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Queen’s Bench’s committees are vital to achieving our mission. Our committees organize and host programs to eliminate gender bias in the legal community, support women lawyers in assuming positions of leadership, advocate for women’s rights, and encourage adoption of legislative and judicial reforms. The committees also sponsor periodic employment surveys, work to increase the representation of women on the bench, write amicus briefs on major issues affecting women and sponsor scholarships for promising law students at Hastings and University of San Francisco law schools.


Amicus Briefs Committee

Our Amicus Briefs Committee prepares amicus briefs authorized by the Board of Directors. Additionally, the committee advises the Board on amicus briefs for which Queen's Bench's support is requested by other organizations. Visit the Amicus Briefs Committee page.

Chair: Juliane Smith

Co-Chair: Lacey L. Estudillo

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Awards Committee

The Awards Committee chooses the recipients of the Queen’s Bench Lifetime Achievement and Queen’s Bench Merit Awards and advises the Board on other awards as needed. Please visit our Awards page to find out more.


Business Development Committee

The Business Development Committee works to advance the interests of members in connection with business development and works with other professional associations, as they are available, to arrange for the annual LEAADD dinner (Lawyers, Engineers, Architects, Accountants, Doctors, and Dentists). One of the BD Committee's most popular events is the annual Cocktails and Couture. 

Business Development Committee

The Business Development Committee works to advance the interests of members in connection with business development and works with other professional associations, as they are available, to arrange for the annual LEAADD dinner (Lawyers, Engineers, Architects, Accountants, Doctors, and Dentists). One of the BD Committee's most popular events is the annual Cocktails and Couture. 

Michelle Dylan

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Lisa Villasenor-Volosing

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Bylaws Committee

The Bylaws Committee routinely reviews and proposes updates to the Queen's Bench bylaws.

Kimiko Akiya

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Centennial/History

The History Committee maintains and preserves the historical archives of Queen's Bench.  Please visit our Queen’s Bench Archives to find out more.


Clarissa Kang

Hon. Charlotte Walter Woolard, Ret.


Civic and Judicial Appointments Committee

The Civic and Judicial Appointments Committee provides information to the Board and to the members regarding open positions in all branches and levels of government and information about candidates for those openings. The goal is to encourage member participation in elections and ensure communication of open positions to the membership.  Visit our Civic and Judicial Appointment Committee page to find out more.

Veena Bansal

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Theresa Moore


Conference of Delegates

The Queen's Bench delegation to the CCBA represents Queen's Bench at the annual Conference of California Bar Associations and prepares and submits to the conference, resolutions on behalf of Queen's Bench. Current resolutions that we’re supporting.  Past resolutions that QB has supported. Date of conference of delegates. If you are interested in attending, please reach out to the committee chair.

The Diversity Committee coordinates events for the membership relevant to diversity issues.


Sharon Alkire 


Andrea Carlise


Domestic Violence Committee

The Domestic Violence Committee coordinates events for the membership relevant to issues of domestic violence. 


Rashika Rakibullah

Elisha Jussen-Cooke


Education

The Education Committee coordinates MCLE programs for the members of Queen's Bench. 

Queen’s Bench Bar Association is an approved multi-activity provider for MCLE.   Do you have an MCLE you’d like Queen’s Bench to host? Please send us your ideas by clicking here.

Kimiko Akiya


Stephanie Smeekens

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Kaelyn Romey 


Employment/Work-Life Balance

This committee aims to provide information, foster discussion, and host events relating to balancing a legal career with a personal life and/or family.




Events 

The Events Committee assists with Queen's Bench's signature events, as well as plans and prepares for other events and performs outreach to attendees.

Lisa Villasenor-Volosing

Kaelyn Romey 

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Legislative and Reproductive Rights

This committee studies and reports to the Board of Directors and to the members on legislative matters and ensures communication of the position of the organization to the appropriate legislative body. 


Beth Hodess


Mentorship

The Mentorship Committee organizes mentorship events as well as the various mentorship pods.  The mentorship pods are created around any shared interest of members and thus is not limited to practice area.  The pods include members of varied levels of experience.  



Alex Sepolen


Linda Anderson


Current members of Queen's Bench may join a committee by emailing Admin@Queensbench.org. Kindly provide your name and the committee(s) you would like to join and we will connect you with the Chair for that committee.  If you are not a current member, click here to access our secure online membership form.

Queen's Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay

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