The Catalyst

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Standing Committee on Women and the Law

February 2019 • Volume 24 • Number 3 •

February 2019 Women and the Law Newsletter

ISBA Elections — The candidate report for the 2019 ISBA Election is now available online. All ISBA attorney members with their dues paid by March 1, 2019 are eligible to vote. Ballots will be distributed at the end of March.

It’s award season at ISBA! We proudly honor young lawyers and seasoned vets, pro bono service, newsletter editors, and more. Nomination deadline is March 1.

In This Issue

Chair’s column

By Lori G. Levin

All about Lynn Price, whose story you will hear if you attend "Girls in Crisis: Foster Care and Immigrants" in May.

Promoting access to justice among self-represented litigants

By Deanna Hoyt

As self-represented litigants continue to be a large part of civil matters attorneys, court clerks, court support staff, and judges need to be conscious of how they can help promote access to justice for all regardless of the litigants’ background.

Spotlight on Andrea L. Kmak

By Jennifer Bunker Skerston

An interview with Andrea L. Kmak, a new member to the Women & the Law Committee.

Share your talents!

By Marylou Lowder Kent

An overview of three programs managed by the Standing Committee on Law Related Education for the Public that present attorneys and judges with opportunities to volunteer their time in their communities toward the advancement of civics education.

Spotlight interview with Deane Brown of Hughes Socol Piers Resnick Dym, Ltd.

A Q-and-A with Deane Brown, who practices employment law.
Good news column

Uplifting updates from various members of the Standing Committee on Women & the Law.

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