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Gender Equality Breakfast 2025

Feb21Fri

EVENT

7:15 AM to 8:30 AM

DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown

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Description

This breakfast has become a must-attend event for attorneys working in all areas of the law and in various practice settings, as a way to connect with colleagues and support the work of the Gender Equality Committee. Space is limited so register now.

The recipient of this year's Philip S. Hollman Award for Gender Equality is Emily Gray Rice with the Manchester City Solicitor’s Office. Please join us to recognize and congratulate Attorney Rice on her achievements as an advocate for gender equality in the legal system. .

This year's speaker is the Honorable Arianna J. Freeman who serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, will be speaking at this event. When she received her judicial commission in October 2022, Judge Freeman became the first African-American woman and the first woman of color to sit on the Third Circuit. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Freeman was a career public defender at the Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She specialized in post-conviction litigation on behalf of indigent individuals in state and federal custody.

Cancellations for the Gender Equality Breakfast made before February 7 will receive a refund minus a $15 administrative fee. No refunds on cancellations after February 7, 2025.

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Speakers

Hon. Arianna J. Freeman US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

The Honorable Arianna J. Freeman serves as a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Nominated by President Joseph Biden in January 2022, she was confirmed by the Senate in September of that year and received her judicial commission in October 2022. With her appointment, Judge Freeman became the first African-American woman and the first woman of color to sit on the Third Circuit. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Judge Freeman moved to New Hampshire with her family as an infant. She was raised in Portsmouth and graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1997. She earned her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College and her law degree from Yale Law School. Her legal career began with clerkships for Judge James T. Giles and Judge C. Darnell Jones, II, at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Freeman built a distinguished career as a public defender at the Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, specializing in post-conviction litigation for indigent clients in state and federal custody. Judge Freeman has also contributed to legal education as an adjunct professor at the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. She is also deeply engaged in civic work, serving on the boards of the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women and First Person Arts.