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Pro Bono Opportunities to Assist Haitians with Immigration Issues - February 20, 2010 Click here for details.
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30th Anniversary of WBASNY - February 24, 2010 - celebrating with a dinner, honoring Lenore Kramer, Esq., recipient of the Doris S. Hoffman Medal. Click here for details.
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International Women's Day - March 9, 2010 Reception and Screening of "Courting Justice," a documentary film that examines the challenges faced by women judges in South Africa. Click here for details about this free program.
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Report of the NYWBA's Committee on Nominations - Nominations for NYWBA Officer and Director positions for 2010-2011. Click here for details.
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NYWBA is now on Facebook and Linkedin. Click here for information about these social networking websites and how to join our groups.
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NYWBA Annual Awards Gala & Installation Dinner - June 10, 2010 - Celebrating our 75th Anniversary - Mark Your Calendar! - Capitale, 130 Bowery, NYC
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NYWBA Summer Program - "What it is Like to Practice Law as a Woman" - June 23, 2010. Click here for details.
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The "Tour of New York City Civil Court CLE Program" - This dynamic program is designed to benefit anyone who will litigate in the Small Claims, Housing (Landlord/Tenant) or New York Civil Courts and provided 3.5 hours of transitional skills CLE credit. The NYWBA is planning a repeat session of this program in 2010.
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Remembering Our Honored Founder and Past President - Hon. Florence Perlow Shientag
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2009-2010 Mentoring Circles Program - Join with peers to foster your professional and personal development. Send an email to MentoringCircles@nywba.org with your name, firm or other business affiliation, contact information, practice area(s) and year of admission to the bar (or law school status if not yet admitted).
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Join a NYWBA Committee - Becoming involved in a committee is professionally rewarding and is a great way to give back to your profession and community. Click here for details.
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NYWBA Annual Membership Reception - On September 14, 2009, members and prospective members attended our very successful cocktail reception for all members and prospective members. Click here to see photos from the event.
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By-Law Amendments Enacted - At the Annual Membership Reception on September 14th, members passed proposed amendments to the NYWBA By-Laws. Click here for details.
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Congratulations to the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor on her appoint-
ment to the United States Supreme Court. We are proud that Justice Sotomayor is a long-standing member of the New York Women's Bar Association.
Click here for WBASNY's statement in support of her confirmation.
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NYWBA Kicked Off its 75th Anniversary Year at its Annual Dinner on June 9, 2009. The NYWBA held its Annual Installation and Awards Dinner on June 9, 2009 at Capitale, on the Bowery. The Association presented the President's Special Award to the Hon. Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York, and the Doris S. Hoffman Service Award to Lisa A. Bauer. Click here to see the photos.
Donna M. Praiss was installed as President for 2009-2010, as were the other officers and directors of the NYWBA and the NYWBA's Directors on the Board of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York. (Click here for a directory of the incoming and continuing officers and directors.) The silent auction to benefit the Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin Fellowship, which is administered by the New York Women's Bar Foundation, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity, was a huge success as well.
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History in the First Department: An All-Woman Bench, Please click here for details.
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Read our latest newsletter, with stories, announcements and recaps of our latest events and upcoming ones, too. Click here.
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Welcome to the New York Women's Bar Association! I look forward to serving the NYWBA as president through its 75th year and hope you will join us as we continue to strive to improve the status of women, educate women lawyers and support professional development and advancement.
Click here for the President's Message from the February 2010 NYWBA Newsletter.
NYWBA Foundation
NYWBA also supports the NYWBA Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity whose mission is to eliminate gender bias and other forms of discrimination from the legal system and profession; to promote the social and economic equality, safety, and well-being of women and children; and to address the unmet legal needs of women and children.
NYWBA Membership
Membership in the NYWBA provides an opportunity to network with lawyers and judges in New York who are committed to these same goals, participate in a variety of committees, and obtain continuing legal education credits at great value. NYWBA also sponsors numerous special events, including an annual awards dinner, a summer program for law students, an annual membership reception in the fall, and an annual reception for newly elected and newly appointed judges. Our Judiciary Committee actively reviews the qualifications of judicial candidates, and through our affiliation with the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY), NYWBA also comments on proposed legislation and policy at state, federal and international levels.
Our membership year is June 1st to May 31st. If you are a current member, it's time to renew for 2009-2010. If you are not a member, now is the perfect time to join. Click here to join or renew online or to download a membership form (PDF).
Welcome New Members
Click here to view our newest members
Thanks to our Sustaining Members
Click here to view our Sustaining Members
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Be sure your information is up-to-date ñ just notify the NYWBA of any changes by sending an email to info@nywba.org. If you have any questions or need additional information about your membership, simply send a note to the same email address or call us at 212-490-8202.
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