The Meeting the Challenge program is designed to bring together key leaders and stakeholders to develop and share strategies to make the NAWL Challenge a reality. Issued in March 2016, the NAWL One-Third by 2020 Challenge urges the legal profession to increase the percentage of women attorneys to one-third by 2020 – including to one-third of general counsels of the Fortune 1000, one-third of law school deans, one-third of entering partner equity classes, one-third of entering law firm lateral classes – and to increase by a third the number of diverse female attorneys (including women of color and LBTQI attorneys).
Meeting the Challenge is a forum for law firms, corporations, government, nonprofits, and other stakeholders to share best practices, learn from thought leaders, and forge meaningful and lasting connections. Distinguished practitioners, academics, consultants, and leaders will gather for a candid discussion and programming focused on making women’s initiatives effective and impactful. In addition to programming focused on institutional success, there will be programming focused on strategies for women to advance and flourish in their existing environments.
Thank You To Our Sponsors
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Diamond
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Emerald
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Ruby
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Topaz Kristin Geyer, Partner, Culhane Meadows PLLC |
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Special Thanks To
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Thank You To Our Partnering Organizations
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Association of Black Women Attorneys Association for Women Lawyers (Wisconsin) Attorneys Serving the Community Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Dallas Women Lawyers Association Florida Association for Women Lawyers Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Jacksonville Women Lawyer's Association Lawyers Club of San Diego LGBT Bar Association of Wisconsin Minnesota Women Lawyers National Asian Pacific American Bar Association |
New York Women's Bar Association South Asian Bar Association of New York Texas Lawyers for Children The Women Lawyers' Association of Greater St. Louis Travis County Women Lawyers' Association Women Lawyers of Franklin County Women Lawyers of Long Beach Women's Bar Association of Maryland Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia Women's In-House Network |
Thank You To Our Planning Committee
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Kristin L. Bauer |
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Lucy Anderson |
Ann LaFeir |
Paula W. Hinton |
Deborah K. Wright |
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Laura L. LaValle |
Christie M. Villarreal |
Suzette M. Long |
Jane Mallor McBride |
| Nancye L. Bethurem U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dallas, TX |
Jane Bockus Dykema Cox Smith San Antonio, TX |
Michelle S. Bourianoff AT&T Services, Inc. Dallas, TX |
| April Boyer K&L Gates LLP Miami, FL |
Merrie M. Cavanaugh Texas Lawyers for Children Dallas, TX |
Jenny A. Champlin Walmart Bentonville, AR |
| Linda Bray Chanow UT Center for Women in Law Austin, TX |
Melodie Craft Littler Mendelson P.C. Dallas, TX |
Elana Einhorn MehaffyWeber, P.C. Austin, TX |
| Kimberly Gdula Jackson Walker L.L.P. Austin, TX |
Sarah Martucci Green Academy Sports + Outdoors Houston, TX |
Janet A. Hendrick Fisher & Phillips LLP Dallas, TX |
| Stephanie R. Holan Holan Law, PLLC Grapevine, TX |
Laura Ellis Kugler Bailey,Crowe & Kugler, L.L.P. Dallas, TX |
Michelle V. Larson Andrews Kurth LLP Dallas, TX |
| Maggie Murphy Jackson Lewis P.C. Austin, TX |
Toni Nguyen Luminex Corporation Austin, TX |
Stephanie L. Perkins Jackson Lewis P.C. Austin, TX |
| Penny R. Phillips Phillips Law Firm Plano, TX |
Carolyn D. Roch Hughes Roch LLP Houston, TX |
Elizabeth C. Rogers Greenberg Traurig, LLP Austin, TX |
| Cindy Saiter Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP Austin, TX |
Kimberly M. Solomon Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP Austin, TX |
Ruthie N. White Jackson Lewis P.C. Houston, TX |
| Angela Zambrano Sidley Austin LLP Dallas, TX |
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