Join AAWL on December 19th for our annual ethics program!  The event will feature a series of hypotheticals to test your ethics knowledge. 

"Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me... Ethics Opinions!"
Presented by:
Marla Greenstein, Executive Director, Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct
Susan Orlansky, Of Counsel, Reeves Amodio
Phil Shanahan, Bar Counsel, Alaska Bar Association
 
FREE to attend this year, as a gift from AAWL to you! Please consider becoming a member of AAWL!

DETAILS
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Monday, December 19, 2022
1.5 Ethics CLE credits (approval pending)
Materials to be provided 

ZOOM INFO
Meeting ID: 879 1499 9127
Passcode: 776614
Zoom Meeting Link

NEED TO RENEW YOUR AAWL MEMBERSHIP?
Do so here!

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers ("AAWL") invites you to its Annual Meeting – to be conducted in person– to open the 2022-2023 season!

We are very pleased to feature:

 Panelist: Judge Sharon Gleason, Jamie McGrady and S. Lane Tucker with

Moderator: Danee Pontious

All AAWL members, law clerks, recent bar takers and admittees, legal interns, and members of the Alaska Bar with an interest in issues affecting women are invited to attend.

The meeting will also serve as AAWL's Annual Meeting of Membership. Information about AAWL and AAWL's upcoming Board elections will be provided.

DETAILS
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Location: Williwaw Social - 609 F Street

Faith Rose, Associate General Counsel of Doyon, Limited, will provide us with an introduction to the developing area of sex & gender discrimination and how it is impacting employment law and workplace relationships. This presentation will go over some basic concepts and terminology for individuals identifying outside the gender binary of "male/female," discuss changing social viewpoints, strategies for managing legal risk, and creating fair and respectful workplaces. Topics will include workplace issues such as preferred pronouns, free speech/political expression in the workplace, and bathroom/locker room use for transgender employees. 1 General CLE Credit.

Join Zoom Meeting

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-Professional Shortcuts on Outlook or Word?

-Time-Saving or Cost-Saving Apps?

-Creative Child Care Solutions?

Come find out what tricks you’re missing and share what you do!

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

12:00-1:00pm

Via Zoom:

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Meeting ID: 854 3752 1051

Passcode: 578028

AAWL is excited to bring our members a series of brown bag learning lunches. Bring your lunch and learn about interesting topics!

A discussion on the Diversity Commission's work to increase the number of BIPOC lawyers recruited, retained and promoted in the Alaska

Featuring Commissioners:

Renee Wardlaw, Co-chair
Kendri Cesar, Co-chair
Elizabeth Henley
Liz Medicine Crow
Sen Tan
Shaun Lucas

Co-Moderated by: Jessica Graham & Sigvanna Megahn Topkok

ZOOM INFO
MEETING ID: 810 2655 0045
PASSCODE: 797540

ZOOM MEETING LINK

It’s been a very long couple years, so join us in a sharing hour to tell us what is currently making you happy or bringing you joy?

• Favorite Podcast

• IG/tiktok Reels

• recent purchase

• favorite new restaurant

• upcoming travel plans

• acts of kindness

• ANYTHING!!!

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Meeting ID: 879 4889 5919

Passcode: 401656

Join AAWL on December 16th for our annual ethics program! The event will feature a series of hypotheticals to test your ethics knowledge.

"Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me... Ethics Opinions!"
Presented by:
Marla Greenstein, Executive Director, Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct
Susan Orlansky, Of Counsel, Reeves Amodio LLC
Lucian Pera, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP
Tonja Woelber, Woelber & Associates, PC

FREE to attend this year, as a gift from AAWL to you! Please consider becoming a member of AAWL!

DETAILS
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
1.5 Ethics CLE credits (approval pending)
Materials to be provided prior to the event

RSVP here please

ZOOM INFO
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Password:
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Zoom Meeting Link

NEED TO RENEW YOUR AAWL MEMBERSHIP?
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Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers invites you to a FREE Virtual Learning Lunch Event:  
 

AAWL "Season of Giving" Learning Lunch
 
The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers ("AAWL") invites you to a Season of Giving Learning Lunch.  Please join us via Zoom on November 16th to learn about ways lawyers can give back to our community this holiday season.

FREE to attend!

DETAILS
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

ZOOM INFO
Meeting ID: 835 0422 6740
Passcode: 174369
Zoom Meeting Link

Please consider becoming a member of AAWL!
IF YOU NEED TO INITIATE OR RENEW YOUR AAWL MEMBERSHIP?
Do so here!

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers ("AAWL") invites you to its Annual Meeting and Welcome Gathering – to be conducted virtually – to open the 2021-2022 season.

We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Anne Zink will be our keynote speaker.

All AAWL members, law clerks, recent bar takers and admittees, legal interns, and members of the Alaska Bar with an interest in issues affecting women are invited to attend.

