President
Eryn Hanlon
Eryn has been a member of AWLL since 2011 and previously served as the AWLL Events Director from 2012-2014. She took some time off of the Executive Board to open her own law practice and rejoined the Board as Secretary in 2017.
Eryn has a BA from the University of Michigan, a JD from Wayne State University Law School (Detroit) and a LLM from Kingston University Law School (London). She qualified as an attorney in the State of Illinois in 2008 before moving to the UK permanently in December 2009.
Eryn is a Partner practicing US immigration law at Greenwood Hanlon Kendrick LTD with offices in London and New York. Before starting GHK, Eryn was an attorney at another London firm practicing US immigration as well as a regular volunteer advisor with the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Vice President
Membership Director
MOlly O’Brien
Molly has been a member of AWLL since 2013. She is a Michigan native and a loyal MSU Spartan. She earned her J.D. from Whittier Law School in California and her LL.M. from Trinity College Dublin.
Prior to moving to London, Molly found her passion in law by representing plaintiffs in pharmaceutical product liability litigation. She later worked as a medical negligence defense lawyer, representing hospitals, medical professionals and insurance companies. In London, Molly works as a locum lawyer for various law firms and assists small businesses with GDPR compliance. She is currently in the process of taking Part 2 of the QLTS to become a UK solicitor.
Events Director
catherine betancourt
Catherine has been a member of AWLL since 2018. She personally benefitted from the wonderful networking events hosted by AWLL, primarily the 4th of July BBQ, where she made a professional connection with another member and was later hired to join the esteemed Flynn Hodkinson law firm where she works as a US immigration attorney. She is very happy to take up the leadership role of Events Director at AWLL to create similar opportunities for other women working or hoping to work in the legal profession in London.
Catherine is originally from Puerto Rico, but wished to live in London from a very young age. She finally moved to London in 2017 to pursue an LLM in Immigration Law at Queen Mary University where she graduated from in 2018. She hopes to stay in the UK for years to come with her partner, whom she lives with in East London.
Prior to moving to London, Catherine lived in a variety of cities, including Shanghai, Miami, and Washington D.C. She earned a degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University in Washington D.C. in 2014 and went on to attend law school at the same university. She graduated law school in 2017 and was admitted as a member of the D.C. bar in that same year. During her spare time, Catherine loves to travel, bake, and dance.
Marketing Director
Kelsey Farish
Originally from the Seattle area, Kelsey earned her undergraduate degree in politics and economics at Washington State University in 2010. She then moved to London in late 2011 to pursue her masters degree in European Union law and government at the London School of Economics. After falling in love with the city (and a certain English bloke who later became her husband) Kelsey chose to stay in London to pursue her legal career. Having qualified as a solicitor in 2018, she now specialises in commercial and corporate deals, with a particular focus on technology and media clients. Kelsey joined AWLL because she genuinely believes in its mission to support fellow women attorneys, and appreciates the importance of developing a strong professional network - especially when living abroad.
The following Executive Committee positions are open;
to learn more about these vacancies, see our Recruiting! page.
