The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) is
pleased to announce that its 2021 Convention will take place on May 21 –
22, 2021 online for the first time ever.
At the Virtual Convention, WBASNY’s 2021-2022 Officers will be
installed:
President – Dawn Reid-Green, Esq. (Staten Island);
President-Elect – Deborah G. Rosenthal, Esq. (New York); Vice Presidents –
Shari G. Gordon, Esq. (Westchester); Dawn Lott, Esq. (Suffolk); Marea L.
Wachsman, Esq. (Brooklyn); Treasurer – Simone M. Freeman, Esq. (Nassau);
Corresponding Secretary – Kathleen S. Campbell, Esq. (Del-Chen-O); and
Recording Secretary – Madison Porzio, Esq. (Queens).
WBASNY’s 2021 Award Recipients also will be recognized:
Betty Weinberg Ellerin Mentoring Award (for serving as a mentor,
teacher, guide and trusted counselor to hundreds of attorneys and judges) –
Myrna Felder, Esq.; Doris S. Hoffman Medal (for exceptional leadership and
service to women lawyers in New York State) – Hon. Leslie E. Stein; Joan L. Ellenbogen Founders Award (for work
advancing the status of women in society and the law) – Hon. Jacqueline
W. Silbermann; Marilyn R. Menge Award (for valuable and
significant contributions to a chapter or statewide organization) –
Maureen Crush, Esq.; Doris S. Hoffman Outstanding New Lawyer Award
(for bar member of less than five years who has made outstanding
achievements within the profession or within member’s community or both) –
Catherine Gonzalez, Esq.; Hanna S. Cohn Pro Bono Award (for contributions of
pro bono legal services) – Adrienne J. Orbach, Esq.; Stephanie E. Kupferman
Juvenile Justice Award (for outstanding achievement in legal matters
involving juveniles) – Hon. Helene D. Sacco; and the Judith S. Kaye
Access to Justice Award (for current or former State or Federal public
sector employee who has ensured equal access to justice) – Hon. Bernice D.
Siegal.
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The Women’s
Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) is the professional
membership organization of choice for more than 4,000 attorneys throughout
New York State, and the largest statewide women’s bar association in the
country. For four decades, WBASNY has been a singularly important
resource for women lawyers, with professional networking, continuing legal
education programming, leadership training, and advocacy for the rights of
women, children, and families. Through involvement with WBASNY’s 20
regional chapters and its 40-plus substantive law committees, WBASNY’s
members collaborate with one another on a variety of issues and perform
public and community service, in furtherance of its mission to promote the
advancement of the status of women in society and women in the legal
profession; to promote the fair and equal administration of justice; and to
act as a unified voice for its members with respect to issues of statewide,
national and international significance to women generally and women
attorneys in particular. WBASNY holds United Nations NGO status with the
U.N.’s Department of Public Information, and Special Consultative status in
association with the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). WBASNY is
also a founding member of the National Conference of Women’s Bar
Associations.Post
Office Box 936 | New York, NY 10024-0546 | T: 212-362-4445 | F: 212-721-1620
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