Please send CFAWL event pictures to cfawl.pr@gmail.com and don’t forget to use the #CFAWLCONNECTS

CFAWL Monthly Luncheon

On January 8, 2021, CFAWL hosted its first monthly luncheon of the New Year, featuring Lui Damiani, Executive Director of the Victim Service Center of Florida (“VSC”). The VSC is a nonprofit organization serving victims of crime in Central Florida. Like many of us, the VSC faced significant challenges this past year, but it also made notable achievements in serving our community, including expanding its services to Seminole County.

At the luncheon, Mr. Damiani discussed the role of the VSC and the initiatives it has launched to serve our community during these unprecedented times. We also heard stories of individuals that VSC has helped, including, Rachel, who shares her story from being a victim of sexual violence to a survivor. You can view her story here. Remember, YOUR voice is THEIR voice. If you would like to get involved with VSC, please use this link for more information.

We hope to “see” you all at our next virtual luncheon on February 12, 2021. More details to follow soon.

Cookie Decorating Party

CFAWL hosted its virtual “Cookie Decorating Party and Recipe exchange” event via Zoom.

All #CFAWL members who signed up and participated received a complimentary kit from CassyCakes complete with cookies, frosting, and decorations!

Needless to say, we had a “sweet” time sharing some of our favorite cookie recipes to help get into the holiday spirit!

Se7enbites Remote Rendezvous

This week, #CFAWL had an amazing time attending a masterclass in holiday baking with Chef/Owner Trina Gregory-Propst of the delicious Se7enbites Bake Shop! We learned how to make three dishes for Thanksgiving, as Chef Gregory-Propst answered our questions about Thanksgiving cooking/prep.

Stay tuned for #CFAWL‘s next Remote Rendezvous event! Details to follow soon soon. We hope to see

you there!

#CFAWLOwnYourStory

#RemoteRendezvous

Poker with a Purpose

Last week, #CFAWL had a blast hosting its virtual “Poker for a Purpose” Tournament where our members had a chance to compete against each other in virtual poker games. We had a $25 entry fee and a $5 spectator fee as our “buy-ins,” but all money collected was donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida!

CFAWL was honored to award a prize for our first, second, and third place finishers! After all the “bluffing” and “card counting” went down, the winner of our #CFAWL’s “Poker with a Purpose” online poker tournament event was…Scott Leitner, but a close second went to Lauren Millcarek! Big thanks to our hosts/organizers, LaShawnda Jackson, Amanda Bova, and Sonia McDowell, and great job to everyone that played in CFAWL’s “Poker for a Purpose” tournament!

Please save the date for our next Remote Rendezvous to be held TODAY, November 10, 2020, where will have a masterclass in holiday baking with Chef Trina Gregory-Propst, owner of the delicious Se7enbites Bake Shop! We’ll be learning side dishes for Thanksgiving! You won’t want to miss it!

It’s not too late to get in on the fun. For RSVPs, email Nicolette Kramer for the zoom information to attend any virtual event at her preferred email, nicolettekramerlaw@gmail.com

#CFAWLOwnYourStory

#remoterendezvous

CFAWL Virtual Fall Festival

We had a wonderful time at our Virtual Fall Festival last night! We enjoyed Halloween stories, crafts, cocktails trivia, and costumes!!! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! We got a couple shots of the fun, but add your pictures in the comments if you got ‘em!

As you may know, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. #CFAWL was proud to support this cause with the prizes awarded for our trivia last night. We gave out gift cards to two businesses that support survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking: Thistle Farms and Purpose Jewelry. There are many businesses striving to do good in challenging times, we’d encourage you to patron them when you can.

#CFAWLOwnYourStory

#FallFestival

Garden Gnome Project – Gardening with the Court

Making it #WayBackWednesday to when CFAWL hosted its virtual “𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓽 𝓪𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓡𝓮𝓽𝓲𝓻𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽: 𝓗𝓸𝔀 𝓽𝓸 𝓤𝓼𝓮 𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓗𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓜𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓣𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓖𝓻𝓸𝔀,” featuring former Judge Jose Rodriguez who taught us how to garden using materials found around the house. It was an informative outdoor event that was fun for all ages and also conveniently dovetails into #CFAWL‘s social media raffle for this month.

For #CFAWL‘s October social media raffle, we are asking our members to post a picture from your favorite outdoor space on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtags below to be entered into our October Raffle, one entry per post. Bonus points (meaning an extra entry) if you feature your CFAWL gnome in the shot! Get your posts up by October 31, 2020, to be entered to win!

#CFAWLOutdoors

#GnomeSweetGnome

#CFAWLOwnYourStory

P.S. If you didn’t get to make a garden gnome with us, no worries! Gnomes made or acquired on your own time still count! Good luck!

Pandemic Pen Pals Event

Screen captures from our recent virtual “Pandemic Pen Pals” event where we wrote letters to the elder residents in our communities who may not otherwise be able to see friends and family. We discussed all things snail mail while seeing each other’s smiles via Zoom.

CFAWL Luncheon with Justice Wells

Name: Florida Bar Winter Meeting (Virtual)
Start: 2021-01-13T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2021-01-15T23:59:59-05:00

This week, CFAWL had the honor of hearing from former Florida Supreme Court Justice, Charles T. Wells, and his wife, an inaugural CFAWL member, Linda Wells. Justice Wells discussed his experience and involvement with the 2000 presidential election. He touched on issues relating to voting in Florida using Votomatic-style punched card ballots that resulted in partial punches known as the “hanging chads” and how it affected recounting votes in Florida in 2000. Justice Wells also discussed the importance of the upcoming election and his thoughts on how we, as attorneys, can do our part in helping out in this year’s election. His story provided an excellent insight on voter rights and the importance of voting in the 2020 presidential election!

Backpack Project 2020

CFAWL is honored to have co-hosted the Backpack Project with Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association to provide backpacks to in-need students at Washington Shores Elementary, Greater Oaks Village and Rock Lake Elementary! Thank you to all of you we were able to raise over $7,000 to purchase backpacks during a time of unique and virtual learning!