The meeting will also serve as AAWL's Annual Meeting of Membership. Information about AAWL and AAWL's upcoming Board elections will be provided.

DETAILS
5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Monday, October 25, 2021
Zoom Meeting link
Meeting ID: 860 0551 2164
Passcode: 478180

RSVP
Please RSVP by October 12

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers ("AAWL") is pleased to bring our members a series of virtual learning lunches.  Please join us via Zoom on October 13th when our guest will be Stacey Marz.  Hear her perspective on changes in the court system over the last 16+ years and during COVID times.

Free to attend!

Zoom INFO

Meeting ID: 971 5527 6529

Passcode: 981595

Zoom Meeting Link:

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Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers invites you to a FREE Virtual Learning Lunch Event:

Personal Finance Series, Part 2 of 2:

Personal Finance Issues that Women Face and Ways to Address Those Issues With Financial Planning Tools
Friday, April 30, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (via Zoom, registration below)

On April 30, the Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers will be hosting the second portion of a two-part Learning Lunch Series on Personal Finance.

In Part Two, Rachel Bunnell (CFP®, CDFA®, MPAS®), Financial Planner at The Planning Group of the Northwest at Baird, will lead a discussion and Q&A about specific issues that women face in personal finance and retirement planning, and ways to address those issues through financial planning tools.

FREE to attend! Please consider becoming a member of AAWL!

DETAILS
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Friday, April 30, 2021

RSVP here

ZOOM INFO
Meeting ID: 852 5865 0571
Passcode: 732895
Call-in: 253-215-8782
Zoom Meeting Link

Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers invites you to a FREE Virtual Spring Event:

Diversity and Inclusion: Valuing the African-American Woman Lawyer’s Experience

The AAWL presents a virtual program on the value of diversity in the legal profession and the experience of African American woman lawyers in Alaska. Justice Dana Fabe and Judge Pamela Washington will co-moderate a panel discussion featuring African American female lawyers in Alaska with varied backgrounds and practice areas. The panel will discuss their legal career paths and the challenges faced in the recruitment, retention, and advancement in law for women of color, as well as the value of being more intentional in encouraging diversity and inclusion.
1.5 Ethics Credit (approved)

Panelists include:

Renee Wardlaw, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Senior Director of Corporate Compliance & Associate General Counsel

Andrea Canfield, Stoel Rives, Associate

Donna Meyers, Delaney Wiles, Principal Attorney

Stephanie White-Thron, Dickerson & Gibbons, Inc., Senior Attorney

Lori Colbert, Colbert Family Law, LLC, Owner

Event co-sponsors include Alaska Supreme Court Fairness and Access Commission, National Association of Women Judges, ConocoPhillips Alaska, and Bristol Bay Native Corporation.

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers ("AAWL") invites you to a FREE Virtual Learning Lunch Event: Personal Finance: Taking Back Control in an Uncertain World

On February 26, 2021, Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers will be hosting the first of a two-part Learning Lunch Series on Personal Finance. In Part One, Certified Financial Planner, Jelena Radvanji, from the offices of Baird, the Planning Group of the Northwest, will discuss the important of financial planning in uncertain times such as the COVID-19 pandemic, setting long term financial goals, and establishing financial plans.

In Part Two in April, Ms. Radvanji will focus on the importance of the savings rate for retirement and the unique challenges that women face in saving for retirement.

DETAILS

Friday, February 26, 2021

12:00 P.M.- 1:00 P.M.

REGISTER HERE

ZOOM INFO
Meeting ID: 977 3267 5017
Passcode: 309273
Call-in: 253-215-8782
Zoom Meeting Link

Join AAWL on December 16th for our annual ethics program! The event will feature a series of hypotheticals to test your ethics knowledge.

“Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me…Ethics Opinions!”

Presented by:

Marla Gruenstien, Executive Director, Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct

Susan Orlansky, Of Counsel, Reeves Amodio LLC

Maria Bahr, Assistant AG, Opinions, Appeals, and Ethics Section

Moderated by:

Tonja, Woelber, Woelber and Associates, P.C.

FREE to attend this year! AAWL’s gift to you. Please consider becoming a member of AAWL!

DETAILS:

4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

1.5 Ethics CLE Credits (approved)

Materials to be provided prior to the event.

Please RSVP Here

ZOOM INFO

Meeting ID: 942 9172 5305

Password: 745357 600861

Call-in: 253-215-8782

Zoom Meeting Link

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers (“AAWL”) is pleased to bring to our members a series of virtual learning lunches. Please join us via Zoom on November 17th for Perspectives on the Alaska Bar Association. Hear from Executive Director Deborah O’Regan- a 38-year veteran-on how the practice has evolved for women and meet incoming Executive Director Danielle Bailey, who will share her thoughts on future goals.

Free to attend!

