BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Derron Parks
President
John Walker-Turner
President-Elect
Bridgett A. Greer
Treasurer
ShaRon Kelsey
Recording Secretary
Nakia V. Gray
Corresponding Secretary
Sharon Deberry
Immediate Past President
Hon. Sharon V. Burrell

Executive Officer
William Snoddy
Executive Officer


COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF LEGAL EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND INCREASED MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW

PARTY AROUND THE WORLD!

Recap.

The J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, in conjunction with seven (7 local specialty bar associations -- the Bar Association of Montgomery County, the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Maryland, the Maryland Gay/Lesbian Bar Association, the Daniel O’Connor Irish Law Society, the Montgomery County Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association, and the Simon E. Sobeloff Jewish Law Society -- sponsored a "Party Around the World" on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at the Women’s Club of Chevy Chase. The evening reception was the first time ever that a bar association event of this cooperative nature has taken place.

Abigale Bruce Watson, President The Honorable Hassan El-Amin, President , Sharon Burrell, Immediate Past President , Marylin Pierre, Montgomery County Committee liaison and representative in the Party Around the World Committee, Donna Clemons-Sachs, Wayne Cooper, and Pauline Johnson were among those who attended the Party Around the World.

The planning of this party alone has brought together this group of bar presidents and has facilitated cooperative work by the various bar associations on more serious tasks, such as recommending appointees to Governor (Martin) O’Malley’s Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission and to other committees to better reflect our diverse population.

Background.

The J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, the Bar Association of Montgomery County, the Maryland Hispanic Bar Association, the Asian Pacific Bar Association, the Maryland Gay/Lesbian Bar Association, the Daniel O’Donnell Law Society, the Montgomery County Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association, and the Simon E. Sobeloff Law Society are sponsoring a PARTY AROUND THE WORLD!

The Party Around The World concept was developed to celebrate the contributions that make each bar association unique in its own way. There will be no speeches or awards but we will have a SPECIAL DOOR PRIZE consisting of Wine Tasting and Tour of Sugarloaf Vineyard (For 10 People), in Comus, Maryland. The event costs $30.00 per person.

The Party Around The World will be held at the Women’s Club of Chevy Chase, 7931 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland on Thursday, October 18, 2007 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Please call the Bar Association of Montgomery County, 27 West Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20850 or call (301) 340-2534 if you have questions regarding this event. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

 

President:  Derron Parks
President-Elect:  John Walker-Turner
Treasurer:  Bridgette Greer
Corresponding Secretary:  Nakia Gray
Recording Secretary:  ShaRon Kelsey
Past President:  Sharon Deberry
Executive Board Members:  Hon. Sharon V. Burrell and William Snoddy

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