Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo County

Sign up today for our annual ethics update! This year it is being held on December 4th, via Zoom. Presenters Carrie Winters, Amy McDonald and Grace Ready will examine a selection of recent cases as well as ethics opinions issued by the State Bar of California Committee on Professional Responsibility and discuss important takeaways for your legal practice. https://lnkd.in/gE24QbKD

It's that time of year again: We are now accepting nominations for this year's WLA Awards! Nominating is easy - just click the link below and fill out the form. Nominations will be accepted through the end of the year. https://lnkd.in/g2tbWikY

Registration and more information available on our website: https://lnkd.in/d78dX59t

Join us on October 2nd at Saints Barrel Wine Bar for our October MCLE: Addressing Implicit Bias in the Legal System. Attorney Mary Tatum will provide an overview of different types of bias, with a specific focus on implicit bias, and discuss the promotion of bias-reducing strategies in the legal system and the legal profession. This program qualifies for one (1.0) hour for MCLE implicit bias/bias-reducing strategies! Register today at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gX7ggxAf

Join us for our May 1st MCLE: Learning from Past Moral Panics: The “White Slave” Trafficking Case that Changed America, with guest speaker Professor Nancy C. Unger. Register at the link below! https://lnkd.in/gJT843Hk

Mark your calendars for WLA's guest bartending fundraiser on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Saints Barrel Wine Bar in downtown SLO! WLA SLO board members will be behind the bar serving drinks, and all cash and Venmo tips will go to support our scholarship fund. Stop by for door prizes, a drink, to catch up with friends and colleagues, and to support a good cause! No RSVP necessary.

Join us at our April 3 MCLE: Odds & Ends in the Estate Planning/Administration Process. Skye Christakos and Krista Sabin will present on unique assets that may be neglected or overlooked in the estate planning/administration process, such as season tickets to sporting events, bitcoin, airline miles, credit card rewards, cattle and horses, timeshares, and other assets that may have challenging issues in management or transfer. Register at the link below! https://lnkd.in/gvDR6BvM

We are now accepting applications for our 2024 scholarship awards! This opportunity is open to any current law students or students accepted for enrollment in law school with a demonstrated connection to San Luis Obispo County. Applications must be received by July 1, 2024. More information and applications are available at the link below: https://lnkd.in/gz4VeQCC

WLA Announces its 2023 Outstanding Woman Lawyer, Melodie Rivas, and its 2022 Rising Star, Nicole Mullikin! Tara Jacobi, a WLA past president wrote an article in the March-April 2024 Bar Bulletin for the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association. Read the interview here: https://lnkd.in/dq9DZzrS

We have a few open spots at our Headshot Fundraiser tomorrow and Friday! Visit the link below to see what's available and sign up. https://lnkd.in/g7btZ9WY