Marin County Women Lawyers

7th Annual State of the Uterus Presentation & Lunch
2024-06-20 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Dita’s Marin, 562 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA

Spring Bocce Social
2024-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Marin Bocce Federation, 550 B Street, San Rafael, CA

Galentine's Social for MCWL Members
2024-02-13 18:00 | Zinz Wine Bar, 207 Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera, CA, 94925
MCWL Members: Please join us for a free social at Zinz Wine Bar to celebrate Galentine’s Day!

This is a free event for MCWL Members. If you are not a member, or if your membership is inactive, please visit https://mcwlawyers.org/become-a-member/ and sign up (or renew) before registering for this event.

2023 Business & Professional Women’s Dinner
2023-09-27 18:00 - 21:00 | The Spinnaker Restaurant, 100 Spinnaker Drive, Sausalito, CA
Annual Business & Professional Women’s Dinner
Keynote Speaker – Radhika Rao
“Abortion: Its Past, Present, & Future”
MCWL’s Annual Business & Professional Women’s Dinner is open to everyone. (It is not just for women or lawyers!) This event is designed to build new connections and foster community among women of all professions and their allies. Everyone is welcome. While this year’s keynote topic does relate to the law, it is not intended to be only for lawyers. We encourage you to share this invitation with your friends and colleagues.
We hope you will join us for our first in-person B&P Dinner since 2019!
Wednesday September 27, 2023 6:00 p.m.
The Spinnaker Restaurant
Sausalito, CA

Radhika Rao is Professor of Law at UC Law San Francisco. Rao clerked for Justices Harry Blackmun and Thurgood Marshall in the 1992-93 term. Professor Rao teaches and writes about constitutional law and the law of the human body.
1 Hour Continuing Legal Education Credit Available

Spring Social at Zinz Wine Bar
2023-04-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Zinz Wine Bar, 207 Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera, CA, 94925
Please Join MCWL for Our
Spring Mixer at ZINZ Wine Bar!
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Join us for a Spring evening of fun, catching up, and making new connections at Zinz! We will provide delicious appetizers, and there will also be a great selection of wines, beers, and other beverages available for purchase from Zinz’s uniquely curated assortment. This will be an outdoor event. We can’t wait to see you there! Questions? Email us at mcwomenlawyers@gmail.com.
Please RSVP below.
Zinz Wine Bar: https://zinzwinebar.com/
Please note that all attendees should be fully-vaccinated. Masks welcome.

In Partnership with MCBA: A Conversation with Justice Carin Fujisaki on Diversity Equity and Inclusion and a Career in the Judiciary
2023-03-30 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
In Partnership with MCBA:
A Conversation with Justice Carin Fujisaki on Diversity Equity
and Inclusion and a Career in the Judiciary
Thursday March 30th from 12:00 – 1:00 PM (via Zoom)
1.0 CLE will be provided towards Recognition and Elimination of Bias Credits.
To register and for more information, please visit: https://marinbar.org/events/?type=event&id=510
Marin County Women Lawyers is proud to partner with the Marin County Bar Association (MCBA) for a virtual presentation with Justice Carin T. Fujisaki, 1st District Court of Appeal in conversation with Ahtossa Fullerton, MCBA President. We will discuss Justice Fujisaki’s personal trajectory to the bench, eliminating bias in courtroom proceedings, in judicial nominations, and in the community at large.
MCBA & MCWL Members: $25
Non-Members: $50
Please note: This will be a Zoom Meeting and your video or picture will appear onscreen in a small box. *This presentation will not be recorded.*
MCWL Members receive the MCBA Members fee.

CWL Event: So, You Want to Be a Judge?
2023-03-16 13:00 - 16:00 | CA
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The State of the Uterus: The Fight for Reproductive Freedom in a Post-Roe World
2023-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom link will be provided by organizer upon registration
REGISTER NOW FOR OUR SIXTH ANNUAL STATE OF THE UTERUS EVENT! (CLE credit available)
We are proud to host Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Director – NARAL Pro-Choice California, for our annual talk on the status of reproductive rights in California and beyond. 1.0 CLE credit will be available, if you register for this event as an attorney.
Register now for this great event!
Let us know you are attending by clicking the button below. Please provide your name and email. A Zoom link will be emailed to you prior to the event.
Questions? Email us at MCWomenLawyers@gmail.com

MCWL Holiday Party
2022-12-08 18:00 - 21:00 | CA
Join us for an evening of friendship, merriment, community, & holiday cheer at the home of MCWL Board Member, Karen Carrera on Thursday December 8, 2022! (Address to be provided prior to event.) Come enjoy appetizers, dinner, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, & desserts, & vote on the slate of MCWL officers & directors for 2023. Festivities will begin at 6:00 PM. Don’t miss this special evening of holiday fun!
Pricing Options:
$110: Renew your MCWL membership & enjoy our holiday party for only $25!
$50: One ticket to our holiday party for MCWL Members (no membership renewal)
$60: One ticket to our holiday party for Non-Members
$85: MCWL Membership Renewal Only — Choose this option if you can’t make it, but you would still like to renew your membership now!
To register, select a ticket option from the drop down menu below and then click the yellow “Pay Now” button to pay. (And please provide an email address at checkout to receive the party address)
MCWL Members are also eligible for discounted annual membership to California Women Lawyers. See https://www.cwl.org/membership for more information.
Questions or issues registering? Please email us at mcwomenlawyers@gmail.com.
MCWL is committed to the safety of our community. If you are not feeling well, please stay home, & we hope that you feel better soon & can join us for our next event in 2023!

