: 561.659.5455
sserafin@kwcvpa.com
APP
Rebecca Mercier Vargas
Vargas, P.A.
T: 561.659.5455
rvargas@kwcvpa.com
APP
Jane Kreusler-Walsh
Vargas, P.A.
501 S. Flagler Drive
Suite 503
T: 561.659.5455
janewalsh@kwcvpa.com
APP
Kathleen W. Simcoe
Commander + Pound, LLP
400 Galleria Parkway, Suite 460
Atlanta, GA 30339
T: 404.584.8002
ksimcoe@commanderpound.
com
PIL
Jean M. Golden
Cassiday Schade LLP
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite
1000
Chicago, IL 60606
T: 312.641.3100
jmg@cassiday.com
INS
Adrienne Hunter Strothers
Warner Mayoue Bates &
McGough, P.C.
3350 Riverwood Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
T: 770.951.2700
astrothers@wmbmlaw.com
Cheryl Tama Oblander
Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP
70 West Madison Street,
Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60602
T: 312.696.4481
ctama@butlerrubin.com
EEO, BKR, LIT
Melissa Caen
Southern Company
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., NW
Bin 5C1203
Atlanta, GA 30308
T: 404.506.0684
mkcaen@southernco.com
Elizabeth Tatum
Tatum Hillman Hickerson &
Powell, LLP
1737 West Wesley Road
Atlanta, GA 30327
T: 404.351.2261
etatum65@gmail.com
RES, COR
Anne Dufour Zuckerman
Imperial Finance & Trading LLC
701 Park of Commerce Blvd.,
Suite 301
Boca Raton, FL 33487
T: 561.995.4388
azuckerman@imprl.com
ILLINOIS
GEORGIA
Elizabeth Bradshaw
Dewey & LeBoeuf
180 N. Stetson Avenue, Suite
3700
Chicago, IL 60601
T: 312.794.8000
ebradshaw@dl.com
LIT
Cindy A. Brazell
Jones Day
1420 Peachtree Street, NE, 8th
Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053
T: 404.581.8294
cbrazell@jonesday.com
BNK, FIN
Francesca Danielle Lewis
999 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
T: 404.853.8173
danielle.lewis@sutherland.com
Meghan H. Magruder
King & Spalding LLP
1180 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
T: 404.572.2615
mmagruder@kslaw.com
INS, BSL
Shauna L. Boliker Andrews
Cook County State’s Attorney’s
Office
2650 S. California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60608
T: 773.869.3112
sbolike@cookcounty.gov
Torey Cummings
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher
& Flom
333 W. Wacker DR., STE. 2100
Chicago, IL 60606
T: 312.407.0040
tcumming@skadden.com
LIT, SEC, EEO
Patricia F. Sharkey
McGuireWoods LLP
77 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
T 312.750.8601
psharkey@mcguirewoods.com
EPA
Janet A. Stiven
Dykema Gossett PLLC
10 South Wacker Drive,
Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60606
T: 312.627.2153
jstiven@dykema.com
COR
Terri L. Thomas
Navistar, Inc.
4201 Winfield Road
Warrenville, IL 60555
T: 630.753.2575
terri.thomas@navistar.com
Krista Vink Venegas, Ph.D.
227 West Monroe Street,
Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606
T: 312.984.7542
kvinkvenegas@mwe.com
ENT, LIT, INT, INT, PRP
INDIANA
Melanie Morgan Dunajeski
Beckman Kelly & Smith
5920 Hohman Ave.
Hammond, IN 46311
T: 219.933.6200
mdunajeski@bkslegal.com
INS, EEO, LIT
Tammy J. Meyer
MillerMeyer LLP
9102 N. Meridian Street,
Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46260
T: 317.571.8300
tmeyer@millermeyerllp.com
LIT, PRL, INS
Jan Michelsen
& Stewart, P.C.
111 Monument Circle, Suite 4600
Indianapolis, IN 46204
T: 317.916.2157
jan.michelsen@ogletreedeakins.
com
EEO
IOWA
Roxanne Barton Conlin
Roxanne Conlin & Associates, P.C.
319 7th Street, Suite 600
Des Moines, IA 50309
T: 521.183.1111
Roxlaw@aol.com
PIL, EEO, MED
Kristina S. Clark
Rosenberg & Clark LLC
400 Paydras Street, Suite 1680
New Orleans, LA 70130
T: 504.620.5400
tina@rosenbergclark.com
Lynn Luker
Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC
3433 Magazine Street
T: 504.525.5500
lynn.luker@llalaw.com
PRL, EEO, MAR
Staci A. Rosenberg
Rosenberg & Clark LLC
400 Paydras Street, Suite 1680
T: 504.620.5400
staci@rosenbergclark.com
KANSAS
MARYLAND
Linda S. Parks
Hite, Fanning & Honeyman LLP
100 N. Broadway, Suite 950
Wichita, KS 67202
T: 316.265.7741
parks@hitefanning.com
COR, BKR
Jo Benson Fogel
Jo Benson Fogel, P.A.
