2025 Annual Conference

APRIL 10 - 13

RITZ CARLTON NEW ORLEANS

inviting all women trial lawyers

A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONFERENCE

A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONFERENCE

Meet us in new orleans for this life-changing conference.

You’ll earn CLE hours and network with colleagues, but you’ll also engage in meaningful conversation and make lifelong connections. The Society is a community dedicated to lifting women up, side by side, supporting them in their endeavors to be the best trial attorneys & women they can be. Our annual conference is where we come together to check in, support one another, and re-engage as a community.

Attention First & Second Year Attorneys!

Call 850-304-9674 to receive a discounted conference rate.

AGENDA Details (MORE ADDED WEEKLY)

  • 5:30 to 7:30 | Registration and Welcome Reception, Sponsored by Assemby NEOS

  • 7:30 to 8:30AM | Breakfast

    8:30 to 8:45am - Co-Chairs Karen Evans and Jennifer Hoekstra, Welcome & Introductions

    8:45 to 9:30 | Danielle Mason, Mining for Gold in Your Cases

    9:30 to 10:15 | Ashley Peinhardt, Jury Selection and the Conservative Juror

    10:15 to 10:30 | Coffee Break

    10:30 to 11:15 | Jennifer Greene, Depositions

    11:15 to 12:00 | Maggie Langdon, Show Me Your Case: Using Visual Aids to Tell Your Client’s Story

    12:00 to 1:00 | Networking Luncheon in the French Quarter Bar, Ritz Carlton, Induction of President Elect

    1:00 to 1:45 | Christian Morris, topic coming soon

    1:45 to 2:15 | Alyson Beridon, We Ride at Dawn: How Lady Lawyers Will Lead America Out of the Dark

    2:15 to 3:15 | Judges Panel

    PARALEGAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

    Courtney Winston, Attorney/Paralegal and Client Relations

    Rashida Forbes, Pros and Cons of Working as a Freelance Paralegal

    Christy Hurt, Trial Preparation from the Paralegal’s Perspective

  • 8:00 to 8:30AM | Breakfast

    8:30 to 9:00 | Megan Whiteside, The Power of Your Personal Brand in Networking and Business Development

    9:00 to 9:30 | Cookie Echsner-Rasmussen, Ethics

    9:30 to 10:15 | Dawn Smith, Driving Complex Litigation at Scale

    10:15 to 10:30 | Coffee Break

    10:30 to 11:15 | Sheila Hienstand, topic coming soon

    11:15 to 12:15 | Jennifer Lipinski/Micah Star Liberty, Becoming Trauma-Informed and Dealing with Vicarious Trauma

    12:15 to 1:15 | Networking Luncheon, Award Presentation for 2025 Woman of the Year

    1:15 to 2:45 | Christy Crowe Childers, Building Your 8 Figure Damages House

    2:445 to 3:30 | Panel Discussion w/Jennifer Hoekstra, Karen Evans and Friends, What We Can Offer to Young Female Lawyers

    PARALEGAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

    Marci Gordon, Money issues that can hold up a case or create exposure for the attorney (public benefits, minor needing court approval, VA, Medicare compliance, etc.)

    Amy Angelo, Self care and wellness

  • 7:30 to 8:00AM | Breakfast

    8:00 to 9:45 | Bettina Altizer, Connection Advocacy

    9:45 to 10:00 | Coffee Break

    10:00 to 12:00 | Bettina Altizer, Applying Connection Advocacy Skills In Your Practice of Law

    Conference Ends

Meet your 2025 FACULTY

Our host hotel is the
RITZ CARLTON NEW ORLEANS

Located on Canal Street in the French Quarter, The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans offers spacious hotel accommodations, a spa and live jazz.

Set within the 1908 Beaux Arts Maison Blanche building, our host hotel highlights traditional Southern ambiance with an elegant interior that reflects the graciousness of Garden District mansions. Bask in the beauty of the intimate courtyard, the spa’s Voodoo Ritual, and in-house jazz musician, Jeremy Davenport.

RESERVE YOUR ROOM HERE:

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

  • The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans for 359.00 USD per night - Last Day to Book : Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Book your group rate for Society of Women Trial Lawyers

Call-in:  Central Reservations at 1.800.826.8987

 Group Codes:  

SKGSKGA (Deluxe King Accommodations - $359 ++)

SKGSKGB (Deluxe Double Bed Accommodations - $359 ++)

Pre/post rates are only available if the hotel has availability and the hotel occupancy is less than 80% at time of request.

CONFERENCE ATTENDEES RECEIVE 20% OFF ALL SPA SERVICES, AS LONG AS YOU STATE THE GROUP NAME.

  • networking

  • HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS

  • continuing education

  • INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS

Continuing Legal Education

An application for accreditation for continuing legal education credit is submitted to all applicable states. Number of credits awarded will vary based on state regulations. Please bring your license and/or bar information with you to the program.