• NYWBA May Newsletter Available Now! - Click on Newsletter to access our "Members Only" pages, enter the user name and password, then click on the April edition. With the same format as our paper edition, you can read the eNewsletter at your computer or print it out. (Email info@nywba.org if you have questions or need assistance.)
• NYWBA Matrimonial & Family Law Committee presents “The Matrimonial and Family Law Case on Appeal” - Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - Esteemed First Department Justices Hon. Rosalyn H. Richter and Hon. John W. Sweeny, will discuss key appellate issues. For details and to RSVP, click here.
• WBASNY Annual Convention - June 6-9, 2013 - Join NYWBA colleagues and members of the 18 Women's Bar Chapters across NYS at the Convention, which will be held in Philadelphia this year. Network, get those important CLE Credits (including Ethics!), relax and have a great time. This year, WBASNY will honor long-time member and NYWBA Past President ELIZABETH A. BRYSON, with its Marilyn Menge Award, and NYWBA Vice President and long-time member AMY SALTZMAN will be installed as a WBASNY Officer at Convention. Click here for details.
• NYWBA Working Parents Committee Brown Bag Lunch - Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 12:30 p.m. Click here for details and RSVP info.
• NYWBA Solo & Small Firm Practice Committee Meeting "Website Design and Legal Branding" - Thursday, June 20, 2013, 8:30 A.M. - Bring 10 copies of your bio, website presence and marketing materials, and get insights and ideas to enhance your practice. For details and to RSVP, click here.
• NYWBA 2013 Awards & Installation Dinner - Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - Our annual gala will be held at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, where The President's Special Award will be presented to Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, Chief Administrative Judge for the State of New York; the Doris S. Hoffman Service Award will be presented to Hon. Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the newly-appointed Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals; and the NYWBA will recognize the distinguished Women Justices of the Appellate Division, First Department. NYWBA will also install its Officers, Directors and Delegates for the new year, including Hon. Jacqueline W. Silbermann, who has been elected to a second term as President. Click here for details, to RSVP, and to place your tribute in our commemorative Dinner Journal. If you or your firm or company are interested in sponsoring this prestigious event, go to www.nywba.org/Dinner Sponsorship for info about sponsorship opportunities and benefits.
• NYWBA Summer Program - "What It Is REALLY Like to Practice Law as a Woman" - July 10, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - This annual program brings together a dynamic panel of leading women attorneys from the government, corporate, non-profit, and private sectors for an in-depth discussion of their career paths and decisions they made along the way. It provides guidance and insights for law students, summer associates & interns, recent law school graduates, and lawyers in their first few years of practice. A networking reception will follow the program. Firms, companies and other employers who help sponsor this event will be acknowledged at the program, on our website and in our Newsletter. Click here for details, to RSVP and for info about sponsorship.



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