5900 Hubbard Drive
Rockville, MD 20852
T: 301.468.2288
jfogelpa@aol.com
FAM, EST, GRD
KENTUCKY
MASSACHUSETTS
Jaime L. Cox
Stites & Harbison PLLC
400 W. Market Street, Suite 1800
Louisville, KY 40202
T: 502.681.0576
jcox@stites.com
RES
Faith F Driscoll
RCN
14 Carlisle Road
Dedham, MA 02026
T: 781.326.6645
faithd@rcn.com
ILP
Maria A. Fernandez
Fernandez Friedman Haynes &
Kohn PLLC
401 W. Main Street, Suite 1807
Louisville, KY 40202-3013
T: 502.657.7130
mfernandez@ffgklaw.com
EST, PRB, ELD, BSL
Jennifer E. Greaney
Sally & Fitch LLP
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
T: 617.542.5542
jeg@sally-fitch.com
LOUISIANA
M. Nan Alessandra
Phelps Dunbar, LLP
365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
T: 504.584.9297
alessann@phelps.com
EEO, CIV
Sue Ellen Eisenberg
Sue Ellen Eisenberg & Associates
33 Bloomfield Hills Parkway,
Suite 145
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
T: 248.258.5050
see@seelawpc.com
EEO
Cate S. McClure
Senate Democratic Counsel
S-105 Capitol - 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
T: 517.373.1029
cmcclure@senate.michigan.gov
MINNESOTA
Angela Beranek Brandt
2800 Wells Fargo Place
30 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
T: 651.312.6544
abrandt@larsonking.com
CNS, BSL, INS, EEO
Lucy Jane Wilson
P.O. Box 338
Saint Michael, MN 55376-0338
T: 763.425.8723
monday3333@msn.com
MISSISSIPPI
Sharon F. Bridges
Brunini, Grantham, Grower &
Hewes, PLLC
P.O. Box Drawer 119
Jackson, MS 39205
T: 601.948.3101
sbridges@brunini.com
MICHIGAN
Kristina M. Johnson
Watkins Ludlam Winter &
Stennis P.A.
190 East Capitol Street, Suite 800
Jackson, MS 39201
T: 601.949.4785
kjohnson@watkinsludlam.com
BSL, BKR
Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer
Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC
900 Monroe Avenue N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
T: 616.632.8000
ebransdorfer@mmbjlaw.com
Shanda M. Yates
Wells Marble & Hurst, PLLC
P.O. Box 131
Jackson, MS 39205
T: 601.605.6900
syates@wellsmar.com
Michelle Antionette Busuito
Michigan Supreme Court
3035 Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
T: 313.972.3257
busuitom@courts.mi.gov
MISSOURI
Kristie Crawford
Brown & James P.C.
300 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy,
Suite 202
Sprinfield, MO 65806
T: 417.831.1412
kcrawford@bjpc.com
LIT, EEO
Elaine M. Moss
Brown & James, P.C.
1010 Market Street, 20th Floor
St.Louis, MO 63101
T: 314.242.5208
emoss@bjpc.com
INS, LIT
Lori Rook
Brown & James, P.C.
300 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy,
Suite 202
Springfield, MO 65806
T: 417.831.1412
lrook@bjpc.com
Norah J. Ryan
Norah J. Ryan Attorney at Law
230 Bemiston Ave., Suite 510
St. Louis, MO 63105
T: 314.727.3386
norah.ryan@att.net
LIT
NEW JERSEY
Cherie L. Adams, Esq.
Lattiboudere, LLC
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 710
Newark, NJ 7102
T: 973.735.2742
cadams@asgllaw.com
Stacey D. Adams
Littler Mendelson PC
One Newark Center
1085 Raymond Blvd., 8th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
T: 973.848.4738
sdadams@littler.com
Jeanne Schubert Barnum
Schnader Harrison Segal &
Lewis LLP
220 Lake Drive East, Suite 200
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
T: 856.482.5222
jbarnum@schnader.com
CNS, EPA, ADR
Willa Cohen Bruckner
Alston & Bird LLP
90 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
T: 212.210.9596
willa.bruckner@alston.com
27
NETWORKING ROSTER
Sarah M. Canberg
Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.
100 Southgate Parkway
Morristown. NJ 07962-1997
T: 973.889.4204
smcanberg@pbnlaw.com
EPA, LND
Stephanie J. Cohen
Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102
T: 973.639.2026
scohen@mccarter.com
LIT
Melissa DeHonney
Gibbons, P.C.
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
T: 973.596.4839
mdehonney@gibbonslaw.com
Linda S. Ershow-Levenberg
Fink Rosner Ershow-levenberg,
LLC Attorneys at Law
1093 Raritan Road
Clark, NJ 07066
T: 732.382.6070
ELD, MED, GRD, SSN
Alitia Faccone
McCarter & English, LLP
Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry Street
T: 973.848.5376
Newark, NJ 07102
afaccone@mccarter.com
LIT
NETWORKING ROSTER
Cassandra Savoy
622 Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-2521
T: 973.748.0097
csavoy@cassandrasavoy.com
Erin Marie Turner
500 Campus Drive
Florham Park, NJ 07932
T: 973.549.7027
erin_ocallaghan@hotmail.com;
erin.turner@dbr.com
LIT, INS
Shawn White
Prudential
51 Broad Street, 21st Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
T: 212.455.3883
shawn.white@prudential.com
NEW YORK
Maria Jose Ayerbe
Davis & Gilbert LLP
1740 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
T: 212.468.4834
mayerbe@dglaw.com;
mariajayerbe@gmail.com
Monica Barron
Georgoulis & Associates PLLC
45 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10006
T 212.425.7854
texas.mb@verizon.net
Derlys M. Gutierrez
Lattiboudere, LLC
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 710
Newark, NJ 7102
T: 973.735.2742
dgutierrez@asgllaw.com
Stacie Bennett
Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C.