Cooking with the Court – Vegan Edition

This week, we had an amazing time Cooking with the Court: Vegan Edition with Judge Tom Young making Black Bean Avocado Enchiladas! Thank you to Judge Young for teaching #CFAWL how to make such a delicious and tasty dish, right before the weekend! If you missed it, you can find the recipe here: https://www.budgetbytes.com/black-bean-avocado-enchiladas/

Centennial Suffrage Celebration

This week, #CFAWL had an amazing time at its Centennial Suffrage Celebration! We toasted the Anniversary of the #Ratification of the 19th Amendment with signature cocktails and enjoyed several rounds of trivia featuring questions about inspiring women (and supportive good guys) from the turn of the (last) century to the present! CFAWL is always proud to support the local community, so our trivia round winners received gift cards from women-owned businesses including Quantum Leap, the Falcon Bar, and the Peaceful Peacock to name just a few! We want to thank our special guests from the League of Women Voters for joining us! It was a wonderful night to celebrate the accomplishments of the past, while also recognizing that work continued and there’s much to do even today!

We hope that you will join us on September 3, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. for our next event, an edition of our virtual book club focused on Working Women just in time for Labor Day! No reading requirement for this one; come share your favorite book featuring working women or professional advice. We’ll have some thought provoking discussion, and we’ll get some ideas for the next story to add to our fall reading lists. BYOB&B (Bring your own books and beverage!). Please RSVP to Nicolette Kramer at nicolettekramer@gmail.com to attend this virtual event.

Virtual Field Trip

#CFAWL took a (virtual) trip to Boston for a kid-friendly event to explore the Waterworks Museum. This one-hour program gave kids an introduction to the water system and provided interactive craft activities using materials that are pretty easy to find around the house. It was a lot of fun and a great way to spend time with the kiddos!

Cooking with the Court

Judge Michael Kraynick was in the “lime-light” as he showed #CFAWL how to make Key Lime Cake Pops using lime juice straight from Key West, Florida! We then topped our pops off with white chocolate and graham crackers!

Midday Munch!

Chocolate chip cookies inspired by Stella Parks’ BraveTart Cookbook for our Remote Rendezvous: Mid-day Munch edition! It was part instructional video, part history lesson, all delicious!

Paws for Peace

Huge thank you and congratulations to CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers and chair Jessica De La Cruz for spearheading #CFAWL’s Harbor House Paws for Peace project! This is a cause I’ve long advocated for and one very close to my heart. Nearly half of all domestic violence victims delay leaving their abuser because there is a pet being abused in the home that she can’t take with her – and there’s only one DV shelter in Central Florida that accepts survivors with pets, the amazing Harbor House of Central Florida. Thanks to a generous grant from The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, CFAWL was able to donate supplies, dog houses, and food to the #PawsforPeace kennel to ensure that they can continue their essential work. I’m very thankful to be on the board of an organization that puts philanthropy front and center! #CFAWLrocks #CFAWLcares #dogoodfeelgood

CFAWL is happy to support Orlando Police Department!

Treat the Treaters

Thanks to Mary Ann Morgan CFAWL got to Treat the Treaters.” Last week CFAWL, through Mary Ann, delivered dinner to the the ER staff at Advent Health Orlando. The meal came from Antonio’s in Maitland. Watch Facebook for other opportunities to Treat the Treaters. Thank you Mary Ann for giving us the opportunity to help!

CFAWL March Luncheon

This Is Us: CFAWL’s Luncheon was a guided mingling/networking luncheon intended to help us all get to know each other better. Who has a real side hustle selling hot sauce? Who has run a 50k? Who has seen Wicked 19 times? Who thinks the garlic press is the greatest kitchen utensil? Who has marched in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade playing a piccolo? CFAWL’s members – that’s who!!!

OCBA Law Day 5K

All we do is WIN WIN WIN No Matter What!!!
Please congratulate our CFAWL OCBA Law Day 5K Team on winning the “MOST SPIRITED” TEAM!!

Yappy Hour

CFAWL “pawtied” at its Yappy Hour this past Sunday at Relax Grille on Lake Eola. Check out the “best dressed” attendees – Brad and Gizmo.

Grande Dame Tea

Sunday February 9th, CFAWL honored its Grande Dames – those women who have been practicing/judging for more than 20 years. It was an afternoon filled with laughter, camaraderie, memories, and inspiration. Thank you Deborah A. Cook and Valencia N. Poitier for your fabulous work on this event. It was wonderful!!!

Valentiny Tea

A wonderful time was had by all at the Mother Daughter Table for Eight! Members brought their daughters in their best party dresses to Amber Davis, Melody Lynch, and Mallory Widgren’s Valen-tiny Tea Party to enjoy light fare of tea sandwiches and desserts in Winter Park.

OCBA’s Got Talent

CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Attractive Nuisances who won Crowd Favorite at the Orange County Bar Association‘s Got Talent!

CFAWL at 2020 FAWL Lobby Days

CFAWL was Tallahassee Bound for this year’s FAWL Lobby Days.

CFAWL Mid-Year Board Retreat

Good times and mimosas were had by all!

Angel Tree 2019

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

AMAZING! That is how to describe the party for 101 kids at Rock Lake. Thank you all for your role in making it all happen!

You made this holiday so special for kids who would otherwise go without!

CFAWL Holiday Luncheon

Well, that’s a wrap on our #CFAWL lunches for 2019! The CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers enjoyed a wonderful holiday lunch at the Citrus Club.

Our chairs Kimberly Lorenz and Penelope Perez-Kelly were thoughtful in their inclusive decor, diligent in planning a fantastic line up of activities and performances; all while looking fabulously festive!

Team Talia!

The women of CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers St. Johns Association for Women Lawyers – St.JAWL and Jacksonville Women Lawyers rallied together to organize a Wicked theater outing in Jacksonville to support Talia Suskauer! Gotta love the FAWL fans!

CFAWL Table for Eight – Mayanne Downs

Big Thanks to Mayanne Downs for a wonderful Table for Eight event. Mayanne graciously opened up her home AND wine cellar. What an amazing meal and even more amazing wine collection. What a wonderful evening! Thank you Mayanne!

