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Episode Synopsis
Jennifer Dewey, attorney at GM, joins us to discuss the difficulty of being a working mother and the systems we use to create and maintain parity with our partners for running a household and raising children. She joins our Executive Director, and WLAM Treasurer, Kirsten Silwanowicz, in a discussion about the book by Eve Rodsky, Fair Play, and how specific cultural or societal expectations have influenced how working mothers are perceived or treated in today’s society.
Jennifer currently works in the legal department of General Motors. In her role, she primarily focuses on a combination of dealer franchise law and corporate law. She also works on various diversity, equity, and inclusion projects at GM. Previously, she was a partner at Dickinson Wright in their corporate group with a practice focused on M&A and franchise law. Jennifer lives in Detroit with her two boys, Louis (5) and Carter (3), and her husband Fred, an army veteran and former Dickinson Wright partner, also works at General Motors. Outside of the law, Jennifer loves music, theater, and writing. She performs in community and professional productions and contributes to the Detroit Mom blog.
Kirsten J. Silwanowicz is an Associate General Counsel at the Great Lakes Water Authority, where she practices contracts, litigation, and federal grants. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2009 with her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and then from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in December 2011. She started her legal career in Dallas, Texas, and moved back to Michigan to practice in 2015. Kirsten has been a member of the Women’s Lawyers Association of Michigan since law school in 2009 and is the current Treasurer for the State Board and a past President for the WLAM Wayne Region.
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Jennifer currently works in the legal department of General Motors. In her role, she primarily focuses on a combination of dealer franchise law and corporate law. She also works on various diversity, equity, and inclusion projects at GM. Previously, she was a partner at Dickinson Wright in their corporate group with a practice focused on M&A and franchise law. Jennifer lives in Detroit with her two boys, Louis (5) and Carter (3), and her husband Fred, an army veteran and former Dickinson Wright partner, also works at General Motors. Outside of the law, Jennifer loves music, theater, and writing. She performs in community and professional productions and contributes to the Detroit Mom blog.
Kirsten J. Silwanowicz is an Associate General Counsel at the Great Lakes Water Authority, where she practices contracts, litigation, and federal grants. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2009 with her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and then from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in December 2011. She started her legal career in Dallas, Texas, and moved back to Michigan to practice in 2015. Kirsten has been a member of the Women’s Lawyers Association of Michigan since law school in 2009 and is the current Treasurer for the State Board and a past President for the WLAM Wayne Region.
Learn more about WLAM on our website and on our social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter.
WLAM supporters can sponsor the Working Towards Nine Podcast. Sponsorship includes a 30-second promo, either audio created by the sponsor or ad copy read by the producer and the sponsor’s name cited in the show notes. Check out our website here to learn more and purchase a sponsorship.
WLAM wants the WTN Podcast to be accessible to all who listen. If you would like a free transcript of an episode, please email [email protected].
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