Section Membership
As of June 27, 2019 the Section has 151 members.
Financial Status
The Section had an account balance of $11,240.08 as of May 31, 2019.
CLEs & Events
The Section hosted 2 events in fiscal year 2018-19.
| Program Title | Date | Event Code | CLE Credits | Number of Attendees |
| Advanced Employee Benefits Workshop | 2/28/19 | 268155 | 5.0 Standard 1.0 Ethics | 98 |
| Employee Benefits Annual Meeting and Social | 6/25/19 | - | - | 11 |
Annual Meeting and Election Results
The Section’s Annual Meeting was held on June 25, 2019 and 11 people attended.
The following council members were elected to serve on the Section’s Governing Council from 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020:
Hallie Goodman
Thomas Henke
Ruth Marcott
Denise Tataryn
Nicholas Benham
The following officers were elected to serve on the Section’s Governing Council from 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020:
Jewelie Grape, Chair
Theresa Corona, Vice Chair
Lisa Robinson, Secretary
Courtney Colby, Treasurer
Tim Goodman, Past Chair
Diversity and Inclusion
Our diversity and inclusion goal was to continue to expand diversity outreach. The Section’s Council set up a subcommittee to work on diversity matters. In addition, the Council reached out to local law school to expand our diversity (focusing on law students and the “pipeline” for diversity).
Other Section Accomplishments
Members attended the University of MN Meet the Bar Day through the MSBA. Through this opportunity, section members had the opportunity to “advertise” the practice area and develop interest in younger talent.
In an effort to increase section value, we continued to incorporate a social networking reception in our annual seminar.
Pro Bono Outreach
The Council began organizing a half-day seminar for legal aid and public interest attorneys. The Council will organize the topics and then ask Section members to volunteer to give the presentations. This will provide an opportunity for Section members to connect with legal aid and public interest attorneys and provide CLE credit for these attorneys.
Submitted By:
Tim Goodman, Section Chair
July 5, 2019