UPCOMING FREE EVENTS!
October 19th 5pm via Zoom
Pathways to Leadership
With NJWLA Past Presidents
Hear from NJWLA’s Past Presidents and New Jersey’s most prominent women leaders who will discuss their pathways to leadership and provide insights into their career paths. The program will also explore career development, self-promotion, work-life balance and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives so we can continue to advance women lawyers to the highest levels of our profession.
 
Moderator/Speakers:
Dina M. Mastellone, NJWLA President & Partner, Genova Burns LLC
Diana Manning, NJWLA President-Elect & Managing Partner, Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
 
NJWLA Past Presidents Panelists:
Kirsten Scheurer Branigan, Owner & Founder, KSBranigan Law P.C.
Desha Jackson, Desha Jackson Law Group
Lynda A. Bennett, Partner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Lynne Anne Anderson, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Wendy Johnson Lario, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Suzanne M. Cerra, Partner & Co-Founder, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra
Randi W. Kochman, Partner, Cole Schotz P.C.
Hon. Jessica Stein Allen, U.S.M.J. (Newark)
Loren Pierce, Partner, Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
Michelle Schaap, Partner, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Linda G. Harvey, Partner, Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker
Jemi Goulian Lucey, Partner, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP


NJ CLE Credits Pending
(1.5 credits including 1.0 DEI credit pending)
November 3rd 8:45 am via Zoom
What’s in Your “Go Bag”?
Practical Tips for Solos and Small Firms on
Emergency Funding and Surviving a Crisis

Join NJWLA's Solo and Small Firm Committee as they present a morning panel on funding and surviving a crisis. Representatives from SobelCo will discuss the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness, Small Business Administration (SBA) EIDL loans, as well as tax implications, outsourced accounting solutions and technology solutions that can ensure support for small firms and solo practitioners. Private practitioners will discuss what a small law firm or solo practitioner should have in her "go bag" in the case of a crisis.

Meet our Panelists:
Diana Gallego, Supervisor, SobelCo
Karen Henderson, CPA, Tax Director, SobelCo 
Aurora Rosado Lazzaro, CPA, MBA, CGMA, Member of the Firm, SobelCo 
Kirsten Branigan, Esq., Owner & Founder, KSBranigan Law P.C.
Osato Chitou, Esq., MPH, Founder & Principal Consultant, Compli By Osato

Moderated by:
Cherie Adams, Esq.,Owner, Adams Gutierrez & Lattiboudere, LLC


NJ CLE Credits Pending
(1.0 NJCLE credit pending)
Please join us for lunch and discussion. If you would like some ideas to help prompt your thoughts for conversation, we have supplied a few short links to Tedx talks below to watch before we get together. Feel free to click any or all of the below links to view:

THANK YOU FOR JOINING
NJWLA'S FALL KICKOFF COCKTAIL PARTY!

Thanks to all who attended NJWLA's Fall Kickoff Cocktail Party and to our generous sponsors! We were thrilled to reconnect with so many of our members who we haven't seen and inspired by all the new faces and energy of the evening. We are looking forward to a great term of NJWLA Sisterhood!
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The NJWLA is an independent association of approximately 1,800 attorneys, law students and judges in New Jersey. Its mission is to retain women in the legal profession through education and activism; promote its members to the highest levels of law firm, government, academic, community and corporate positions; and endorse qualified female attorneys for appointments to the state and federal judiciary.  Anyone interested in becoming involved with NJWLA is encouraged to visit the website for upcoming events, and to sign up for the Constant Contact emails to stay up-to-date on all upcoming events and news. More information about the NJWLA, including membership materials, can be found at www.njwla.org.