July/August 2011
FEATURES 18 Women Grab the Gavel
Over the past two years, President Barak Obama made history by appointing the third and fourth female justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the number of women appointments does not stop there. This article looks at the strides other women have made on the bench at all levels and jurisdictions. BY CHANA GARCIA
Howrey Implosion The implosion of the global firm Howrey LLP came as a jolt to many. This article aims to shed light on the historic dissolution of one of the world’s most recognizable legal names. BY JONATHAN GRONER
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Women make up just 22 percent of all federal judgeships.
COLUMNS
8 Notes from the Special Chair
10 Perseverance in Profile Highlighting the contributions and talents of attorneys with disabilities.
Carrie Basas BY TOM CALARCO
14 Lawyer’s Lantern Offering illuminating professional guidance for your career.
BY LORI L. GARRETT
16 Spotlighting Ona Alston Dosunmu BY PATRICK FOLLIARD
DEPARTMENTS
44 Association Focus Center for Legal Inclusiveness BY KARA MAYER ROBINSON
46 Diversity News Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics BY JOSHUA H. SHIELDS
48 Movers & Shakers
50 The Scale MCCA Weighs the News BY JOSHUA H. SHIELDS
Their Views on Corporate Legal Departments Diversity & the Bar delves into a new report from Corporate Counsel Women of Color, an organization touting more than 2,500 in-house women whose bonds run much deeper than race/ethnic minority status. Learn how in-house women of color attorneys perceive their op- portunities for advancement and job satisfaction. Among the key high- lights: gender is perceived as more of a barrier to advancement than race/ethnicity. BY KARA ROBINSON
28 Women of Color Share
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The Story of Women General Counsel Be among the first to review an excerpt from Courageous Counsel, a soon-to-be-released book on the history of women general counsel and what it took for these pioneering women to ascend the ranks. Authors Michele Coleman Mayes, general counsel for Allstate Insurance, and Kara Baysinger, partner at SNR Denton, discuss what it takes to achieve the “super lawyer” status. BY MICHELE COLEMAN MAYES AND KARA SOPHIA BAYSINGER
34 Book Excerpt: Courageous Counsel—
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