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WOMEN LAWYERS OF UTAH
Volume 16, Issue 4
April 2001
NEWSLETTER
October 2001 is WLU's 20th Anniversary Inside this issue:
We're commemorating this event several ways: WLU Board Member 2
Candidates Bios
New Web Site. We've launched 20 Questions for 20 Years. WLU Denise Dragoo, WLU- 3
our new web site at www. endorsed Candidate for Bar
is conducting an historic survey of
utahwomenlawyers.org. Please visit President-Elect, Statement
us there. Our new site contains women lawyers in Utah. We want
WLU Events Calendar 4
many features that we hope will be to know who you are, what's
of interest to our members, important to you, and what you IBA President Commended 3
including: by NAWL
see in the future for yourself and
• An ongoing calendar of WLU The Grapevine 3
the legal profession. The survey is
activities and events;
• News about WLU, women short, fun and easy to take. You Membership Application 4
lawyers and other items of can participate in our survey by
interest to our members; visiting our web site. If you don’t
• Career information, including have web access or just want to
a downloadable version of The
take a paper version of the survey,
Massachusetts Women's Bar
Association's recent survey contact Mary Gordon at
regarding part-time work; mgordon@mc2b.com or (801) 363-
• Job postings in Utah and 5678.
throughout the United States.
Would you like to teach legal
Anniversary Retreat. We ’ re
writing in Seattle? Prosecute
hackers in Washington D.C.? celebrating! On October 12-13,
Check out our job postings to 2001, we will hold an anniversary
find out how; celebration in conjunction with
• Membership information and
our annual fall retreat. The retreat
a downloadable membership
form; and
will be held this year at Deer
• Directions for how to join Valley. Save the date, and look for
WLUTalk, an email discussion more details to come.
group for our members.
Utah Women's Alliance for Building Community (Utah WABC)
Call for Nominations -DUE: June 1, 2001
In October 2001 the Utah Women's Alliance for Building WLU 2000-2001 Board
President: Mary C. Gordon
Community (Utah WABC) will recognize individuals and organizations Treasurer: Julie K. Morriss
that have made significant contributions to building community in Secretary: Wendy J. Lems
Utah. The Utah WABC requests your help in finding several success Newsletter Editor:
Lauren R. Barros
stories it can share with others. Obtain nomination forms from: Past President:
Nanci Snow Bockelie
Elizabeth Guss, VP of Recognition - UWABC, 1220 2nd Avenue, Board Member:
Salt Lake City, UT 84103 Tele: (801) 521-0913. Kathleen H. Switzer
Page 2 Women Lawyers of Utah Newsletter
WLU Board of Directors Election
Board members Julie K. Morriss and Kathleen H. Switzer have completed their 2-year terms on
the Board, and Nanci Snow Bockelie has completed her term as ex-officio President. We thank them
for their time, counsel and support of WLU. Wendy J. Lems and Lauren R. Barros will continue on
the Board serving the second year of their term. Mary C. Gordon will serve as ex-officio President.
The following candidates are seeking positions on WLU Board, to serve two-year terms beginning
May 2001. Please vote for your candidate(s) of choice on the ballot included with this newsletter.
Ballots are due May 1, 2001.
Cameron Denning Polly Samuels Christine T. Greenwood
I hereby apply for a seat on I would like to provide some I am an associate at Holme
the governing board of Women information about myself and how I
Roberts & Owen LLP, where I
could help the Women Lawyers of Utah
Lawyers of Utah. My reasons practice in the areas of
as a member of the Board of Directors.
are numerous. First, I think Currently, I am a law clerk for Judge commercial and securities
WLU serves a number of James Z. Davis on the Utah Court of litigation. I have been with
incredibly important functions, Appeals. I began working for Judge Holme Roberts for about a
including providing a vehicle for Davis in June of 2000.
year and a half. I graduated
I am originally from New York City.
meeting other women who are from the University of Utah
I attended University of Pennsylvania
lawyers, increasing the visibility in Philadelphia. After graduating from College of Law in 1998, where
of women lawyers, and Penn, I worked in Japan teaching I served as Editor-in-Chief of
addressing issues that are English to high school students and
the Journal of Law & Family
important to all, but are traveled throughout Asia. Upon my
return, I went to Cornell Law School
Studie s (previously the
perceived as “women’s issues” Journal of Contemporary
where I graduated in 1996. While at
and therefore are not addressed Cornell, I was lead articles editor of the Law). Following law school, I
by any other group. Cornell International Law Journal and worked as a law clerk for
Second, my professional was involved with the Moot Court
Judge Monroe G. McKay of the
Board .
experiences with lawyers who Court of Appeals for the Tenth
After graduating from law school, I
are women have been, in worked for the Manhattan District Circuit.
general, more positive than my Attorney's Office as an Assistant I currently serve as a
experiences with lawyers who District Attorney. I was in the Trial volunteer guardian ad litem,
are men. Women lawyers tend Division where I prosecuted a range of
and I am a member of the
crimes including domestic violence. In
to see cases as comprising Board of Directors of the
addition, I was a member of the
problems to be solved, rather Welfare Fraud Unit. I worked for the D. YMCA of Greater Salt Lake. To
than territory to be “won.” I A.'s office until I moved to Utah last complement my work in these
really appreciate that. Of June. Currently, I am a mentor for the areas, I would like to serve on
course, one of my most positive Utah Minority Law Bar Association. In
the Board of Women Lawyers
my free time, I enjoy hiking, mountain
and rejuvenating professional of Utah. I am also interested in
biking and skiing.
