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OUR SPEAKER:

June McIvor

Manager, Community Engagement

June McIvor joined Invenergy in April 2024 to lead local engagement on the Even Keel Wind offshore wind energy project, pursuing her passion to contribute to the fight against climate change.  Invenergy is a U.S., privately-held company that is accelerating cleaner, more reliable, affordable energy with a 20+ year track record of responsibly developing, building, owning and operating wind, solar, and natural gas general projects and energy storage facilities.  Invenergy has developed more than 200 projects and 32 gigawatts of generating capacity around the world.
 
June has been active in the San Luis Obispo County community for over 20 years.  As a partner in the preeminent business law firm of Sinsheimer Juhnke McIvor & Stroh for 12 years, she counseled regional businesses in a variety of corporate and transactional capacities.  She then joined Tolosa Winery in 2015 as president and CEO, overseeing the comprehensive refresh and elevation of Tolosa.  She also was the architect of the integration of Tolosa into a unified corporate structure with its sister wineries in Napa and Spain, serving as the CEO of the parent company. 
 
June is chair of the board of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce and is active with the SLO Climate Coalition and Citizens’ Climate Education.  She has served on the boards of the San Luis Obispo Wine Country Association (president), Leadership SLO (board chair), AYSO youth soccer (regional commissioner), San Luis Obispo Symphony (president), French Hospital Foundation (treasurer), and others. 
 
Prior to moving to the Central Coast, June was a pioneer in professional soccer in the U.S., serving as Vice President and Legal Counsel of the 1994 World Cup, the first General Counsel of Major League Soccer, Chief Operating Officer of the 1999 Women’s World Cup, and Managing Director of the championship venue of the 2003 Women’s World Cup.  She started her career at the international law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  June holds a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and a law degree from the University of Virginia. 
 
June lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband, Duane Hall, and their daughter, Kaylie.  When not out talking to people about the benefits of offshore wind energy, she can be found running on the beautiful trails of the Central Coast, laughing on the pickle ball court, or enjoying time with friends.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
at 12:00 PM

People's Self-Help Housing

1060 Kendall Road, Room 148, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

The day before the event, WLA will email all registered attendees CLE handouts.

Payment Information:
$45.00 for non-members
$35.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law Students

Lunches will be provided. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@ammcglaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our December event

OUR SPEAKERS:

CARRIE WINTERS

Carrie Winters joined the Stein-Conaway Law Firm as an associate attorney in late October 2024, where she focuses on providing excellent criminal defense representation to her clients. Carrie has been a trial attorney for all 19 years of her legal career, 15 of which have been here in San Luis Obispo County. During her career, she has worked as a public defender, juvenile dependency attorney, and prosecutor. As a bonus to her practice, she assists people who are seeking their Italian citizenship by helping to obtain California court orders when vital records necessary for their applications do not exist or have data discrepancies.
Carrie also teaches Remedies at San Luis Obispo College of Law, is the Atascadero High School Mock Trial attorney coach, and is the Treasurer of the Central Coast Motorcycle Association – an organization that helps maintain the dirt bike trails in the Los Padres National Forest.

AMY McDONALD

Amy McDonald is a recent graduate of the San Luis Obispo College of Law. She is originally from the Pacific Northwest but has called the Central Coast home for about 11 years. She currently works for SLO Legal Assistance Foundation as a Staff Attorney where she handles all the domestic violence and custody cases. She enjoys helping clients in need and giving back to the community through her role at SLOLAF. 

GRACE READY

Grace Ready grew up in the beautiful community of San Luis Obispo and earned her undergraduate degree at Cal Poly where she developed a strong foundation for her legal career. After graduating from Santa Clara University School of Law, she returned to the Central Coast. Currently, Grace is an associate (to be) at Farmer & Ready where she focuses on Civil Litigation and Real Estate law. Outside of her legal practice, Grace volunteers her time with Jack’s Helping Hand.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
at 12:00 PM

Via Zoom
The day before the event (December 3), the WLA will email all registered attendees the Zoom conference information, password, and CLE handouts.

* Late registrants should e-mail Elizabeth Culley at eculley@ammcglaw.com directly to receive the Zoom information.
** Registered attendees who do not receive the email with the Zoom information, should check their junk mail folders. If a registered attendee has not received the Zoom information prior to the event, please email eculley@ammcglaw.com directly.

