Women of GABWA:
Balancing Our Lives to Empower Our Future
2008 GABWA CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
January
---
7
– 12 State Bar Mid-Year Meeting
5 Executive
Board Meeting, 10 am
Location:
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
17 General
Body Meeting- Installation of 2008 Officers, 6 pm
Location:
The Atrium - Atlanta City Hall
Sponsors: Johnson
& Freeman LLC
McKenna
Long & Aldridge LLP
21 Community
Service: MLK Day Breakfast at Cascade House, Genesis Shelter
and
Mary Hall Freedom House
26 1L
Mock Interview/Resume Review Workshop, 9 am – 2 pm
Location:
King & Spalding LLP
Sponsors: The Atlanta Bar Association Law School Outreach Committee &
GABWA
26 GABWA
Political Action Committee Goes to South Carolina
To
Support Barack Obama - South Carolina Primary
Sponsor:
GABWA Political Action Committee
13 5th
Thursday Lunch Meeting: HOW TO Series: How to Balance Work & Home
11:30 am
Location: Paul,
Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Sponsor: Paul, Hastings,
Janofsky & Walker LLP
February---
4 Town
Hall Meeting, 6 pm
“Preparing
for 2008: Key Political Issues for African-Americans”
Location:
Carl E. Sanders Fireplace Room, Capitol Education Center
180 Central Avenue, Atlanta
5 2008
Legislative Breakfast, 9 am
Location:
Carl E. Sanders Fireplace Room, Capitol Education Center
180 Central Avenue, Atlanta
Sponsors: Johnson &
Freeman LLC, GABWA & Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
6 Executive
Board Meeting
9 Sister
to Sister Meeting
16 GABWA
Book Club Meeting, 3 pm – 5 pm
Book:
Misjudged, Author: GABWA Past President Gail Tusan Washington
Host/Sponsor:
Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane
Location:
House of IntegriTEA, 312C N. Highland Avenue
21 General
Body Meeting: Balancing Career, Marriage & Relationships, 6 pm
Hosts/Sponsors:
Judge Brenda Cole and Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane
Location: Fulton County State Court, Justice Center Tower, Courtroom 3E
23 Community
Service: Black History Month Program for Children of the Carrie Steele-Pitts
Home, 10 am – 2 pm,
Host/Sponsor:
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
Location:
Coca-Cola Enterprises, South Metro Sales Center, 5300 Buffington
Rd,
Atlanta, 30349
23 Sister
to Sister Meeting
24 The
GABWA Leadership Tea, 2 pm
Host:
Past President Avarita Hanson
Sponsor:
Samuel S. Woodhouse, The Woodhouse Law Firm
Location: 220 Ellen Place, Atlanta, GA 30331
March
---
4 Executive Board Meeting
8 Sister to Sister Meeting
20 General Body Meeting: Balancing
Your Finances/Financial Empowerment, 6 pm
Hosts/Sponsors:
Judge Gail Tusan and Powell Goldstein LLP
Location: Powell
Goldstein LLP, 1201 W. Peachtree Street NW, 14th Floor
** Featuring:
A Book Signing by Judge Gail Tusan, author of Misjudged**
22 Sister
to Sister Meeting
27 “Keeping
Your License” CLE (1 Ethics Credit), 6 pm
Sponsors:
Gate City Bar Association, GABWA, GAAAA
&
Gwinnett County Minority Bar Association
Location:
State Bar of Georgia
29 AWT
Dance Troupe Performance, 10 am
“Be
Bold In the Joy of Your Now”
Location:
Helene Mills Senior Center
April---
1 Executive
Board Meeting
12 Sister
to Sister Meeting
17 General
Body Meeting: Health & Wellness – Part One: Exercise & Stress
Management, 6 pm
Location:
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Host/Sponsor:
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
19 Morehouse College Gathering, 10 am
Location:
African American Hall of Fame, MLK Chapel, Morehouse College
Sponsor:
Edmond & Jones LLP
Elarbee & Thompson LLP
21 Community
Service: Eat Well, Test Well
Location: Brown Middle School
21 Legally
Speaking – GABWA Television Show Taping
GABWA:
A Historical Perspective
The
Origins of “Legally Speaking”
25 GABWA/GAWL
Happy Hour at Silk, 6 pm
26 Voter
Registration Training, 10 am
Location:
Georgia Justice Project
26 Sister
to Sister Meeting
May
---
6 Executive
Board Meeting
8 Women
in the Law Seminar
Location:
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Host/Sponsor:
