2007-2008 Events

Upcoming Events

First General Meeting - Welcome!
Wednesday, August 27th at noon in Room 110.

1Ls: Come and hear from our distinguished female faculty members about their diverse professional experiences, and how you can get involved with Women's Law Forum as a 1L representative.

2Ls and 3Ls: Come find out our agenda for next year.

Parenting, Choices and Your Career
Local attorneys, judges and members of our faculty will weigh in on the
balance between work and family and what it really means to "have it all".
Thursday, April 3, 12:00 p.m.
Room 110. Lunch will be provided.

Lamia Karim on Ambivalent Sisterhood: Feminist Legal Reform in Bangladesh
The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics will host Professor Karim for a discussion of the role played by feminists in garnering equality for Muslim women, and how changes in family law play out in the lives of poor women. The Women's Law Forum and the International Law Project are co-sponsoring this event.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
12:00 p.m., Room 141

Second Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Rush
Evening of April 10, 2008
Professor Nancy Shurtz's House
Featuring law faculty, administration, and alumni
Refreshments provided
RSVP Early! Contact Hannah Meisen-Vehrs, WLF Co-Conference Coordinator: hmeisenv@uoregon.edu

The Link Between Domestic Violence and Animal Cruelty
The Women's Law Forum and the Student Animal Defense Fund co-sponsor this discussion of the John Jefferson case and the link between domestic violence and animal cruelty.

Speakers include:
Cary Lieberman, Director, Greenhill Humane Society
Margo Schaefer, Womenspace
Caroline Forell, Professor of Law
Debra Merskin, Associate Professor, School of Journalism & Communication

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
12:00 p.m., Room 142

Salary Negotiations for the Uninitiated: Panel and Q&A A panel and Q&A discussion presented by Associate Dean Jamie Moffitt and Interim Assistant Dean and Director for Career Services Jane Steckbeck
Thursday, February 28, 2008 @ 12:00 p.m.
Room 184

Not sure what kind of law to do?
Interested in problem-solving before the dispute arises?
Come hear Professor Illig regale you with tales of his days as a big New York business attorney and learn why business law is the way to go. Professor Illig will also answer any questions you have about business law and why its different than litigation.

Come to Room 184 on Wednesday, April 2 at noon! Pizza will be provided, courtesy of Women's Law Forum.

Co-sponsored by the Women's Law Forum and the Law and Entrepreneurship Student Assocation

WLF General Meeting
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Noon, Room 142
Overview of upcoming spring events and Executive Board elections

PIPS Thanksgiving Basket
November 17, 2007

Health and Wellness: What's Available at the U of O?
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Noon at the Many Nations Longhouse
Featuring representatives from the Health Center, the Counseling Center, and Work & Family Services.
Event co-sponsored by Law Students for Reproductive Justice, the Women's Law Forum, and the Child and Family Law Association.

Roundtable Discussion on Recent Domestic Violence Legislation
November 1, 2007
Lewis Lounge
Featuring the Honorable Floyd Prozanski
Co-sponsored by the American Constitution Society, Domestic Violence Streetlaw and the Children and Family Law Association

Annual Luncheon with Lane County Women Lawyers and District Court Judge Ann Aiken
October 23, 2007
U.S. Courthouse, downtown Eugene
Featuring the Honorable Mary Ann Bearden, Karin Immergut, Leslie Westphal and Pam Holsinger for a panel discussion on "Women in Leadership Roles in Government."

Western Oregon Women's Conference
October 17, 2007
Event co-sponsorship

Welcome Back Social
September 17, 2007
Sandwiches, Salads, and Cake with law faculty, staff, administration, alumni, and general membership

Kickoff General Meeting
August 30, 2007
Featured members of the law faculty, administration, and staff