A Court’s All-Hands Approach Aids Girls Most at Risk
Toni J., an effervescent 16-year-old who talks on speed-dial, lives with 11 family members in West Oakland, on a street buffeted by gang activity and poverty. Her mother died of an overdose, her father in a revenge shooting.
Stepping up! Bar leaders for gender equity in the legal profession
Laurel G. Bellows, founder of The Bellows Law Group, P.C., is an experienced business lawyer and mediator counseling senior executives and corporations, in the U.S. and internationally, on employment matters, severance agreements, incentive compensation, and workplace disputes.
In San Francisco, Hillary Clinton calls for defense of voting rights
President of the ABA Laurel Bellows gives former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a hug as she leaves after giving a speech at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association.
The five steps to human trafficking
During Monday’s presidential showcase session on human trafficking, speakers called for tougher sanctions, as well as increased state consciousness of trafficking offenses.
President’s Page, ” We’ve Come a Long Way, But We’re Not There Yet”
Women lawyers truly have come a long way since the days of Myra Bradwell. But there’s unfinished business even in 2013.
How In-House Attorneys Can Impact Gender Pay Equity at BigLaw
In 2012, American Bar Association President Laurel Bellows formed the ABA Gender Equity Task Force “to address the continuing gender equity issues that exist in the legal profession and in society at large.”