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Laurel G. Bellows, Principal of The Bellows Law Group, P.C., will be this years Moderator at the 2010 Women in Law Leadership Academy’s opening panel at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2010. This years Leadership Academy will be held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia PA, April 29-30, 2010. Opening Session panel topics include Negotiation skills for Lawyers. For more information on the Women in Law Leadership Academy- Presented by the Commission on Women and the Young Lawyers Division, click here.


Laurel Bellows Addresses ABA House of Delegates at 2010
Midyear Meeting


Laurel G. Bellows, principal of The Bellows Law Group, P.C., will be speaking at the Navigant Consulting Chicago Legal Roundtable Thursday January 28, 2010 at the Union League Club of Chicago. The program, beginning at noon, is designed to provide an informal opportunity for the corporate counsel community to discuss current issues of interest. Topics include: As General Counsel, you are responsible for protecting the interest of your company. How do you mesh personal goals with corporate objectives? MCLE credit is available. For more information and to RSVP click here.


As part of Allegheny County Bar Association's launch of their Institute for Gender Equality, Laurel Bellows, Principal of The Bellows Law Group, P.C., will be speaking to its members on October 28, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA. She will be speaking on issues regarding the importance of gender equality initiatives by bar associations from the perspective of national, state and local bar associations, including the ABA's Commission on Women.

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Laurel G. Bellows, Principal of Bellows and Bellows, P.C., recently spoke to the attendants of the Judge Judy West Lecture Series and Scholarship Luncheon on September 3, 2009, at the Chase College of Law. Presented by the Women Lawyers Section of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association, Ms. Bellows addressed the importance of gender equality advocacy in the legal profession.


Laurel G. Bellows, Principal of Bellows and Bellows, P.C., presided as the key note speaker of the 2009 Women on the Move Luncheon, presented by the Nielsen Company and held at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago on May 19, 2009. This year, the Greater Illinois Chapter launched its first-to-be-annual Impact Awards honoring the achievements of women who commit to improve the lives of those living with disabilities and illnesses.

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YourABA recently spoke with ABA House of Delegates Chair Laurel Bellows to learn her thoughts about the House, which is the policy-making body of the association, and her role as its leader. 

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Laurel Bellows Opens House of Delegates Midyear Meeting


As part of the Women’s Leadership Breakfast Series of the Executives’ Club of Chicago, Laurel Bellows, Principal of Bellows and Bellows, P.C., is a member of a panel discussion on the topic of Negotiation Challenges for Women Leaders on May 16, 2007. The Women’s leadership series brings together senior level women executives from public, private, and not-for-profit sectors for informative panel discussions to develop a diverse community of leaders for Chicagoland and the world.

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Laurel Bellows, Principal of Bellows and Bellows, P.C. is offering her expertise as the speaker for the April 26, 2007 CLE Audio Conference on Negotiation Skills for Women Lawyers. This will be a 60 Minute Live question and answer session through the National Constitution Center and will focus on:

  • Top tactics for women to be successful in negotiating
  • Tools women should bring to the bargaining table
  • How women can be comfortable in adversarial negotiations
  • Strategies for avoiding the "too nice" trap
  • How to use gender stereotypes to your advantage

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Laurel Bellows, principal of Bellows and Bellows, P.C., will be speaking at the February 15, 2007 Professional Development Meeting of the Chicago Chapter of Financial Executives International. She will be speaking from 4:00 -5:00pm on the topic of "Getting Paid What You are Worth" which will focus on defining expectations for achieving competitive compensation. (select to read more).


Laurel G. Bellows was named as one of Chicago Power Players in Law in the September 4, 2006 issue of Crain's Chicago Business.


**August 2006  Bellows gavels ABA delegates - ISBA Bar News and Illinois Courts Bulleting

** Summer 2006  She's Got the Power - Remarkable Woman Magazine

** Bellows gavels ABA delegates - August 2006 ISBA Bar News and Illinois Courts Bulleting

** Shes Got the Power - Summer 2006 Remarkable Woman Magazine

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