experiences is WLU’s fall I would like to see the WLU getting to know other women
retreat. It helps me remember become an even greater tool for women lawyers and learning about
why I do this crazy job! lawyers to interact and support each
their experiences in different
other. I believe a mentoring program
Finally, I believe I have work settings.
would be invaluable. I am very excited
something to contribute, as a to belong to the Utah legal community
partner in a (very) small law and hope to contribute to make this
firm, to the “voice” of WLU. I community stronger for women
would like the opportunity to lawyers.
Thank you for taking the time to
make that contribution.
consider my application.
Volume 16, Issue 4 Page 3
WLU is Endorsing Denise Dragoo as President-Elect of the Utah State Bar.
Denise has provided the following statement to WLU members:
Denise Dragoo
Candidate for President-Elect
I am honored to receive the endorsement of Women Lawyers of Utah, Inc. (“WLU”) for President-
Elect of the Utah Bar. The choice of Bar leadership is particularly crucial to WLU in light of recent
recommendations to remove WLU and other ex officio members from the Bar Commission. My
opponent, John Adams, was a member of the Task Force on Bar Governance which made this
recommendation to the Utah Supreme Court in February, 2000. The Court did not accept this
recommendation, leaving the issue of ex officio participation to the discretion of the Commission and
future Bar leadership. As President-Elect, I will work to assist WLU as follows:
1. WLU Participation 2. WLU Integration 3. Diversity in the Pro- 4. Pro Bono Legal
on the Bar Commission. into Leadership Decisions. fession. Services.
Having initially advo- Further, I will con- The Bar has been WLU and the Bar
cated for WLU’s ex officio tinue to implement a challenged by the Task must also collaborate
status on the Bar Com- communications plan Force on Racial and to support pro bono le-
mission in 1992, I will which integrates WLU Ethnic Fairness to in- gal services. Currently,
and other Bar section
continue to work to keep clude Utah women of the Disability Law Cen-
and committee repre-
WLU “at the table.” The color in Bar activities ter, the Legal Aid Soci-
sentatives into the proc-
Bar Commission must and coordinate the ef- ety and Utah Legal Ser-
ess for setting the Com-
remain inclusive, welcom- forts of Young Lawyers vices are developing a
mission’s agenda for the
ing the contributions of next two years. This plan of Utah, Women Law- program to pair volun-
elected members, public includes WLU and other yers of Utah and the teer attorneys with pro
members and ex officio Bar leaders in a retreat Utah Minority Bar As- bono needs. Pro bono
members alike. WLU’s in the fall of the year to sociation to increase providers need the co-
participation has convey the Commis- the number of minority operation of WLU and
strengthened the Bar sion’s objectives, annual lawyers participating in the Bar to implement
Commission by adding a calendar and long-range Bar activities. In this this program.
diversity of viewpoints. plan for Bar governance. regard, I applaud the
WLU has also added These objectives will in- efforts of Lisa Michelle-
depth to the Bar’s leader- clude a legislative Church and Mary
agenda, supported by
ship ranks — most re- Gordon to incorporate
the Bar and Bar lobby-
cently, through Nanci diversity issues into the
ists during both interim
Bocklie, now an elected CLE curriculum and
and legislative sessions
Commissioner B and of the Utah State Legis- the Bar’s annual meet-
Kathleen Switzer, lature. This legislative ing in Sun Valley.
WLU’s ex officio repre- initiative will include ef-
sentative. forts to seek state fund-
ing for pro bono legal
services.
In sum, I look forward to working with WLU on an active slate of legislative and program matters
to incorporate WLU more fully into Bar governance. With this objective in mind, I would appreciate
your vote for President-Elect. Please call or send me an e-mail if you would like to discuss these
matters.
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WLU Event Calendar The Grapevine
April 27, 2001 - WLU is co-
sponsoring the Governor's
Commission on Women and
the Family Pay Equity Mary Ellen Sloan, a past-
Conference. Mary Woodhead, a WLU president of WLU, has been promoted
member and former board member, will to Assistant Division Director,
present a session at this conference. Contact ot herwise know n as se cond in
Nanci Snow Bockelie (536-5200) nsb@bockelie- command, in the Civil Division of the
law.com if you are interested in attending this Salt Lake County District Attorney's
conference. Office. The Civil Division includes 16
attorneys.
May 3, 2001 - 6:00p.m. The ACLU is
hosting a Bill of Rights dinner with Molly Ivins
(the columnist/author from Texas) as the
featured speaker. The Dinner is at the Hilton
Hotel 255 So. W. Temple, on. Cost is $75.00
per place, for more info., contact Cori Sutherland
at 801-521-9862, x101 or csaclu@shire.net.
May 24, 2001 - noon - Annual WLU
Members Meeting, Law and Justice Center
BALLOT
Please vote for up to two candidates of your choice. Candidates’ statements can be
found on page 2 of this newsletter. Ballots must be returned no later than
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