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1. 1. BIO of MARGO BOUCHET, ESQ. !!!

   www.margobouchet.com/bio.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/21/2006   Last Visited: 9/21/2006

   Biography of Attorney Margo Bouchet
   
   Three dominant attributes have inspired ATTORNEY MARGO BOUCHET since graduation from Law School at Howard University: Commitment to God, Dedication to her family, and Service to her community. After earning her JD degree, MARGO BOUCHET, embarked on a Los Angeles practice designed to women and minorities in their battles against wrongful discharge and discrimination. As a result, she has won major victories for countless plaintiffs.
   
   In addition to her role as a highly effective Attorney who has built a respected reputation as a dedicated and determined advocate of the oppressed, MARGO BOUCHET has managed to juggle her role as mother, lawyer, activist and community servant. Her service in the community has not been ignored. She is the recipient of numerous honors and accolades including an appointment by President James Carter, as the first African-American to the United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission. MARGO has also garnered awards as Best Mother of the Year from St. Brigid Catholic Church, Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Zeta Phi Beta Society, OMICRON CHAPTER, and WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund, Pacific Region.
   
   MARGO has been an active member of her community and has served on Boards or held office with several community organizations, such as the Board of Governors of the National Bar Association, (NBA), the largest predominantly Black Lawyers Association in the country, the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA); The Board of the Inglewood Bar Association, the Board of the Langston Bar Association, the Board of Trustees of the Union Rescue Mission Foundation and the Howard Alumni Club of Southern California. MARGO has held offices with the California Association of Black Lawyers, and the Howard Law School Alumni Association for Los Angeles and the Southern California Chapter of the Howard University Alumni Association.
   
   Additionally, MARGO has served as President of the Inglewood Bar Association, Vice President and Program Chair of St. Brigid's Parish Council and she served as an alternate delegate to the National Convention of Links, for the San Fernando Valley Links. Currently, MARGO serves on the Board of Trustees of the Union Rescue Mission Foundation and she is President of the Howard Alumni club of Southern California. MARGO is frequently called upon by organizations to speak on various topics ranging from Time Management, Employment Discrimination, the O.J. Simpson case and Collection and Enforcement of Child Support. Additionally, she occasionally sits as a Pro Tem Judge in the Inglewood Small Claims Court.
   
   MARGO was somewhat ahead of her time, when in 1991, she helped launch, with co-host Ken Jones, a CABLE T.V. legal talk show, known as the LEGAL FORUM. MARGO, who is a financial contributor to Howard University and other civic organizations, is a member of the Law School's FOUNDER'S Club.

2. 2. www.nbawomen.org

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   Published on: 10/27/2003   Last Visited: 10/14/2006

   BIO OF MARGO BOUCHET
   
   Three dominant attributes have inspired ATTORNEY MARGO BOUCHET since graduation from Law School at Howard University: COMMITMENT to God, DEDICATION to her family, and SERVICE to her community. After earning her JD degree, MARGO BOUCHET, embarked on a Los Angeles practice designed to women and minorities in their battles against wrongful discharge and discrimination. As a result, she has won major victories for countless plaintiffs.
   
   In addition to her role as a highly effective Attorney who has built a respected reputation as a dedicated and determined advocate of the oppressed, MARGO BOUCHET has managed to juggle her role as mother, lawyer, activist and community servant. Her service in the community has not been ignored. She is the recipient of numerous honors and accolades including an appointment by President James Carter, as the first African-American to the United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission.
   
   MARGO has also garnered awards as Best Mother of the Year from St. Brigid Catholic Church, Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Zeta Phi Beta Society, OMICRON CHAPTER, and WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund, Pacific Region. MARGO has been an active member of her community and has served on Boards or held office with several community organizations, such as the Board of Governors of the National Bar Association, (NBA), the largest predominantly Black Lawyers Association in the country, the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA); The Board of the Inglewood Bar Association, the Board of the Langston Bar Association, the Board of Trustees of the Union Rescue Mission Foundation and the Howard Alumni Club of Southern California.
   
   MARGO has held offices with the California Association of Black Lawyers, and the Howard Law School Alumni Association for Los Angeles and the Southern California Chapter of the Howard University Alumni Association. Additionally, MARGO has served as President of the Inglewood Bar Association, Vice President and Program Chair of St. Brigid's Parish Council and she served as an alternate delegate to the National Convention of Links, for the San Fernando Valley Links. Currently, MARGO serves on the Board of Trustees of the Union Rescue Mission Foundation and she is President of the Howard Alumni club of Southern California.
   
   MARGO is frequently called upon by organizations to speak on various topics ranging from Time Management, Employment Discrimination, the O.J. Simpson case and Collection and Enforcement of Child Support. Additionally, she occasionally sits as a Pro Tem Judge in the Inglewood Small Claims Court. MARGO was somewhat ahead of her time, when in 1991, she helped launch, with co-host Ken Jones, a CABLE T.V. legal talk show, known as the LEGAL FORUM. MARGO, who is a financial contributor to Howard University and other civic organizations, is a member of the Law School's FOUNDER'S Club.