40 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
T: 212.471.8485
stacielbennett@gmail.com
LIT, PRL
Kathleen Hart
Morgan Melhuish Abrutyn
651 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
T: 973.994.2500
khart@morganlawfirm.com
Martha E. Gifford
Law Offices of Martha E. Gifford
93 Montague Street, #220
Brooklyn, NY 11201
T: 718.858.7571
giffordlaw@mac.com
ANT
Garalyn Humphrey
Geralyn Gahran Humphrey, Esq.
33 Washington Avenue
West Caldwell, NJ 07006
T: 973.632.5593
gghwc@yahoo.com
COR, M&A, RES
Karen Painter Randall
Connell Foley LLP
85 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
T: 973.535.0500
krandall@connellfoley.com
28
Beth L. Kaufman
Schoeman Updike & Kaufman
LLP
60 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10165
T: 212.661.5030
bkaufman@schoeman.com
LIT, PRL, EEO
Geri S. Krauss
Krauss PLLC
One North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10601
T: 914.949.9100
gsk@kraussny.com
Alesandra Lanto, Ph.D.
Psychologist-Writer & Coach to
Professional Women
60 E. 8th Street, #30D
New York, NY 10003
T: 917.208.8230
alesandra.lanto@att.net
Grace P. Lee, Ph.D., J.D.
The Forensic Psychology Group
141 E. 55th Street, Suite 3D
New York, NY 10022
T: 212.888.8199
LeePhDJD@gmail.com
IMM, CRM
Maureen W. McCarthy
Law Offices of M.W. McCarthy
126 Waverly Place, #3E
New York, NY 10011
T: 212.475.4378
maureenwmccarthy@gmail.com
COR, INT
Anne Kennedy McGuire
Loeb & Loeb
182 E. 95th Street, #14J
New York, NY 10128
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INTRODUCTION. SECTION THE FIRST. ON THE STUDY OF THE LAW.* MR. VICE-CHANCELLOR, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE UNIVERSITY, THE general expectation of so numerous and respectable an audience, the novelty, and (I may add ) the importance of the duty required from this chair,
must unavoidably be productive of great diffidence and apprehensions in him who has the honour to be placed in it. He must be sensible how much will depend upon his conduct in the infancy of a study, which is now first adopted by public academical authority; which has generally been reputed (however
unjustly) of a dry and unfruitful nature; and of which the theoretical, elementary parts have hitherto received a very moderate share of cultivation. He cannot but reflect that, if either his plan of instruction be crude and injudicious, or the execution of it lame and superficial, it will cast a damp upon the
farther progress of this most useful and most rational branch of learning; and may defeat for a time the public-.{Fe}* Read in oxford at the opening of the Vincrian lectures; 25 Oct. 1758. .{Fe} A a spirited. P 4 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. spirited design of our wife and munificent benefactor.
And this he must more especially dread, when he feels by experience how unequal his abilities are (unassisted by preceding examples ) to complete, in the manner he could wish, so extensive and arduous a task; since he freely confesses, that his former more private attempts have fallen very short
of his own ideas of perfection. And yet the candour he has already experienced, and this last transcendent mark of regard, his present nomination by the free and unanimous suffrage of a great and learned university, (an honour to be ever remembered with the deepest and most affectionate gratitude
) these testimonies of your public judgment must entirely supersede his own, and forbid him to believe himself totally insufficient for the labour at least of this employment. One thing he will venture to hope for, and it certainly shall be his constant aim, by diligence and attention to stone for his other
defects; esteeming, that the best return, which he can possibly make for your favorable opinion of his capacity, will be his unwearied endeavours in some little degree to deserve it. THE science thus committed to his charge, to be cultivated, methodized, and explained in a course of academical lectures,
is that of the laws and constitution of our own country: a species of knowledge, in which the gentlemen of England have been more remarkably deficient than those of all Europe besides. In most of the nations on the continent, where the civil or imperial law under different modifications is closely
interwoven with the municipal laws of the land, no gentleman, or at least no scholar, two of lectures, both upon the institutes of Justinian and the local constitutions of his native foil, under the very eminent professors that abound in their several universities. And in the northern parts of our own island,
where also the municipal laws are frequently connected with the civil, it is difficult to meet with a person of liberal education, who is destitute of a competent knowledge in that science, which is to be the guardian of his natural rights and the rule of his civil conduct. NOR .P 5 On the STUDY of the LAW.