2022 Holiday Party

MCWL Membership Renewal & Holiday Party $110.00 USDHoliday Party Only (MCWL Members) $50.00 USDHoliday Party Only (Non-Members) $60.00 USDMCWL Membership Renewal Only $85.00 USD

2022 Bay Area MCLE Conference
2022-11-15 - 2022-11-17 | CA
The 2022 Bay Area MCLE conference hosts scholars, research lawyers, and experts demonstrating expertise in their fields. Hear distinguished speakers cover topics such as Climate Change, Gun Control, Gender Justice, SCOTUS, Artificial Intelligence: RoboJudges and RoboLawyers, Implicit Bias and Neuroscience, State Bar Changes in Client Trust Accounts, Real Property Title Issues, Malpractice in Estate Planning and more. The conference offers CLE courses eligible for Specialty credits in Competency – Substance Abuse, Ethics, Elimination of Bias and Implicit Bias. Please indicate that you are an MCWL member when you register.

Annual Business & Professional Women's Presentation Featuring Canal Alliance's Joana Castro Simonini
2022-09-29 12:00 - 13:30 | CA
Please join MCWL for our annual Business and Professional Women’s Presentation,
which will be held as a lunchtime Zoom event this year. This year’s featured speaker will
be Joana Castro Simonini, Managing Attorney at Canal Alliance. Joana will be speaking
about Canal Alliance’s critical work breaking the cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants
and their families in Marin, including their immigration legal services for unaccompanied
minors and other vulnerable groups, as well as her own experiences as a woman and
mother in the legal profession.
While this is a free event, we invite attendees to donate directly to Canal Alliance to
support their critical work and services: https://canalalliance.org/get-involved/donate/
Joana earned her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in History, in
2002 and her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2008.
During law school, she worked as an intern and clinical student at Canal Alliance focusing
on U Visa cases. She also worked as a fellow, clinical student and later research assistant
at the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at Hastings where she gained extensive
experience in asylum law. After law school, and prior to joining Canal Alliance, Joana was
an intern at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague
and worked as a contract attorney for a private firm in Oakland, gaining experience in
removal defense. Joana joined Canal Alliance in December 2014 to assist with the influx
of unaccompanied minors at that time. She has represented children and youth before
EOIR, the asylum office and in their SIJS applications. As a staff attorney, she also
worked on U and T Visas cases, VAWA, Naturalization, DACA, Adjustment of Status and
TPS applications, family petitions and consular processing. Joana became Managing
Attorney in 2017 and directly supervises the attorneys/DOJs and oversees the
department's legal and operational strategies. Born in Brazil, Joana is a native Portuguese
speaker and is fluent in Spanish and English.

MCWL Summer Mixer
2022-08-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Zinz Wine Bar, 207 Corte Madera Ave, Corte Madera, CA, 94925
Please Join Us for Our
MCWL Summer Mixer at Zinz Wine Bar!
(Outdoor Event)

Join us for a Summer evening of fun, catching up, and making new connections at Zinz! We will provide delicious appetizers, and there will also be a great selection of wines, beers, and other beverages available for purchase from Zinz’s uniquely curated assortment. This will be an outdoor event. We can’t wait to see you there! Questions? Email us at mcwomenlawyers@gmail.com.
Please note that all attendees should be fully-vaccinated. Masks are also welcome.
In lieu of a registration fee, we invite you to make an optional donation to If/When/How (a 501(c)(3) organization focused on lawyering for reproductive justice) in light of the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs ruling: https://www.ifwhenhow.org/give/.

MCWL Members' Meeting
2022-06-02 17:15 - 19:15 | Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito, CA, 94965
Join us for MCWL’s First 2022 In-Person Members’ Meeting and Social!
Come mingle with old friends and meet new ones! We will hold a vote on the 2022 Board Slate.

View the MCWL 2022 Board Slate.
Hosted by Lois Prentice at (415) 332-1066

Walk in the Park!
2022-05-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Civic Center Lagoon, San Rafael, CA
Join us for a Walk in the Park!

MCWL invites you to come out for a stroll around the Civic Center Lagoon. Meet at the Jury Parking Lot by Bocce Ball Courts. Dogs welcome! Masks welcome too! Light snacks and water provided.

Tuesday, May 31 @ noon.

RSVP to shelley.kramer78@gmail.com Cell 415-298-5664
Rain cancels, but then we’ll have RAIN, YAY!

CWL Event: Celebrating Ourselves and the Women of the Supreme Court
2022-05-25 16:30 - 18:30 | CA
A California Women Lawyer’s Event!
MCLE Credit 2.0 – Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society

Celebrating Ourselves and the Women of the Supreme Court
On April 7, 2022, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to become the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Of the 116 justices to serve on the Supreme Court, all but seven have been white men. Six of these individuals have been women: Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. These women are a small minority of the justices that have served on the highest court in the country, but they have nonetheless contributed to the Supreme Court in their own, unique ways. Sandra was the first woman, Ruth the first Jewish woman, Sonia the first Latina, and Ketanji is the first African American woman.
Please join for a frank discussion of our past, present, and future of the court.
Register HERE.
Panelists:
Hon. Marguerite D. Downing, Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon. Connie R. Quinones, Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon. Anita L. Santos, Contra Costa Superior Court
Co-Moderators:
Michele Anderson, Esq. – Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
Patanisha Davis-Pierson, Esq. – Key Counsel. P.C.
Pricing:
$25.00 CWL Members
$50.00 CWL Non-Members

Presidents Day Walk in The Park!
2022-02-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Civic Center Lagoon, San Rafael, CA
Join us for a Walk in the Park!

MCWL invites you to come out for a stroll around the Civic Center Lagoon.
Dogs welcome! Masks welcome too!
President’s Day–Monday, Feb. 22 @ noon
Meet at Jury Parking Lot
Light snacks and water provided.
RSVP TO: shelley.kramer78@gmail.com
Cell 415-298 5664
