Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history.  On March 23, 2022, we are excited to honor  a few of our local legal pioneers of greatness at a joint lunch meeting of the Baton Rouge Bar Association, Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter Louis A. Martinet Legal Society and the Federal Bar Association, Baton Rouge Chapter.  The luncheon being held at Ruffino’s at De La Ronde Hall, 320 Third St. begins at 11:45 a.m., concludes at 1:15 p.m. and includes a 1.0 hour CLE. 

Janice Reeves and Monica Vela-Vick are moderating the panel of legal trailblazers who will discuss their unique perspectives on the future, the past and the progress made in the women’s rights issues.  
Panel members include: 
Honorable Pamela Baker, Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish
Honorable Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts, 19th Judicial District Court 
Honorable Gail Grover, East Baton Rouge Juvenile Court
Honorable Toni Higginbotham (Ret.), First Circuit Court of Appeal
Mary E. Roper, Roper Ligh Attorneys, former Parish Attorney for the City for Baton Rouge and Parish of Baton Rouge
Gail S. Stephenson, Professor Southern University Law School, served on the Louisiana Supreme Court 1992 Task Force Report on Women and the Courts