Tuesday, January 18, 2000, 12 noon

1695 S. Virginia St.

Lunch choices are: Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sandwich with green salad or Maui Chicken Burger.

Cost is $12.00 (includes beverage) Make your reservations today by calling Randi at Vicky Mendoza's office, 324-7533.

Come join Judge Cooke for lunch. She will inform us about her duties as the newest Federal Magistrate Judge for the District of Nevada. CLE has been applied for.

Yes, it's time again for dues! They are $35.00 for those who have practiced less than 2 years. Fifty dollars ($50.00) for those who have practiced for more than 2 years. One hundred dollars ($100.00) for sustaining members.

2000 EXECUTIVE BOARD

Welcome to the year 2000 - a whole new year and a new century! For NNWLA this marks our 22^nd year of support and service to Women Lawyers of Northern Nevada. When we commenced our organization in 1978 there were few women lawyers around, not to mention no women judges in the state and no women partners in major law firms. In fact, only one hundred women had ever been admitted to the Nevada Bar! Many things have changed in 22 years - most of them good. We now have three women Supreme Court Judges, several women State Court Judges, one women Federal District Judge, one Federal Magistrate Judge, and several women partners in major law firms. There are certainly many reasons to celebrate! But as many of you know, there is still much to be done to maintain our successes and to reach for true parity and equality in the profession.

This year our theme will be Promoting and Advancing Women in the Legal Profession. The 2000 Executive Board is eager and excited about this year and our programs will show it. Our 2000 NNWLA Executive Board consists of the following dedicated members.

Victoria Mendoza will serve as president of NNWLA this year. She has served on the Executive Board since 1996, as treasurer, secretary, vice president and now president. She has been a member of NNWLA since 1978 when she was admitted to the Nevada Bar. Vicky grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and moved to Reno after she graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1978.

She practices primarily in the area of family law. Besides being the president of NNWLA, she is also the president of Pack PAWS, a member of SITM, and member of the Board of Governors of Nevada Trial Lawyers. She is a marathon runner and an enthusiastic supporter of college athletics - especially women's college athletics.

Gabrielle Jeanne Carr has been elected as Vice President for this year. Gabrielle has served as Treasurer for the past two years. Gabrielle is a native of Nevada although she has lived all over the country from Connecticut to Hawaii. She graduated from Whittier Law School in December, 1993 and has been practicing in the Reno area ever since. She is currently employed as a Deputy Attorney General with the Attorney General's Office for the State of Nevada. Gabrielle enjoys lifting weights, exercise, hiking, traveling, movies and chocolate.

Amy Tirre is a civil trial lawyer with the firm of Robert H. Perry, Ltd. She is licensed in both Nevada and California, practicing primarily in the areas of personal injury law, insurance bad faith, medical malpractice and consumer fraud.

Amy's prior positions were with the Nevada Supreme Court and U.S. District Court in California. Amy graduated from Pomona College with degrees in Psychology and Public Policy and received her law degree from UC Davis School of Law. Amy has lived at Lake Tahoe since 1994.

Nathalie Huynh moved to Reno in 1995 from Southern California with her husband, Steve Brazelton, who is also an attorney. She worked for four years at Lionel Sawyer & Collins before leaving this past August to pursue contract work. Nathalie was born in Vietnam and enjoys cooking and quilting.

Lori Story graduated from UNR in 1995 and obtained her law degree at Hastings in 1998. She is a bar member of both California and Nevada and is currently employed as a pro se staff attorney.

Lori is married and has one son. She moved to Reno from Minden two years ago. Lori has been a Nevada resident since 1986 and she enjoys hiking, camping and outdoor activities.

BASIC INTERNET RESEARCH

It's 7:00 p.m. and you need to find a 9^th Circuit opinion to clinch your case or you need to research the legislative history for a Nevada statute. . . where do you start?

Attorneys who are new to using Internet legal resources will benefit from this class. Participants will view Federal and Nevada web sites for primary or secondary legal materials.

The hand's on class is limited to four participants. A list of internet bookmarks will be used in the class and given to each participant. Questions to stump the librarian are welcome.

Classes are scheduled for January 20 & 27 (Thursday) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Please call D.J. Morrison (328-3250) to reserve a seat.

BOOK CIRCULATION CARDS

It is time to renew your book circulation cards for next year. The cost to renew your card is $30 per calendar year and you have until January 31 to renew your card for the year 2000. Book circulation cards now have bar codes and will be reused so don't throw away your card. Information in our computer files needs to be updated when you pay your fees. Please call the library to have an application form sent to you or stop by the library to complete a form with your current telephone number and address.

LAWYER IN THE LIBRARY PROGRAM

The first VLWC Lawyer in the library program was held Dec. 1 at the Washoe County Law Library. Glade Hall was the first lawyer to participate and met individually with eight people. It is hoped to have a lawyer in the library every Wednesday who can provide limited legal advice on topics such as wills, immigration, bankruptcy, labor law and domestic relations.

The Lawyer in the Library program offers an excellent opportunity to meet the SCR 191 aspirational goal of 20 hours of pro bono service and helps to meet the need of pro bono assistance in Washoe County. Attorneys interested in volunteering their time should contact Volunteer Lawyers at 329-9069.

JANUARY HOLIDAYS

Monday, January 17, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Library Closed

BOOKSHELF REPLACEMENT

Part of the bookshelf replacement project was completed by our vendor in December. We will be closed another four days in late January or February to complete the project. Please call the library (328-3250) for an update on future closure dates.

The Supreme Court Library will be inaccessible over the Martin Luther King Holiday, January 15, 16 & 17, to facilitate a major cleaning project.

Key cards will be temporarily disabled for the 3-day weekend to avoid user/cleaning crew conflict, so plan to get what you absolutely must have the week before.

Check out the NNWLA Website located at www.nnwla.org for up-to-date news and information and links to other exciting websites. Elizabeth Fielder has volunteered to take over the duties as webmaster from Nancy Ghusn. Thank you, Elizabeth.