Reflection from Jamie: Mayanne’s home is an example of a life well lived filled with memorabilia from world travels, treasured experiences, and cherished gifts from others. You smile from the minute you walk in and won’t stop laughing until you’re out the door.

CFAWL Thanksgiving Board Meeting

Thanks to our fearless leader for Thanksgiving Feast (complete with party favors)! #longlivestuffing

CFAWL Judicial Reception

This week, CFAWL’s annual Judicial Reception welcomed Supreme Court Justice Barbara Lagoa. Justice Lagoa was eloquent, inspiring, and funny. It was a great turn out of judiciary and members of the bar. Special recognition to committee chairs Mallory Widgren and Fay Olga Pappas for putting on a spectacular event! #CFAWLROCKS.

Photo credits courtesy Kim Myers Robertson (kmyersrobertson@gmail.com).

CFAWL Shopping Event

Thanks to all who came out for our private shopping event in Winter Park! What a great turnout and fun event.

November Luncheon

CFAWL members learned how two of our own legal community members do tremendous good in our community while managing busy practices and raising their families. Catherine Green Davey and Kimberly Hosley talked about the sincere personal connections they have to their respective causes and how their legal skills help propel those missions.

If you want to learn about how to get involved with the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc. or Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida please contact them TODAY!

CFAWL/OCBA Joint Luncheon

American Bar Association President Judy Perry Martinez of Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn inspired members of CFAWL and the OCBA to be beacons of hope and examples of democracy for our profession and our nation. She gave us examples of the necessary and vital work the legal profession is doing and must still do to secure fair and continued equal access to justice for all. Thanks to all who attended our joint luncheon!

Public Defender’s Open House

CFAWL was honored to attend the Public Defender’s Open House for New Lawyers. Programs Co-Chair Kathleen Shea attended on behalf of CFAWL. Here she is pictured with Paul C. Perkins Bar Association President Roger Johnson. #cfawlrocks

CFAWL Chefs

A great time was had by everyone who came out for the cooking class hosted by CFAWL events this week!

Table for 8 Venetian Canal

Fun was had by all who came out for this month’s Table for 8 hosted by Mary Ann Morgan.

FAWL Board Retreat

CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers showed up in full force and effect at the Florida Association for Women Lawyers Board Retreat and Board of Directors meeting. The involvement of the CFAWL membership on this statewide level is unsurpassed.

It is not to late to Join or Renew your CFAWL membership today and have your voice emboldened.

2019 Member Reception

Thanks to all who came out to kick off CFAWL’s 2019-2020 season! #CFAWLROCKS

CFAWL Movie Night

The CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers had popcorn, networking and outside sing-a-longs, at the CoCo Movie Night at Lake Eola! If you missed it, don’t worry! There are several more phenomenal programs coming up soon! Check out our events calendar!

OCBA Trivia Night

Tobi Epstein, Lauren Milcarek, Tina Leger, Amanda Sampaio Bova, and Jamie Moses represented CFAWL at the OCBA’s Trivia Night. They may not have won, but they definitely had the best looking table!

September Luncheon

Learning about microphones in Starbucks, 6am choices to be happy, forgiving ourselves (even for a cheesy yummy snack), and ferocious education as an adult, were just a few of the lessons from our CFAWL monthly luncheon with Spread Your Sunshine Mogul Attorney Melanie Griffin. Her CLE presentation on Imposter Syndrome packed the Citrus Club but more importantly her presentation made attendees feel rejuvenated!!

Our President showed how #CFAWLRocks by highlighting some of our rocking members:
Camy B. Schwam-Wilcox
Lisa Franchina
Ashley Wright
Elizabeth Collins Plummer
Ava Doppelt
Jessica D. Thomas

Table for Eight

Check out the fun that was had at our recent Table for Eight hosted by Nancy Weber and Ava Kirshenbaum Doppelt!!

Meeting with Representative Mercado

CFAWL President Jamie Moses and board members Lauren Millcarek and Traci Deen were honored to be invited by Representative Amy Mercado to discuss some upcoming proposed legislation! #CFAWL is proud to serve as a sounding board to our legislators concerning issues impacting women in Central Florida. #CFAWLrocks

CFAWL and SFAWL Skating Party

CFAWL and SFAWL “rolled” into fun and “skated” into new connections at their joint skate event!

#CFAWLRocks because #CFAWLGives!

CFAWL donated over $400.00 of items to Seniors First, including: razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, bed sheets, bath towels, wash cloths, and various pantry items. These personal care and pantry items will help several needy seniors citizens in Orange and Seminole Counties. Special thanks to the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar for providing CFAWL with grant money to make this all possible.

August Monthly Luncheon

#CFAWL literally ROCKED the August Monthly Luncheon today!!!! Barbara and Renee had real and figurative rocks throughout their presentation…but they showed us how to move them and make them into a strong foundation for success!!

#CFAWLRocks
#BigRocksFirst
#TechTips
#TwoFriendsnoFernslol
#RocksarepricelessorFortyDollars

Annual Back Pack Cocktail Hour

#CFAWL and Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association did a great job raising funds for the Annual Back Pack Project last night!!

#CFAWLRocks
#CFAWL
#ShareandLikeourPage

Cc: Orange County Bar Association
Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Paul C. Perkins Bar Association
Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA)
The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida

Congratulations Mamma Kim!

CFAWL showed out in support of former president (and incoming FAWL President!) Kim Hosley on the day she formally adopted her baby girl. And bonus kudos to Co-PR Director Jessica Thomas for rocking her first adoption trial!

July Table for Eight

The first CFAWL Table for Eight for the 2019-2020 season is in the books! Homemade pizzas, a Cacti Craft, cannolis, “Who Am I?” and lots of camaraderie and laughter! Thanks to everyone who came out for this great event! #CFAWLROCKS #T48Rocks

SFAWL Back to School Drive

CFAWL was proud to turn out in support SFAWL’s Back to School Drive!

CFAWL 2019-2020 Board Installation Luncheon

Thanks to everyone who came out for our Board Installation Luncheon and passing of the gavel! We were at a full house and are so happy to have the support of the community for CFAWL. #CFAWLROCKS!