INTROD. §. 1. NOR have the imperial laws been totally neglected even in the English nation. A general acquaintance with their decisions has ever been deservedly considered as no small accomplishment of a gentleman; and a fashion has prevailed, especially of late, to transport the growing hopes
of this island to foreign universities, in Switzerland, Germany, and Holland; which, though infinitely inferior to our own in every other consideration, have been looked upon as better nurseries of the civil, or (which is nearly the fame) of their own municipal law. In the mean time it has been the peculiar
lot of our admirable system of laws, to be neglected, and even unknown, by all but one practical profession; though built upon the soundest foundations, and approved by the experience of ages. FAR be it from me to derogate from the study of the civil law, considered (apart from any binding authority)
as collection of written reason. No man is more thoroughly persuaded of the general excellence of it's rules, and the usual equity of it's decisions; nor is better convinced of it's use as well as ornament to the scholar, the divine, the statesman, and even the common lawyer. But we must not carry our
veneration so far as to sacrifice our Alfred and Edward to the manes of Theodosius and Justinian: we must not prefer the edict of the praetor, or the rescript of the Roman emperor, tour own immemorial customs, or the sanctions of an English parliament; unless we can also prefer the despotic monarchy
of Rome and Byzantium, for whose meridians the former were calculated, to the free constitution of Britain, which the latter are adapted to perpetuate. WITHOUT detracting therefore from the real merit which abounds in the imperial law, I hope I may have leave to assert, that if an Englishman must be
ignorant of either the one or the other, he had better be a stranger to the Roman than the English institutions. For I think it an undeniable position, that a competent knowledge of the laws of that society, in which we live, is .P 6 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. is the proper accomplishment of
every gentleman and scholar; an highly useful, I had almost said essential, part of liberal and polite education. And in this I am warranted by the example of ancient Rome; where, as Cicero informs us a, the very boys were obliged to learn the twelve tables by heart, as a carmen necessarium or
indispensable lesson, to imprint on their tender minds an early knowledge of the laws and constitutions of their country. BUT as the long and universal neglect of this study, with us in England, seems in some degree to call in question the truth of this evident position, it shall therefore be the business of
this introductory discourse, in the first place to demonstrate the utility of some general acquaintance with the municipal law of the land, by pointing out its particular uses in all considerable situations of life. Some conjectures will then be offered with regard to the causes of neglecting this useful study:
to which will be subjoined a few reflections on the peculiar propriety of reviving it in our own universities. AND, first, to demonstrate the utility of some acquaintance with the laws of the land, let us only reflect a moment on the singular frame and polity of that land, which is governed by this system of
laws. A land, perhaps the only one in the universe, in which political or civil liberty is the very end and scope of the constitutions. This liberty, rightly understood, consists in the power of doing whatever the laws permits; which is only to be effected by a general conformity of all orders and degrees to
those equitable rules of action, by which the meanest individual is protected from the insults and oppression of the greatest. As therefore every subject is interested in the preservation of the laws, it is incumbent upon every man to be acquainted with those at least, with which he is immediately concerned;
left he incur the censure, as well as inconvenience, of living in society without knowing the obligations which it lays him under. And thus much .{FS} a De Legg. 2. 23. b Mentefq Efp. L. l. 11. c. 5. c Facultas ejus, quod cuiqur facere libet, mf quid vi, aut jure probibetur. Lnft. 1.3. 1. .{FE} may .P 7 On the
STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. may suffice for persons of inferior condition, who have neither time nor capacity to enlarge their views beyond that contracted sphere in which they are appointed to move. But those, on whom nature and fortune have bestowed more abilities and greater leisure, cannot
be so easily excused. These advantages are given them, not for the benefit of themselves only, but also of the public: and yet they cannot, in any scene of life, discharge properly their duty either to the public or themselves, without some degree of knowledge in the laws. To evince this the more clearly,
may not be amiss to descend to a few particulars. LET us therefore begin with our gentlemen of independent estates and fortune, the most useful as well as considerable body of men in the nation; whom even to suppose ignorant in this branch of learning is treated by Mr Locked as a strange absurdity.
It is their landed property, with it's long and voluminous train of descents and conveyances, settlements, entail, and inject of legal knowledge. The thorough comprehension of these, in all their minute distinctions, is perhaps too laborious a task for any but a lawyer by profession: yet still the understanding
of a few some check and guard upon a gentleman's inferior agents, and preserve him at least from very gross and notorious imposition. AGAIN,
the policy of all laws has made some forms necessary in
the wording of last wills and testaments, and more with regard to their attestation. An ignorance in these must always be of dangerous
consequence, to such as by choice or necessity compile
their own testaments without any technical assistance. Those who have attended the courts of justice are the best witnesses of the confusion
and distresses that are hereby occasioned in families; and of
the difficulties that arise in discerning the true meaning .{FS} d Education. §. 187. .{FE} of .P 8 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1.
