When:         Thursday November 3rd from Noon to 1:00 P.M.

Where:        Second Floor of U.S. Bank Building

Moffatt Thomas Barrett Rock & Fields Chtd.

Idaho Supreme Court

Open for Recruitment: October 11, 2011 – October 13, 2011
Announcement # NONCLS071532
Salary Range: $13.00 – $15.00 per hour DOE

Family Advocates is the only agency in the country that combines the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) child abuse intervention program with an abuse prevention program called Families First.

Over the last 18 months, Family Advocates has been creating innovative ways to continue serve Treasure Valley children and families in the wake of increased demand for our services and unprecedented funding fluctuations.  Staff and volunteers are discovering unique new ways to adapt to these reali­ties and expand our services.  It’s exciting and we’d like to tell you more about it.

Please email nicoles@familyadvocate.org to rsvp.

Can’t make it, but want to help this wonderful cause?  We’re looking for 100 people to give $25/month or $300 a year for 3 years to grow our early educa­tion/child abuse prevention program.  Please join our pledge to protect month­ly giving program now https://www.familyadvocate.org/ccdonate.aspx.  We cannot keep this vital early education service and other services our Parent Educators provide to Treasure Valley families without funding from people like you.

I would like to congratulate two new board members, Michelle Gustavson and Amy Lombardo in joining the Idaho Women Lawyers’ board of directors.

Michelle graduated first in her class from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2008. After clerking for Justice Burdick on the Idaho Supreme Court, Michelle joined Hawley Troxell where she now has a business transactional and finance practice.

Amy recently moved to Idaho to continue her commercial litigation practice. Before moving to Idaho, Amy was an associate with Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath and Judkins, P.C. in Virginia and graduated from George Mason University School of Law in 2005.

IWL’s board of directors is now made up of the following women:

Laura Burri, Wendy Couture, Jennifer Dempsey (Vice President), Peg Dougherty, Deborah Ferguson, Demi Fisher, Michelle Gustavson, Nicole Hancock (President), Peggy Hinman, Mary Huneycutt, Amy Lombardo, Jenifer Marcus, Kathleen McRoberts (Secretary), Deborah Nelson, Nicole Trammel Pantera, Michelle Points, and Erin Wynn (Treasurer).

Both Amy and Michelle have hit the ground running and we are excited to have them bring new energy and drive to the Idaho Women Lawyers’ board. Welcome!

Nicole Hancock

“Summer of Fun,” Fork, July 26 (5-7 pm)

Go Lead Confidently, Susan Dahl-Robertson, Stoel Rives, August 16 (12 -1 pm)

“Summer of Fun,” Botanical Gardens, September

“Case Management and Best Practices” with panelists Chief U.S. Judge Winmill, Chief Magistrate Judge Dale, Keely Duke, and Trudy Fouser. Idaho State Bar, November 3, 2011 (12-1:30pm)

2012 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting Boise, ID July 11-13, 2012

Please see the attached IWL July Letter From The President Nicole Hancock detailing our current events and how members can be involved in IWL.