Payment Information:
$20.00 for WLA members

$30.00 for non-members

Special offer: $70.00 Bundle - Includes December 4, 2024 MCLE and 2025 Membership Dues - new members please also fill out membership application on WLA Website. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@ammcglaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we may not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

OWL Nominations: The WLA is currently accepting nominations for the Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award! Please submit your nominations at http://www.wlaslo.org/owl-awards before December 31, 2024.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

Mary Tatum

Born and raised on the California coast, Mary Tatum grew up in a family defined by integrity, hard work and compassion for others. Higher education was valued but largely out of reach. Despite daunting financial challenges, Mary graduated from California Lutheran University and completed her law degree at Ventura College of Law. She joined the District Attorney’s Office in Ventura County, where she worked for 8 years before proceeding to Monterey County and a similar position with the DA’s office there for an additional 21 years.

She managed difficult case types including domestic violence, assaults, gang cases, preliminary hearings, motions court and jury trials and earned a reputation as a tough, tenacious lawyer who never gave up. Over the course of her career as a prosecutor, Mary learned much about the legal system, how trials work (and can be avoided) and how lawyers manage both sides of the courtroom. She won case after case.

In 2021, Mary was ready for a new challenge. She moved to SLO County and a defense lawyer practice, where she now helps people facing serious legal challenges. The Mary Tatum Law Group is anchored by Mary and supported by a detail-focused team of staff members. The Mary Tatum Law Group brings insight and a fierce belief in fairness and kindness to everything it does, all under the leadership of a straight-talking, no-nonsense professional who gets the job done. 

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$35.00 for non-members
$30.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law Students

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@ammcglaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKERS:

Lisa Sperow

 Lisa Sperow has been the Executive Director of the Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic since October of 2012 and teaching at Cal Poly since 2001. Prior to joining Cal Poly, she was a trial lawyer in DOJ’s Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch in Washington, D.C. She currently serves as a consultant for the Small Business Development Center, Chair of the American Bar Association Pro Bono and Tax Clinic Committee, and a Fellow to the American Bar Foundation. She is also a Board Member for Community Action Partnership-SLO, the San Luis Obispo County Mock Trial Committee, the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, the Unity Bar of San Luis Obispo County, KCBX Public Radio Station, and the San Luis Obispo County Women Lawyers Association.

Maren Hufton

Maren is the principal attorney at Hufton Law, a general counsel and investigations firm serving businesses, organizations, and leaders throughout California. Since 2019, Maren has balanced legal practice with Higher Education administration in San Luis Obispo, California, leading civil rights, workplace, and whistleblower/retaliation investigations and programs at a major university. A Pepperdine-trained mediator, Maren resolves disputes and can conduct administrative hearings for schools and other organizations and agencies.

Previously a partner at Stradling in Newport Beach, California, Maren represented both private and publicly-traded enterprises and executives facing government inquiries and investigations, litigated complex disputes, and provided strategic corporate counsel and compliance advice.  She defended clients against accusations of fraud, accounting and disclosure, insider trading, FCPA and FCA violations, by a host of agencies and regulators, including both the civil and criminal divisions of the DOJ, SEC, FDA, FCC, and FINRA, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, state agencies like the CA Department of Corporations, and state and local law enforcement authorities in California, New York, Florida, and elsewhere. 

Active with the Association of Workplace Investigators and the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics, Maren is a member of the Board of Directors of the Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo, and served as President in 2020.  Maren is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Foundation for the Performing Arts Center (FPAC), and served on the Executive Committee as Secretary.

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$35.00 for non-members
$30.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law Students

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@ammcglaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

The WLA Presents the Following Proposed Officer Slate for the
2025 Executive Board 

Immediate Past President: Erin Taylor
President: Lisa Hamon
Vice President: Emilie De La Motte
Treasurer: Elizabeth Culley
Secretary: Sarah Pazdan
Membership Chair: Sarah Yasutake
Scholarship Chair: Maren Hufton
Publicity Chair: Michaela Cotton
Tech Chair: Skye Christakos
Judicial Reception Chair: Sarah Pazdan
Member at large and OWL Award liaison: Sheryl Wolcott
Member at large and Community Service Chair: Kara Stein-Conaway
Member at large and MCLE Compliance Chair: Aislinn Roberts
Member at large and MCLE Assistant: Amanda Busick
Member at Large: Megan Baltierra
Member at Large: Jessica Saldo

