NYWBA's committees are a key component in our success. Our Judiciary Committee actively reviews the qualifications of judicial candidates. 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 substantive law committees and practice area committees also provide a forum for members to network and resolve real legal issues, and our Technology and the Internet for Lawyers Committee offers insights to attorneys on things technological that affect the practice of law.

If you are a member and would like to join a committee, click here to access our online form to submit your committee choices. If you have any questions about our Committees, contact the Committee Chair(s) or the NYWBA's Executive Director (ED@nywba.org or 212-490-8202). Members can also click here to see a copy of this list with contact information for the Committee Chairs and Delegates.

NYWBA Standing Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
By-Laws & Amendments  Elizabeth A. Bryson
Cooperation with Other Bar Associations (including local bar associations, NCWBA, National Association of Women Lawyers, and ABA Commission on Women)  Kelly O'Neill Levy
Employment and Equal Opportunity for Women  Felice B. Ekelman
Louis Pechman
Judiciary  TBA
Legislation  Jane Bevans
Membership  Heather K. Leifer
Jessica A. Ventarola
Professional Ethics and Discipline  Hon. Barbara Jaffe
Sarah Diane McShea
Programs, Events and Arrangements  Diana G. Browne
Patricia Ann Grant (Annual Dinner)
Jo Ann Douglas (Annual Dinner)
Publicity/Press  Tamara Lannin
Allison P. Lurin
NYWBA Special Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
Advance the Status of Women in the Profession  Brenda Pomerance
Rachel J. Minter
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)  Andrea Vacca
Leona Beane
Awards  Amy Saltzman
Business Law, Taxation and Bankruptcy  Cassandra Porter
Monique McClure
Children's Rights and Issues  Denise Scotto
Continuing Legal Education  Yacine Barry
Criminal Law  Isiris Isaac
Diversity  TBA
Domestic Violence  Amanda Norejko
Laura A. Russell
Elder Law and Disabilities  Miriam Davidson
Kay Marmorek
Immigration Law  TBA
Intellectual Property  Maria Palmese
Dana Kaplan Richter
Marylee Jenkins (Advisor and NYIPLA Liasion)
International Law and Practice  Christa M. Bosch
Rebecca Adams Hollis
Litigation  Kathy M. Lynch
TBA
Long Range Planning  Elizabeth A. Bryson
Myra L. Freed
Matrimonial and Family Law  Briana Denney
Sophie Jacobi
Hon. Andrea Masley
Mentoring & Mentoring Circles  Andrea Vacca
Randy L. Shapiro
Newsletter  Carla P. Vogel
Anahid ("Annie") Ugurlayan
Privacy & Cyberlaw  Patrice S. Ettinger
Pro Bono  TBA
Real Estate Law  TBA
Reproductive Rights  TBA
Solo and Small Firm Practice  Deborah G. Rosenthal
Gina Danetti
Students and New Lawyers  Stephanie M. Adduci
Jane C. Cowles
Summer Program  Cassandra Porter
Technology and the Internet / Website  Elizabeth A. Bryson
Theresa Widmann
Trusts and Estates  Leona Beane
Loretta A. Ippolito
Women's Health Issues  TBA
Working Parents  Christine Harman
NYWBA Delegates to WBASNY Committees
Advisory Council  Susan L. Bender
Myrna Felder
Martha E. Gifford
Irene Sullivan
Amicus Curiae  Elizabeth A. Bryson
Awards  Amy Saltzman
By-Laws  Martha E. Gifford (Co-Chair)
Bankruptcy/ Commercial / Banking Law  Cassandra Porter
Monique McClure
Chapters - Membership  Heather K. Leifer
Jessica A. Ventarola
Children's Rights  Jo Ann Douglas
Denise Scotto
Continuing Legal Education  Yacine Barry
Criminal Law  Isiris Isaac
Diversity  Joanne D. Quiñones
Domestic Violence  Amanda Norejko
Laura A. Russell
Education  TBA
Employment and Labor Law  Felice B. Ekelman
Louis Pechman
Equal Opportunity in the Profession  Brenda Pomerance
Rachel J. Minter
Education Law  TBA
Employment and Labor Law  Felice B. Ekelman
Louis Pechman
Equal Opportunity in the Profession  Brenda Pomerance
Rachel J. Minter
Family and Matrimonial Law  Briana Denney
Sophie Jacobi
Hon. Andrea Masley
Susan M. Moss
Dawn M. Cardi
Finance  Janet I. Cord (Co-Chair)
Health Issues  Barbara A. Ryan
Immigration  TBA
Intellectual Property  Maria Palmese
Dana Kaplan Richter
Marylee Jenkins (Advisor and NYIPLA Liaison)
International Women's Rights  Christa M. Bosch
Rebecca Adams Hollis
Judges & Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA)  Barbara A. Ryan (Chair)
Lisa Sokoloff
Judiciary / Courts  Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Legislation  Jane Bevans
Liaison to Women Judges  Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Long-Range Planning  Lisa A. Sokoloff
Janet I. Cord
Newsletter  Carla P. Vogel
Nominations  Susan Bender
Susan M. Moss
Press and Public Relations  Tamara Lannin
Allison P. Lurin
Professional Ethics  Hon. Barbara Jaffe
Sarah Diane McShea
Reproductive Rights  TBA
Technology/Internet  Elizabeth A. Bryson
Theresa Widmann
Trusts & Estates  Leona Beane
Loretta A. Ippolito
Working Parents  Christine Harman
NYWBA Liaisons to Other Bar Associations & Committees
Network of Bar Leaders  Kelly O'Neill Levy
National Conference of
Women's Bar Associations 
Annie J. Wang (Director, NCWBA)
Carole A. Aciman (Past President)
"Bar None" -
Women's Bar Association Leaders 
Donna M. Praiss
Julie Hyman
Lawyer Assistance Program NYS  Christina Kallas
New York County Lawyers’ Association
Committee on Women’s Rights 
TBA
New York State Bar Association
Committee on Women in the Law 
TBA