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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, send us an e-mail at info@nywba.org or call us at 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)  TBD
Employment and Equal Opportunity for Women  Paula Colbath
Lou Pechman
Judiciary  Barbara Ryan
Legislation  Jane Bevans
Membership  Heather Kim Leifer
Jessica Ventarola
Professional Ethics and Discipline  TBD
Programs, Events and Arrangements  Diana Browne
Publicity/Press  Julie Hyman
NYWBA Special Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
Advance the Status of Women in the Profession  Brenda Pomerance
Donna M. Praiss
ADR  Christina Kallas
Annie Ugurlayan
Awards  TBD
Business Law, Taxation and Bankruptcy  TBD
Children's Rights and Issues  Denise Scotto
Elder Law and Disabilities  Miriam Davidson
International Law and Practice  Christa Bosch
Rebecca Adams
Litigation  Laura D. Barbieri
Kathy Lynch
Long Range Planning  Elizabeth A. Bryson
Matrimonial and Family Law  Jennifer P. Brown
Rhoda Clary
Joan Tannenbaum
Mentoring & Mentoring Circles  Lisa A. Sokoloff
Jaclyn Feffer
Network of Bar Leaders Liaison  Cassandra Aquart Jane Bevans
Sylvia DiPietro
Kelly O'Neill Levy
New York County Lawyers’ Association Committee on Women’s Rights Liaison  Robin Eichen
New York State Bar Association Committee on Women in the Law Liaison  Irit Tau-Webber
Newsletter  Annie Ugulayan
Pro Bono  Leyla Marrouk
Real Estate Law  Christina Kallas
Reproductive Rights  Carole M. Bass, Esq.
Solo and Small Firm Practice  Andrea Vacca
Students and New Lawyers  TBA
Technology and Internet for Lawyers  Kay Marmorek
Cassandra M. Porter
Trusts and Estates  Leona Beane
Loretta A. Ippolito
WBASNY Committee Liaison  Kay Marmorek
Website  Lisa Bauer
Working Mothers  TBA
NYWBA Delegates to WBASNY Committees
Access to Justice Issues Task Force  Leyla Marrouk
Advisory Council  Susan L. Bender
Myrna Felder
Martha E. Gifford
Irene Sullivan
Awards  Amy Saltzman
Children's Rights  TBD
Continuing Legal Education  Laura M. Twomey
Domestic Violence  Gretchen Schumann
Finance  Janet Cord (Co-Chair)
Health Issues  Barbara Ryan
International Women’s Rights  Amy Halpert
Christina Kallas (Co-Chair)
Internet/List Serve  Marjorie Martin
Judiciary  Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Legislation  Jane Bevans
Liaison to Women Judges  Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Matrimonial  Dawn M. Cardi
National Conference of Women's Bar Associations  Carole Aciman (NCWBA President)
Nominations  Christina Kallas
Lisa Bauer (Alternate)
Reproductive Rights  Carole M. Bass, Esq.
Working Parents  Argyria Kehagias
Carla Vogel