fostering success for women in the law
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This retreat was organized to provide value to our members, as a thank you for supporting the organization, and as an opportunity to network with women from all over the state.
Thank you for joining us as we develop and foster successes for women attorneys in Idaho.
Idaho Women Lawyers (“IWL”) has more than 200 members throughout the state. We support a variety of projects and events consistent with our mission of:
Advancing diversity through the promotion of equal rights and opportunities for women in the legal profession.
IWL MEMBERSHIP RETREATFostering Success for Women in the Law
April 28 - 30, 2016 Shore Lodge, McCall, Idaho
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Welcome Reception, Appetizers and Check-inMillRoom
Friday, April 29, 2016
Kaia Fit WorkoutMillRoom
Breakfast UpperPavilion
Welcome & Opening Remarks–AmyLombardo,ParsonsBehle&LatimerUpperPavilion
Understanding and Resolving Gender Gaps in Confidence Dr.JoyceEhrlinger,WashingtonStateUniversity
UpperPavilion
Networking Break
Workshop: The “Elevator Pitch”: Building & Strengthening Your NetworkDemiFisher,MicronTechnologyInc.WendyCouture,UniversityofIdahoCollegeofLawJenniferDempsey,AndersenBanducciPLLCUpperPavilion
Working Lunch Annual Business Meeting and State of IWL Address Sponsor Recognition
MichellePoints,PointsLaw,PLLCAmyLombardo,ParsonsBehle&LatimerJoyVega,Jones&SwartzPLLCUpperPavilion
Using Mindfulness to Achieve Peak Efficiency, Performance and Professionalism ClareFreeman,SourceforMindfulness,L.L.C.UpperPavilion
PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND SPONSORS
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
6:00 – 7:00 a.m.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND SPONSORS (continued)
Networking Break
Keynote: Building Visibility & Value Within Your OrganizationDr.KarenKahn,ThresholdAdvisors,L.L.C.UpperPavilion
Networking Cocktail Hour
Dinner on Your Own
Movie – Legally BlondeShore Lodge Theater
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Registration The View from Bar Counsel’s Office
JuliaA.Crossland,IdahoStateBar UpperPavilion
YogaClareFreeman,SourceforMindfulness,L.L.C.MillRoom
Hiking, Running Groups JulianneHall,GjordingFouserPLLCEntranceofShoreLodge
Conclusion of Program
RETREAT PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
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RETREAT PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
IWLwouldliketorecognizeandexpressgreatappreciationtothe2016RetreatPlanningCommitteeMembersfortheirhardworkandeffortstomakethisinauguraleventagreatsuccess!
Retreat Committee Chair
Retreat Steering Committee
Amy Lombardo
Kira Pfisterer Demi FisherJennifer Dempsey
Joy VegaSponsorshipChair
Amber Ellis ContinuingEducationChair
Leslie Hayes Susie Headlee Dean Larson
Cassandra Cooper Annie McDevitt
Wendy Couture
Retreat Committee Members
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Welcome Reception, Appetizers & Check-in
Kaia Fit Workout
Kaia Fit is a women only fitness program that specializes in delivering personalized training in a groupatmosphere.Byworkingtogetherasateam,Kaiagirlsaccomplishtheirpersonalfitnessgoalsandrealizetheirfullpotential,bothphysicallyandmentally.KaiaFitFounder,NikkiWarren,andKaiaFitBoiseowner,ChristinaWard,willbeleadingthishourlongworkoutforIWL.Whatagreatwaytostarttheday!
Raffle by Kaia Fit Boise: One free attendance to the Lionhearted BRIK Session, May 2 – June 11, a $249 value.
Breakfast & Welcome
Understanding and Resolving Gender Gaps in Confidence
Dr.JoyceEhrlingerwilldiscussherresearchontheexistenceofagendergapwherebywomen tend tobe lessconfident thanmenboth inandoutof theworkplace.Shewilldiscusswhatsciencecantellusaboutwhythisgendergapexists,howtocreateworkenvironmentsthathelpbringoutthebestinbothwomenandmen,andhowtofindmoreconfidenceyourself.
Raffles by LunchBox: Two chances to win a $30 Gift Card and LunchBox tote.
Networking Break:SponsoredbyAssociatedReporting&Video
The “Elevator Pitch”: Building & Strengthening Your Network Workshop
This session is tailored to sharing your compellingdifferencewith the IWLcommunityandbeyond. In thefirstportionoftheprogram,wewillworkonskillsrelevanttodevelopingorhoningyourelevatorpitch,valuestatement, or conversation starter. We will then deliver our individual messages in a networking exercise.Whetheryourgoalistodeepenyourconnectionwithotherwomenlawyersinthestate,tofindawaytoreachyournextclient,ortodevelopthenetworkthatwillhelpyoureachyournextcareergoal,joinus.
Raffle by Boise Speakwell: One three-session coaching package with Owner Nancy Buffington that can be done in person or virtually, a $450 value.
