Welcome

 

CFAWL is a professional organization devoted to actively promoting the advancement of women in the legal profession and expanding the leadership role of its members in the community at large.  To achieve these goals, CFAWL will further the common interests of its members and encourage camaraderie and learning among its members.  CFAWL will promote women's opportunities and rights, uphold the highest standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, promote reform in the law and facilitate the administration of justice.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES: 

SEMINOLE JUDICIAL TEA
Saturday, May 12, 2012
11:00 AM
Hart Sisters Tea Room - 1305 S. Park Avenue, Sanford

CFAWL goes to tea!  Mingle with CFAWL members and Seminole County members of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit at our annual tea at Hart Sisters Tea Room.  Starting at 11:00 a.m., we will share great company, delightful finger sandwiches and desserts, and the best pots of tea in Central Florida. 

Young Lawyers Table for 12
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Get ready to eat around the world!  Ashley Winship, CFAWL's Public Relations Director, and Megan Malec, CFAWL's Young Lawyers Chair, are cooking up a creative menu for the fourth quarterly CFAWL Young Lawyers Table for 12 at Megan's home in Baldwin Park on Thursday, May 17, 2012, starting at 6:30 p.m.  To RSVP, please email Jacquelynne Regan, CFAWL's Programs Director, at reganjj@lowndes-law.com.

LUNCH ‘N LEARN

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Join CFAWL members for a CLE Lunch 'N Learn program at the offices of Home Technology Geeks (located in Winter Park at 620 North Denning Drive, Ste. 200, directly across from the Cheesecake Factory in Winter Park Village).  Hallie Zobel and Amy Steiner will present a program entitled "Planning in the Land of Oz: Lions, Tigers and Bears . . . and Estate Taxes (Oh My!)." 

Wine Toasting & Tasting

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Come toast the outgoing and incoming Boards of Directors so that we can all celebrate their hard work and get to know our Directors better.  Please join the Directors for FREE wine, gourmet cheeses and chocolates and fellowship from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. at Tim's Wine Market (located at 1223 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32804).  Afterwards, stay and enjoy the Wine Tasting from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 

Table for Eight

Friday, June 29, 2012

Please join co-hostesses Judge Nancy Alley and Sherry Eisele for a special lunch-hour Table for Eight in downtown Sanford!  This Table will take place at noon on Friday, June 29, 2012, at the Willow Tree Cafe, an award-winning, family-run German cafe known for its memorable meals and Gemuetlichkeit - "a sense of well-being and happiness that comes from enjoying the company of friends and family while savoring good food and drink." 

FUTURE LUNCHEONS:

All 2011-2012 CFAWL luncheons will be held at the Citrus Club (located at 255 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1800, Orlando, Florida 32801).  Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., and the luncheon program begins promptly at noon.  Please RSVP to RSVP@cfawl.org no later than noon the Wednesday before the luncheon to ensure sufficient seating.  The cost of the luncheon is $20.00 for the judiciary and CFAWL members who RSVP timely, and $25 for all guests and CFAWL members who do not timely RSVP (please note the change in cost for non-CFAWL members who are not members of the judiciary).  Please note that denim can be worn at the Citrus Club, so do not let office jeans days keep you away!

  • May 11, 2012.  

    CFAWL is hosting its monthly Mothers' Day luncheon at the Citrus Club.  This month's luncheon will feature a presentation by Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam Putnam, regarding a topic which is very appropriate for Mother's Day - the Florida school lunch program.  Commissioner Putnam will discuss the first five months of Florida's school lunch program under the control of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  He will also discuss the importance of providing our children with healthy, fresh, local food.  In addition to hearing from Commissioner Putnam, CFAWL will honor all mothers in attendance with a special surprise.  This is definitely a luncheon that you will not want to miss!

 

UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS:  

  • May 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

FUTURE SPECIAL EVENTS:

Mentoring Luncheons:

  • Wednesday, May 23, 2012.  CFAWL is hosting its fourth quarterly mentoring program presented by CFAWL Board of Directors members Cinnamon Baker and Wynne McFarlin: What other career options are available with this J.D. degree?  This topic is geared toward those already practicing law and looking for a new career avenue, as well as those who are just beginning their law careers and have no intention of practicing law.  So really, it is a good session for ALL of us!