AGENDA

Thursday, October 8, 2020
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Keynote Remarks from Coline Jenkins, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust; Panel discussion: Carrying and Passing the Torch: A Roundtable with Remarkable Noted Women Leaders
Jill Dash - American Constitution Society, WBA President, 2019-2020
Coline Jenkins - Co-founder and President, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust
Suezette Robotham, M.S. - , Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leader in Tech
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke - Congresswoman, (NY-09)
Ellen Dwyer - Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Sara B. Tennen - Executive Director, DC Volunteer Lawyers Project


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5:00 PM - 5:15 PM - Welcome Remarks: Jill Dash, WBA President, 2019-2020
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM - Keynote Speaker: Coline Jenkins
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Carrying and Passing the Torch: A Roundtable with Remarkable Noted Women Leaders

 

 

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Breakouts
 
 
Thursday, October 15, 2020
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Breaking In: Advocating for Yourself Early in Your Career, An Interactive Session
Charlie Lemley - Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Sonia Murphy - Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
Tanisha James - Partner, Cooley LLP
Moderator: Sadina Montani - Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP, WBA President, 2020-2021


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Topics Include:

  • Advocating for yourself
  • Reviews
  • Salary negotiation
  • Transitioning to management

 

 

Passing It On: How to Be an Ally and Mentor in Senior Management
Kate Neville - President, Neville Consulting Services
Karen Lockwood - President & Founder, The Lockwood Group
Kris Anne Monteith - Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Benjamin F. Wilson - Chairman, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Moderator: Bridget Bailey Lipscomb - , WBA President-Elect, 2020-2021


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Topics Include:

  • Bias in reviews
  • Mentoring
  • How to be an ally

 

 

 

Thursday, October 22, 2020
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Woman Lawyer of the Year Presentation & Remarks, followed by Fireside Chat with Past Woman Lawyer of the Year Awardees
Jeannie Rhee - 2020 Woman Lawyer of the Year, Partner, Litigation Department, Paul Weiss
Jill Dash - American Constitution Society, WBA President, 2019-2020
Kim Keenan, 2007 Woman Lawyer of the Year - Mediator & Arbitrator, JAMS
Marna Tucker, 1985 Woman Lawyer of the Year - Founder & Senior Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
Ana Reyes, 2017 Woman Lawyer of the Year - Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
Hon. Judith W. Rogers, 1990 Woman Lawyer of the Year - United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Moderator: Sadina Montani - Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP, WBA President, 2020-2021


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5:00 PM - 5:05 PM - Welcome Remarks: Jill Dash, WBA President, 2019-2020
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM - Introduction of Woman Lawyer of the Year
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM - Woman Lawyer of the Year Remarks: Jeannie Rhee
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Fireside Chat with past Woman Lawyer of the Year awardees