King County Women Lawyers Presents 'Women and the War in Iraq' with video appearance by Sen. Murray

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I also posted this to Washblog

Note the CLE educational credit which will be available in the
afternoon. A thank you to Moni and all her colleagues who
collaborated to make this event happen, I am proud to share this
announcement:

King County Washington Women Lawyers presents

Women and the War in Iraq

CLE and Public Forum

2 CLE (including .5 Ethics) credits pending

Venue: The Seattle Art Museum

Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Public Forum: 6p.m.- 9:00 p.m (free admission)

Our Public Forum will include the debut of a short documentary
film "Female Faces of War." Panelists include nationally recognized
speakers:

Dr. Bridget Cantrell author of "Down Range to Iraq and Back;"

Sara Rich, M.S.W. and mother of soldier Suzanne Swift;

Stacy Bannerman, author of "When the War Came Home," founder/
director of `The Sanctuary for Veterans and Families' and

Dr. Tracy Simpson, co-director of Seattle VA's Women's Clinic,

Lourdes E. Alvarado-Ramos, Deputy Director of Washington State's
Department of Veterans Affairs;

Julia Villalobos, Port Security Specialist 2, Coast Guard (served
in Iraq and Kuwait Feb-Aug. 2003);

and special appearance by video, Senator Patty Murray (member of
the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee).

To RSVP to the public forum (space is limited): email
[e-mail]

To become a sponsor, please contact: Tracy Sarich -
[e-mail] (Sponsorship)

CLE: 3 PM - 5:15PM (only $75.00)

Our CLE "Representing Military Personnel: Hot Topics in
Employment Law, Family Law and Benefits" includes presenter:

Thomas Quinlan, who practices in Pierce County with the law firm
Miller, Quinlan & Auter. He is a WSTLA Eagle with a general civil
trial practice, and also a Judge Advocate with the rank of Major in
the United States Army Reserve.

The other presenter Kimberly Cox is an attorney for Safeco and is
a Captain in the JAG Corps. She was also on active duty at Ft. Lewis.

*(includes refreshments following CLE and before public forum)

To register for the CLE, please contact Jill Pugh -
[e-mail]