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Albuquerque Bar Association Luncheon and CLE – September 9, 2008

 

The Albuquerque Bar Association’s Membership Luncheon will be held Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 12:00 noon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 330 Tijeras NW.

 

Luncheon Speaker:  Dr. Cheryl L. Willman MD, Director & CEO of UNM Cancer Center                                                                    

 

Dr. Cheryl L. Willman is an internationally known leukemia researcher and Director and CEO of the UNM Cancer Center.  The UNM Cancer Center has been ranked as one of “America’s Best Cancer Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report.  In her research, Dr. Willman focuses on finding the causes and the cures for patients affected by leukemia.  She has published over 160 scientific articles in journals, books and reviews.  Throughout her career, she has received numerous research grants and awards from NCI, HHMI and the W. M. Keck Foundation.  She is a member of the U. S. Department of Energy Women in Science Hall of Fame.  She is currently Chair of the Biosciences Review Panel at Sandia National Laboratories and a Member of the Sandia External Scientific Advisory Board.  Dr. Willman has also won numerous public service awards, including most recently in the 16th Governor’s Award for Outstanding New Mexico Women (2001), and The New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award (2005).

 

Join us following our lunch for general CLE program presented by:

           

Margaret Katze, Federal Public Defender’s Office

Shana Pennington, Lewis & Roca LLP

 

            “Law in Cuba:  Two Lawyers’ Perspectives”

            1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – 1.0 General CLE Credits

Join Margaret Katze and Shana Pennington as they discuss their recent trip to Cuba to study the Cuban legal system.  They traveled to Cuba in June of 2008 with the permission of the United States government pursuant to a visa for academic, non-commercial research with the Texas Independent Bar Association. Ms. Katze and Ms. Pennington will provide an overview of the topics covered during the week-long seminar.   Ms. Katze, who also traveled to Cuba in 2000 with the same group, will provide her insights on how the country has changed over the past 8 years.

 

Margaret Katze:  Margaret Katze was born in New York and attended Syracuse Law School.  She has worked as a public defender for 20 years.   Ms. Katze has been with the Federal Public Defender's office in Albuquerque for the past 6 years. 

Shana Pennington:  Originally from New Mexico, Ms. Pennington returned to her home state after various jaunts around the country and abroad.  She attended Cornell Law School, after which she clerked for the Honorable James O. Browning, United States District Court Judge for the District of New Mexico.  Ms. Pennington is an associate with Lewis and Roca LLP's Albuquerque office.

Please make your reservations today:

 

LUNCH ONLY:  $25 members/$35 non-members with reservation; $5 additional at door     
LUNCH & CLE:  $45 members/$65 non-members with reservation; $5 additional at door

CLE ONLY:  $20 members/$30 non-members; $5 additional at door

 

Please register for lunch by noon on Friday, September 5, 2008.
Register NOW!
1. Log on to www.abqbar.com
2. Send email to abqbar@abqbar.com
3. Call 842-1151 or 243-2615
4. By Mail to P.O. Box 40, Albuquerque, NM 87103

 

Mark your Calendar for 2008 Luncheons and CLE Programs

 

October 7 – Luncheon w/”Candidates Forum” – CLE “Mediation” with Mel Yost & Bill Keleher

November 4 – Luncheon w/Judge Linda M. Vanzi – CLE “Professionalism: The Secret to a

                        Successful Practice with Lauren Marble (1.0 Professionalism)

December 2 – Outstanding Judge and Lawyer Awards Luncheon - CLE

 

 

 

 

 

Albuquerque Bar Association

P.O. Box 40

Albuquerque, NM 87103-0040

Telephone: 243.2615

Fax: 842.0287

www.abqbar.com