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKERS:

Michael Haupt

Michael's practice is focused heavily on business and contract disputes, disputes and litigation arising out of the development, purchase, sale, lease and finance of real property, surety claims and other construction-related matters, probate and trust litigation, title insurance claims, and a variety of other insurance-related disputes. Michael handles all aspects of litigation for his clients, including trial and appellate work in both state and federal courts throughout the Central Coast and the State of California. Michael also has extensive experience in resolving disputes on behalf of his clients through mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

In addition to his litigation and trial practice, Michael also is regularly involved in the negotiation and drafting of business and real estate transactions on behalf of his clients.

Michael grew up in San Luis Obispo, attending both Old Mission School and Mission College Preparatory. Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree with High Honors from University of California at Santa Barbara, where he was a two-time recipient of the Big West Scholar-Athlete Award, and received his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law. During law school, Michael served as an editor on the Law Review and was a judicial extern for the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Michael is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California, the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern District Courts of California, as well as the Second and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals. Michael is also a member of the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, where he served on the Board of Directors from 2010-2014. 

Lisa Hamon

Lisa practices in the areas of business law, civil litigation, and real estate. Lisa’s transactional experience includes business entity formation, representing clients in the sale, purchase, transfer, and leasing of real property, and contract negotiation and drafting. Lisa also has experience drafting easements, covenants, conditions & restrictions, and other related documents.

In the litigation context, Lisa represents clients in business and real estate disputes, including breach of contract claims, quiet title actions, surety claims and other construction-related disputes, and landlord/tenant matters.

Lisa earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California at Davis. She received her J.D., with Great Distinction, from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where she was inducted into the Traynor Honor Society. 

Lisa is a current board member of the Women Lawyers Association and previously served as chair of the Legislative Committee for the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$35.00 for non-members
$30.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law Students

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@ammcglaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

Nancy C. Unger

Nancy C. Unger is Professor of History at Santa Clara University. A scholar of American history at the turn of the nineteenth century, she is the author of the prize-winning biographies Fighting Bob La Follette: The Righteous Reformer and Belle La Follette: Progressive Era Reformer.  She co-edited A Companion to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era and is also the author of Beyond Nature’s Housekeepers: American Women in Environmental History (a California Book Award finalist). She is immediate past-president of the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
 
Nancy’s op-eds applying the lessons of the past to the present have appeared in dozens of venues including The Washington Post, CNN, and TIME. She has spoken at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, NASA, and Town Hall Seattle, as well as in the Wisconsin State capital, and the Vanderbilt Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.  Her radio and podcast appearances include National Public Radio and the BBC. She has worked as an on-air consultant for the PBS program The American Experience, and has been featured on five hour-long programs on C-SPAN. 

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$35.00 for non-members
$30.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law Students

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKERS:

Skye Christakos

George, Cyr & Christakos, Inc.

Ms. Christakos is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law, with emphasis on tax planning and administration of estates. Her practice includes preparation of revocable and irrevocable trusts, planning and preparation of federal estate and gift tax returns, charitable planning, and the utilization of corporations, partnerships, and other entities as they relate to estate and tax planning. She also teaches Wills and Trusts at the San Luis Obispo College of Law and works with numerous local non-profits.

Krista Sabin

Ogden & Fricks LLP  

Ms. Sabin handles transactional matters along with entity formations, estate planning, will, trusts, and farm, ranch, and business succession planning. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Ms. Sabin worked as a loan officer specializing in agricultural and commercial loans with a portfolio in excess of $140 million, where her role included originating, analyzing, and servicing the loans. Her substantial commercial and agricultural lending background provides significant advantages in commercial and agriculture property transactions, agriculture issues, and developing and implementing business and succession plans. In addition to assisting clients with general corporate counseling and formation issues, her practice emphasizes real estate, business, and agriculture transactions, dispute resolution and estate planning.

