U/M Outlaw invites MLBA members/friends to bar crawl

The U/M Outlaws invite all attorneys and law students from ALL schools to join them for an evening of fun with no studying involved! The Outlaw bar crawl will take place Friday, September 19 as follows: 

5:30-8:00 --- Pi, 2532 25th Ave S, Mpls: They have happy hour until 8, including food specials. 

8:00-10:00 --- 19 Bar, 19 W 15th St, Mpls

10:00- whenever --- Saloon, 830 Hennepin Ave, Mpls

Outlaw is encouraging folks not to drive, but to have more fun AND be more safe by getting from Pi to 19 via the #2 bus down Franklin. From there, the Saloon is quite manageable. People who do drive give rides. People who have questions should contact Carolyn Westrom at westr061@umn.edu

Regional Lavender Law – save the date, call for proposals!

MLBA’s annual conference, Regional Lavender Law, will take place Saturday, January 31, 2009 at William Mitchell College of Law (875 Summit Ave., St. Paul). Please mark your calendars now and make plans to attend! Regional Lavender Law is a terrific event for learning the latest on legal issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity, earning CLE credits, and networking with other attorneys and law students.

Interested in proposing a particular breakout session topic? Many MLBA members already have – if you have an idea you’d like to propose, please write up a description, including proposed presenter(s), and send it to events@mnlavbar.org by September 30.

MLBA members invited to U of M Multicultural Student Welcome Reception

The University of Minnesota Law School is sponsoring an event for students from diverse backgrounds, including GLBT students, from 5 to 7p.m. on Tuesday, September 23 at the law school’s Auerbach Commons. Minnesota Lavender Bar Association members and friends are invited to join in conversation and connections with the Class of 2011. The reception will feature light hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, and brief comments by representatives of the various diversity bar organizations, including MLBA. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Amber Fox at amberfox@umn.edu

NLGLA changes name, seeks committee and ABA participation

Effective September 7, 2008 the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association became the National LGBT Bar Association, in a move announced at its annual Lavender Law conference in San Francisco. The name-change reflects the expansion of the organization’s constituency and work relating to transgender people and legal issues. The organization also is inviting members to assist in its Development/Fundraising, Programs, and Family Law Day 2009 planning committees, as well as to represent the Bar Association in the ABA, including:

- Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates

- Delegate to ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

- Representative to the Council of the ABA's Young Lawyers Division

- Delegate to ABA AIDS Coordinating Committee

- Delegate to ABA Family Law Section

- ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity

More info on ABA commissions/sections can be found at: http://www.abanet.org/ These opportunities are available to members of NLGLA/the National LGBT Bar Association, and of the ABA for ABA-related opportunities. To express interest, please contact National LGBT Bar Association Secretary Jenny Ryan at jennyryan@gmail.com.

Minnesota organizations issue statement opposing marriage-equality litigation

Mirroring a similar statement issued by numerous national GLBT-rights organizations; OutFront Minnesota, Project 515, and Rainbow Families issued a joint statement discouraging the filing of marriage-equality lawsuits in Minnesota.  The Minnesota and national statements may be found here [http://www.mnlavbar.org/News.htm].  MLBA has not taken a position on this statement, but is interested in hearing member views. Please send comments to: info@mnlavbar.org

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