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
& GABWA
10 Sister
to Sister Meeting
9-11 GABWA
Voter Registration Drive, 10 am
Location:
Sweet Auburn Avenue Festival
15 General
Body Meeting: Health & Wellness - Part Two: Nutrition, 6 pm
Location:
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Host/Sponsor: Karen
Mills, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
16 Multi-Bar
Leadership Council Mixer, 6 pm – 8 pm
Location:
Manuel’s Tavern
24 Sister
to Sister Meeting
29 5th
Thursday Meeting: Professional Development: How to Excel in the Workplace, 11:30
am
Location:
Ashe Rafuse & Hill LLP
Host/Sponsor:
Ashe Rafuse & Hill LLP
31 Macon Meet & Greet, 11 am
Host/Sponsor:
The Macon Chapter of GABWA
**
Will depart Atlanta at 9 am**
June
---
3 Executive
Board Meeting
7 GABWA
& GAWL – Habitat for Humanity Build, 8 am – 5 pm
5 -8 Annual
State Bar of Georgia Meeting/GABWA CLE
Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, FL
12 Sister
to Sister Goes to the Georgia Supreme Court, 11 am
Host/Sponsor:
Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears
14 Sister
to Sister Meeting
16 Legally
Speaking: Television Show Taping
Child
Support Revisited
Basic
Courtroom Decorum
18 Law
Day at the Woolfolk Boys & Girls Club, 4 pm
Location:
Woolfolk Boys & Girls Club
19 Reception
at The High Museum, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Exhibition:
Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement,
1956
– 1968
Location:
High Museum of Art, Stent Atrium
Sponsors:
JonesDay LLP, GABWA, Gate City Bar Association and
Dekalb
Lawyers Association
21 GABWA
Book Club Meeting, 2:30 pm
Book:
Seen It All and Done the Rest, Author: Pearl Cleage
*
Special Guest: Author Pearl Cleage *
Location:
The Grounds Coffee House, 898 Oak Street, SW, Atlanta, 30310
28 Sister
to Sister Meeting
28 2008
Glitter Gala & Auction, 7 pm
Location:
The Ritz-Carlton, Downtown Atlanta
July---
8 Executive
Board Meeting
12 Sister
to Sister Meeting
17 General
Body Meeting: Fashion Show, 6 pm
Location: Macy’s at
Lenox Square Mall
19 Augusta
Meet & Greet, 11 am
Host/Sponsor:
The Augusta Chapter of GABWA
**
Will depart Atlanta at 9 am**
25 GABWA
Happy Hour at Silk, 6 pm
26 Sister
to Sister Meeting
31 5th
Thursday Lunch Meeting: Professional Development: How to Dress for Success, 11:30
am
Location: McGuireWoods
LLP
August---
5 Executive
Board Meeting
9 GABWA
Family & Friends Cookout, 12 pm
18 Legally
Speaking: Television Show Taping
Protecting
Children From Internet Predators
Social
Security Benefits
23 General
Body Meeting in Macon (Saturday)
Location:
Macon/Exact Location TBA
23 Sister
to Sister Meeting
30 GABWA
Book Club Meeting
September--
2 Executive
Board Meeting
12-13 BLSA
Retreat for Georgia Law Students
13 Sister
to Sister Meeting
14 Annual
Blue Jeans Brunch, 2 pm – 5 pm
Location:
The home of Judge Gail Tusan
15 Legally
Speaking: Television Show Taping
Juvenile
Justice
Consumer
Rights
18 General
Body Meeting: Political Forum, 6 pm
Location:
The Andrew & Walter Young SW YMCA
20-21 Community
Service: Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer
20 Sister
to Sister Meeting
TBD GABWA
CLE
October—
7 Executive
Board Meeting
11 Sister
to Sister Meeting
16 General
Body Meeting: 6 pm
Location: TBA
TBD Community
Service: AIDS Walk
20 Legally
Speaking: Television Show Taping
Domestic
Violence
24 GABWA
Happy Hour at Silk, 6 pm
25 GABWA
Book Club Meeting
25 Sister
to Sister Meeting
30 5th
Thursday Meeting: How to Network Effectively, 11:30 am
Location:
King & Spalding LLP
Host/Sponsor: Past
President Dawn Jones, King & Spalding LLP
November---
5 Executive
Board Meeting
8 Sister
to Sister Meeting
17
Legally Speaking: Television Show Taping
Why
You Should Have a Will
Immigration
Law Update
20 General
Body Meeting (GABWA Elections)
Location:
TBA
22 Sister
to Sister Meeting
28 GABWA
Trip to Africa/CLE in Africa
December---
2 Executive
Board Meeting/Transition Meeting
6 GABWA
Holiday Party
Location: TBA
13 GABWA
Scholarship Brunch, 10 am
Location:
TBA