of the testator, or sometimes in discovering any meaning at all:
so that in the end his estate may often be vested quite contrary to these his enigmatical intentions, because perhaps he has omitted one
or two formal words, which are necessary to ascertain the sense with indisp
utable legal precision, or has executed his will in the presence of
fewer witnesses than the law requires. BUT to proceed from private concerns to those of a more public consideration. All gentlemen of
fortune are, in consequence of their property, liable to be called upon to est
ablish the rights, to estimate the injuries, to weigh the accusations,
and sometimes to dispose of the lives of their fellow -subjects, by serving upon juries. In this situation they are frequently to decide,
and that upon their oaths, questions of nice importance, in the solution of
which some legal skill is requisite; especially where the law and the
fact, as it often happens, are intimately blended together. And the general incapacity, even of our best juries, to do this with any
tolerable propriety has greatly debased their authority; and has unavoidably
thrown more power into the hands of the judges, to direct, control, and
even reverse their verdicts, than perhaps the constitution intended. BUT it is not as a juror only that the English gentleman is
called upon to determine questions of right, and distribute justice to his fellow
-subjects: it is principally with this order of men that the commission of
the peace is filled. And here a very ample field is opened for a gentleman to exert his talents, by maintaining good order in his
neighbourhood; by punishing the dissolute and idle; by protecting the peaceable
and industrious; and, above all, by healing petty differences and preventing
vexatious prosecutions. But, in order to attain these desirable ends, it is necessary that the magistrate should understand
his business; and have not only the will, but the power also, (under which must
be included the knowledge) of administering legal and effectual justice.
Else, when he has mistaken his authority, through passion, through ignorance, or absurdity, he will be the object of cont
empt .P 9 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. contempt from his inferiors,
and of censure from those to whom he is accountable for his conduct. YET
farther; most gentlemen of considerable property, at some period or other in their lives, are ambitious of representing
their country in parliament: and those, who are ambitious of receiving so high a
trust, would also do well to remember it's nature and importance. They are not
thus honourably distinguished from the rest of their fellow-subjects, merely that they may privilege their persons, their
estates, or their domestics; that they may lift under party banners; may grant or wit
h-hold supplies; may vote with or vote against a popular or unpopular administration;
but upon considerations far more interesting and important. They are the guardians of the English constitution; the
makers, repealers, and interpreters of the English laws; delegated to watch, to
check, and to avert every dangerous innovation, to propose, to adopt, and to
cherish any solid and well-weighed improvement; bound by every tie of nature, of honour, and of religion, to
transmit that constitution and those laws to their posterity, amended if possible, al
least without any derogation. And how unbecoming must it appear in a member of the legislature to vote
for a new law, who is utterly ignorant of the old ! what kind of interpretation can he be
enabled to give, who is a stranger to the text upon which he comments ! INDEED it is really amazing,
that there should be no other state of life, no other occupation, art, or science, in which
some method of instruction is not looked upon as requisite, except only the science of legislation,
the noblest and most difficult of any. Apprenticeships are held necessary
to almost every art, commercial or mechanical: a long course of reading and study
must form the divine, the physician, and the practical professor of the laws: but every man of
superior fortune thinks himself born a legislator. Yet Tully was of a
different opinion: “It is necef- B “fary, .P 10 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1.
“fary, says hee, for a senator to be thoroughly acquainted with “the constitution; and this,
he dec
lares, is a knowledge of the “most extensive nature; a matter of
science, of diligence, of “reflexion; without which no senator can possibly be fit for his
“office.” THE mischiefs that have arisen to the public from inconsiderate alterations
in our laws,
are too obvious to be called in question; and how far they
have be
en owing to the defective education of our senators, is a point well worthy the public
attention. The common law of England has fared lik e other venerable edifices
of antiquity, wh
ich rash and unexperienced workmen have ventured
to new-dress
and refine, with all the rage of modern improvement. Hence frequentl y it's symmetry
has been destroyed, it's proportions distorted, and it's majestic simplicity
exchanged for speci
ous embellishments and fantastic novelties. For,
to fay the truth,
almost all the perplexed questions, almost all the nice ties, intricacies, and delays
(which have sometimes disgraced the Eng lish, as well as other, cou
rts of justice) owe thei
r original not to the common law itself, but to innovations that have been made in it by
acts of parliament; “overladen (as fir Edward “Coke express es it f)
with provisoes and additi
ons, and many “times on a sudden penned or corrected by men of none or very “little
judgment in law.” This great and well -experienced judge declar es,
that in all his time he never kn
ew two questions made upon rights merely depending upon the common law; and
warmly laments the confusion introduced by ill-judging and unlearned
le gislators. “But if, he subjoins, act
s of parliament were “after the old fashion penned, by such only as perfectly knew
“what the common law was before the making of any act of “parliam
ent co ncerning that matter, as also
how far forth former statutes had provided
remedy for former mischiefs, and “d
efects discovered by experience; then should very few quef- .{FS} e De Legg. 3. 18.
Eft. Fenatori necessarium fine quo para tus esse senator nullo pacto
potey no ffe rempublicum; icque la
te patet: - genus bor omne scientiae, dilig
entiat, memoriae eft; fine quo para
tus effe fonator nullo pacto pofef. f 2 Rep. Pref. .{FE} “tions .P 11 On the STUDY of the
LAW. INTROD. §. 1. “tions in law arise, and the learned should not so
often and so “much perplex their he
ads to make atonement and peace, by “co
nstruction of law, between insens
ible and disagreeing words, “sentences, and provisoes, as they now do.” And if this
incon venience was so heavily felt in the reign of queen Elizabeth, you
may judge how the evil is increased
in later times, when the statute book is sw
elled to ten times a larger bulk; un
less it should be found, that the penners of our modern statutes have proportionably
better informed themselves in the knowledge of the common law.
