December’s Blog

Save the Date: December 14, 2019 for our Annual Shopping Event with Veterans Memorial Elementary School

Please save the date for our Annual Shopping Event. The event is a wonderful opportunity to provide underprivileged children attending Veterans Memorial Elementary School with warm clothes and presents for the holidays.
 
Each $100.00 we raise allows us to shop for an additional child. In previous years we have been able to shop for 50 or more children. Please donate here and help us achieve our goal!

We also hope you will consider joining us that morning as a volunteer shopper. Our volunteers are paired with a Veterans Memorial Elementary student and help the child pick out their warm clothes. Most volunteer shoppers are finished in about one hour.  Every year we receive heartwarming feedback from our volunteers about how much they enjoyed their experience. Please email us at nnwla.rsvp@gmail.com if you are able to volunteer.

Save the Date: December 17, 2019 for the Annual NNWLA Holiday Party

Please join us on Tuesday, December 17th at 5:30 p.m. for our annual NNWLA Holiday Party. Judge Lynne Simons has graciously opened her wonderful home to us again this year.  Come celebrate the holidays and the upcoming New Year with us as we welcome the new 2020 NNWLA Board Members. Please RSVP to nnwla.rsvp@gmail.com by December 10th. After we receive your RSVP, we will reply with the party address. We look forward to seeing you! 

2020 Membership Renewal

As 2019 comes to an end, please take a moment to renew your NNWLA membership for 2020. Dues will remain at last year’s levels. In particular, NNWLA would like to encourage our members to consider renewing their membership at the Sustaining Member level. We greatly appreciate the generous support our Sustaining Members provide and we thank all of the sustaining members in our January publication each year.  Please click on this link to be directed to our membership page or print the attached form by clicking on this link.  The form is also located below.  You can email the form to nnwla.rsvp@gmail.com or mail it to Jenna Garcia, P.O. Box 40953, Reno, NV 89504.

New to NNWLA? Become a 2019 member now and your dues will include a 2019 and 2020 membership!

Article of the Month

Sexist comments have no place in legal briefs, and these judges are doing something about it. Read Associate Justice Brian Currey of California’s Second District Court of Appeal full opinion calling out courtroom sexism and sexism in the legal profession at large here.

Congratulations to Member Sandra Unsworth

On November 8, 2019, Governor Steve Sisolak announced the appointment of Sandra Unsworth to the Second Judicial District, Department 12.
 
Unsworth has practiced law in Washoe County for 30 years, from seeking justice for children as a prosecutor to owning and operating a solo practice for more than two decades. Within Family Law, she has represented clients in a variety of contexts, including divorce, paternity, juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency, adoption, termination, child support, and minor and adult guardianship. On multiple occasions, she has been appointed by courts in Northern Nevada to serve as Guardian Ad Litem representing the “best interests of the child.”
 
Details on her investiture to follow.

Congratulations to NNWLA President Katie Hoffman

Katie Hoffman and her husband welcomed their first son on November 16, 2019. We wish the new family lots of love.