The Women's Bar Association of Maryland
Recent News
Program for the 2025 Rita C. Davidson Award Dinner
On Thursday, November 6, 2025, the WBA-MD presented the 2025 Rita C. Davidson Awardto our very own Margaret H. “Meg” Oliver Past President of the State WBA and Howard County Chapter of the WBAPast Co-Chair of the WBA Judicial Selections CommitteeColleague, Mentor, and Friend Program for the 2025 RCD Award
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
Please join us on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve as we present the 2025 Rita C. Davidson Award to Margaret H. “Meg” Oliver. The Cocktail Reception will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Pro Bono Clinic – Postponed
Please note that the Pro Bono Clinic at Chrysalis House previously scheduled for Saturday, November 1, 2025 has been postponed. Please stay tuned for additional details. Once this event has been rescheduled, we will be seeking attorneys with experience in family law, expungement, employment, landlord tenant, personal injury, and wills.
WBA JUDICIAL SELECTIONS TRAINING – Cancelled
The WBA Judicial Selections Committee is planning to hold a training at a later date for WBA members interested in serving as a panel member on the Maryland Women’s Bar Association’s Judicial Selections Committee. WBA Judicial Selections Committee panel members provide an essential service to the Women’s Bar Association, to
Upcoming Events
Harford County Chapter Executive Meeting
Harford County Chapter of the WBA Burn the Bird
WBA Meeting of the Executive Board
Harford County Chapter Open Meeting
WBA Meeting of the Full Advisory Board
WBA STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The Women’s Bar Association of Maryland (“WBA”) is an organization of women and men committed to the full and equal participation of women in the legal profession and in a just society. The WBA believes that a strong community of women in the legal profession is essential to the administration of justice.
The mission and goals of the WBA are to:
- Promote and assist women to obtain positions of influence and leadership within their workplace, the legal profession, the judiciary, and the community.
- Raise awareness of and fight biases against women within the community at large, the legal profession, and under the law.
- Promote and effect diversity, equality, and justice under the law and within the legal system.
- Support women in the legal profession in their personal and professional lives.
- Provide opportunities for volunteerism and advocacy on issues affecting women.
- Collaborate with other individuals and organizations to improve the status of women.
- Celebrate the individual and collective achievements of women in the legal profession.
- Promote full and equal participation of women in society by eliminating all forms of discrimination.