WHAT is said of our gentlemen in
general, and the propriety of their appli
cation to the study of the laws of
their country, will hold equally strong or still stronger with regard to the nobility of this
realm, except only in the article of serving upon juries. But, inst ead of
this, they have several peculiar pro
vinces of far greater consequence and con
cern; being not only by birth here
ditary counsellors of the crown, and judges upon their honour of the lives of their
brother-peers, but also arbiters of the property of all their fellow
-subjects, and that in the last resort.
In this their judicial capacity they are bound
to decide the nicest and most criti
cal points of the law; to examine and correct such errors as have escaped the most
exper ienced stages of the profession, the lo rd keeper and the judges
of the courts at Westminster. Their
sentence is final, decisive, irrevocable: no
appeal, no correction, not even a re
view can be had: and to their determination, whatever it be, the inferior courts of justice
must conform; otherwise the rule of prope rty would no longer be
uniform and steady. SHOULD a jud
ge in the most fubor dinate jurisdiction be
deficient in the knowledge of the law,
it would reflect infinite contempt upon himself and disgrace upon those who employ
him. And yet the consequence of his ignorance is co mparatively very
trifling and small: his jud gment may
be examined, and his errors rectified, by
other courts. But how much more
serious and B 2 affecting .P 12 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. affecting is
the cafe of a fup erior judge, if without any skill in the laws he will
boldly venture to decide a question,
upon which the welfare and subsistence of
whole families may depend ! where
the chance of his judging right, or wrong, is barely equal; and where, if he chances to
judge wrong, he does an injury of the most alarming nature, an injury
without possibility of reg rets. YET,
vast as this trust is, it can no where be so
properly reposed as in the noble ha
nds where our excellent constitution has placed it: and therefore placed it, because,
from the independence of their fortune and the dignity of their station,
they are perfumed to employ that lei
sure which is the consequence of both, in
attaining a more extensive knowle
dge of the laws than persons of inferior rank: and because the founders of our polity
relied upon that delicacy of sentiment, so peculiar to noble birth; whi
ch, as on the one hand it will preve
nt either interest or affection from interfe
ring in questions of right, so on the
other it will bind a peer in honour, an obligation which the law esteems equal to
another's oath, to be master of those points upon which it is his bi
rthright to decide. THE Roman pan
dects will furnish us with a piece of history
not unapplicable to our present pur
pose. Servius Sulpicius, a gentleman of the patrician order, and a celebrated orator,
had occasion to take the opinion of Quintus Mutius Scaevola, the orac
le of the Roman law; but for want of
some knowledge in that science, could not
so much as understand even the te
chnical terms, which his friend was obliged to make use of. Upon which Mutius
Scaevola could not forbear to upbraid him with this memorable
reproofs, “that it was a shame for a
patrician, a nobleman, and an orator of cau
ses, to be ignorant of that law in “wh
ich he was so peculiarly concerned.” This reproach made so deep an impression on
Sulpicius, that he immediately applied himself to the study of the law;
wherein he arrived to that pro- .{FS}
g Ff. 1. 2. 2. §. 43. Turpe effe patricio, &
caufas oranti, jus in quo verfaretur
ignorare. .{FE} ficiency,.P 13On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. ficiency, that he
left behind him about a hundred and fourscore volu mes of his own
compiling upon the subject; and be
came, in the opinion of Ciceroh, a much
more complete lawyer than even
Mutius Scaevola himself. I WOULD not be thought to recommend to our English
nobility and gentry to become as great lawyers as Sulpicius; though
he, together with this character, su
stained likewise that of an excellent orator,
a firm patriot, and a wife indefatig
able senator; but the inference which arises from the story is this, that ignorance of the
laws of the land hath ever been esteemed dishonorable, in those who
are entrusted by their country to ma
intain, to administer, and to amend th em.