ZOOM INFO

Meeting I.D.: 959 3903 2691

Password: 600861

Call-in: 301-715-8592

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers (“AAWL”) invites you to its annual Welcome Gathering—to be conducted virtually this year—to open the 2020-2021 season. We are very pleased to announce that Judge Elaine Andrews and Heather Arnett will present about Judicial Retention and Selection in Alaska.

All AAWL members, law clerks, recent bar takers and admittees, legal interns, and members of the Alaska Bar with an interest in issues affecting women are invited to attend.

The meeting will also serve as AAWL’s Annual Meeting of the Membership. Information about AAWL and AAWL’s upcoming Board elections will be provided.

Details: 5:15-6:15 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Zoom Webinar Information to be provided.

Please RSVP by October 12th.

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers (“AAWL”) invites you to a Learning Lunch on More Effective Communication with Clients & Colleagues

Presented by Marsha Olson, Professor of Communication at UAA

When: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 12:00pm

Where: Perkins Coie LLP conference room, 1029 W. 3rd Ave., Ste. 300, Anchorage, AK 99501

Call in for those who can't attend in person:
888-857-7291, code 907-263-6990

Free! Lunch provided by AAWL!

Please RSVP by February 19, 2020 ~

FREE LUNCH and ONE ETHICS CLE CREDIT

Moderator:  Senior Justice Dana Fabe, Retired Alaska Supreme Court Justice

Featuring:

     Carl Marrs, former President and CEO of Cook Inlet Region Inc., AFN Person of the Year 2018

     Zoi Maroudas, Founder, Bambino’s Organic Baby Food

     Judge Kari McCrea, Anchorage District Court, Alaska Court System

     Vanessa Norman, Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Hotel Captain Cook, 939 W. 5th Avenue

Doors Open: 11:30 AM Lunch Served: 11:45 AM

Program Begins: 12:00 PM

Sponsored by:

     ANCSA CEOs Doyon, Limited

     Bristol Bay Native Corporation

     Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Dorsey & Whitney LLP Outlook Law

     Perkins Coie LLP

And in cooperation with:

     Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers

     Alaska Supreme Court’s Fairness Diversity & Equality Committee

     Alaska Bar Association

     Anchorage Bar Association

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers ("AAWL") invites you to its annual Welcome Reception to open the 2019-2020 season. We are very pleased to announce that Judge Morgan Christen will present about the 19th Amendment in honor of the amendment's 100th anniversary.

All AAWL members, law clerks, recent bar takers and admittees, legal interns, and members of the Alaska Bar with an interest in issues affecting women are invited to attend.

The reception will also serve as AAWL's Annual Meeting of the Membership. Information about AAWL and AAWL's upcoming Board elections will be provided.

DETAILS
5 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Williwaw Social Hall
609 F Street, Anchorage

EATS
This reception is free. Light appetizers, desserts, and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. There will be a no-host bar.

RSVP
Please RSVP by October 28


Thanks to our generous sponsor
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

A Conversation with Women GCs

Join AAWL for a panel discussion and reception with GCs Stephanie Aicher (CIRI), Jessica Graham (Alaska USA), Tina Pidgeon (GCI), and Moira Smith (ENSTAR), moderated by COO Denali Kemppel (McKinley Capital Management).  Panelists will discuss their path to becoming General Counsel, what they do, and how they do it.  

DETAILS
5:00 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019
49th State Brewing Company, 717 West 3rd Ave.

*Approved for 1 general CLE credit*

AGENDA
5:00-5:30 Arrivals, mingling
5:30-6:30 Panel discussion
6:30-7:30 Reception

This event is free and open to anyone with an interest in issues  affecting women in the practice of law.

Please RSVP by April 1.

Generously sponsored by Perkins Coie

The Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers ("AAWL") is excited to bring our members a series of brown bag learning lunches.  Join us on March 7 for Thinking Thursdays - Immigration Law: Nuts & Bolts & Myths! 
         Discussing:
What do immigration attorneys do?  The types of cases they handle, the agencies they interact with, and info on how to issue spot for non-immigration attorneys - e.g., when a criminal/family law/estate planning attorney should refer a client to an immigration attorney.  And myth-busting facts about immigrants. 

Featuring speakers:
Julie Fields, Esq.
Lea McDermid McKenna, Esq.

1.0 General CLE Credit (Approved)

Free to attend - bring your own lunch!

DETAILS
12-1 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2019
Alaska Attorney General’s Office
1031 W. 4th Ave.
5th Floor Conference Room

Join us at noon on January 10 for our learning lunch series ,Thinking Thursday where we discuss attorney wellness. The featured speakers are Nelson Page, Bar Counsel, and Serena Green, LAC Member.

One Ethics CLE Credit!

Location:

The Alaska Department of Law

1031 W. 4th Avenue

5th Floor Conference Room