Wake Women Attorneys (WWA)

2013 EVENT SCHEDULE
June 2013
SOCIAL
You are cordially invited to the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys' Multi-Chapter Event, An After Hours Happening, hosted by Steven David Elliott, to be held on Thursday, June 27, 2013 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at The Spa at Lafayette, 8480 Honeycutt Road, Suite 108, Raleigh, NC. Celebrity chef, Chef Robin, will be preparing complimentary appetizers, cocktails will be served, and spa services will be available. Swag bags will also be given away! Guests in attendance will include members from Wake Women Attorneys, Durham/Orange Women Attorneys, Piedmont-Triad Women Attorneys and Johnston Women Attorneys. You don't want to miss this event!
Please RSVP to the Spa at Lafayette by June 20, 2013 by calling 919-322-5555.
We hope to see you there!
LUNCHEON
Wake Women Attorneys will host its June 2013 luncheon on Thursday, June 13, 2013, beginning at 12:30 pm at Tyler's Taproom, 18 Seaboard Ave., Raleigh, NC.
This month we will be hosting a panel to discuss Women in Public Service. The panel will be moderated by Katrina Lambert of the North Carolina Center for Women in Public Service, as well as Michael Pearlmutter, Executive Director of the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership. Members of the panel will include two of our own members, Kyla Block, who currently serves as a Special Deputy Commissioner for the North Carolina Industrial Commission and is an At-Large Board Member of Wake Women Attorneys, as well as Kate Deiter-Maradei, who has held numerous public service leadership roles and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Wake County Commission for Women. We invite you to visit the website for the North Carolina Center for Women in Public Service at http://nccwps.org/ for more information about this organization.
Lunch will be $13.00 for members and $17.00 for non-members. Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP to Ruth Levy at rl@joyheathlaw.com by June 11, 2013 if you plan to attend.
We hope to see you there!
May 2013
Wake Women Attorneys will host its May 2013 luncheon on Thursday, May 9, 2013, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Bella Monica, located at 3121 Edwards Mill Road, Raleigh, NC.
This lunch will be a social/networking lunch. There will be no set menu price, so Bella Monica's full lunch menu will be available. You may take a look at the menu here. There will also be no speaker at this event, so please feel free to come and go as your schedule permits.
We encourage you to bring your business card to lunch as we plan to create a business card directory to be distributed to our members.
Please RSVP to Ruth Levy by May 6, 2013. We hope to see you there!
April 2013
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION EVENT
Wake Women Attorneys will host a Legislative Update CLE on Thursday, April 11, 2013 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Cardinal Club located at 150 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, NC.
The Legislative Update CLE will be presented by Colleen Kochanek. The presentation will cover a summary of legislation considered and approved during the 2012 legislative session, including new laws and changes to current laws that affect criminal laws, domestic violence, environmental issues, the North Carolina budget and a variety of other legislation of interest. It will also discuss this first legislative session under Republican control as well as legislative updates since the beginning of 2013, and will forecast what’s to come in the next legislative session. This CLE has been approved by the North Carolina State Bar as eligible for 1 hour of General CLE Credit.
The CLE is FREE for Current Members and $25.00 for Non-Members, and will feature a buffet lunch. Parking will be provided by Wake Women Attorneys for both member and non-member guests. Please park in the Alexander Parking Deck, located on S. Wilmington Street almost immediately across the street from Gravy (when traveling down S. Wilmington Street, entrance to the Parking Deck will be on your left). This will be the only parking deck in which we can validate your parking.
**If you'd like to renew your membership, or would like to become a new member, to take advantage of Current Member pricing, we will be accepting new member and renewal applications at The Cardinal Club, as well as accepting cash, credit card and/or check payments for new/renewal memberships on the day of the event**
Please RSVP to rl@joyheathlaw.com by April 8, 2013.
EVENT SPONSORS
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Wake Women Attorneys thanks its Gold Level Sponsor Thomson Reuters/Westlaw and its Silver Level Sponsor Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP for their support!
