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Episode Synopsis
Susan Chalgian, President of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, joins us to discuss her upcoming presidential year about shaping connections. She joins our Executive Director, and WLAM Treasurer, Kirsten Silwanowicz, in a discussion about the future of WLAM and how this year’s theme of shaping connections can influence our members in the legal community. They discuss how the WLAM membership is unique with diversity in careers, level of experience, location in the State, passions, and commitments and how WLAM’s strength lies in our ability to connect our resources for personal and professional benefit.
Susan L. Chalgian concentrates her practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning, and is an accredited attorney with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. She is co-author of the ICLE publication, “Advising the Older Client or Client with Disability” and is frequent speaker on issues of elder law. In addition to acting as a board member for state-wide WLAM and a board member for the Mid-Michigan WLAM region, she is an active member of both the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar. She is also a board member for the Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council (GLEPC).
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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Susan L. Chalgian concentrates her practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning, and is an accredited attorney with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. She is co-author of the ICLE publication, “Advising the Older Client or Client with Disability” and is frequent speaker on issues of elder law. In addition to acting as a board member for state-wide WLAM and a board member for the Mid-Michigan WLAM region, she is an active member of both the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar and the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar. She is also a board member for the Greater Lansing Estate Planning Council (GLEPC).
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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