DETROIT (Oct. 27, 2009) -The Student Outreach Committee and the Career Services Office at Wayne State University Law School are pleased to present the third annual Women's Mentoring Panel on Nov. 11, at 12:00 noon in the Barris Lounge at the Law School, 471 West Palmer Street, Detroit.
Panelists include Wayne Law alumni:
• Judge Connie Marie Kelley, '81, 3rd Circuit Court
• Margaret Raben, '86, founding partner, Gurewitz & Raben
• Nicole Wilinski, '00, President of the Women's Bar Association, Oakland County Region of Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Associate, Plunkett & Cooney
• Emily Smith-Sulfaro, '88, General Counsel and Secretary of Ford Motor Company Land Development Corp.
• Ronda Tate, '06, Associate, Lewis & Munday, P.C.
• Kim Yapchai, '93, Corporate Counsel, Masco Corporation
"The intent is to give students the opportunity to talk to successful women alumni. Students can ‘ask real questions and get real answers,'" said Yapchai, organizer and moderator. Panelists will address topics including a typical work day, skills that are keys to success, career paths, balancing work and family, and challenges that confront women in the legal profession.
For more information, contact Krystal Gardner, (313) 577-3967.
About Wayne Law
Wayne State University Law School has educated and served the Detroit metropolitan area since its inception as Detroit City Law School in 1927. Located at 471 West Palmer Street in Detroit's re-energized historic cultural center, the Law School remains committed to student success and features modern lecture and court facilities, wireless Internet access throughout its three interconnected buildings, a 250-seat auditorium, and the Arthur Neef Law Library, which houses one of the nation's 40 largest legal collections. Taught by an internationally recognized and expert faculty, Wayne Law students experience a high-quality legal education via a growing array of hands-on curricular offerings, five live-client clinics, and access to well over 100 internships with local and non-profit entities each year. Its 11,000 living alumni, who work in every state of the nation and more than a dozen foreign countries, are experts in their disciplines and include leading members of the local, national and international legal communities. For more information, visit www.law.wayne.edu.