February 2015 Women and the Law Newsletter

By Letitia Spunar-Sheats

A message from Chair Tish Spunar-Sheats.

By Carl Newman

If we want the landscape to change, we all need to be aware of gender disparities.

By Sandra Crawford

Learning how to meditate can help legal professionals (mediators, attorneys, judges) become more comfortable with silence (“the pause”) and not have to continually race against each other to be the first and last to speak.

By Emily A. Hansen

The 18th floor of the Richard J. Daley Center is dedicated solely to the Probate Division, where the majority of the 11 judges and many of the attorneys who practice are female. In this article the author interviews two associate judges and an attorney who work here—all women—to inspire other females in the legal profession and draw even more women to probate law.

By Alexandra Martinez

The author shares her thoughts on the film "Mr. Turner and the issues it raises about rape and consent.

By Kristen Prinz

On Saturday, February 7, a group of ISBA Women and the Law Committee members spent the morning helping New Moms, Inc. prepare apartments for young homeless mothers and their children.

By Kristen Prinz

Learn more about Margaret O'Sullivan, mother and Guardian ad Litem in Cook County Probate Court.