Committees
As an all-volunteer organization, Queen's bench
primarily fulfills its Mission through the work
of dedicated members who are organized into Committees. Our Committee
members work collaboratively
in a fun, collegial environment to provide services
to our Members, services to the Legal Profession, and services to the
San Francisco Bay Area community
at large. If you would like to develop personal
and professional relationships with your colleagues and learn more about
Queen's Bench,
please contact the Queen's Bench Administrative
Office or any Committee Chair to join one of our Committees! |
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Member Services Committees
Awards
Business Development
Bylaws
Education
Employment/Work-Life
Balance
Marketing & Communications
Membership
Mentorship
Newsletter
Programs
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Community Service Committees
Amicus Briefs
Domestic Violence
Juvenile Hall
Project
Legislative Issues
and Reproductive Rights
Scholarships
Legal Profession Service Committees
Conference of
Delegates
CWL Liaison
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Amicus Briefs Committee
The Amicus Committee looks forward to continued
work on such varied projects and to assisting
in issues of importance to women, their families and their communities,
including domestic violence
issues, equal pay, and equality at work and
in public opportunities. We welcome your ideas and suggestions for future
projects. If you are
currently working on a case or issue which
you would like Queen's Bench to support, or if you would like further
information, please call the
chair of the committee. |
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Amicus
Briefs Committee Chair |
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Suizi Lin
Furtado Jaspovice & Simons
22274 Main Street
Hayward, CA 94541
(510) 582-1080 (T) / (510) 582-8254 (F)
suizi@fjslaw.com
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Awards
Awards Committee Co-Chairs |
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Lisa K. Rauch
Howard Rome Martin & Ridley LLP
1775 Woodside Road, Suite 200
Redwood City, CA 94061-3436
(650) 365-7715, ext 234 (T)
(650) 364-5297 (F)
lrauch@hrmrlaw.com
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Heidi Hugo
Brydon Hugo & Parker
135 Main Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 383-5001(T) /
(415) 384-0981 (F)
hhugo@bhplaw.com
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Business Development Committee
The Business Development Committee provides a
fun and collegial environment in which women
attorneys can build networks of professional contacts and develop law
practice marketing skills.
The Annual L.E.A.A.D.D. (Lawyer, Engineers,
Architects, Accountants, Doctors and Dentists) Dinner provides an opportunity
for women in various
professions to meet and hear speakers of
common interest. Past years speakers have included Mayor Gavin Newsom
and Senator Jackie Speier.
The Committee also organizes lively cocktail
mixers for women professionals throughout the year . |
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Business Development Committee Co-Chairs |
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Michelle Seifert
The Mergis Group
475 Sansome Street, Suite 520
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 733-7510 (T) / (415) 733-7590 (F)
MichelleSeifert@mergisgroup.com |
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Jaime Touchstone
Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley
Maier, LLP
180 Sansome Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 399-3906 (T) / (415) 399-3838
JTouchstone@fddcm.com |
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Bylaws
Committee
Bylaws Committee Chair |
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Pamela Markert
Gold Bennett Cera & Sidener LLP
595 Market Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105-2385
(415) 777-2230 ext 228 (T)
(415) 777-5189 (F)
pmarkert@gbcslaw.com
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Conference of Delegates
Committee
Conference of Delegates Committee Chair |
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Andrea Carlise
Patton Wolan Carlise LLP
1814 Franklin Suite 501
The Leamington Building
Oakland, CA 94612-3744
(415) 987-7500 (T)
(510) 987-7575 (F)
acarlise@pwc-law.com
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CWL Liaison
Committee
CWL Liaison Committee Chair |
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Kelly Robbins
Robbins Family Law
601 California Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 788-5400 (T) / (415) 788-5455 (F)
kelly@robbinsfamilylaw.com
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Domestic Violence
Committee
Domestic Violence Committee Co-Chairs |
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Vanessa Hierbaum
Kaye*Moser*Hierbaum LLP
Market Center
575 Market Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 296-8868 (T) / (415) 495-1771 (F)
vhierbaum@kayemoser.com
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| Education Committee
Plans, coordinates, organizes and contacts
legal newspapers to advertise Queen's Bench
educational events. Topics are chosen by Committee members. MCLE credit
is provided to speakers and attendees. The Committee also keeps the
MCLE credit forms for each program and makes them available to the State
Bar, if necessary. The Committee oversees the MCLE renewal application
process when required. Watch the Queen's Bench newsletter and website
for upcoming MCLE brown bag lunch topics events. The Education Committee
meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. at Bingham
McCutchen's San Francisco office located at Three Embarcadero Center,
24th Floor. Please contact one of the Education Committee co-chairs
if you plan to attend.