FAWL Gala 2019

CFAWL came out in full force wearing white in honor of women’s suffrage at the FAWL Gala at the Florida Bar Annual Convention! Congratulations to FAWL Leader in the Law award winners Kathleen Shea, Charity Tonelli and Amanda Sampaio Bova!

Congratulations, as well, to CFAWL Immediate Past President Kimberly Hosley for being sworn in as incoming FAWL President-elect, and to CFAWL member Mariane Dorris for her upcoming tenure as Journal Editor.

Kudos to CFAWL PR Director and FAWL Lobby Days Chair Lauren Millcarek and FAWL Legislative Director Traci Deen for their successful Lobby Days event this year, to FAWL Awards Chair Jessica Thomas for coordinating an awesome celebration, and to outgoing CFAWL President Arti Hirani and outgoing FAWL President Jennifer Shoaf Richardson for their fantastic year!

Coalition for the Homeless Project

CFAWL volunteered at the Coalition for the Homeless Center for Women and Families and Intake Center, painting the walls of a room in the Center and furnishing Intake. This #CFAWLcares event was made possible by a grant from @flabaryld ? #CFAWLconnects

Flower Arranging and Wine

CFAWL had a great time learning to make flower arrangements! Great program! ?? #CFAWLconnects

OCBA YLD Passing the Gavel

#CFAWL members had a great time attending the Passing the Gavel ceremony of the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association! Congratulations to Jill Davis on a great #OCBAylsyear, and we’re looking forward to seeing the great work C. Andrew Roy will do! And don’t forget to save the date for CFAWL’s own Passing the Gavel ceremony on July 12! ?‍⚖️ #CFAWLconnects

Professionalism Roundtable

Thank you to everyone who joined #CFAWL for our Professionalism Roundtable last night! Judges Cameron, Caraballo, and Starr gave our attendees great advice on professionalism in the legal community. Special thanks to The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division for making this event possible! ⚖️ #CFAWLconnects #flayld

CFAWL June Luncheon

Thank you to everyone who joined #CFAWL for our #CFAWLFirstFriday luncheon last week, featuring John M Stewart! We can’t wait to see John Stewart installed as The Florida Bar President later this month. And we can’t wait to see you all at our own board installation on July 12! ? #savethedate #installationseason #CFAWLconnects — with Kimberly Hosley, Gisela Laurent, Arti Hirani, Mary Ann Morgan, Meenakshi A. Hirani, Rebecca L. Palmer, John M Stewart, Barbara Leach, Jamie Rutland Grosshans, L.M. Bedwell and Eric DuBoisat Citrus Club.

SFAWL Judicial Reception

Congratulations to Seminole County Florida Association for Women Lawyers on their successful inaugural Judicial Reception! #CFAWLmembers were happy to come out and support our sister #FAWLchapter for this great event! ? #CFAWLconnects #firedup4FAWL Florida Association for Women Lawyers

OCBA Luncheon

#CFAWL members had a great time attending the last Orange County Bar Association luncheon – congratulations to Richard Dellinger on a great year and to Tony Sos on his installation! Don’t forget to attend our own monthly luncheon next Friday, June 7, featuring Florida Bar President-elect John Stewart. RSVP now at cfawl.org/luncheon-reservations ? #CFAWLconnects #OrlVBA

2019-2020 Board Retreat

The incoming CFAWL Board of Directors and Leadership Team had their retreat to plan for the 2019-2020 CFAWL year (we get sworn in at the July Luncheon). Twenty one exceptionally busy women gave up their Saturday to do this. We laughed, we cried (in a good way), we “played by the rules,” and we established our goals for the year. Jamie’s motto for the year will be #cfawlrocks – and we have no doubt it will!

Healthy Hour

Thanks to everyone who came out to sweat with #CFAWL Young Lawyers at our “Healthy Hour” event at Rukus Cycling Studio! So grateful to The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division for helping us put on this event for #FREE for #HealthandWellness month! ?‍♀️ #CFAWLconnects #CFAWLyounglawyers #flayld #welllawyer #stigmafreeyld

Special Thanks To CFAWL’s Past Presidents

We loved seeing you all at our #CFAWLFirstFriday luncheon earlier this month! It was a special treat to see so many past presidents in attendance, and then to get to see so many again at our incredible Corks for a Cause event last week ??‍⚖️ We’re so thankful that our past presidents continue to be such big supporters of #CFAWL ?AND we’re so excited when we see them go on to do big things – like our Immediate Past President Kimberly Hosley, who has been chosen as President-elect of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers this year! Congratulations, Kim – we can’t wait to see CFAWL take on an even more prominent role statewide ? #CFAWLconnects #CFAWLpastpresidents #CFAWLforever

Corks for a Cause 2019

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who joined us last week for our annual charity fundraiser, Corks for a Cause! ? We had an amazing night filled with wine, great food, spirited bidding on prizes, and amazing company – and best of all, we raised thousands of dollars for A Place for Children! ?

Thank you to our co-chairs, Lauren Millcarek, Melissa Vickers, Anne Marie Rossi Williams, and Deborah A. Cook, and to our committee members, Margo Murphy Meta and Tina Leger, for pulling off such a successful event; thank you to the #CFAWL board for supporting this night; thank you to our in-kind donors who provided us with such wonderful raffle and auction items; thank you to M Lounge for providing us with a stunning venue and Kai Streetfare for the delicious food; and finally, hugest of thank yous to all of our sponsors, without whom this event would not have been possible! ?CFAWL and A Place for Children (and Orlando Day Nursery) are so grateful for your support of this amazing cause! ? #CFAWLconnects #CFAWLcares #CorksforaCause

April Events

April was such a busy month for #CFAWL! We threw our first joint happy hour with Seminole County Florida Association for Women Lawyers and the CFTLA Women’s Law Caucus; we attended and enjoyed the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida’s Judicial Reception and the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association’s monthly luncheon; and we loved seeing longtime CFAWL members and supporters Denise Beamer, Carly Wish, and Tom Young be sworn in as new judges! What a great month!