BUT surely there is little occasion to
enforce this argument any farther to persons of rank and distinction, if we of this place
may be allowed to form a general judgment from those who are under
our inspection: happy, that while we
lay down the rule, we can also prod uce the
example. You will therefore per mit
your professor to indulge both a public and private satisfaction, by bearing this open
testimony; that in the infancy of these studies among us, they were
favoured with the most dilig ent
attendance; and pursued with the most un
wearied application, by those of the
noblest birth and most ample patrimony: some of whom are still the ornaments of this
feat of learning; and others at a greater distance continue doing
honour to it' institutions, by compar
ing our polity and laws with those of other kingdoms abroad, or exerting their senatorial
abilities in the councils of the nation at home. NOR will some degree
of legal knowledge be found in the
least superfluous to persons of inferior rank; especially those of the learned prof
effions. The clergy in particular, besides the common obligations they
are under in proportion to the
ir rank and fortune, have also abundant reason, con sidered merely as clergy- .{FS} h
Brut. 41. {FE} men. .P 14 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. men,
to be acquainted with ma
ny branches of the law, which are almost peculiar and appropriated to themselves al
one. Such are the laws relating to advowfons, institutions, and indu
ctions; so simony, a
nd simoniacal contracts; to uniformity, reside
nce, and pluralities; to
tithes and other ecclesia stical dues; to marriages (more especially of late) and to a
variety of other subjects, which are consigned to the care of their order
by the provisio
ns of particular statutes. To understand these ari
ght, to discern wha
t a warranted or enjoined, and what is forbidden by law, demands a fort of legal apprehension;
which is no otherwise to be acquired than by use and a familiar
acquaintan
ce with legal writers. FOR th e gentlemen of the faculty
of physic, I mu
st frankly own that I see no s pecial reason, why they in particular should apply themselves to the
study of the law; unless in common with other gentlemen, and to
complete the character of general an d extensive knowledge; a
character
which their profession, beyond others , has remarkably deserved. They will give me leave however to
suggest, and that not ludicrously, that it might frequently be of use to
families upon sudden emergencies, if the physician were acqua
inted
with the doctrine of last wills and testament s, at least so far as relates to the formal part of their execution.
BUT those gentlemen who intend to profess the civil and ecclesias
tical laws in the spiritual and maritime courts of this kingdom, are of all
men (next to common lawyers) the m ost indispensably obliged to apply themselves seriously to the study of
our municipal laws. For the civil and canon laws, considered with resp
ect to any intrinsic obligation, have no force or authority in this kingdom; they are no more binding in England than
our laws are binding at Rome. But as far as these foreign laws, on acc
ount of some peculiar propriety, have in some particular cafes, and in some particular courts, been intro duced and
allowed by our laws, so far they oblige, and no farther; their authority
being wholly founded upon that permission and adoption. In which we are not singular in our notions; for even in Holland,
where the imperial .P 15 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1.
Imperial law is much cultivated and it's decisions pretty generally followed, we are informed by Van Lee uweni, that, “it receives
“it's force from custom and the consent of the people, either tacitly or expressly given: for otherwise, he adds, we should no “more be bound by this law, than by that of the Almains, the “Franks, the Saxons, the Goths, the Vandals, and other of the “ancient nations.” Wherefore, in all points in which the
different systems depart from each other, the law of the land takes place of the law of Rome, whether ancient or modern, imperial or pontificial. And in those of our English courts wherein a reception has been allowed to the civil and canon laws, if either they exceed the bounds of that reception, by
extending themselves to other matters, than are permitted to them; or if such courts proceed according to the decisions of those laws, in cafes wherein it is controlled by the law of the land, the common law in either instance both may, and frequently does, prohibit and annul their proceedings: and it will
not be a sufficient excuse for them to tell the king's courts at Westminster, that their practice is warranted by the laws of Justinian or Gregory, or is conformable to the decrees of the Rota or imperial chamber. For which reason it becomes highly necessary, for every civilian and canonist that would act
with safety as a judge, or with prudence and reputation as an advocate, to know in what cafes and how far the English laws have given sanction to the Roman; in what points the latter are rejected; and where they are both so intermixed and blended together, as to form certain supplemental parts of
the common law of England, distinguished by the titles of the king's maritime, the king's military, and the king's ecclesiastical law. The property of which enquiry the university of Oxford has for more than a century so thoroughly seen, that in her statutes she appoints, that one of the three questions to
be annually diffused at the act by the jurist-inceptors shall relate to the common law; subjoining this reason, “quia juris civilis ftudiofos decet baud imperitos effe juris municipalis, & difforentias ex- .{FS} I Dedicatto ceorpris juris civilis. Edn. 1663. k Hale. Hift. C. L. c. 2. Selded in Fftlari. 5 Rep. Caudrey's
Cafe. 2 Inft. 599. l Tu VII. Sect. 2. §. 2. .{FE} “ter, .P 16 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. “teri patriique juris notas habere.” And the statutes of the university of Cambridge speak expressly to the fame effect. FROM the general use and necessity of some acquaintance with the common law, the
inference were extremely easy, with regard to the property of the present institution, in a place to which gentlemen of all ranks and degrees resort, as the fountain of all useful knowledge. But how it has come to pass that a design of this fort has never before taken place in the university, and the reason
why the study of our laws has in general fallen into diffuse, I shall previously proceed to enquire. SIR John Fortefcue, in his panegyric on the laws of England, (which was written in the reign of Henry the sixth) puts a very obvious question in the mouth of the young prince, whom he is exhorting to apply
