Shipley, Lorna McGinnis
1905 -
Details
Alias: Lorna McGinnis
Born: 5/14/1905 in Buena Vista, Colorado
Professional Facts
Regions and States of Practice:
NM, West
Other Education:
Mills CollegeB.A., Colorado State College (1925)
M.A., Colorado State College (1928)
Positions During Her Career:
Critic teacher of romance languages at Western State College (1925-1928)Private practitioner at Shipley & Shipley with her husband (1936-)
Local attorney with A. T. and S. F. Railway Co. (1943-)
Attorney with Otero County State Bank in Alamogordo (1943-)
State vice president of NAWL (1943-1953)
Recording secretary of the NAWL (1949-1952)
Accomplishments:
Participated in organizing the NAWL Foundation
Further Research Materials
References:
A Celebration of New Mexico's First Women Lawyers
A Celebration of New Mexico's First Women Lawyers, New Mexico's Women's Bar Association, avaialble at: http://www.nmbar.org/nmbardocs/formembers/NMWomensBar/womanbarfirst100.pdf
A Celebration of New Mexico's First Women Lawyers, New Mexico's Women's Bar Association, avaialble at: http://www.nmbar.org/nmbardocs/formembers/NMWomensBar/womanbarfirst100.pdf
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)