CBABC Women Lawyers Forum
Announcing the Women Lawyers Forum Signature Event Luncheon featuring Maureen McTeer speaking about “Sex, Law & Politics: Life Lessons from the Trenches.”

Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Four Seasons Hotel, Park Ballroom, 791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

Lunch will be followed by a dessert buffet where you will have the opportunity to meet Ms. McTeer and network with other attendees.

The B.C. Women Lawyers Forum invites you, your clients and colleagues, to hear Maureen McTeer speak on her myriad life experiences as a lawyer, mother, author, women’s health activist and volunteer. Her story is both revelatory and inspirational.

Maureen McTeer is the accomplished wife of former Canadian Prime Minister, Joe Clark. She spent years in the public eye, arousing controversy simply by pursuing her own career and by keeping her maiden name. She describes her years as a lawyer dedicated to working for women’s equality and health, while learning to be her own woman in an era of mixed messages. In addition, as an acknowledged expert on reproductive technologies and genetics, Ms. McTeer examines a wide range of issues raised by science, such as how the development of genetic technology increasingly affects our lives, creating both ethical and legal concerns. Building on her best selling autobiography, In My Own Name, Maureen will speak about personal struggles and professional triumphs; and will share her insights into the urgent priorities she sees for all Canadian women this decade.

Please join The Women Lawyers Forum at this unique networking event and, learn about The Women Lawyers Forum whose purpose is to promote and support the advancement of the stature and influence of women in the legal profession.

Mark your calendar and go to www.cba.org/bc (Sections & Groups > Women Lawyers Forum) for ticket information and for a full report on Women Lawyers Forum activities in 2007!


Yellowknife 2008: CBA Mid-Winter Meeting and Aboriginal CLE
This year’s Mid-Winter meeting is offering members two events in one location. A Continuing Legal Education program on Aboriginal Law takes place on February 21, 2008, just before the CBA Mid-Winter Meeting of Council gets underway February 23-24. Register now!

Aboriginal Law CLE Conference: February 21, 2008: www.cba.org/CBA/yellowknife2008/main/cle.aspx

CBA Mid-Winter Meeting of Council: February 23-24, 2008: www.cba.org/CBA/yellowknife2008/main/

This article was published in the December 2007 issue of BarTalk. © 2007 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.