Oh, my poor kids. It’s the disconnected “logic” that gets me every time. Well, it “gets me” ON MY KID’S CASE…so to speak. Mercifully, I don’t find myself as tempted to “spar” (<- hahaha, a freaking combat word – but seriously) with my husband. Maybe his mama just trained HIM well? At any rate, […]
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Study finds female Supreme Court justices are interrupted more than male justices
Nope. It’s not just you. It’s Justice Ginsberg, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan, too. It’s all of us, and we need to be aware of how and when these interruptions happen, so that we can better COMBAT against them. “Combat” you say (question)…”yep,” I respond, unapologetically. Even if the folks around us are […]
The incredible story of Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon
What’s not to love about a woman who, well…..JUST DID IT. I only stumbled across knowledge of Ms. Gibb within the past decade. Only recently did I learn she was a lawyer. What a fabulous role model she is for us, for our girls, and for anyone – really – who has been told, “but, […]
Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, first African American woman on New York’s top court, found dead in Hudson River
Heartbreaking loss in this week leading up to the religious holiday that honors when Jesus laid down his life for ALL people. Loving, not hating. Sacrificing, and giving – even His life. I cannot even comprehend why anyone would take the life of a woman who has contributed so much power, grace, justice, empowerment and life […]
Women Plaintiffs Lawyers Fight to End MDL ‘Boys Club’
GA-Curated for you from the National Law Journal, Authored by Meredith Hobbs: “Alvare analyzed 145 cases with 102 male judges and 43 female judges making appointments—and found that men were five times more likely than women to be appointed to a lead counsel spot, regardless of the gender of the judge. The subject matter of […]
Nebraska wins Client Counseling Competition
I was such a lucky duck. First of all, this National-level competition happened just “down the street” (well, 30 minute drive away) from my office. Truth is, I’d never even heard of such a thing: Client Counseling Competition. Have you? Well, it is a thing – an ABA thing, at least – and it is […]
Facebook Pushes Outside Law Firms to Become More Diverse
GA-Curated for you from the New York Times, Authored by: Ellen Rosen. “Facebook is requiring that women and ethnic minorities account for at least 33 percent of law firm teams working on its matters. Numbers alone, however, are not enough, under a policy that went in effect on Saturday. Law firms must also show that […]
