Federal Judiciary

Women and the Law: The Advocate (Winter 2009)

By Michael C. Smith

The State Bar of Texas Litigation Section's quarterly publication The Advocate is always welcome to hit my desk - it's one of the few bar-related publication that actually consistently provides me with useful information (the Texas Bar Journal accompanies it in this category) and the editor's color choices are always, well, interesting.  The current issue - shown at left - is a screaming hot pink in honor of its topic Women and the Law.  It's a terrific issue, and I highly recommend it to Litigation Section members for reading (I'm told we also shipped copies to members of the State Bar's Women and the Law section gratis (perhaps in fear of a infringement action over the issue's title?   Hmmm...). 

I have reproduced the table of contents below.  It won't be available online till the next quarterly issue comes out, but you can always join the Section here and get a copy (although I bet Jennifer Ainsworth would be willing to e-mail you a copy of her very educational article on Texas women general counsel and what they look for in outside counsel, being as she's from East Texas.  There are some heavy hitters in this issue, from Fifth Circuit judge Tom Reavley, to jury selection guru Lisa Blue, to a frank article from Kathleen Wu on the status on women in the profession, to a really useful (not for me, of course) "top ten" list of things everyone should know about divorce. 

Four Suggestions for the Future by Justice Ruby Kless Sondock & Connie Pfeiffer
Gender Discrimination in the Workplace: ?We?ve Come a Long Way, Baby? by Katie J. Colopy, Sandra K. Dielman & Michelle A. Morgan
What?s Changed for Women Lawyers in the Last Decade?  Not a Whole Lot, Frankly by Kathleen Wu
Rough Road to Justice: The Journey of Women Lawyers in Texas by Betty Trapp Chapman
Texas Trailblazers and Their Texas-Size Balancing of Professional and Personal Success
by Sofia Adrogué & Kennon L. Peterson
The View from the General Counsel?s Seat: Advice on Business Development and the Attorney-Client Relationship from Texas Women General Counsel by Jennifer Parker Ainsworth
The Psychology of Women?s Influence on Juries by Lisa Blue & Robert B. Hirschhorn
Making the Practice of Law Work for Women by Karen Hirschman
Top 10 Things Every Woman (and Her Husband) Should Know   Before Filing For Divorce by Kelly McClure
An Odyssey of Talent at the Bar by Judge Thomas M. Reavley

Of course the issue also contains the regular items:

Evidence & Procedure Updates by Luther H. Soules III & Robinson C. Ramsey
From My Side Of The Bench by Judge Randy Wilson

Full post as published by Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice on January 19, 2010 (boomark / email).