CBA Record March-April 2024

Breaking Boundaries, Building Futures: Inspiring Tales of Women Arbitrators (March 18, 2024) The CBA’s DICE Committee and the American Arbitration Association program sheds light on the often-untold stories of pioneering women in the field of arbitra tion. Panelists celebrate the trailblazers who are reshaping the legal and alternative dis pute resolution landscape. Featured speak ers included: Karen Layng, Board Member, AAA-ICDR and AAA-ICDR Foundation, CEO of M.A.I.T. Co., and AAA-ICDR Arbitrator and Mediator; Katherine Plominski Gloede, New Age ADR, Of Counsel, Esbrook P.C., and AAA-ICDR Arbitrator and Mediator; Ashley Rafael, General Counsel, Midway Moving & Stor age, Inc. and AAA-ICDR Arbitrator; and Svetlana Gitman, American Arbitration Association (moderator). Owning Your Worth 2024 – Explor ing Financial Success & Well-Being (March 27, 2024) Co-sponsored by UBS and the CBA Trea surer’s Education Series, this program fea tures Rita Fiumara, CRPS, CIMA, Senior Vice President Investments at UBS and her team of female executives, who specialize in financial planning. The program focuses on retirement planning and wealth accumula tion for women, who often find themselves pivotal to family economic sustainability for themselves, their children, and their parents. Programs can be viewed at learn.chica gobar.org and are available for on demand viewing.

HISTORY WILL JUDGE

BY NINA FAIN Members Embrace 2024 International Women’s Day Theme: Inspire Inclusion E ach year the CBA collaborates with the Alliance for Women and the YLS Women in the Law Com

versity College of Law. Committee mem bers include CBA Secretary Trisha Rich, Holland & Knight; CBA Treasurer Nina Fain, JSS Family Trust; Lauren Novak, Corrugated Supplies Company; Alexis Crawford Douglas, K&L Gates; Kerni sha Padilla, Latham & Watkins; and Gail Eisenberg, Loftus Eisenberg. Secrets to Self-Advocacy: Negotiating Compensation and Prioritizing Balance to Achieve Career Success (March 7, 2024) The program focuses on how women law yers can advocate for themselves as they negotiate compensation and set boundar ies to prioritize well-being. The program examines pay equity, transparency, and compensation, as well as gender-specific attrition and well-being trends. Featured speakers include Erin Clifford, JD, MA, Certified Holistic Health Coach; Jacki Davidoff, Principal and Executive Lead ership Coach, Davidoff Strategy; Jane Flanagan, Director, Illinois Department of Labor; Sharmili Majmudar, Executive Vice President of Policy, Programs, and Research, Women Employed; and Karen Munoz, Partner, Dolan Law, attorney well-being advocate, and yoga instructor.

mittee to host a set of outstanding events on issues that impact women’s careers and work-life balance in our profession. This year, the month-long celebration embraces the theme of 2024 International Women’s Day, “Inspire Inclusion,” and features a variety of CLE programs and service events. The trio of programs address some of the most pressing issues faced by women in the law today: compensation negotia tions, multi-generational family economic security, and health and wellness. Address ing these issues is essential to ensure career success and personal well-being. Of this year’s programming, CBA CLE Director Jennifer Byrne says, “We hope innovative programs such as these for Women’s His tory Month 2024 give our members an interactive platform to address the critical challenges facing women lawyers today.” With co-sponsors from the CBA and the private sector, the 2024 programming line-up is one of the best. It is presented by the CBA’s Women’s History Month Planning Committee led by CBA Second Vice President Kathryn Liss, DePaul Uni

Nina Fain is counsel to the JSS Family Trust and serves as CBA Treasurer, Co-Chair of the DICE Committee, and is a CBA Record Editorial Board member.

Keep Tabs on How Google Tracks Your Data March 28, 2024 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | 1 IL PR-MCLE Credit Live Webcast | Register at Learn.ChicagoBar.org In this seminar CBA LMPT Advisor Anne Haag will outline what data Google is collecting from you and how you can limit it.

42 March/April 2024