Jennifer DempseyAndersenBanducci
PLLC
Demi FisherMicronTechnology
Inc.
Wendy CoutureUniversityofIdaho
CollegeofLaw
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (continued)
Generous Monetary Sponsors of the 2016 IWL Membership Retreat
Generous In-Kind Sponsors of the 2016 IWL Membership Retreat
Working Lunch:
Annual Business Meeting And State Of Idaho Women Lawyers Address
Sponsor Recognition
Strong Bodies Happy Minds Healthy Lives
Source for Mindfulness, LLC
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (continued)
Using Mindfulness to Achieve Peak Efficiency, Performance, and Professionalism
Attorney and former federal public defender Clare Freeman will discuss the uniquechallenges of practicing law: the mental, emotional, and even physical strain (and thephysical tollofmentalstress)of theprofessionandtouchonsomestatisticsregardingmental-health and substance-abuse issues for law students and attorneys. She willprovidestudiesonthepositiveeffectsofmindfulnessfordepression,professionalburn-outsymptoms,brainfunction,focus,andminimizingemotionalreactivity.Clarewillinstructonmindfulnesspracticesandprovidefurtherresourcestoincorporatemindfulnessintoyourdailylawpractice.
ThispresentationisapprovedforContinuingEducationEthicsCreditbytheIdahoStateBar.
Raffle by Graeber & Co.: $100 Gift Card to this Full Service Aveda Salon & Day Spa.
Networking Break:SponsoredbyM&MCourtReportingService
Keynote Speaker – Building Visibility & Value Within Your Organization
Drawingfromherbook,Daunting to DOable: You CAN Make it Rain,Dr.KarenKahnwillinstructparticipantsofalllevelsofexperienceandsuccessto:examinetheverypersonalquestionofwhatyoureallywant;utilizeaclear,focused,formulaicstrategyforachievingsuccess;andimmediatelyimplementaconcrete,highlyfocusedplan.Participantswillleavewithavarietyofspecificactionstodonow,whetheryourgoalistostandoutwithinyourownorganization,ortopotentialclientsandreferralsources.
Raffle by Joyride Cycles: One bicycle tune-up and gear, at least a $100 value.
Networking Cocktail Hour:SponsoredbyQnACourtReporting
Dinner On Your Own
Movie: Legally Blonde at the Shore Lodge Theater
The View from Bar Counsel’s Office
DeputyBarCounselJuliaCrosslandwilldiscussIdahoRuleofProfessionalConduct1.8(j)(thesexwithclients rule),1.13 (organizationasclient),and the recentABAHazeldonBetty Ford Foundation study on the prevalence of substance abuse and other mentalhealthconcernsamongAmericanattorneys.
*ContinuingLegalEducationEthicsCreditpendingwiththeIdahoStateBar.
The Cipra Method: Two chances to win a 10-class pass for Barre instruction, a $100 value
each.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (continued)
Yoga Session:SponsoredbySourceforMindfulness,L.L.C.
ForpracticalapplicationofthetoolslearnedinFriday’ssession,ClareFreemanwillguideusthroughaseriesofyogaandbreathingmovesandtechniquesthatassisttheemploymentofthemindfulnesspractice.Bringayogamatorwewillhaveextramatsforuseuponrequest.
Running/Hiking Event with the IWL Fitness Committee
ComejointheHealth,Wellness,andLifestylecommitteeforarun/walk/hike!Themountainairandwildernesssettingwillgiveyouthechancetochatabouttheseminarsandspeakerswhilegettingexerciseatthesametime. Allabilitieswelcome! Wearyourworkoutattireandappropriateshoes,andbringwaterandanextrajacket.Twoguideswillbeavailableforvaryinginterestandactivitylevelsfromrunningtohikingeitheratwoorsixmileexcursion.
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RETREAT FACULTY BIOS
Joyce Ehrlinger,PhDisanAssistantProfessorofPsychologyatWashingtonStateUniversity.ShecompletedherPhDatCornellUniversityandapost-doctoralpositionatStanfordUniversity.ShetaughtatFloridaStateUniversitybeforemovingtoWSUin2013.Dr.Ehrlingerconductsresearchonconfidenceandmotivation,andherworkhasadvancedscientists’understandingofwhenandwhywomenpursuehigh-profilecareersincludingthose inscience,math,andengineeringcomparedtomen.Herresearchhasbeenpublished inprestigiousscientificjournalsandcoveredinwell-knownnewsoutletsincludingtheNewYorkTimes,HuffingtonPost,andtheAtlantic.
Wendy Gerwick Couture is an Associate Professor at the University of Idaho College of Law, where sheteaches securities regulation and white collar crime. Her research focuses on the intersections amongsubstantive securities law, procedural rules, and complex litigation. She previously practiced at Carrington,Coleman,Sloman&Blumenthal,LLPinDallas,Texas,andclerkedfortheHonorableBarbaraM.G.Lynn,UnitedStatesDistrictCourt,NorthernDistrictofTexas.
