The South Palm Beach County Chapter of FAWL was founded in 2003. Our mission is to advance the professional status of women lawyers, to promote the rights of women generally, to enhance the visibility of women within the legal profession and within their communities, and to create and maintain supportive networks among women in the legal and other professions.
Our group of dedicated women lawyers primarily practice law in the areas of Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and Lake Worth, Florida.
Join us for monthly luncheons with special guest speakers, receptions, happy hour events and other special events held throughout the year.
To my fellow South Palm Beach County FAWL members, sponsors, supporters and guests,
Welcome to both our new members and our returning friends. I am honored and excited to serve as your Chapter President for the 2024 – 2025 term. I hope that in the coming year you can maximize connections with other lawyers and professionals who also share our mission to promote the rights of women, to enhance the visibility and professional status of women within the legal profession and within their communities, and to create and maintain supportive networks among women in the legal and other professions.
We have a fantastic year of programming lined up, kicking off the new year with our Membership Reception on September 18, 2024, at American Social in Mizner Park! We are once again co-hosting a Hispanic Heritage Month Happy Hour with our local voluntary bar associations, including the Hispanic Bar Association of Palm Beach County and the Broward County Hispanic Bar Association, at Calaveras Cantina in Mizner Park with delicious food, drinks and a mariachi band! We are participating in Women on the Bench with many of our local voluntary bar associations and the Women’s Foundation of Florida on October 8, 2024, where our members will be able to have speed mentoring conversations with local PBC judges. Our monthly luncheons will be held at the beloved Mariposa at Neiman Marcus in the Boca Town Center on November 14, 2024, January 9, 2025, April 10, 2025, and May 8, 2025. On October 24, 2024, we will hold our annual Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon, which will benefit the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation’s Go Pink Challenge. This year we will feature two young mothers who recently dealt with breast cancer, as well as an educational conversation with a Boca Raton Regional Hospital doctor who specializes in reconstruction surgery. On February 20, 2025, the Florida Bar President, Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., Esq., will be speaking at a joint luncheon with the South Palm Beach County Bar Association. In honor of Women’s Heritage Month, this year we are partnering with the South Palm Beach County Bar Association to jointly host a luncheon on March 20, 2025, with women panelists. And, of course, we are already well underway planning our holiday celebration, Judicial Reception and Women Lawyer of the Year events. A variety of other new and favorite events can be found on the events page of this website.
There are a number of ways to become involved in our organization ranging from attending our events to annual or single-event sponsorship, donating to the Rochelle “Shelly” Kerner Memorial/SPBC FAWL Changing Lives Scholarship or engaging with the Board of Directors. There is also a spectrum of networking and mentorship opportunities available to new and seasoned attorneys alike.
Our Chapter has a reputation for being a warm and welcoming group. That reputation is only possible because of the volunteer efforts and involvement of the women and men who commit their time, energy and resources to our mission, and for this I am truly grateful. I, as well as the Board at large, am looking forward to a productive and successful year with you!
Warmest Regards,
Heather F. Beale
President, South Palm Beach County FAWL 2024 – 2025
hbeale@cozen.com
561.750.3850
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