Ms. Sabin is a long-time resident of the Central Coast having graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (B.S. Agricultural Business) in 1995. While working as a loan officer, Ms. Sabin attended Santa Barbara College of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor degree, with Honors, in 2004. Ms. Sabin was admitted to the California bar in 2004 and has been working full-time for Ogden & Fricks LLP since 2005. Ms. Sabin is admitted to practice in California and the Central District of California. Ms. Sabin is active in the community and has served as President of the Arroyo Grande Chamber of Commerce, President of the SLO County California Women for Agriculture, and Secretary of the San Luis Obispo County Women Lawyers Association.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$35.00 for non-members
$30.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law Students

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

Dr. Nancy Arrington

Dr. Nancy Arrington is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Cal Poly, SLO. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Emory University, a MIP from the University of Georgia, and a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Arrington's research addresses how political institutions shape prospects for the inclusion and incorporation of women and minority officials, both in the United States and cross-nationally. In her dissertation project, she explains how institutional selection mechanisms condition three steps required for gender diversification on peak courts. Specifically, selection institutions shape the citizenry’s ability to (1) make inferences about whether or not gender bias occurs in the selection process, (2) identify the people or person responsible for perceived bias, and (3) hold those responsible for bias accountable.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$35.00 for non-members
$30.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law Students

The first 10 SLO College of Law students to register may attend for free. Contact Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com to register (or use the link below).

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our December event

OUR SPEAKERS:

EMILIE DE LA MOTTE

Emilie de la Motte serves clients in general civil litigation matters, primarily in product liability, personal injury, and construction defect cases. She specializes in writing complex motions. Her clients include large manufacturers, contractors, premise owners, and local hardware stores. She practiced law in San Francisco and Oakland for over 13 years and in 2019 returned to her hometown of San Luis Obispo to work remotely as an independent contractor. She earned her J.D. from UC Davis King Hall SOL.

AISLINN KIYOMI ROBERTS

Aislinn Kiyomi Roberts is an Associate in Lozano Smith’s San Luis Obispo office.  Her legal practice is focused on the labor & employment, student and governance aspects of public agency law.  Ms. Roberts assists clients on various labor & employment issues, including discipline, layoffs, discrimination complaints, disability accommodations, and leaves. She also advises clients on student-related issues such as records, discipline, searches and constitutional issues. 

SARAH PAZDAN

Sarah Pazdan is the Chief Compliance Officer at Wacker Wealth Partners.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$35.00 for non-members
$30.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for SLO College of Law students.

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available.

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we may not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

OWL Nominations: The WLA is currently accepting nominations for the Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award! Please submit your nominations at http://www.wlaslo.org/owl-awards before December 31, 2023.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKERS:

Emilie de la Motte

Emilie de la Motte serves clients in general civil litigation matters, primarily in product liability, personal injury, and construction defect cases.  She specializes in writing complex motions. Her clients include large manufacturers, contractors, premise owners, and local hardware stores.  She practiced law in San Francisco and Oakland for over 13 years and in 2019 returned to her hometown of San Luis Obispo to work remotely as an independent contractor.  She earned her J.D. from UC Davis King Hall SOL.

Ellen Drews

Ellen Drews joined the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court as a research attorney in October 2017. Prior to joining the court, Ellen practiced civil litigation at Sinsheimer Juhnke McIvor & Stroh in San Luis Obispo from 2013 to 2017, and at McDermott Will & Emery in Los Angeles from 2008 to 2013. Ellen previously served on the boards for WLA and the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum. Ellen earned her J.D. from the U.C.L.A. School of Law.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per WLA member.

$35.00 per non-member.

$15.00 per SLO College of Law student.

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we may not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

David Chamberlain

David Chamberlain is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Tax at Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business. He is the Director of the college’s Masters in Taxation program. He holds a J.D. from Columbia University and an LL.M. in Taxation from NYU.

Before joining Cal Poly, he worked at major accounting firms and the IRS for 25 years, specializing in international transfer pricing. He has authored several book chapters and been published in the Florida Tax Review and the Virginia Tax Review among other influential tax journals. Areas of research include taxation of cryptocurrency, valuation of profits-only interests, the commensurate with income standard, base erosion and profit shifting, European State Aid cases and taxation of employee stock options.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per WLA member.

$35.00 per non-member.

$15.00 per SLO College of Law student.

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we may not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

Melodie Rivas

Melodie Rivas is the Legal Director of Family Law Services at San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation (SLOLAF). SLOLAF offers free legal assistance to low-income SLO County residents and recently became a sub-grantee of Lumina Alliance. With that partnership, SLOLAF began offering family law services to survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking in February of 2023. The program is currently limited to representation in restraining order cases, but will open up to additional family law services for survivors as the program’s capacity grows.
 
