History

The Lee County Association for Women Lawyers (LCAWL) is a local branch of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL), an organization that was founded in 1951 with the goal of propelling women lawyers into economic, social, and leadership spheres of power. As a local FAWL chapter, LCAWL actively promotes and supports the advancement of women in the Lee County legal community. 

LCAWL is devoted to actively promoting the advancement of women in the legal profession and furthering the common interests of its members by encouraging camaraderie and membership. 

​LCAWL is committed to issues concerning our legal community, particularly the challenges women attorneys may face. LCAWL seeks to promote women’s opportunities and rights by enhancing the visibility of women within the legal profession, the local and state judiciary, and within the Lee County community at large, by creating and maintaining supportive networks among women in the legal and business professions.