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Established in 1972, Minnesota Women Lawyers mission is
to advance the success of women in the legal profession and strive for a just society.

Minnesota Women Lawyers
2010 Winter Celebration
with Keynote Speaker Lani Guinier


Civil Rights Attorney &
First Tenured Black Woman Professor at Harvard

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis

Visit MWL Winter Celebration for complete details.

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MWL is Accepting Nominations
for its 2010-2011 Board of Directors

Nominations must be received by Tuesday, February 16th, 2010.

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MWL Seeks Nominations for its 2010 Annual Awards
Submissions must be received at MWL by Friday, April 16th, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.

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From the President:
Advancing MWL's Mission

by Megan J. Hertzler, 2009-2010 MWL President             
 
January 2010 With Equal Right

Early in 2009, MWL undertook a strategic planning process to confirm its mission and to outline its future goals.  Through that process, we modified our mission statement to be a more active expression of our intent as an organization, confirming in no uncertain terms that our guiding purpose is to advance the success of women in the legal profession and to strive for a just society. 

Since then, the Board of Directors adopted the strategic plan at its July meeting, and MWL has continued to act through its committees, taskforces, board, and leadership meetings to define and give effect to this mission statement.  Through that process, we are examining at all levels how MWL supports the advancement of women and takes action within the legal community toward that objective. 

Read Megan's complete article at From the President.

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Minnesota Women Lawyers
Thanks its 2010 Partners

MWL extends a special thanks to the many 2010 Partners who join MWL in its mission to advance the success of women in the legal profession and strive for a just society. "MWL is grateful for the tremendous generosity it has received from its 2010 Partners, particularly in light of these challenging economic times.  By partnering with us, these legal employers have both demonstrated their support of our mission and made it possible for us to pursue its realization," stated MWL President Megan Hertzler.

2010 Partner Opportunities Are Still Available!
Once again, MWL is offering year-long partnerships to the legal community.  By signing on as a 2010 Partner, legal employers demonstrate their commitment to MWL’s mission, streamline their support with one annual contribution, and enjoy the benefits all year long. 

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MWL's 2009-2010 President’s Leadership Circle
In the effort to capitalize on the breadth of experience and knowledge among top leaders in the legal profession, Minnesota Women Lawyers has created the
MWL President’s Leadership Circle.  The 2009-2010 fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) will serves as its inaugural year.    

The MWL President’s Leadership Circle will be comprised of leaders from different aspects of the profession (managing partners, general counsels, bar association leaders, etc.) who share our common goal of advancing women in the legal profession.   Members will gather twice annually in an informal setting to collaborate with MWL in an effort to promote its mission and impact the profession. 

Visit President's Leadership Circle for more on its role, as well as a list of its inaugural members.

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An MWL Record!!
The 2009-2010 Student to Attorney Mentor Program
This year, Minnesota Women Lawyers matched a record number of attorneys and students in mentoring relationships.  MWL has matched 118 mentoring pairs.  This is nearly double the typical number of matches.  Thank you to all those who are participating!

Many of the mentor pairs met for the first time at the Kick-off Reception and Program on Wednesday, November 4th at MWL.  The program was entitled:
Reflections on Becoming a Leader: Tips and Perspectives From Female Attorneys.  Mentor matches will continue to meet over the coming year. 

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MWL Premier Membership:
Three “Gem” Levels are Available for FY09-10

~Diamond~    
~Sapphire~     ~Emerald~
Find out how you can demonstrate your strong commitment to MWL and its mission, streamline your annual support, and enjoy the benefits all year long.  Visit MWL Premier Membership for complete details. 

Special thanks to MWL members who have already joined as a 09-10 Premier Member. 


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MWL Full Court Press:
Judicial News & Announcements

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MWL's 2009-2010 President:
Megan J. Hertzler
Minnesota Women Lawyers is pleased to introduce Megan J. Hertzler as its 2009-2010 President.  Since joining MWL in 1994 as a law student, Megan has served in a variety of leadership roles with the association, leading up to her current position as President.  Megan is Assistant General Counsel with Xcel Energy in downtown Minneapolis. 

Learn more about Megan and her year as President here: 
09-10 President Biography

Learn more about MWL's 2009-2010 Leadership

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MWL Board of Directors Approves 2009-2012 Strategic Plan
At it's April 23rd, 2009 meeting, the MWL Board of Directors approved the proposed 2009-2012 Strategic Plan.  The plan was presented to the MWL membership at the 37th Annual Meeting on May 13th, 2009.  Click HERE to view the 2009-2012 strategic plan. 

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MWL Community Action Committee
Highlights Volunteer Opportunities

As a service to our members, the MWL Community Action Committee posts current information on area volunteer opportunities.  Click
HERE for complete details.  (Last updated on December 9th, 2009).

Featured Volunteer Opportunity:
Judges Needed for Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition
Sponsored by the Midwest Region of the National Black Law Students Association
February 18th-20th, 2010

 

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Thanks to
2010 MWL Partners


Platinum
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Faegre & Benson LLP
Larson • King
Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P.
Robins, Kaplan,
Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.

Gold
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Gray Plant Mooty
Leonard, Street and Deinard
West
Xcel Energy
Zelle Hofmann Voelbel
& Mason LLP

Silver
Best & Flanagan LLP
Greene Espel P.L.L.P.
Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson
Larkin Hoffman Attorneys
Maslon Edelman
Borman & Brand
Moss & Barnett, P.A.
Oppenheimer, Wolff
& Donnelly, LLP

Bronze
Benchmark Reporting Agency
Campbell Nelson Whipps, LLC
Hauer, Fargione, Love,
Landy & McEllistrem, P.A.
Lommen Abdo
Minnesota State Bar Association
Paradigm Reporting
& Captioning Inc.
Special Counsel, Inc.
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

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Thanks to MWL's 100% Club Members

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“Woman, Esq.” Blog Seeks Submissions
MWL members Laura Hammargren and Barb Jones have started their own blog, Woman, Esq., to write about issues of concern to women lawyers.  It is not an MWL site, but may be of interest to MWL members and does have a link to MWL. For more information, or to submit a post, email to womanesq@gmail.com

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