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Education Committee Co-Chairs |
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Molly Mrowka
Hartman, Blackstock & Moore
182 Howard Street, #414
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 658-7446 (T) / (415) 963-3471 (F)
molly.mrowka@andrewshartman.com
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Holly Schaitberger
Maple, DeLacey & Mussallem LLP
450 Sansome Street, Suite 1101
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 655-5900 (T) / (415) 655-2910 (F)
holly@mdmdfamilylaw.com |
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Employment / Work-Life
Balance Committee
The Employment / Work-Life Balance
Committee reviews trends in the legal job market,
communicates with legal employers about best practices for improving
work-life balance
and retaining women in the profession, and
disseminates information and opportunities to Queen's Bench members
to help them accomplish
their own career and work-life balance goals. |
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Employment
/ Work-Life Balance Committee Co-Chairs |
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Tammy Dawson
2350 43rd Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94116
(415) 317-0797 (T) /
(415) 731-3927 (F)
tammy.dawson@comcast.net
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Michelle
Fowler
Flexperience LLC
P.O. Box 117586
Burlingame, CA 94011
(800) 850-9591 (T) /
(650) 240-3526 (F)
michelle@flexperienceconsulting.com
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Juvenile Hall Project Committee
The Queen's Bench Juvenile Hall Project volunteers
at the San Francisco Juvenile Hall at 375 Woodside
Avenue (off Portola) on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month,
from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.in
Unit #5. We provide companionship, enrichment
activities and mentoring to pre-teen and teenage girls in “lock up.” These children
have historically been subjected to violent victimization. They typically
have low self-esteem and are fearful about their future. We encourage
the children to express themselves through arts and music. During 2007
and 2008, we have sponsored programs by the San Francisco opera, a
Bay Area musician, Amy X Neuburg, and the former lead singer for Ray
Charles, Dr. Mable John. We collaborate closely with the Juvenile Hall
Unit Managers and counselors along with a number of community based
organizations such as YTEC, Girls 2000 and the Women’s Community
Clinic to develop programming. |
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Juvenile
Hall Committee Co-Chairs |
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April Rose Sommer
PO Box 6937
Moraga, CA 94570
(510) 407-6361 (T)
AprilSommerLaw@yahoo.com
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Nancy Sullivan Walter
16 Roanoke Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 586-3270 (T) / (415) 254-1351 (F)
nancy.walter@sbcglobal.net |
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Legislative Issues and
Reproductive Rights Committee
The Reproductive Rights Committee was established to ensure that women's rights related to their reproductive health and welfare continue to be protected in our society. The Committee works on Pro-Choice related issues as well as issues related to parenthood in general and problems, as well as issues affecting working mothers in particular. |
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Legislative
Issues & Reproductive Rights Committee
Chairs |
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Melissa Malone
Of Counsel
Borson Law Group, PC
Intellectual Property Law
1078 Carol Lane, Suite 200
Lafayette, CA 94549
( 925) 310-2060 (T) / ( 925) 310-2061 (F)
melissa_basch@yahoo.com
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Mary Catherine Wiederhold
Law Offices of Mary Catherine Wiederhold
1458 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 533-0735
mcw@mcwrealestatelaw.com |
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Marketing and Communications Committee
Marketing and Communications Committee oversees Queen's Bench policies
on use of its e-mail system and mailing lists, administers the Queen's
Bench web site content, manages all paid Queen's Bench advertising
contracts, and handles all Queen's Bench contact with the press.
Marketing and Communications Committee Chair |
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Amee A. Mikacich
Filice, Brown, Eassa & McLeod LLP
Lake Merritt Plaza
1999 Harrison Street, 18th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-3541
(510) 444-3131 (T) / (510) 839-7940 (F)
aam@filicebrown.com |
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Membership
Committee
Membership Committee Chair |
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Rebecca Hooley
Contra Costa County Counsel's Office
651 Pine Street, 9th Floor
Martinez, CA 94553
925-335-1800 (T) / 925-646-1078 (F)
rhool@cc.cccounty.us
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Mentorship
Committee
While Queen's Bench informally mentors women
attorneys in many ways, our Mentorship Committee oversees a structured
program to pair women attorneys with 2-9 years of law practice experience
with seasoned veterans in the legal profession, in support of improving
the long-term retention of women in the legal profession. Mentee applications
from women who are admitted to the bar and have been employed as an attorney
for two years are more are accepted annually, usually in January.
Mentorship Committee Co-Chairs |
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Alison Crane
Bledsoe Cathcart, Diestel
& Pedersen LLP
601 California Street, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 981-5411 (T) / (415) 981-0352 (F)
acrane@bledsoelaw.com
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Hon. Anne Beytin Torkington
Office of Administrative Law Judges
U.S. Department of Labor
San Francisco Federal Bldg.
90 Seventh Street, Suite 4-800
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-625-2200 (T) / 415-625-2201 (F)
torkington.anne@dol.gov |
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Newsletter Committee
Newsletter Committee Chair |
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Annie O’Donnell
Hedani, Choy, Spalding &
Salvagione LLP
595 Market Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 778-0800 (T) (415) 778-0700 (F)
aodonnell@hedanichoy.com
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Programs
Committee
Programs Committee Chair |
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Sarah King
Tufts, Stephenson & Kasper LLP
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1035
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 835-2207 (T) (415) 705-5301 (F)
sking@tsklaw.com |
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Scholarships Committee
The Scholarships Committee is responsible for
awarding the Mildred W. Levin Scholarship
and the Agnes O'Brien Smith Scholarship to
outstanding law students at Hastings College
of the Law and University of San Francisco School of
Law respectively. The scholarships are awarded
on an annual basis to students with financial
need who exemplify the ideals represented by Judge Smith and
Mildred Levin; students representing the
ideals of intellect, determination, compassion
and integrity. At Hastings, each applicant for a scholarship
submits a resume and/or biographical statement
and an essay entitled, "Qualities
of a Good Lawyer." USF students
submit a resume and essay titled, "Improving Public Perception of the
Legal Profession." The Scholarships Committee reviews the applications
and interviews final candidates. |
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Scholarships
Committee Co-Chairs |
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Hon. Adrienne Jacobs Miller
San Francisco Superior Court
375 Woodside Avenue, Dept. # 5
San Francisco, CA 94127
415-753-7749 (T) / 415-753-7750 (F)
amiller@SFTC.org |
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Rebecca Hooley
Contra Costa County Counsel's Office
651 Pine Street, 9th Floor
Martinez, CA 94553
925-335-1800 (T) / 925-646-1078 (F)
rhool@cc.cccounty.us |
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