'Unacceptable': Women Speak Out on Social Media Over Pregnant Lawyer's Continuance Fight
Responses came swiftly to this week's story about a pregnant Florida lawyer forced to defend her request to push back a scheduled trial date so she could…
July 26, 2018 at 01:17 PM
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story responded @dbreview page Happened to me in 2011. Thankfully, the judge sneered at counsel "what did you think she had in there, a basketball?" and granted the continuance. Shocking at the time, and sad to see it is happening still 7 years later. #solidaritysister https://t.co/Q30oGLEWAC via @dbreview
— Deanna Shullman (@freespeechlaw) July 26, 2018
Unbelievable. Do people really believe that a female attorney would get pregnant and birth a baby solely for purposes of trial delay? Folks, don't oppose the request for continuance.#LadyLawyer https://t.co/KgAbuBLhvJ
— Leora Freire (@leora_freire) July 26, 2018
Wow!! Reconcile being a lawyer and a mother - the idea from a male opposing counsel that pregnancy is a trial ploy is unbelievable https://t.co/8lQKAz6Unc
— Steph (@OneStephUp) July 25, 2018
Unacceptable. https://t.co/upDvUL9BhF
— Elizabeth Ferguson (@ekopeppy) July 26, 2018
As someone who was in trial 5 weeks after the birth of my daughter, I fully support the proposed parental leave rule rule: Female Attorneys Fuming After Miami Lawyer Opposed a Pregnant Lead Attorney's Request for Continuance https://t.co/1QQ6fjfBJy via @lawdotcom
— CJ Bosco (@cjboscolaw) July 26, 2018
When science develops a way for men to have babies things like this will no longer be an issue. Until then... https://t.co/RhgxQFRCPL
— Michelle McCormick (@MichelleMcCorm) July 25, 2018
Free PR advice: This is not a good look, my dudes.https://t.co/zSVjXI9bt0
— Debra Pickett (@DebPickett) July 25, 2018
It's 2018, and pregnancy bias is still a thing in the legal profession. #stereotyping #bias #LegalProfession https://t.co/Tl7UjpG0Kx via @dbreview
— Mary Ellen Maatman (@MaryEllenMaatma) July 25, 2018
Could not be more proud of the @FAWL_FAWL members taking the lead on this issue for the benefit of parents who will come behind them in the practice of law and the clients who want to keep their counsel through trial. https://t.co/M9l895k22X
— Jennifer Richardson (@jaxjennyshoaf) July 25, 2018
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