Poker Night

In preparation for the Orange County Bar Association’s annual Poker Tournament, #CFAWL threw a practice #Tablefor8 Texas Hold ‘Em tournament earlier this month! Huge thanks to Charity Joy Tonelli and LaShawnda Jackson for hosting us at the gorgeous new University Club of Orlando for such a fun event! ? #CFAWLconnects

YLS Luncheon

HBA Judicial Reception

Bingo With Seniors

Thank you to everyone who joined #CFAWL for our bingo with seniors event last week! ? We had such a great time socializing with our local seniors ? And thanks to a grant from The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, we were also able to provide much-needed personal care and household items to the seniors! Thanks to Kathleen Shea for putting on such an enriching event! ? #CFAWLconnects #CFAWLcares #flayld— with Arti Hirani and Kathleen Shea.

CFAWL 2019-2020 Board Selection

Look out for a #CFAWL slating announcement soon!

Epic Night

#CFAWL had an epic time axe throwing this week! Watch out – some of our local judges have great aim ??‍⚖️⛏ #CFAWLconnects

CC: Epic Axe Throwing Orlando; Florida Association for Women Lawyers; The Florida Bar

April Networking Luncheon

What a great luncheon we had on Friday, #CFAWL! Former U.S. Congressman Ric Keller and Immediate Past President of the Orange County Bar Association Liz Foshee McCausland led a great networking session. They said we can get to really know anyone using 3 questions: What is your passion? Which celebrity have you met, and how was your “brush with greatness”? And what is your secret talent? It led to some great stories, including the incredible true story of how CFAWL connected Ric with Liz more than a decade ago – which ultimately helped free her mom from a Vietnamese prison ? Not a dry eye in the house after that one! #CFAWLconnects #networkingthatsnotwork

CC: Florida Association for Women Lawyers; The Florida Bar

CLE Fun with Technology

#CFAWL Past President Barbara Leach gave the most awesome Technology CLE presentation to our members yesterday! We’re so lucky to have her supporting CFAWL. Huge thanks to our CFAWL CLE chairs Tina Leger and Marina Ellis for pulling together this event, to the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association and the YLS CLE chairs Lauren Millcarek and Lisa Ann Thomas-Esq for partnering with us, and to Principal Financial Group – Central Florida Business Center for sponsoring this #free CLE. We all learned some tips and tricks for using technology to make our practices – and our whole lives – easier! ?‍?#microefficiencies #CFAWLconnects #YLSlearns #getthattechnologycredit

CC: Florida Association for Women Lawyers; Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar

Voluntary Bar Events

It’s been a busy month for the Orlando voluntary bar association community! Here, #CFAWL members are pictured at the most recent luncheons for the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association and the Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA). We can’t wait to see you all at our own monthly luncheon on April 5! ? #CFAWLconnects #OrlVBA

5th DCA Investiture

#CFAWL was on hand last week to celebrate the investiture of Judges Jamie Rutland Grosshans and Meredith Sasso to the 5th DCA! It’s great to see more women on the appellate bench ?‍⚖️?‍⚖️ #CFAWLconnects

CC: Florida Association for Women Lawyers; The Florida Bar; Florida Bar Diversity & Inclusion Committee

March Luncheon

Thanks to everyone who turned out for our March luncheon with new Chief Judge Don Myers – especially to the many judges who came out to support him! #CFAWL was excited to hear Judge Myers’ plans for the Ninth Circuit ⚖️ #CFAWLconnects

OCBA Law Day 5K

#CFAWL had a great time at the OCBA Law Day 5K last week! Congratulations to CFAWL board member Mary Walter Ingram for co-chairing a great event! ??‍♀️ #CFAWLconnects

Paul C. Perkins Lunch

#CFAWL members attended the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association luncheon last week featuring Tyrone King, speaking about key deposition tips and tricks. Congratulations on a great meeting, CFAWL member Brandon Sapp! #CFAWLconnects #OrlVBA #PCPBA

Table for 8 – Judges’ Edition

What a great #Tablefor8 with the amazing Judges Diana Tennis, Alicia Latimore, Tanya Wilson, Leticia Marques, and Amy Carter! Thank you so much for supporting #CFAWL, Your Honors!

YLD Evening with Judiciary 2019

Yet another amazing turn out for the YLD Evening with the Judiciary this year! Thanks to everyone who came out in support of OCBA for this great annual event!

Congratulations Judges Sanders and Arendas!

Congratulations and welcome to our latest county court judges, Judge Gabrielle N. Sanders and Judge Christine E. Arendas!

Judge Arendas (pictured here at the investiture with current president Arti Hirani and long time CFAWL member Leslie Stewart) served as CFAWL president in 2010-2011.

#whenthereare9 #womenpower

HBA February Lunch

Congratulations to the Hispanic Bar Association putting on a great event with speaker Veronica Figueroa!

February Luncheon

Thanks to everyone who came out for #CFAWL’s monthly luncheon, featuring Chief Judge Lauten! CFAWL is so lucky to have such a great relationship with our judiciary ⚖️ #CFAWLconnects

Babs Bakes Cookie Decorating for Charity

Our Past President Barbara Leach Law, PL of Babs Bakes hosted a charity cookie decorating party! All proceeds benefited our signature charity, A Place for Children ? #CFAWLconnects #CFAWLcares

GOABBA Lunar New Year

Congratulations to #CFAWL member and #GOAABA President Annie Kwong on a successful Lunar New Year event! ❤️#CFAWLconnects #OrlVBA Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA)

Paul C. Perkins Judicial Reception 2019

Congratulations to #CFAWL member Brandon Sapp and his organization the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association for a successful Judicial Reception! We’re happy that many of our members were able to attend both our women judges panel and the reception – a busy night in the #OrlVBAcommunity! ⚖️

Perspectives from Women Judges Event

Thanks to everyone who turned out for #CFAWL’s joint event with Gunster, hosted at FAMU College of Law, featuring Judges Jamie Rutland Grosshans, Honorable Alicia L Latimore, Diana Tennis, and Tanya Wilson. It was great to hear the perspectives of such distinguished women judges! ?‍⚖️ #CFAWLconnects (Shout-out to our Orange County Clerk Tiffany Moore Russell for attending – we see you! ?)