himself to that branch of learning; “why the “laws of England, being so good, so fruitful, and so commondious, are not taught in the universities, as the civil and canon “laws are ?” In answer to which he giveso what seems, with due deference be it spoken, a very jejune and unsatisfactory reason; being
in short, that “as the proceedings at common law “were in his time carried on in three different tongues, the “English, the Latin, and the French, that science must be necessarily taught in those three several languages; but that in “the universities all sciences were taught in the Latin tongue “only; and
therefore he concludes, that they could not be conveniently taught or studied in our universities. But without attempting to examine seriously the validity of this reason, (the very shadow of which by the wisdom of your late constitutions is entirely taken away) we perhaps may find out a better, or at least
a more plausible account, why the study of the municipal laws has been banished from these feats of science, than what the learned chancellor thought it prudent to give to his royal pupil. .{FS} m Doctor legum mox a doctoratu dobit operam legibus Angliae, ut non fit imperitus carum legum quas habet
fna patria, et differentias exteri patriique juris nofcat. Stat. Eliz. R. c. 14. Cowel. Inftittut. In proemio. n c. 47. o c. 48. .{FE} THAT .P 17 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §. 1. THAT ancient collection of unwritten maxims and customs, which is called the common law, however compounded or from
whatever fountains derived, had fubfifted immemorially in this kingdom; and, though somewhat altered and impaired by the violence of the times, had in great measure weathered the rude shock of the Norman conquest. This had endeared it to the people in general, as well because it's decisions were
universally known, as because it was found to be excellently adapted to the genius of the English nation. In the knowledge of this law consisted great part of the learning of those dark ages; it was then taught, fays Mr. Seldenp, in the monasteries, in the universities, and in the families of the principal
nobility. The clergy in particular, as they then engrossed almost every other branch of learning, so (like their predecessors the British druidsq) they were peculiarly remarkable for their proficiency in the study of the law. Nullus clericus nifi caufidicus, is the character given of them soon after the conquest
by William of Malmsburyr. The judges therefore were usually created out of the sacred orders, as was likewise the cafe among the Normanst; and all the inferior offices were supplied by the lower clergy, which has occasioned their successors to be denominated clerks to this day. BUT the common law
of England, being not committed to writing, but only handed down by tradition, use, and experience, was not so heartily relished by the foreign clergy; who came over hither in shoals during the reign of the conqueror and his two sons, and were utter strangers to our constitution as well as our language.
And an accident, which soon after happened, had nearly completed it's ruin. A copy of Justinian's pandects, being newly discovered at Amalfi, soon brought the civil law intointo .{FS} p in Fletam. 7. 7. q Caefar de bello Gal. 6. 12. r de geft. reg. l. 4. t Les juges font fages perfonnes & autentiques, -ficome
les archevefques, evefques, les chanoines les eglifes catbedraulx, & les autres perfonnes qui ont dignitez in faincte eglife; les abbex, les prieurs conventauls, & les gouverneurs des eglifes, &c. Grand Couftumier, ch. 9. u circ. A. D. 1130. .{FE} C vogue .P 18 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §.
1.vogue all over the weft of Europe, where before it was quite laid in a manner forgotten; though some traces of it's authority remained in Italy and the eastern provinces of the empire. This now became in a particular manner the favorite of the popish clergy, who borrowed the method and many of the
maxims of their canon law from this original. The study of it was introduced into several universities abroad, particularly that of Bologna; where exercises were performed, lectures read, and degrees conferred in this faculty, as in other branches of science: and many nations on the continent, just then
beginning to recover from the convulsions consequent upon the overthrow of the Roman empire, and settling by degrees into peaceable forms of government, adopted the civil law, (being the best written system then extant) as the basis of their own seodal customs, in some places with a more extensive,
in others a more confined authority. NOR was it long before the prevailing mode of the times reached England. For Theobald, a Norman abbot, being elected to the fee of Canterburya, and extremely addicted to this new study, brought over with him in his retinue many learned proficients therein; and
among the rest Roger surnamed Vacarius, whom he placed in the university of Oxford, to teach it to the people of this country. But it did not meet with the fame easy reception in England, where a mild and rational system of laws had been long established, as it did upon the continent; and, though the
monkish clergy (devoted to the will of a foreign primate) received it with eagerness and zeal, yet the laity who were more interested to preserve the old constitution, and had already severely felt the effect of many Norman innovations, continued wedded to the use of the common law. King Stephen
imme- {FS} w LL. Wifigofh. 2. 1. 9. x Capitular. Hludov. Pii. 4. 102. y Selden in Fletam. 5. 5. z Domat's treatise of laws. c. 13. §. 9. Epifiol. Innocent. IV. in M. Paris. ad A. D. 1254. a A. D. 1138. b Gervaf. Dorobern. Act. Pontif. Cantuar. col. 1665..{FE} diately.P 19 On the STUDY of the LAW. INTROD. §.
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teaching it in their own schools and monasteries. FROM this time the nation seems to have been divided into two parties; the bishops and clergy, many of them foreigners, who applied themselves wholly to the study of the civil and canon laws, which now came to be inseparably interwoven with each
other; and the nobility and laity, who adhered with equal pertinacity to the old common law; both of them reciprocally jealous of what they were unacquainted with, and neither of them perhaps allowing the opposite system that real merit which is abundantly to be found in each. This appears on the one
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parents intermarried at any time afterwards; alleging this only reason, because holy church (that is, the canon law) declared such children legitimate: but “all the earls and barons (fays the parliament rolls) “of England, which had hitherto been used and approved.” And we find the fame jealousy prevailing
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