Melodie came to San Luis Obispo in 2003 and has served the community as both a SLO County Deputy Public Defender and a SLO County Deputy District Attorney. For fun, she coaches the SLO Mock Trial Team, teaches at the SLO College of Law, sings with a few local choirs, and performs with Central Coast Gilbert & Sullivan.

Wednesday, June 7, 2023
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per WLA member.

$35.00 per non-member.

$15.00 per SLO College of Law student.

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we may not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

Jennifer Denbow

Jennifer Denbow is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Cal Poly, SLO. She holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy from UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on contemporary US reproductive law, politics, and technology. She is the author of Governed through Choice: Autonomy, Technology, and the Politics of Reproduction (NYU Press, 2015), and she is currently completing a book manuscript titled, In the Name of Innovation: Neoliberalism, Biotechnology, and Reproductive Labor.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per WLA member.

$35.00 per non-member.

Free for the first ten SLO College of Law students who sign up (must use your law school email address);
$15.00 for SLO College of Law student attendees once sponsored spaces are filled. 

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we may not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

Skye Christakos

Skye Christakos specializes in estate planning, trust and probate law, with emphasis on tax planning and administration of estates. Her practice includes preparation of revocable and irrevocable trusts, planning and preparation of federal estate and gift tax returns, charitable planning, and the utilization of corporations, partnerships, and other entities as they relate to estate and tax planning.

Skye was born and raised in San Luis Obispo. She left after high school to live in Oregon and North Carolina, but returned home in 2011. She lives with her husband, young kids, and menagerie of pets and writes novels in her spare time.

And yes, everyone she knows has named her as their trustee.

Wednesday, April 5, 2023
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per WLA member.

$35.00 per non-member.

$15.00 per San Luis Obispo College of Law student

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Links below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we may not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

Shaana A. Rahman

Shaana A. Rahman received her B.S. from Santa Clara University and her J.D. from University of San Francisco. Ms. Rahman is the owner and founder of Rahman Law PC with offices in San Francisco and Paso Robles.

Ms. Rahman’s firm represents individuals and families in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, including dangerous condition of public property actions against public entities. 

As a cyclist and an active member of the Bay Area and Central Coast bicycle communities, Ms. Rahman also devotes a large part of her practice to representing injured cyclists.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per attendee, regardless of whether you are a WLA member.

$15.00 per San Luis Obispo College of Law student

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Reservation Link below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our event

OUR SPEAKER:

June McIvor

June McIvor was first introduced to Title IX in junior high school. She had been dismayed to discover there was no girls’ soccer team at her high school; her P.E. teacher set her on a 4-year journey that would result in June co-captaining the first ever varsity girls’ soccer team at New Canaan High School in Connecticut.

She received her undergraduate degree from Vassar College and, maybe influenced by her experience with law in high school, her law degree from the University of Virginia. June began her legal career as an associate at the Los Angeles law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she specialized in real estate issues, leveraged buyouts, and corporate acquisitions.

Taking what was supposed to be a 2-year leave of absence from the firm, June joined the organizing committee for World Cup USA 1994, hailed as the most successful World Cup ever, as Vice President of Legal Affairs. She never did go back to the law firm. In her subsequent role as General Counsel of Major League Soccer (MLS), June was a member of the founding team that launched the premier professional men’s soccer league in the U.S. The league’s groundbreaking single entity structure required June’s legal oversight of, and counsel to, the league and all ten teams.

June next served as Chief Operating Officer for the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Organizing Committee – a dream come true. She was intimately involved with every aspect of the tournament, from filling the stadiums for the largest women’s sporting event in history to making “Women’s World Cup” a household phrase. Her particular focus was on business and legal operations: negotiating major corporate and sponsorship partnerships for the Committee, shaping marketing and ticketing strategy, negotiating stadium leases, and managing the seven venues across the country which staged Women’s World Cup games in 1999. She also oversaw the championship venue in 2003.

After moving to San Luis Obispo in 2003, she was a partner in the law firm of Sinsheimer Juhnke McIvor & Stroh; she is now President & CEO of Tolosa winery. June lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband, Duane Hall, and their daughter, Kaylie.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per attendee, regardless of whether you are a WLA member.