February Events

#CFAWL is so proud to be a part of our diverse, vibrant Orlando bar community! This month, our members have attended the luncheons of Paul C. Perkins Bar Association (led by CFAWL member Brandon Sapp), Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association (led by CFAWL member Jill Davis), and Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA) (led by CFAWL member Annie Kwong).

Networking Across Florida

It was a busy weekend for #CFAWL! Kathleen Shea and Erica Cipparone made the pitch for an #AOC grant from the YLD for CFAWL’s #younglawyers activities. Great job, ladies! ? #CFAWLcares #AOC2019#FlaYLD

Then President Arti Hirani, along with Paul C. Perkins President Brandon Sapp and Florida Bar President-elect John Stewart, traveled across the state to celebrate Justice Quince’s retirement. She will certainly be missed on the bench! ⚖️ #CFAWLconnects

January Social Events

CC: Florida Bar Diversity & Inclusion Committee; The Florida Bar; The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division; Orange County Bar Association

OCBA Luncheon

Congratulations to past #CFAWL president MaryAnn Etzler for winning the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.’s Jake Stone Pro Bono Award this year! We appreciate all you do for the community.

And it was great to see longtime CFAWL member Wynne McFarlin killing it at the Orange County Bar Association luncheon (as always!) as the Legal Aid President, and past CFAWL board member Judge Alice Blackwellserve as the excellent keynote speaker for the Access to Justice luncheon! So proud of our CFAWL community ? #CFAWLconnects #A2J #OCBA #probonomatters

Angel Tree Turn Out

WOW. ? How amazing is the haul for the #CFAWLAngelTree project this year?! Dozens and dozens of needy kids at Rock Lake Elementary will receive these toys, gifts, and warm clothes later this week thanks to all the generosity of our incredible #CFAWL members! We could not be more thankful to spend the holidays in such a giving community. Huge thanks to our Chair Brian Lawrence for all his hard work bringing this year’s project together, and to all of you who donated to this great cause! ?❤️ #CFAWLcares #CFAWLconnects #CFAWLholidays #dogoodfeelgood

January 2019 Luncheon

Thanks to everyone who came out for our #CFAWLFirstFriday luncheon last week, featuring the witty and wonderful speaker Jon Busdeker! Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our next #CFAWL luncheon on February 8 (on the 2nd Friday because of the short month). ?#CFAWLconnects

Angel Tree 2018

2018 Holiday Party

We had a great time celebrating the holidays at our December Luncheon!

December Events

It’s been a busy time of year for #CFAWL members! We supported our PR Director Lauren Millcarek at the Federal Bar Association – Orlando Chapter New Members Reception. We partnered with the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association to put on a #metoo CLE. CFAWL members also attended YLS’s great luncheon featuring John Morgan. We applauded CFAWL member Judge-elect Amy Carter as she received FAMU Law’s Distinguished Alumni Award. We attended SFAWL’s first event as a new #FAWLchapter. And we supported CFAWL member Annie Kwong at the holiday party for the Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA). Finally, we partied hard at our annual ugly sweater party. Phew! It’s that time of year ? Congratulations all on these great events – can’t wait to see you all at our own holiday party lunch on Friday!

#metoo CLE

THANK YOU to our amazing panelists, Mary Ann Morgan, Ava Kirshenbaum Doppelt, Hon. Faye Allen, and Jared Brooks; to our #CFAWLco-chairs Kathleen Shea and Tina Leger, and their #YLSLearnscounterparts (and CFAWL members) Lauren Millcarek and Lisa Ann Thomas-Esq; to the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association for co-hosting and The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Divisionfor funding this event; and finally, to all of YOU who attended! It was incredible to see a mix of men and women, young lawyers and experienced practitioners, lawyers and judges, and all sorts of bar leaders in our audience for this hugely important discussion.

Celebrating with Seminole!

‘Tis the season of…the more, the merrier! #CFAWLis so happy to welcome a new chapter to the #FAWL fold – SFAWL in Seminole County. Don’t worry – CFAWL will continue to serve Orange, Osceola, AND Seminole Counties, as we have for (wow!) nearly 40 years. ? But if you live or practice primarily in Seminole, feel free to check SFAWL out too! We’d love to see some double-members ? Welcome to the sisterhood, SFAWL! ?‍♀️ #CFAWLconnects

Want to hear more? Contact SFAWL’s new president Shannon Snedaker for questions about SFAWL. And if you’re a Seminole CFAWL member with questions, feel free to give our Membership Director Heather McDonald Kolinsky or our President Arti Hirani a call. We’d love to hear from you! ?️
cfawl.org/membership

CFAWL Judicial Reception 2018

What an incredible Judicial Reception! A huge thank you to the many judges who attended, to our amazing chairs Kathleen Shea and Marina Ellis and their wonderful committee, to our fabulous sponsors who made all this possible, and most importantly, to all of our awesome #CFAWL members! Our community is so lucky to be served by such kind, caring, hardworking judges, and CFAWL is honored to celebrate our judiciary! ⚖️

Basket Brigade with YLS

#CFAWL had a great time attending the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association’s Basket Brigade happy hour last night! ? Philanthropy is one of CFAWL’s favorite things ? Don’t forget to sign up for CFAWL’s own holiday philanthropy – our annual Angel Tree Project! ? Email Chair Brian Lawrence at brian.lawrence@lowndes-law.com to join the committee, and check your next e-blast for details on signing up to serve as an angel to a child in need this holiday season.

November Events – Part II

#CFAWL had another busy week! First, we had a table at Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.’s annual Breakfast of Champions Fundraiser – such a wonderful cause we’re always happy to support. ☺️ Then, our special Table for 9 version of our #Tablefor8, with a #SCOTUS theme – we even made #RBG’s famous Dissent Collar! ?‍⚖️Finally, we met up at Disney to celebrate the ending of Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival – a good time was had by all at the happiest place on Earth!??

November Events – Part I

It’s been another busy few weeks for #CFAWL and our local #VBAcommunity!