Jennifer Schrack DempseyisapartneratthebusinesslitigationandtrialfirmofAndersenBanducciPLLC.Ms.Dempseyservesaslitigationandtrialcounselforvariousagribusinessentities.Shealsorepresentsindividualsandcompaniesincontractdisputes,variousbusinesstorts,andemploymentmatters.
Demi Fisher is the new Director of Sustainability at MicronTechnology, Inc., where she connects a greatcompanywiththegreatergood.Ms.FisherhasservedMicroninvariouscorporatelegalrolesoverthepastdecade,includingcommercialtransactionsandglobalenvironmental,health,safetyandproductcompliance.PriortojoiningMicron,Ms.FisherwasanattorneywithThompsonHine,LLPandProfessionalStaffMemberofaGovernmentReformandOversightsubcommitteeintheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives.
Clare FreemanisanattorneyandthefounderofSourceforMindfulness,L.L.C.Afterlawschool,shejoinedtheOfficeoftheFederalPublicDefenderforWesternMichiganandsoondiscoveredthevalueofmindfulnessforthoseincriminaldefense.In2015,shelefttheDefender’sOfficetoteachmindfulnessanddolegalresearchforherowncompany.Ms.Fisherhasbehindherthousandsofhoursofmindfulnessstudyandpractice,yogatrainingandteaching,andmeditationstudyandpractice.SheleadsseminarsandretreatsacrosstheUnitedStatesandabroad,writesonmindfulnessforLife Is Good,aHouston-basedmagazine,andisfinishingabookonmindfulnessforprofessionalsinhigh-stresscareers.
Karen B. Kahn, Ed.D. PCC is the founder and managing partner ofThreshold Advisors, LLC, a growing“collaborancy™”thatfocusesondevelopingtalentinthelegalindustry.Shelivesonthecuttingedgeofnewideasandisdriventofindnewwaystosolveoldproblems,illustratedinherbookDaunting to DOable: You CAN Make It Rain(2015).Poweredbyherknowledgeasapsychologist,talentasacertifiedcoach,andrespectedexpertiseworkingwith lawyersatvarious levelsandroles,Dr.Kahnhasdevelopedareputationamong lawfirmsandlawdepartmentsasthe“go-to”persontogeneratesuccessintheeverchangingworldofbeinganattorney.Dr.KahnearnedherdoctoraldegreeinpsychologyfromtheUniversityofVirginiain1977,followinganinternshipatTheOhioStateUniversity.ShereceivedaB.A.withhonorsfromTrinityCollegeinConnecticutin1973.
Julia A. Crossland isDeputyBarCounsel for theIdahoStateBarandhasbeenwithBarCounsel’sOfficesince1999.Herprimaryresponsibilitiesareattorneydiscipline,theclientassistancefund,andfeearbitration.Ms.CrosslandreceivedherBAfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyin1982andherJDfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversityin1986.PriortoherserviceasDeputyBarCounsel,Ms.CrosslandservedasalawclerktoformerIdahoSupremeCourtJusticeCathyR.Silakfrom1993to1999.From1986to1989,Ms.CrosslandwasinprivatepracticeinVirginia,andfrom1989to1993shepracticedwithHawleyTroxellEnnis&HawleyinBoise.
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Wendy Couture BoardofDirectors
Sarah SimmonsBoardofDirectors,Positions&PipelinesCommittee
Kristin Bjorkman DunnBoardofDirectors,MentoringSubcommittee
Kira Dale Pfisterer BoardofDirectors,MentoringSubcommittee
Joy Vega BoardofDirectors,CommunicationsCommittee
Jennifer Schrack Dempsey BoardofDirectors
Jane Gordon BoardofDirectors,NetworkingCommittee
Edith Pacillo BoardofDirectors,Lunch&LearnSubcommittee
Brenda Bauges BoardofDirectors,Health/Wellness/LifestyleCommittee
Amber Ellis BoardofDirectors,EducationCommittee
Anna Courtney BoardofDirectors,CommunityServiceSubcommittee
Erin Wynne Treasurer,MembershipCommittee
Ali NelsonSecretary
Amy LombardoVicePresident,MembershipCommittee
Michelle PointsPresident
IDAHO WOMEN LAWYERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Vicki OldsWhitewaterChapterBoardLiaison
Paige NoltaValleyChapterBoardLiaison
Mischelle FulghamIWLNorthChapterBoardLiaison
Teri Whilden CanyonCountyChapterBoardLiaison
Kara GlecklerTwinFallsChapterBoardLiaison
Jetta Hatch MathewsPocatelloChapterBoardLiaison
April Pope IdahoFallsChapterBoardLiaison
IDAHO WOMEN LAWYERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS (continued)
Thank you for attending the Inaugural Idaho Women Lawyers Membership Retreat:
Fostering Success for Women in the Law
In Kind Donation
ThankyoutoParsonsBehle&Latimerforthelayoutanddesignofthisyear'sretreatprogram.
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