MWL Announces
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. 

The role of the MWL President’s Leadership Circle is: 

1)     To engage in a meaningful dialogue on the status of women in the legal profession and issues related to their advancement and success.

2)     To advise MWL leadership on the specific steps that may be taken to elevate the status of women in the legal profession.

3)     To develop opportunities for legal employer to partner and collaborate with MWL in working to attain its mission.

4)     To advise on the value of its actions supporting its mission and strategic plan.

MWL extends its thanks to the legal community leaders who have agreed to serve on the 2009-2010 President’s Leadership Circle (confirmed to date).

Dana Bartocci, MWL Board Treasurer, University of Minnesota Law School
Jeanette Bazis, Attorney, Greene Espel, P.L.L.P.
Jerry Blackwell, Chairman of the Board, Blackwell Burke P.A.
Michael Connelly, General Counsel, Xcel Energy
Elizabeth Cutter, MWL President-Elect, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office
Michelle Zehnder Fischer, MacKenzie & Gustafson
Melisa Lopez Franzen, Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association President, Target Corporation
Luz Maria Frias, MWL Past-President, City of St. Paul
Karen Gallivan, General Counsel, Graco, Inc.
Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney
Megan Hertzler, MWL President, Xcel Energy
Melissa Houghtaling, Minnesota Lavender Bar Association Co-Chair, Heltzer & Burg, P.L.C. 
Brian Johnson, President, Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, P.A.
Dean Eric Janus, William Mitchell College of Law
Lawrence R. King, Managing Officer, Larson • King LLP
Alan Maclin, Managing Partner, Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
Therese Pautz, President, NeuVest
Carrie Daniel Russell, MWL Board Secretary, Graco, Inc.
Steven A. Schumeister, Managing Partner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Marianne Short, Managing Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Chief Judge Edward Toussaint, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Members met in October 2009 and will meet again in February 2010.  A written summary from each President’s Leadership Circle meeting will be provided directly to the MWL Board of Directors for consideration and further action. 

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