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CWIL Founding Member Linda Addison’s New Huffington Post Article "Johnny Paycheck Had it Right"

CWIL Founding Member and US Managing Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, Linda Addison, has posted an article in The Huffington Post regarding workplace inequality.

SOURCE: HuffPost Women

CWIL Founding Member Jane Snoddy Smith Recognized at Americas Women in Business Law Awards

Jane Snoddy Smith has been recognized as leading the field in real estate law at Euromoney Legal Media Group’s fourth annual Americas Women in Business Law Awards.

SOURCE: International Financial Law Review

University of Texas at Austin School of Law Professor Jane Cohen Receives the Holleran Steiker Award

Edward Clarke Centennial Professor Jane Cohen has received the Holleran Steiker Award, given each year by the School of Undergraduate Studies to the teacher of a signature course who earns the strongest reviews from his/her students.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

University of Texas School of Law Professor Mechele Dickerson Named to Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UT Austin

University of Texas School of Law Professor Mechele Dickerson has been named to the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. The Academy was created in 1995 to recognize tenured faculty members who have maintained significant contributions to education throughout their careers.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

CWIL Founding Member Christine LaFollette Named One of 75 Outstanding Women by The National Law Journal

The National Law Journal presents 75 of the nation’s most accomplished female attorneys in the legal profession today, ­representing excellence in private practice, corporate counsel work, public ­interest law, legal education and the judiciary.

SOURCE: National Law Journal

Cokie Roberts Concludes the 2015 Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership™

ABC News and NPR political commentator Cokie Roberts concluded the Center for Women in Law’s 2015 Women’s Power Summit™ with a strong message of using power for change.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

Loretta Lynch Named First African-American Attorney General of the United States

On April 27th, 2015, Loretta Lynch was sworn in as the first African-American Attorney General of the United States.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

CWIL Founding Member Kathleen Wu Published in Texas Lawyer, "Lessons from the Ellen Pao Case"

CWIL Founding Member Kathleen Wu has published an op-ed in Texas Lawyer that highlights the challenges facing women in the profession.

SOURCE: Texas Lawyer

CWIL Founding Member Ann Lents Honored as Distinguished Alumni of The Kinkaid School

On Friday, April 24th, CWIL Founding Member Ann Lents was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release

CWIL Founding Members Linda Addison and Martha E. Smiley Awarded Presidential Citation by The University of Texas

The University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers recognized CWIL Founding Members Linda Addison and Martha E. Smiley with a Presidential Citation in a ceremony on April 16, 2015. The Presidential Citation is the highest award given by the University.

SOURCE: CWIL Press Release