First, CFAWL members attended the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida‘s Fortaleza Project, benefiting Feeding Children Everywhere – some of the meals we packed are going to the Panhandle for #HurricaneMichael relief! We also attended the fabulous Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association Pink Party, benefiting Libby’s Legacy Breast Cancer Foundation. ? #CFAWLcares #HBACF #OCBAYLS#YLS #OCBA

Next up, we attended CFAWL board member Lauren Millcarek’s installation as President of the Federal Bar Association – Orlando Chapter. She gave a shout-out to CFAWL and how important the relationship is among our local #OrlVBA organizations! ??‍⚖️ #FBAorlando

A few days ago, CFAWL also attended a mediation CLE put on by GOAABA – Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association, featuring CFAWL member Michelle Jernigan. Finally, today we attended the monthly Paul C. Perkins Bar Association luncheon discussing building your brand. #GOAABA President Annie Kwong and #PCPBA President Brandon Sapp are both active CFAWL members. ?

CFAWL loves being a part of this hardworking community! #CFAWLconnects

November Luncheon

Thanks to everyone who came out for our #FirstFriday luncheon today! On #LoveYourLawyerDay, it’s particularly appropriate that #CFAWL was able to celebrate its close relationship with the Central Florida Gay and Lesbian Law Association (CFGALLA), a fellow #VBA that we love! ❤️ And hey – don’t forget to check out #CFGALLA’s big annual meeting on November 29!

It was also wonderful to hear from Djuan Rivers, the Vice President of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. As the overseer of the Pandora expansion to the park, he had some great insight to share about expanding a business under unique circumstances, getting buy-in from your employees, and living and working with passion. An inspiring way to head into the weekend! ?#CFAWLconnects

October Happenings

#CFAWL has had a busy October!

First, our Members Reception, celebrating new and returning CFAWL members. Such a fun night! Special thanks to Tara Tedrow and Lowndes Drosdick Doster Kantor & Reed for hosting, and to past president Jessica McGinnis for serving as our honorary chair ?? Next we had our monthly luncheon, honoring retiring judges Marc Lubet, Sally Kest, and Jose Rodriguez. The judges – with a combined 50+ years on the bench – told stories both hilarious and poignant from their careers. Thanks to the huge crowd who turned out for such a special day – and thanks especially to our Board’s Judicial Liaison, Hon. Bob Leblanc, for co-hosting this great event! ⚖️ We came together in support of Orlando Pride, 2018. CFAWL Fall Float was a beautiful evening out on the water with family and friends. Our President Arti Hirani and CFAWL Backpack Project Chair Amanda Sampaio Bova, in conjunction with the Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association and their President Jill Davis Simon, presented a check for over $5,000 to A Gift For Teaching to purchase school supplies for underprivileged kids. Many thanks for everyone who contributed! #CFAWLcares Then, CFAWL attended the Orange County Bar Association‘s joint voluntary bar event celebrating Oktoberfest! A good time was had by all – CFAWL loves being a part of such a vibrant #VBA community ?#OrlVBA#OCBA We held our successful Business Succession Plan free CLE the last week of October. Thanks to Event Chair Marina Ellis and CLE Chair Tina Leger for your hard work planning this event – and to the folks at Principal Financial Group for speaking! ? #CFAWLconnects The week rounded out with our joint OCBA/CFAWL luncheon, with special guest Florida Bar President Michelle Rosenkranz Suskauer! #CFAWLconnects

Pssst…did you miss out on the fun? Join us at cfawl.org/membership ?

FAWL Summit 2018

Click here for a link to the FAWL Summit Photos

CFAWL Partners

Busy day for #diversityandinclusion in the bar community, and #CFAWL members, as always, were happy to be a part of it! Pictured here: happy faces at Paul C. Perkins Bar Association‘s monthly luncheon and at Florida Justice Association’s Diversity & Inclusion Reception ?

The fun continues this weekend – CFAWL will be joining the Central Florida Gay and Lesbian Law Association (CFGALLA) for a joint voluntary bar event on Saturday at 1:00 pm at Lake Eola for #ComeOutWithPrideOrlando! Check our page for details ?#CFAWLconnects #OrlVBA #PCPBA #FJA #CFGALLA

CC: Florida Bar Diversity & Inclusion Committee; Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA); Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida; Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association Foundation; Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; The Florida Bar Leadership Academy

September Table for Eight

We had a wonderful time enjoying fine dining and good friends at the September Table for Eight – Thanks to Tony Sos for his hospitality!

View from Above

CFAWL (and friends!) had a great time at ICON Orlando! Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for this unique event.

Supporting Our Friends

CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers came out in full force yesterday to support CFAWL member Brandon Sapp for his first general body meeting as President of the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association! Congratulations on a great meeting and speaker ? #CFAWL looks forward to working with #PCPBA this year! #CFAWLconnects #diversityandinclusion #OrlVBA

(PS – have you seen CFAWL members doing great things around town? Make sure you send a photo to cfawl.kudos@gmail.com so we can congratulate our members for all their awesomeness! ?)

CC: Florida Bar Diversity & Inclusion Committee; Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc. — with Lauren Millcarek, Brandon Sapp, Tenesia Hall, Paul C. Perkins Bar Associationand James Smith Attorney at Law at UCF Executive Development Center.

Magical Dining

Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers‘ August program: a magical night of dinner and conversation with some #CFAWLfavorites ??? If you missed out, don’t worry – our September program at ICON is coming up on the 18th! Email Kayla Monique at Kayla.mudge@gmail.com to RSVP ? #CFAWLconnects #CFAWLprograms #magicaldining

CFAWL September Luncheon

Thanks to everyone who came out for another wonderful #CFAWLFirstFriday luncheon today! We had two great speakers in Chris Castro and Clayton Louis Ferrara, founders of the sustainability nonprofit IDEAS For Us ?? They educated us on how Orlando is sustainably managing its massive growth and how IDEAS for Us is helping to do the same worldwide – of particular interest to CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers because of how lack of sustainable growth disproportionately harms women, and because women’s access to education and reproductive healthcare is demonstrably key to sustained, healthy growth in developing economies around the world. Go to ideasforus.org to check out more. What an engaging, inspiring discussion, #CFAWL! ? #CFAWLconnects

(PS – thanks to one of our annual sponsors, First GREEN Bank, for coming and saying hi to our members today! We you)

CC: Florida Association for Women Lawyers

Table for Eight

A fantastic time was had by all at CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers‘ first Table for 8 of the year – Burgers, Beer & Board Games! ?? Many thanks to Brian Lawrence for hosting an amazing night ? And don’t forget to renew your #CFAWL membership this week so you can participate in the next awesome #T48! cfawl.org/membership☺️#CFAWLconnects #CFAWLT48 cc: Florida Association for Women Lawyers — eating burgers with Kimberly Hosley, Heather McDonald Kolinsky, Brian Lawrence, Brandon Sapp, Mary Walter Ingram, Tina Leger and Jamie Billotte Moses.

