IDAHO WOMEN LAWYERS

MINUTES OF THE JULY 2010 MEETING OF THE BOARD

The Board of the Idaho Women Lawyers met at Givens Pursley LLP, 601 West Bannock Street in Boise, Idaho at 12:07 p.m., July 12, 2010.  The following Board members were present: 

Jennifer Dempsey
Peg Dougherty
Demi Fisher
Nicole Hancock
Jenifer Marcus
Kathleen McRoberts
Deb Nelson
Erin Wynne

Minutes

The April and June Minutes were approved as written.           

Board Business

Wendy Olson has resigned her position on the Board following her appointment as US Attorney for the District of Idaho. 

Valerie Charles has also resigned her position on the Board but will still remain a member of IWL.

The annual Board retreat will be held September 24, 2010, at Nicole Hancock’s house. 

Treasurer’s Report

E. Wynne reported that there is currently $3,417 in the IWL account. 

Membership

Jason Shofner agreed to be a back-up for Erin Wynne in case she is unavailable to send general membership e-mails and announcements. 

The Board discussed the idea of a list serve for IWL.  A list serve is an e-mail based discussion group where members can ask questions or share information.  It was agreed that a list serve is an excellent idea for IWL.  There are some logistical issues with the administration of the list serve.  E. Wynne has agreed to set up a yahoo group which could operate similar to a list serve and bring it to the next meeting for further discussion.   There would still need to be the regular e-mails to members for lunch meetings and announcements. 

Luncheon/Social Committee

The Governor Otter luncheon is scheduled for July 13 at the Idaho State Bar meeting room.  P. Dougherty encouraged the Board to think about questions to ask the Governor.  D. Fisher suggested a forum where the questions are anonymous and read by a moderator.  N. Hancock agreed to be the moderator.  P. Dougherty will introduce Governor Otter.

A networking event will be held July 22 at 5:00 pm at the Flatbread restaurant in downtown Boise and September 1 at 5:00 pm at Grape Escape. 

Judiciary Committee

Penny North-Shaul has applied for the magistrate position in the Seventh Judicial District. 

Communications – Advocate issue

There are six confirmed authors for the January, 2011 issue of the Advocate.  P. Dougherty will write the introductory column for the issue.  J. Marcus will check into an IWL AD to be included in the issue for free or for a discounted price. 

Adjournment

There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m.