San Luis Obispo College of Law students may attend for free. To register for a free admission, please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com

Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Reservation Link below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our December event

OUR SPEAKERS:

EMILIE DE LA MOTTE

Emilie de la Motte serves clients in general civil litigation matters, primarily in product liability, personal injury, and construction defect cases. She specializes in writing complex motions. Her clients include large manufacturers, contractors, premise owners, and local hardware stores. She practiced law in San Francisco and Oakland for over 13 years and in 2019 returned to her hometown of San Luis Obispo to work remotely as an independent contractor. She earned her J.D. from UC Davis King Hall SOL.

MICHAELA COTTON

Michaela Cotton is an Associate at Andre, Morris & Buttery in San Luis Obispo. She is a member of their Employment Law and Civil Litigation practice groups. Michaela received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2011. In 2015, Michaela received her Juris Doctorate from Cornell Law School, where she was a member of the Journal of Law and Public Policy, Treasurer of the Public Interest Law Union and President of the Society of Wine & Jurisprudence. While at Cornell, Michaela was a summer law clerk at the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of California, the General Crimes Division. Following law school, Michaela worked in San Diego for the large, international law firm Latham & Watkins, LLP, in their Litigation Department, White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice Group. At Latham, Michaela managed a variety of litigation matters, as well as internal, state and federal investigations, specializing in the healthcare industry. Having grown up on the Central Coast, Michaela returned in 2021 to join Andre, Morris & Buttery. Michaela has been on the Board of Directors for the Women Lawyers Association since she moved back to the area.

SARAH PAZDAN

Sarah Pazdan is the Chief Compliance Officer at Wacker Wealth Partners.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per attendee, regardless of whether you are a WLA member. Lunches will be provided by Lincoln Deli. Vegetarian options will be available.

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Reservation Link below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we may not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

OWL Nominations: The WLA is currently accepting nominations for the Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award! Please submit your nominations at http://www.wlaslo.org/owl-awards before December 31, 2022.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our November event

OUR SPEAKER:

Sheryl Wolcott

Sheryl Wolcott is a Chief Deputy District Attorney at the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office. She graduated in 1993 from the University of California, San Diego, with a double major in Literature/Writing and Political Science. In 1996, she received her Juris Doctorate from University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She has been a prosecutor since 1996, when she began her career at the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office. After trying cases for several years, Sheryl was a supervising attorney at the San Mateo District Attorney's Office for three years before joining the San Luis Obispo District Attorney's Office in 2007. Throughout her career, she held a variety of misdemeanor and felony assignments, including several years prosecuting domestic violence cases. Sheryl has been a Chief Deputy District Attorney since 2013.

Sheryl has been on the Board of Directors for the Women Lawyers Association for several years and serves on the local Mock Trial Committee. She has previously served on the Board of Directors for the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, including as President in 2018, and served on the Board of Directors for Stand Strong for six years.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per attendee, regardless of whether you are a WLA member.

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Reservation Link below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our September event

OUR SPEAKERS:

Lisa Sperow

Lisa Sperow has been the Executive Director of the Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic since October of 2012 and teaching at Cal Poly since 2001. Prior to Cal Poly, she was a trial lawyer in DOJ’s Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch in Washington, D.C. She currently serves as a consultant for the Small Business Development Center, a Judge Pro Tem for the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court and a Fellow to the American Bar Foundation. She is also a Board Member for Community Action Partnership-SLO, the San Luis Obispo County Mock Trial Committee and the San Luis Obispo County Women Lawyers Association.

Meghann A. Triplett

Meghann A. Triplett is a partner with Margulies Faith LLP. Ms. Triplett specializes in bankruptcy law and business and bankruptcy related litigation. She regularly represents bankruptcy trustees, businesses, creditors, debtors, litigants in bankruptcy adversary proceedings, receivers, those interested in buying assets from bankruptcy and/or receivership estates, financial institutions, as well as assignees for the benefit of creditors. Ms. Triplett has significant experience litigating bankruptcy avoidance actions (including prosecution and defense of fraudulent transfer and preference actions), and in all aspects of bankruptcy reorganization and liquidation including assets sales, claim disputes, relief from the automatic stay, nondischargeability actions, contract assumption and rejection, plan confirmation, cash collateral disputes, mediations, and out-of-court restructuring.

