May 7th, 2012
The Center for Women in Law has selected Catherine A. Lamboley and Roberta D. Liebenberg to serve as the Center’s inaugural Leaders-In-Residence. “Catherine Lamboley and Roberta Liebenberg are nationally-recognized leaders on the advancement of women lawyers and will bring considerable expertise, energy, and national perspective to the Center’s programs,” said the Center’s Executive Director, Linda Bray Chanow. [...]
May 2nd, 2012
Center for Women in Law Founding Member Jane Smith has been named as a finalist for the inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group “Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2012.” The Americas Awards will cover 17 jurisdictions and will include 11 international firm categories. In addition to the best woman lawyer in each practice area and [...]
April 13th, 2012
Center for Women in Law Founding Member Nina Cortell will be honored by The University of Texas School of Law Alumni Association as the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award for Community Service. “We are pleased and proud to recognize Nina’s many accomplishments and to count her among the most distinguished members of The University of Texas [...]
April 10th, 2012
Center for Women in Law Founding Member Laura J. McMahon, has been named one of the Top 50 Foreign Lawyers in Latin America by Latin Business Chronicle. Individual nominations are based upon involvement in prominent deals and transactions in Latin America. Laura, co-chair of Fulbright’s Latin America Practice and a partner in Fulbright’s Houston office, [...]
April 4th, 2012
Center for Women in Law Founding Member Lisa Pennington was honored with the Premier Woman in Law Award by the Association of Women Attorneys in Houston at the AWA’s inaugural luncheon on Tuesday, March 27. “For years, Lisa Pennington has exemplified a personal commitment to advance the careers of women lawyers at Baker Hostetler and in [...]
April 2nd, 2012
Center for Women in Law Founding Member Melanie Gray will be honored by the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) for her extraordinary contributions of time, energy, and financial support to programs and institutions benefiting the arts. The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is a nonprofit arts organization that aims to advance education about the [...]
February 8th, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas – February 8, 2012 – Today, the Center for Women in Law at The University of Texas School of Law released Power in Law, a white paper on getting, using, and keeping power in legal institutions. “If women are to make meaningful advances in the legal profession, they must master power dynamics as [...]
January 15th, 2012
Center for Women in Law Founding Member Gail Watkins has been selected by Chambers & Partners Women in Law as one of its ten potential candidates for the Energy/Projects Lawyer of the Year. Read press release. The Center for Women in Law congratulates Gail on this well-deserved honor.
November 14th, 2011
Center for Women in Law Executive Director, Linda Chanow, recently published an article about the portrayal of women in media and the effect it has on women who seek power and leadership in the legal profession. Read the full article here.
September 22nd, 2011
Center for Women in Law Founding Member Cathy Lamboley will be presented with an American Lawyer Lifetime Achiever Award at the 8th Annual American Lawyer Awards in New York City on October 26th. The American Lawyer’s lifetime achievers “are exemplars-lawyers who breathed life into the legal profession’s abstract values of client service and public service.” [...]