CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OUTSTANDING WINNERS OF THE 2016 ACT WOMEN LAWYERS AWARDS!

We are delighted for the outstanding winners of the inaugural ACT Women Lawyers Awards 2016 who were announced at the Gala Dinner at Old Parliament House on 3 November 2016.

Woman Lawyer of the Year:

Noor Blumer (Blumers Lawyers)

Firm of the Year:

Clayton Utz

DDCS Lawyers (joint winners)

Woman Lawyer of the Year - Private Practice:

Sarah Avery (Ken Cush & Associates)

Woman Lawyer of the Year - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander:

Liz Huang Hughes-Brown (Welcome Legal)

Woman Lawyer of the Year - Government:

Helen Curtis (Australian Government Solicitor)

Woman Lawyer of the Year - Community and Academic:

Margie Rowe (ANU College of Law)

Woman Lawyer of the Year - Early Career:

Angela Lauman (Legal Aid ACT)

Lauren Haywood (Clayton Utz) (joint winners)

Read the media report here and the story by ANU College of Law here.

gala dinner 2016

We were delighted to welcome more than 200 guests to the Gala Dinner to announce the winners of the ACT Women Lawyers Awards 2016 at Old Parliament House on 3 November 2016.

Thank you to our special guest, author, journalist and presenter Annabel Crabb, for her entertaining and insightful discussion on what it is to be a working parent, the world of politics, and tales from the making of Kitchen Cabinet.

Enjoy our photo gallery from the evening. If there is a particular photo you would like a copy of, please contact us at contact@wlaact.org.au