FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Elisabeth J. Medvedow,
Executive Director
Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts
(617) 973-6666
medvedow@womensbar.org
WBA, Nixon Peabody host a reception for Massachusetts Minority Bar Associations
(BOSTON)– January 31, 2007 - The WBA and Nixon Peabody hosted a reception that gathered leaders and members of the minority bar associations of Massachusetts, including the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys; Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association; Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys; Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association; and the South Asian Bar Association.
Nearly 150 women attorneys met for an evening of networking and collegiality. Special thanks to Nixon Peabody for hosting the event.
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Pictured Left: (L-R) Christina Miller, Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association; Kitty O'Connor, 2006-2007 President of the WBA of Massachusetts;
Annapoorni Sankaran,
2006-2007 President of the South Asian Bar Association (SABA); Emily Yu, member of the board of directors of the
Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM);
Angela McConney, 2006-2007 President of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association (MBLA); and Keidi Carrington, 2006-2007 President of the
Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys (MBWA).
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