Supporting Our Friends

CFAWL President Arti Hirani was very busy last week, attending events in support of the Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA), the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida, the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association, and the Central Florida Gay and Lesbian Law Association. #CFAWL looks forward to working with GOAABA, HBACF, PCPBA, and CFGALLA this year! #CFAWLconnects #diversityandinclusion #intersectionalitymatters — with Lauren Millcarek, Annie Kwong, Brandon Sapp, Michael Andriano-Esq, Ani Rodriguez-Newbern and Jessica Travis.

Central Florida Gay & Lesbian Law Association (CFGALLA)

Thanks to all who came to Ember on August 12th for the CFGALLA Mixer. We had a great time!

August Board Meeting

Many Thanks to Board Member CJ Bosco for sponsoring the delicious nibbles for our August 2018 Board Meeting (and a collective shout out and kudos to our President and Board for keeping “official business” under 40 minutes duration so we could enjoy each other and socialize). GO TEAM!

August 2018 Luncheon

Thanks to all who turned out to hear Patty Sheehan speak at our August CFAWL Luncheon. See you all next month!

2018 Backpack Fundraiser – Event Photos

Our 2018 Backpack Project Happy Hour was a great success! #CFAWL loves that we’ve been able to support the kids at Rock Lake Elementary through A Gift For Teaching year after year ❤️ This year’s event was held at The Brass Tap – Mills Park, where members of CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers and YLS made this year’s YLS and CFAWL Backpack Project Happy Hour another smashing success! ?#CFAWLconnects #CFAWLcares (?: YLS)

Register for Our Upcoming Lunch – We Post Photos and Eat Salad (and sometimes Fish or Chicken)

Did you miss #CFAWL’s last luncheon over the 4th of July holiday? Don’t let that happen again! ☺ TODAY is the last day to timely register for our August luncheon this Friday (featuring the amazing City of Orlando Commissioner Patty Sheehan) – cfawl.org/luncheon-reservations ?? And while you’re at it, mark your calendars for #CFAWLFirstFriday luncheons for the rest of the year! ?✅#CFAWLconnects

Making A Difference

Happy faces from Florida Association for Women Lawyers President Jenny Shoaf Richardson and other #FAWL members after The Florida Bar Board of Governors voted to support the proposed #parentalleave continuance rule last week! The rule now heads to the Florida Supreme Court. #CFAWL members – have thoughts on the proposed rule? Share them with krgodwin@floridabar.org before August 15 – and share them with us here! ?‍⚖️⚖#CFAWLconnects #firedup4fawl (?: Miami Dade FAWL)

CFAWL Cares – Community Outreach

One of our favorite things here at CFAWL is philanthropy. So our #tbtthis week throws it back to our #CFAWLcares event last month at Samaritan Village – a long-term residential care facility for survivors of human trafficking. Our members painted, furnished, and decorated their therapy room – how cool is it that #CFAWL was able to help out with such an amazing cause?! ?? #CFAWLconnects

Many thanks to the The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division for helping make this event possible via their #AOC grant, and kudos to Lorraine Pitre and Hazel Gumera for organizing! ??#ThrowbackThursday

CFAWL 2018 Board Retreat

#CFAWL had such a phenomenal retreat last weekend! Our board, leadership team, and representatives of other voluntary bar associations met, bonded, and laid the foundation for another incredible CFAWL year ? Don’t miss out on what we’ve got planned – renew your membership now! (cfawl.org/membership ☺) #CFAWLconnects

Many thanks to Allora Day Spa – Thornton Park and Gaviota Seafood & Fine Peruvian Cuisine for hosting us, and U.S. Legal Support, Inc. for sponsoring! Shout out to Paul C. Perkins Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association, Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc., and Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter NBA for joining CFAWL – Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers! And happy, happy birthday to our Scholarship Committee Chair Jessica D. Thomas and Outreach Chair Hon. Faye Allen! Thanks for celebrating with us, all ?

Supporting our Membership

Our President Arti Hirani was on hand last night to congratulate #CFAWL member Annie Kwong as she was sworn in as President of the Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association (GOAABA)! Great to see our members becoming #VBA leaders, and CFAWL looks forward to working with #GOAABA this year

? (PS – if you spy any of our members doing great things around town, make sure to send word to Kudos Chair C. Andrew Roy at cfawl.kudos@gmail.com so we can congratulate them!) #CFAWLconnects

?: Annie Kwong — celebrating success at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse-Winter Park.

Yoga Event

Thanks to everyone who came out to meditate with #CFAWL this weekend! Kudos to Lorraine Pitre and Hazel Gumera for a great event ??Have a mindful week, everyone! #CFAWLconnects #mindfulness #motivationmonday #healthandwellness ?: Avi Sam — feeling relaxed with Brock Hankins, Celeste Thacker, Avi Sam, Lorraine Pitre, Vanessa Alexandra and Hazel Gumera at College Park Yoga.

Toast to the Board 2018

#tbt to #CFAWL’s Toast to the Board a few weeks ago! ?? Many thanks to Kimberly Lorenz for throwing an incredible party and Mary Ann Morganfor hosting us ? Now that we’ve celebrated, we’re getting down to business – our annual board retreat is tomorrow, and we can’t wait to plan another fantastic CFAWL year for you all. So if you’re not a member yet, you’re going to miss out on all the fun! Join us: cfawl.org/membership ☺ #CFAWLonaboat #CFAWLconnects #throwbackthursday