The National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations‘ Public Service Award and Outstanding Member Program Award are prestigious national awards recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of member women’s bar groups large and small. The awards are meant to inspire other women’s bar associations to emulate them and to initiate successful programs in their own regions.

To nominate a bar association for either the Public Service Award or the Outstanding Member Program Award, complete and submit this form. Nominations must be for projects of organizations which are 2017 members of the NCWBA.

The Meeting the Challenge program is designed to bring together key leaders and stakeholders to develop and share strategies to make the NAWL Challenge a reality. Issued in February 2016, the NAWL One-Third by 2020 Challenge urges the legal profession to increase the percentage of women attorneys to one-third by 2020 – including to one-third of general counsels of the Fortune 1000, one-third of law school deans, one-third of entering partner equity classes, one-third of entering law firm lateral classes – and to increase by a third the number of minority attorneys.

Meeting the Challenge is a forum for law firms, corporations, government, nonprofits, and other stakeholders to share best practices, learn from thought leaders, and forge meaningful and lasting connections.  Distinguished practitioners, academics, consultants, and leaders will gather for a candid discussion and programming focused on making women’s initiatives effective and impactful. In addition to programming focused on institutional success, there will be programming focused on strategies for women to advance and flourish in their existing environments.

Money Matters to you, your client and to the State Bar of Texas – so let’s talk about fee agreements, third party payors, retainers, flat fees, “non-refundable fees”, advanced fees, the return of unearned fees, fees between lawyers, credit card payments and fees, and – most importantly – how to stay out of trouble with the client and the State Bar disciplinary committee.

SPEAKERS: Judith Gres DeBerry and Rebecca Stevens, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, State Bar

RSVP to Mary Beth Harrell at harrellattorney@gmail.com or call 254 680 4655. Please BRING a FRIEND. Like us on Facebook.

Free for members; $7 cost for non-members. Lunch is an additional $15, including meal, tip, tax, and drink.