WOMEN LAWYERS SECTION HOSTS CLEs
GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS
WOMEN LAWYERS SECTION HOSTS CLEs
The Women Lawyers Section ( WLS ) hosted two CLEs at the annual meeting . These included a screening of the film Country , a 1984 American drama that follows the trials and tribulations of a rural family struggling to hold onto their farm during the trying economic times experienced by family farms in the 1980s . The screening was followed
Left to right , Alissa Farol , Sarah Vogel , and Julia Ernst gathered at a Women Lawyers Section CLE .
by discussion with Sarah Vogel – attorney , advocate , and author of “ The Farmer ’ s Lawyer .” Vogel ’ s book chronicles her story of bringing the landmark class action lawsuit Coleman v . Block against the federal government on behalf of 240,000 family farmers facing foreclosure during the 1980s farm crisis .
The second WLS-hosted event was a Speed Mentoring Program for experienced SBAND members to mentor and network with newer colleagues , to help facilitate connections among SBAND members across subject matters and viewpoints , and to share experiences and ideas . Each mentor was randomly paired with a mentee , and conversation partners and discussion prompts changed seven times . The WLS works to advance the interest and participation of women lawyers in government , the judiciary , and the practice of law ; membership is open to all SBAND members .
GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Gross Winners : Judge Daniel L . Hovland , Charlie Whitman , Ben Sand , and Ken Hedge
1st Place Net : Quinn Fylling , Ben Keup , Logan Keup , and Jackson Fylling
2nd Place Net : Andrew Sorbo , Pat Brooke , Jake Mellmer , and Weston Dressler
3rd Place Net : Daniel Borgen , Mindy Anderson , Jason Hammes , and Dan Gast
Women ’ s Long Drive : Mindy Anderson
Men ’ s Long Drive : Erik Johnson
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