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Programs and Events

We frequently attend, sponsor or host events, programs and conferences focused on diversity, inclusion and work-life balance.

Such recent and upcoming programs and events include:

November 2008
  • Gold Sponsor, Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association Fifteenth Annual Awards Dinner, The Hartford Club, November 14.
  • Gold Sponsor, CYOC Conference, Orlando, FL, November 7-9.

October 2008
  • Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Mentor Dinner and Program, Shipman & Goodwin, October 23.
  • CBA Young Lawyers' Section and Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association networking reception, Hot Tomatoes, October 16.
  • Co-Sponsor, Born Between Sexes, The Medical and Legal Status of Intersex People, University of Connecticut School of Law, October 16.
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Shipman & Goodwin, October 15.
  • Landmark decision in Elizabeth Kerrigan et al v. Commissioner of Public Health et al, October 10.  Shipman & Goodwin attorneys Sheila A. Huddleston, Christopher R. Drury, Lee Anne Duval and Kevin M. Roy filed a brief for Ian Ayres et al. as amici curiae.
  • "No Child....", TheaterWorks, Hartford, CT, October 7.

September 2008
  • The Aurora Women & Girls Foundation, Inc., An Inspiring 90 Minutes Featuring Claire Gaudiani, Hartford, CT, September 25.
  • Patron Plus Sponsor, Lambda Legal Event, Bridgeport, September 21.
  • Closing the Achievement Gap, Shipman & Goodwin, September 17.
  • Sponsor, Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference, San Francisco, CA, September 4-6.

August 2008
  • NEBLSA Job Fair, New Jersey, August 22.

June 2008
  • Women of Color Roundtable, Shipman & Goodwin, June 19.

April 2008

  • Take a Child to Work Day, Shipman & Goodwin, April 24.
  • George W. Crawford Annual Dinner, Hartford Hilton, April 24.
  • YWCA "In the Company of Women" with Anna Deavere Smith, April 1.

March 2008

  • NALP 2008 Diversity Summit, Philadelphia, March 27-29.
  • Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Annual Meeting, March 10.
  • Celebration of Diversity Open House for area law students at Shipman & Goodwin; Justice Flemming L. Norcott, Jr., speaker, March 6.

February 2008

  • Advancing, Retaining and Recognizing the GLBT Lawyers at Your Firm; Conference, NYC.
  • National Bar Association Commercial Law Section: Corporate Counsel Conference, New Orleans.
  • Shipman & Goodwin's Women at the Helm Luncheons, Hartford and Stamford.
  • "The Bluest Eye," The Hartford Stage Company.

January 2008

  • 23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast.
  • UConn Law School Cultural Diversity Initiatives Interview Program.
  • In Celebration of Women Presidents of Six Connecticut Bar Associations at Hartford County Bar Association.

December 2007

  • Arin Reeves, consultant, meeting with the Management Committee and Diversity Leadership Group.

November 2007

  • ABA Women in Leadership Academy 2007, Chicago, IL. 
  • Werten Bellamy, founder of Chart Your Own Course (“CYOC”), and Stakeholders, Inc.
    • Mentoring presentation at S&G for partners and associates.
  • Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association Annual Banquet, Hartford Club, Hartford.

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