DURHAM/ORANGE WOMEN ATTORNEYS (DOWA)

DOWA has been a chapter of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys since 1998, originally as two separate chapters which later merged into one. Although most DOWA members are either small firm or solo practitioners, DOWA has typically had the most law student members of any chapter since its service area includes the law schools of Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.   

Mailing Address: DOWA, c/o Leah Whetten-Goldstein, 113 Broadway St., Durham, NC 27701 
Email Address: [email protected] 
Phone Number: (919) 794-7675

Chapter membership is not possible without first/also being a member of NCAWA.  DOWA Chapter membership is $25 annually (except DOWA membership is free for law students).  Learn more about Chapter Dues.

Stay in the know about upcoming chapter events by regularly checking DOWA's monthly Calendar, list of Upcoming Events for the year, Google Group, Facebook page, or the Durham Docket newsletter published by the Durham Bar Association.

2022 Board of Directors

PRESIDENT
Rachel Gessouroun

VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT
Leah Whetten-Goldstein

SECRETARY
Betsy Martin

TREASURER
Terris Riley

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Heather Hazelwood

AT LARGE
Bettyna Abney 
Diane Wells (ex-officio/non-voting)
Lynn Norton-Ramirez