Perspectives - Summer, 2009 - A Quarterly Magazine for and About Women Lawyers


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Progress Toward Change: Civil Rights Priorities for the Obama Administration
Summer 2009
Vol. 18, No. 1

Features

Progress Toward Change: Civil Rights Priorities for the Obama Administration
by Barbara R. Arnwine
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965. While great strides have been made in achieving "a more perfect union"—a phrase in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution and the title of a speech by President Obama in March 2008—key civil rights issues remain. ( continue reading)

Surviving Job Loss:
How to Negotiate a Severance Package, Build Self-Esteem, and Make Contacts to Land a New Job
by Hope Viner Samborn
Surviving a job loss poses mental, physical, and financial challenges. But having a well-chosen path can help you cope and pave the way for a successful job search. ( continue reading)

Bankruptcy Judges Feel the Pain
Ann Farmer
When May closed as the month in which the U.S. jobless rate spiked to its highest level in 26 years, the Honorable Erithe A. Smith (Bankr. C.D. Cal.) noted that her caseload had doubled since the recession took hold. "Usually everything can be traced back to the loss of a job. And sometimes it's heartbreaking." ( continue reading)

Life, Law, and Storytelling : Lawyers Who Write Fiction
by Hannah Hayes
Although many lawyers find their careers afford a colorful palette for page-turning stories, few have successfully taken a tale from courtroom to print. But some have found fiction a creative outlet and a passion at least equal to that of practicing law. ( continue reading)

Columns


Chair's Message Looking for an Upside in the Economic Downturn by Bobbi Liebenberg	Voices Lessons from an Unpredictable, Winding Road by Leslie Winner

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Bobbi Liebenberg

Editorial Board
Patricia H. Wittie, Chair
Leslie M. Altman
Ann M. Courtney
Mark Curriden
Phyllis Horn Epstein
Alyson Dodi Meiselman
Jana Singer
Patricia Timmons-Goodson

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Veronica M. Muñoz, Director
Alia Graham
Beverly Henderson
Barbara Leff
Melissa Wood

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Jane Harper-Alport

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Amanda Draper

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