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CHRONICLE 2020 WELCOME from the PRESIDENT I Am Pleased to Welcome WBA Accomplished Much and Enactment Into Law of an You to Our First, Completely to Celebrate C H R O N I C L E Committed to achieving the full and equal participation of women in the legal profession and in a just society WBA JOINS THE NATION IN MOURNING THE PASSING OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG WBA SALUTES WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE CLASS OF 2020 LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES WBA GOES VIRTUAL 2020 VOL. 15 105 CHAUNCY STREET, 8TH FLOOR | BOSTON, MA 02111 | 617.973.6666 | WWW.WOMENSBAR.ORG CHRONICLE 2020 President’s Message . 1 Women of Color Committee . 27 Gala Committee . 2 Government Lawyers Committee . 28 Thank You to Our Sponsors . 4 Women in the Courtroom Committee . 29. Meet the WBA Leadership . 6 Past Recipients of the Lelia J . Robinson Award . 30 contents WBA Emeritus Board . 7 Pioneering Women of Color Past Honorees . 31 of President-Elect Message . 8. Walk in Solidarity . .32. List of Past WBA Presidents . 9 Safe Elections . 33 The WBA Staff . 10 Rosa Parks Committee . 34 table Why Join the WBA . 11 In-House Counsel Committee . .35 . Thank you to our Firm Members . 12 Middlesex County Committee . 36 Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) . 14 African-American Women’s History . 37 Walk to the Hill . .21 . New Lawyers Committee . 38 Legislative Update and FGM Success . .22 . Changing the Perception of Motherhood in the Workplace Women’s Suffrage Trivia . 23 WBA and MWPC . 39 Parent’s Forum . 24 Women Who Run . 40 Women in Finance . 25 Lifetime Members and Patrons . 41 Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights . 26 Index of Advertisers . .46 CHRONICLE 2020 WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT I am pleased to welcome WBA accomplished much and enactment into law of An you to our first, completely to celebrate. It has been Act Relative to the Penalties virtual gala event, “All Dressed incredible to see our members for the Crime of Female Up and Nowhere to Gala”! come together as a community Genital Mutilation (FGM). While our Gala will be very to support one another, The WBA’s FGM taskforce different this year, our message develop dynamic virtual played an instrumental role is the same – to celebrate programs, promote diversity its passage. It is our hope that women lawyers and promote on the bench, address the this bill will change the lives of our mission of the full and role of lawyers in advancing girls in Massachusetts, helping equal participation of women racial justice, and continue to ensure their physical and in the legal profession and in a our legislative and amicus mental health. just society. advocacy. In January we As I reflect on the year, it This has been a year kicked off our sixth Women’s is also important to note we unlike any other. After the Nicole Forbes Leadership Initiative (WLI), a are celebrating the 100th quarantine was implemented program that brings together and work in coalition with due to COVID-19, WBA senior women attorneys and anniversary of women’s other affinity bar associations. leadership quickly transitioned up and coming stars of the suffrage. Recognizing that 2020 also brought us the from our standard in-person legal profession for leadership the 19th amendment did not loss of two great leaders in networking events, substantive development and mentoring. give all women the right to the legal profession, SJC programs, and advocacy to I am thrilled that we are vote, it is critical to remember Chief Justice Ralph Gants operating our organization honoring and recognizing that our power to vote, the and Supreme Court Justice remotely and ensuring its the WLI class participants power of our collective voices, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Justice financial stability through at this year’s Gala. They and our ability to engage Gants left a profound impact the economic downturn. We are a phenomenal group in making our communities on all those who knew him spent time reflecting on who of women with impressive more just are essential to and on our court systems we are as an organization, and accomplishments and truly are our democracy. As Justice in Massachusetts. He was a what we are doing to work the next generation of leaders Ginsberg said, “Fight for the brilliant and thoughtful jurist towards the achievement of in our profession. things that you care about, and relentless in his pursuit our mission. With the murders The WBA held a number but do it in a way that will of access to justice and legal of George Floyd, Breonna of exciting programs this lead others to join you.” If Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and services. For so many of us, year including: Women’s you are looking for ways to countless other Black lives who Justice Ginsberg was our Health and Reproductive get involved, I invite you have died and suffered because hero, an icon; she was the Rights: Legal, Medical and to join us. There are ample of systemic racism, injustice, trailblazer in the legal fight Political Perspectives Shaping opportunities to get involved. and violence, we are reminded for women’s rights. Her work, the National Conversation; The WBA cannot do its starkly that we do not live in a both as a litigator and as a Financial Literacy for New work without the support of just society. As lawyers and as judge, changed the way the Nonprofit Board Members; community members, we have law viewed women. These Managing Litigation as an our staff, volunteer leaders, an obligation to become better losses were devasting – both In-House Lawyer; Race, members, firm members, allies and advocates, examine were tireless in their advocacy Incarceration & Clemency; Gala sponsors, and corporate and address white privilege for justice – and we must now and Women in Finance: partners. Together, we will and bias, and hold ourselves take up the torch and carry on Insights from Industry get through 2020 and build a and each other accountable their work. Leaders. We also celebrated better future for all. to making our society just. We Despite the losses and an incredible legislative Nicole Forbes will continue to do this work challenges of 2020, the achievement with the passage 2020-2021 WBA President Chronicle 2020 1 CHRONICLE 2020 2020 GALA COMMITTEE CHAIRS Nicole Forbes Heather Gamache Nicole is a Deputy General Counsel Heather is a Director in the litigation at Globalization Partners. She focuses department at Rackemann, Sawyer & on international employment law and Brewster. Before joining Rackemann, she legal compliance issues for Globalization was a partner in the litigation department at Partners’ international entities. Before joining Prince Lobel Tye LLP. Heather has worked at Globalization Partners, Nicole was in private practice in a number of law firms in Boston several law firms and served as a pro se staff focusing on employment law and litigation attorney in the United States District Court Nicole Forbes and business/commercial litigation. Heather Gamache for the District of Hawaii. Kimberly Donlon Kristy Lavigne Kim is a Director in the Partner Practice Kristy is an Assistant Bar Counsel with Group at Major, Lindsey & Africa, a global the Office of Bar Counsel. Before joining legal search firm where she helps lawyers the Office of Bar Counsel in August 2020, Kristy was an Assistant Attorney General navigate their next career move and help prosecuting insurance and unemployment law firms recruit and retain top talent. fraud at the Massachusetts Attorney Before joining MLA, Kim practiced law General’s Office for seven years and an in California and Massachusetts defending Assistant District Attorney at the Cape and clients in complex product liability actions Islands’ District Attorney’s Office for nine Kimberly Donlon around the world. Kristy Lavigne years. Margaret Caulfield Alexandra Margaret is an attorney at Alkermes, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company. Mitropoulos Margaret supports pre-clinical and clinical research and development transactions for Alexandra is an Attorney at Hirsch the organization. Margaret is an alumna Roberts Weinstein. She defends colleges and of Suffolk University Law School and universities in an array of litigation matters Bridgewater State University, where she in both state and federal court and conducts serves on the Bridgewater State University investigations regarding policy violations and Margaret Caulfield Board of Trustees. Alexandra Mitropoulos harassment based on sex, race, and disability. Jennifer Saubermann Jennifer is General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, an economic development state public authority. Previously, she served as the General Counsel in the Massachusetts State House of both the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means. Jennifer taught as an adjunct lecturer at Northeastern Law School, teaching legal research and writing. 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