Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers

Wisconsin Association of African-American Lawyers (WAAL) is a network of African-American Lawyers dedicated to pursuing diversity in Wisconsin's legal community

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The WAAL Membership Drive starts today! Join WAAL for the 2021-2022 year!

Learn more about WAAL here: https://t.co/cbpzAz7oRl!

JOIN TODAY HERE https://t.co/3wukbHwGIt!

***Individuals who join WAAL this week will be entered into a raffle to win a WAAL Black Lawyer T-shirt!***

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Congratulations are in order to Chief Judge Carl Ashley, May Arinze, Sydney Hardy, Odoi Lassey, and Kira Adkins, the 2023 Member of the Year and VelanDale Scholarship award recipients!

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Congratulations to Naomie Kweyu, who has been elected to the @WAALawyers board of directors!

Learn more about Naomie's role on the board: https://t.co/PGBbtgvpjE

#womeninlaw #Milwaukee #TeamHB

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Here’s something for your timeline other than midterm election news!

WAAL is very excited to introduce the newest members of our board of directors! Please join us in welcoming and congratulating our Communication Co-Directors, Naomie Kweyu and Jade Hall!

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Join the Milwaukee Bar Association on November 3, 2022, at 12:30pm to hear Nerissa Diaz Moisan and Svetlana Gitman from the American Arbitration Association speak on and debunk myths about arbitration clauses!

Register here: https://t.co/PNV9MYvCl4.

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Spooky Season is here! Join WAAL, the YWCA of Madison, Women in Focus, Inc., End Domestic Abuse WI, and RISE Law Center as we help Madison children celebrate Halloween in style! View and donate costumes here: https://t.co/Sgglp698N4.

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Only 16 days left until the 31st Annual VelanDale Scholarship Dinner!!! We are so excited to have this event in person again and look forward to seeing you all and reconnecting!

Purchase your tickets here: https://t.co/iJo3MfKaWB

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Electronic voting is open until Wednesday, August 17, 2022, and the WAAL Annual meeting will be held on August 18, 2022, at 833 E. Michigan St. Milwaukee at 5:30 pm.

Register for the WAAL Annual Meeting here: https://t.co/xo6zxd1k7U

Vote here: https://t.co/FJnwtiTYTP

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You are invited to a free concert on August 20, 2022, at 4pm, benefiting the Vel R. Phillips Legacy Fund which was created to support funding for the statue of Vel Phillips at the Wisconsin capitol building.

Register for the concert here: https://t.co/1caem7ZQSL

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Celebrate Bronzeville Week with WAAL by attending our CLE presentation, Business in Bronzeville: A Primer on Business Entity presented by our very own President-Elect Ashley Smith! We hope to see you there!

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WAAL would like to extend a HUGE congratulations to the newest Milwaukee County Assistant Family Court Commissioner, our very own President Amber Raffeet August!!!

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Get your tickets to our 31st Annual VelanDale Scholarship Dinner! Don't miss out on our special WAAL Member Early Bird Ticket pricing which ends tomorrow, July 29, 2022.

Tickets are available now for members, law students, and supporters here: https://t.co/iJo3MfKaWB

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Join the WAAL for our Annual Meeting on August 18, 2022. All members, future members, and supporters are welcome.

There is an opening on the 2022-2023 Board of Directors for President-Elect.

Register for the meeting at: https://t.co/cYyGbUdmA0

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WAAL would like to congratulate our 2018 VelanDale Scholarship Dinner Keynote Speaker April Miller Boise for recently being named Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for Intel!!

Read about Attorney Miller Boise's appointment here: https://t.co/ym3gfg09rb

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WAAL is pleased to host our 31st Annual VelanDale Scholarship Dinner in-person on Thursday, September 22, 2022. You won't want to miss our Keynote Speaker Attorney Kimberly Chainey of Aptar Group, Inc.

Purchase your tickets here: https://t.co/iJo3MfKaWB

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Join us July 7 at 5:30pm for our nest installment of the Judicial Pipeline Program where we will have the Honorable Nia Trammell, Attorney Kristen Hardy, and Attorney Odalo Ohiku discuss the Judicial Appointment Process. Register at: https://t.co/nkIblyCyDn.

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Did you see the Black Judicial Court Officials in the Milwaukee Juneteenth Parade yesterday?! Check out the amazing group including WAAL President Amber Raffeet August!!! #freedom #Juneteenth

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WAAL is honored to have been awarded the Wisconsin Law Foundation Gordon Sinykin Award of Excellence at the 2022 State Bar of Wisconsin AMC! Pictured are Chief Justice Annette Ziegler, WAAL President Amber Raffeet August , and WAAL Member Saveon Grenell.

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Join Legal Action of Wisconsin for The Ethics of Empathetic Lawyering, presented by Attorney Megan Sprecher on Thursday, June 23, 2022, from 2:00 -3:00pm with a happy hour to follow to celebrate the volunteers that give back to the community through the expungement clinics!!

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Hey MU and UW Law Students!!

The Association for Women Lawyers (AWL) Foundation is hosting their 2022 Scholarship Awards!! Follow the link for information of application requirements, award information and more!!

https://t.co/b3u4NaMDDD

Don't miss the June 15, 2022 deadline!