2024 TMA Chesapeake NOW 3rd Annual Bankruptcy Judges Panel with IWIRC

You’re invited to join us for our 3rd Annual Bankruptcy Judges Panel, From Debut to Swan Song: Mentorship During All Acts of Your Career, hosted by TMA Chesapeake Network of Women (NOW) and IWIRC  Washington DC, Virginia and Greater Maryland Networks and featuring Bankruptcy Judges Panel from the Chesapeake region: TMA and IWIRC members are FREE, non-members are $25.

• Hon. Paul Black, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
• Hon. Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
• Hon. Rebecca Connelly, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
• Hon. Elizabeth L. Gunn, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
• Hon. Michelle M. Harner, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
• Hon. Kevin R. Huennekens, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Hon. Brian F. Kenney, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Hon. Klinette H. Kindred, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Hon. Keith L. Phillips, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Hon. David E. Rice, United States Bankrupcty Court for the District of Maryland
• Hon. Frank J. Santoro, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Virginia
• Hon. Lori S. Simpson, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland

Our esteemed panel will discuss professional development in the practice of law and in the courtroom.  This will include a discussion of the role of mentors, sponsors, and other supporters in the judges’ careers but also how junior lawyers can help develop their reputation and what more senior lawyers can do to be advocates, along with other tips/tricks for how to develop ones career (and help support others in advancing their careers).  The panel will be moderated by Rachel Greenleaf, Career Law Clerk for the Honorable Kevin R. Huennekens.

While we cannot promise all questions or topics will be covered, if you have any questions or topics you would be interested in the panel discussing, you can email Rosa Evergreen, TMA Chesapeake NOW Chair and IWIRC Board member, in advance at [email protected].

Zoom links will be shared the day before the event.