You are cordially invited to attend the
Napa County Women Lawyers
2008 Annual Fundraiser
to benefit
LEGAL AID OF
NAPA VALLEY
Thursday, September 25, 2008
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
HIILLTOP DINING ROOM, CARNEROS INN
4048 CARNEROS HIGHWAY, NAPA
This memorable evening will include:
v Passed Hors D’oeuvres and fine sparkling and still wines
v Live Music
v Silent Auction, including: a "Lot of Lawyers," a collection of fabulous wine made by attorney vintners, a "Lawyers’ Lot," a collection of fabulous wine donated by local bar members, as well as other unique items
The
ticket price is $100.00
Payable in advance or at the door by check
MADE PAYABLE TO ''Napa County Women Lawyers", P.O. Box 10034, Napa, CA 94581
Attendance by reservation only. RSVP by September 18, 2008 to Elizabeth Webb at ewebb@co.napa.ca.us
Don't forget to buy your raffle ticket for only $25 for a one-night stay at the Carneros Inn the night of our Annual Fundraiser on Thursday, September 25!
We have been receiving some exciting
donations with retail values totaling
over $4,100 including theatre tickets, massage gift certificates, dining gift certificates, hot air balloon rides, golf green fees, bike tours, tastings and tours at local wineries, and delicious wine from generous local businesses including: Caymus Vineyards, Celadon, Chardonnay Golf Club, Compadres Bar &
Grill, Copia, Corison Winery, Greenhaus Spa, Grgich Hills Estate,
Gustavo Thrace Winery, Hagafen Cellars, Jarvis Conservatory, Judd's Hill, Laird
Family Estate Winery, Markham Vineyards, Mathis Wine (Sonoma), Meadowood, Mumm
Napa, Napa Valley Bike Tours, Napa Valley Opera House, Professional Balloon Pilots Association of Napa County, Rocca Family Vineyards, Rubicon Estate Saintsbury, Silverado Resort, and V. Sattui Winery.
Please complete this survey in connection with the notable grant recently received by Legal Aid of Napa Valley from the American Bar Association to support the formalization of its
pro bono activities. Partners in this grant include the Napa County Bar
Association, Napa County Women Lawyers, Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty,
Gaw Van Male and Coombs & Dunlap LLP. Due to the deadlines imposed by the
grant, Legal Aid needs us to return the completed survey by August 29, 2008 to Marlo Cohen,
Pro Bono Coordinator, Legal Aid of Napa Valley, 1001 Second Street, Suite 335, Napa, CA 94559, 707.259.1449 (fax), or
mcohen@legalaidnapa.org. You may also drop it in Legal Aid's
court folder.
Legal Aid thanks you for your cooperation!
The question of what women lawyers really want is explored by the Complete Lawyer in its current issue.
We are holding a raffle for a one night stay at The Carneros Inn to be used on the evening of the Annual Fundraiser benefiting Legal Aid of Napa Valley, Thursday, September 25.
All proceeds from the raffle will be given to Legal Aid. The winner must use their stay on the evening of the fundraiser.
Each raffle ticket is $25, and the room is valued at $500. If you would like to purchase a raffle ticket, we will be selling them at our monthly meetings, or you may send a check written to Napa County Women Lawyers with an address where we should mail the raffle ticket to: Selena Medlen, c/o Coombs & Dunlap, LLP, 1211 Division Street, Napa, CA 94559.
The drawing will be held at our September 17 meeting at Uva Trattoria Italiana after bestselling author Pamela Samuels Young speaks about "Pursuing Your Passion Despite Your Day Job." You do not have to be present to win.
Please save the date for the annual NCWL Fundraiser on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008. It will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Hilltop Room of the beautiful Carneros Inn.
We have the following upcoming speakers for NCWL:
August 20: Leslie Harden, Chair of 2008 Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) Commission - She will speak about the history and purpose of the JNE Commission of the State Bar, the standard elements of any JNE investigation and evaluation, and tips and pitfalls of the judicial application process from the JNE's standpoint. Her presentation will qualify for one hour of MCLE.
September 17: Pamela Samuels Young, Attorney and Best-Selling Author - She will speak on "Pursuing Your Passion Despite Your Day Job." Pamela’s fast-paced novels, Every Reasonable Doubt and In Firm Pursuit, have been described as “John Grisham with a sister’s twist!” Both books, published by Harlequin’s Kimani Press imprint, are Essence magazine bestsellers. A desire to see engaging female and African-American attorneys depicted in today’s mainstream legal fiction motivated Pamela to start writing despite a busy legal career. Pamela is an in-house employment attorney for a large corporation in Southern California, an adjunct professor at the University of Redlands’ School of Business and the legal columnist for Global Woman magazine. She received her law degree in 1990 from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law. She still finds time to serve on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. You can find out more about this fascinating woman on her website.
October 15: Marlo Cohen, Legal Aid Staff Attorney/Pro Bono Coordinator and Development Director - Ms. Cohen joined Legal Aid in January of 2008, and she will be speaking about Legal Aid's Pro Bono program. Prior to joining Legal Aid, Marlo was an associate in the Labor and Employment group of Dickenson Peatman and Fogarty. Before law school, Marlo was a public policy analyst on women's issues in Washington, DC, and assisted battered immigrant women throughout the state of Iowa in their immigration and family court proceedings. Marlo also served in the Peace Corps in Honduras, Central America, where she became fluent in Spanish. Following law school Marlo served as law clerk to several judges. Marlo presently serves on the Board of Directors of Napa Emergency Women's Services (NEWS) and is a graduate of Leadership Napa Valley-Class 20. Marlo received her law degree from Temple University School of Law (2003) and her Bachelor of Arts in piano from Tulane University (1992).
November 19: Rachel J. Markun, Attorney - She will speak about employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Ms. Markun is a Partner with Johanson Berenson LLP and advises clients regarding the corporate, tax and fiduciary issues relating to ESOPs and employee benefit plans. She has represented retirement plan fiduciaries and financial institutions in connection with legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, the federal securities laws, the California tax laws and the California laws relating to partnerships and limited liability companies. She has extensive tax expertise relating to tax-exempt entities, including matters involving unrelated business tax issues. Ms. Markun is a frequent lecturer for The National Center for Employee Ownership, the National Employment Law Institute, the Practicing Law Institute, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of California, the Institute for Fiduciary Education and the National Council of Investment Law Attorneys. She is the co-author of The Fiduciary Responsibilities of Employee Benefit Plan Fiduciaries under ERISA (Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Publications 1996) and the Attorney’s Guide to Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans (California Continuing Education of the Bar 1994). Ms. Markun received a B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1977 and her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1981. Her presentation will qualify for one hour of MCLE.
