February 1st, 2013
City University of New York School of Law Professor Jenny Rivera has been appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo to the New York State Court of Appeals. Professor Rivera will be the second Hispanic to sit on the Court of Appeals.
Professor Rivera is the founder and director of the CUNY Center [...]
February 1st, 2013
Center for Women in Law Founding Member Janiece Longoria was appointed chair of the Houston Port Commission by Harris County Commissioners Court and the Houston City Council. The Port of Houston is the busiest port in the United States in terms of foreign tonnage and the second busiest in the [...]
February 1st, 2013
The Center for Women in Law and the Association for Women in Science, Central Texas Chapter, met to discuss the various benefits of forging links with women in different areas of expertise, including an expanded network and decreased professional barriers.
Senior editor of Science Magazine with the American Association for the Advancement [...]
February 1st, 2013
Center for Women in Law Leader Margaret Shannon was elected to the board of directors of Quanta Services Inc., a Houston-based electrical specialty contractor.
Margaret was the Vice President and General Counsel of BJ Services Company, a corporation specializing in international oilfield services, from 1994 to 2010. Previously she served as partner at the [...]
December 10th, 2012
Center for Women in Law Founder Lisa Atlas Genecov was recently awarded the 2012 William B. Finkelstein Cardozo Society Member of the Year Award for her service to the Jewish community in the Dallas area. The Cardozo Society is the leadership and programming section of the Attorneys Division of the Jewish Federation [...]
December 7th, 2012
Whole Foods Market General Counsel Roberta Lang was selected to receive the Magna Stella Award for in-house excellence in leadership and management by The General Counsel Forum.
Roberta has been recognized three times as a Whole Foods Market “All-Star,” which is the company’s highest honor. She is a founding board member of the [...]
November 30th, 2012
Leader-In-Residence Roberta Liebenberg published The Retention and Advancement of Women at Law Firms – Strategies for Success in the 2013 Edition of Best Law Firms by U.S. News. The Retention and Advancement of Women at Law Firms explains the factors that have led to the low number of women occupying powerful positions [...]
November 30th, 2012
University of Texas School of Law Professor Patricia Cummings was featured in a two-part series on the Michael Morton Case in Texas Monthly. Patricia was a part of a legal team responsible for exonerating Michael Morton after serving 25 years of his life sentence. “I have heard many lawyers say [...]
November 20th, 2012
The Center for Women in Law is co-sponsoring The National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s Leadership Workshop for Professional Women: Skills for Success. The Leadership Workshop will take place February 8-9, 2013, in Dallas, TX, and will be focusing on valuable skills necessary for professional development.
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October 30th, 2012
Justice Fernande Duffly was named the 2012 recipient of the Justice Joan Dempsey Klein Award. The National Association of Women Judges gives this honor annually to a member who has assisted women judges in improving their professional skillset, helped to solve legal, social and ethical problems effecting the judiciary, and worked to [...]