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Perspective

May 13, 2010

The Government Lawyer

Christine Ewell of the U.S. Attorney's Office reflects on her challenging career, fueld by luck and hard work, each in some measure.

By Christine C. Ewell

I've been lucky. Having said that, the harder I work, the luckier I get. Whether as a result of good fortune or hard work or something else, with only one exception, I do not believe that I have been denied a job, promotion, assignment, or pay because I am a woman. In fact, when I was asked to write on my life as a "woman lawyer" I paused. Although I clearly am a "woman" and also, clearly a "lawyer,"...

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