March 2013
SOCIAL
Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 21, 2013, on which date Wake Women Attorneys will hold its first Social of the year! The Social will begin at 6:00 p.m., and will be held at Solas on Glenwood Avenue in downtown Raleigh. Members and non-members are invited! Complimentary appetizers and cocktails will be served.
We will be holding a raffle to give away some amazing prizes to both our member and non-member guests! Here's how it works:
Every guest, member or non-member, will receive one raffle ticket upon entry.
If you are a member, for every prospective member you bring as your guest, you will receive an additional raffle ticket. The member who brings the most non-member guests will win the GRAND PRIZE of $500 in Laser Services or a CoolSculpting Service donated by Blue Water Spa!
We will then pick from the remaining raffle tickets submitted by our members to give away the following prizes:
One month unlimited LED treatment ($400 value) donated by Blue Water Spa
Microdermabrasion with Oxygen and LED ($200 value) donated by Blue Water Spa
Hair cut & highlights/color (or other hair styling services up to $120), manicure, and pedicure donated by Bryce Anderson Salon
Non-member guests, don't think we forgot about you! Each non-member guest who attends that is eligible for membership will also receive 1 raffle ticket upon arrival. If you sign up to become a member at the event you will receive 2 additional raffle tickets. A raffle will then be held to give away the following prizes to our non-member guests:
A Girls' Night shopping party at Bevello ($350 value) donated by Bevello
A complimentary one year membership to Wake Women Attorneys
You don't want to miss this event!
Check out our Evite for more details and to RSVP!
LUNCHEON
Wake Women Attorneys will host its March 2013 luncheon on Thursday, March 14, 2013, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Tyler's Taproom, 18 Seaboard Ave., Raleigh, NC.
This month we will be hosting speaker Michael Kothakota from WolfBridge Financial. Mr. Kothakota is the CEO of WolfBridge Financial, and will speak to our group on the topic of "Financial Planning 101 for Professionals.” Mr. Kothakota will address tax issues such as student loan deductions, retirement fund contributions, and 529 plans, as well as discuss strategies for retirement planning and use of Roth, Traditional IRA, and 401(k) accounts. He will also discuss cash flow for professionals and debt management practices.
We invite you to visit WolfBridge Financial’s website to find out more about this organization: www.wolfbridgefinancial.com.
Lunch is $13.00 for members and $17.00 for non-members. Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP to rl@joyheathlaw.com by March 10th if you plan to attend.
February 2013
Wake Women Attorneys will host its February 2013 luncheon on Thursday, February 14, 2013, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Bella Monica, located at 3121 Edwards Mill Road, Raleigh, NC.
This lunch will be a social/networking lunch. There will be no set menu price, so Bella Monica's full lunch menu will be available. You may take a look at the menu here. There will also be no speaker at this event, so please feel free to come and go as your schedule permits.
We encourage you to bring your business card to lunch as we plan to create a business card directory to be distributed to our members.
Please RSVP to Ruth Levy by February 10, 2013. We hope to see you there!
January 2013
Wake Women Attorneys will host its January 2013 luncheon on Thursday, January 10th, beginning at 12:30 pm at Tyler's Taproom, 18 Seaboard Ave., Raleigh, NC.
This month we will be hosting speakers Judy Little and Beth Williams from Soroptimist International of Raleigh. Soroptimist, formed in 1921, is one of the largest international professional women's service clubs and is committed to improving the lives of women and girls. This year, Soroptimist will focus on numerous initiatives such as Violence Against Women, Human Trafficking Awareness, and the Wake Leadership Academy. We look forward to Judy and Beth sharing more information about these and other important service projects. We invite you to visit Soroptimist's website to find out more about this organization: http://www.soroptimistraleigh.org.
Lunch is $13.00 for members and $17.00 for non-members. Guests are always welcome! Please RSVP to rl@joyheathlaw.com by January 7th if you plan to attend.
We hope to see you there!
Wake Women Attorneys 2013 Board of Directors
President: Mallory Lidaka
Vice President: Teresa Lynch
Secretary: Ruth Levy
Treasurer: Lucy Barrios
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