The Center for Women in Law, through the Susan Blount Power Lunch Series, seeks to provide students with role models and mentors by exposing them to prominent lawyers and other public figures from a wide range of career paths. These events provide students with opportunities to ask questions and discuss their own career goals in an informal and interactive environment. The series is named after Susan Blount, a Founding Member of the Center, in honor of her generous gifts of time and talent as she stepped into the role of interim executive director in 2019.
Join us, Wednesday, September 9th, at 12 PM CT for a Power Lunch event hosted by the Center for Women in Law, featuring Krisi Kastl, Founder and CEO of Kastl Law.
Krisi Kastl is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and the Founder of Kastl Law, P.C., a plaintiffs’ personal…
CWIL is hosting a Power Lunch Series conversation with Krisi Kastl, Founder and CEO of Kastl Law. During the conversation, Kastl will discuss her career path from young lawyer to founder of a successful firm and respected leader of the legal profession, the professional and ethical responsibilities of her work, and the critical and unique role lawyers play as leaders in their communities.
CWIL hosted a Power Lunch Series conversation with Sandra Phillips, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Integrity, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Legal Officer at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). Phillips spoke with Center Director, Jennifer Banda, about her legal career, the path to her current role, and the ethical standards and challenges of a corporate general counsel.
The Center for Women in Law was excited to host a Power Lunch Series conversation with Becky Melton, Vice President of Legal for SolarWinds. Melton discussed her legal career and her duties and responsibilities running an in-house legal department, and the heightened challenges and response presented by an unprecedented and very public cyberattack.
CWIL hosted a Power Lunch Series conversation with Amy M. Stewart, Founding Partner of the Stewart Law Group. Stewart discussed her legal career, the decisions and challenges related to starting and maintaining her own law firm, and how her athletics and coaching background gives her an edge in zealously and respectfully representing her clients and working with opposing counsel.
The Center for Women in Law was excited to host a Power Lunch Series conversation with Ambassador Carrin F. Patman. She spoke with Center Director, Jennifer Banda, about her 30-year litigation career and her just completed ambassadorship, with a discussion about the diplomatic role of an ambassador and the path to public service.
The Center for Women in Law hosted Arleas Upton Kea, former Deputy to the Chairman for External Affairs at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and current President of the Texas Exes, the Alumni Association of the University of Texas at Austin, for a Power Lunch series event. Kea discussed her legal career, and the duties of a public sector lawyer in terms of strategic leadership, governance, compliance, and finance and securities law.
During this conversation, Regina Jones discussed her legal career and the ethical standards and challenges of a corporate general counsel. Jones discussed how to help companies navigate regulatory frameworks and how regulatory and compliance expertise can transfer across industries.
Judge Nancy Atlas, retired U.S. District Judge, hosted a conversation with Sara Moss, Senior Advisor and former Vice Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies. During this conversation, they discussed their legal careers, including Judge Atlas’s path to the bench and Ms. Moss’s path to becoming General Counsel and Vice Chair of the Board for Estée Lauder.
On 1/19/23 Ambassador Kristen Silverberg, COO of the Business Roundtable, discussed her legal and professional career and the ethical standards and challenges of a lawyer in public service.
This program was a timely discussion before Election Day on November 8. During this conversation, Liz Avore of the Voting Rights Lab discussed her pathway to advocating for better voting laws.
During this event, we heard Chief Justice Rebeca Martinez, Chief Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals for the State of Texas, and Dolores Atencio, former co-chair of the HNBA Latina Commission and creator of the Luminarias de la Ley Project, speak about their career journeys as Latinas in the legal profession.
Jennifer Banda, Director of the Center for Women in Law, hosted a conversation with Arleas Upton Kea, former Deputy to the Chairman for External Affairs at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and current President of the Texas Exes, the Alumni Association of the University…
Jennifer Banda, Director of the Center for Women in Law, hosted a conversation with Ambassador Carrin F. Patman, former ambassador to Iceland, respected litigator, public service leader and CWIL Founder.
For three decades, Ambassador Patman was a litigator at Bracewell,…
Jennifer Banda, Director of the Center for Women in Law, hosted a conversation with Amy M. Stewart, Founding Partner of the Stewart Law Group.
The Center for Women in Law was excited to host a Power Lunch Series conversation with Becky Melton, Vice President of Legal for SolarWinds, an Austin-headquartered global IT software company. SolarWinds is publicly traded on the NYSE but recently signed an agreement to be taken private by…
The Center for Women in Law was excited to host a Power Lunch Series conversation with Sandra Phillips, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Integrity, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Legal Officer at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA).
In these roles, Phillips helps Toyota…
Judge Nancy Atlas, retired U.S. District Judge, hosted a conversation with Sara Moss, Senior Advisor and former Vice Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies.
During this conversation, they discussed their legal careers, including Judge Atlas’s path to the bench and Ms. Moss’…
Regina Bynote Jones, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of ADM (one of the world’s largest nutrition companies), was interviewed by our Executive Director, Veronica Stidvent.
During this conversation, they discussed Jones’s legal career and the ethical…
COO of the Business Roundtable, Ambassador Kristen Silverberg, joined UT Law School for a lunch and a conversation. Ambassador Kristen Silverberg discussed her legal and professional career and the ethical standards and challenges of a lawyer in public service.
During this Power Lunch Series Mimi Marziani moderated a timely discussion with Liz Avore of the Voting Rights Lab who discussed her pathway to advocating for better voting laws.
The Center for Women in Law hosted Chief Justice Rebeca Martinez, Chief Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals for the State of Texas, and Dolores Atencio, former co-chair of the HNBA Latina Commission and creator of the Luminarias de la Ley Project, to speak about their career journeys as…