Prior to joining Margulies Faith LLP, Meghann served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Kathleen Thompson (Ret.) and Catherine Bauer (Ret.) of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. Ms. Triplett received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Southern California, and her law degree from Chapman University School of Law.

Meghann is a member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the San Luis Obispo Women Lawyers. She is also the former President of the San Luis Obispo Women Lawyers. Ms. Triplett has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2018.

Wednesday, September 7, 2022
at 12:00 PM

Saints Barrel Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Payment Information:
$30.00 per attendee, regardless of whether or not you are a WLA member. 

All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Reservation Link below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately we will not be able to provide lunch.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our June event

OUR SPEAKER:

Courtney Taylor

Courtney serves as counsel to a diverse range of alcoholic beverage industry members. Her practice focuses exclusively on all aspects of alcohol beverage law and regulation for wineries, breweries, distilled spirits plants, importers, wholesalers and retailers. Areas of expertise include state and federal alcoholic beverage licensing, tied house and trade practice laws, and federal labeling regulations and approvals. Courtney specializes in intellectual property laws specific to wine brands and has prosecuted hundreds of applications for her winery clients. Courtney also assists her clients with contracts and agreements related to their operation in the alcohol beverage industry, including alternating proprietor agreements, custom crush
agreements, distribution agreements, winemaker agreements, and trademark license agreements.

Courtney has practiced in the alcohol beverage field for almost a decade. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from UC Davis in 2006, with degrees in Communication and Spanish. Courtney worked for Accenture shortly after graduation, and left that career to return to UC Davis King Hall for law school in 2010. After working as an associate attorney at two local law firms in San Luis Obispo, Courtney started her own law practice. In 2018, Courtney was named as one of the Top 40 Under 40 by The Tribune.

In addition to her law practice, Courtney is faculty in the Wine and Viticulture Department at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she teaches an upper division course in wine law and compliance.

A native of San Luis Obispo, Courtney lives in the Avila Valley on her family’s vineyard and cider apple orchard with her husband, Ben, and two sons.

Via Zoom
The day before the event (May 31), the WLA will email all registered attendees the Zoom conference information, password, and CLE handouts.

* Late registrants should e-mail Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com and Jessica Saldo at jessica.a.saldo@gmail.com directly to receive the Zoom information.
** Registered attendees who do not receive the email with the Zoom information, should check their junk mail folders. If a registered attendee has not received the Zoom information prior to the event, please email Jessica Saldo at jessica.a.saldo@gmail.com directly.
 
Payment Information:
$15.00 per attendee, regardless of whether or not you are a WLA member. All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Reservation Link below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.

Please join the Women Lawyers Association for our May event

OUR SPEAKERS:

Melissa Chabra

Melissa Chabra graduated from Smith College in 2003 with a BA in Sociology and UC Davis King Hall School of Law in 2007. She worked at the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office from 2007-2019, working as a Deputy District Attorney initially and then in 2017 was promoted to Supervising Deputy District Attorney. She supervised the Crimes Against Children Division and was the Chairperson for the Tulare County Human Trafficking Task Force in 2018-2019. She joined the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office as a Deputy District Attorney in August 2019. Melissa has prosecuted all types of cases, from misdemeanors up to gangs cases and homicides, but the majority of her career has been spent prosecuting sexual assault cases.

Danielle Baker

Danielle Baker graduated from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2015 and began her career as a Deputy District Attorney in Kern County. Danielle worked in the Kern County DA's office for 3 years before joining the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office in late 2018. Danielle has completed over 40 jury trials ranging from a DUI to a multiple victim child molest case. She joined the Sexual Assault Unit in March of 2020.

Via Zoom
The day before the event (May 3), the WLA will email all registered attendees the Zoom conference information, password, and CLE handouts.

* Late registrants should e-mail Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com and Jessica Saldo at jessica.a.saldo@gmail.com directly to receive the Zoom information.
** Registered attendees who do not receive the email with the Zoom information, should check their junk mail folders. If a registered attendee has not received the Zoom information prior to the event, please email Jessica Saldo at jessica.a.saldo@gmail.com directly.
 
Payment Information:
$15.00 per attendee, regardless of whether or not you are a WLA member. All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.

If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com. 

There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.

(1) Pay Online Using the Reservation Link below

(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918

*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot. 
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@amblaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending. 
 
Please RSVP one week in advance.

 
We look forward to your participation!

Sorry, but we cannot accommodate refund requests.