Committees & Chairs

NYWBA’s committees are a key component in our success. Our Judiciary Committee actively reviews the qualifications of candidates for judicial office in New York County. Through our affiliation with the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY), NYWBA’s Legislation Committee comments on proposed legislation and policy at state, federal, and international levels. Our substantive law committees and practice area committees provide a forum for members to network among their peers and gain expertise in their fields to better handle real legal issues.

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 NYWBA’s Executive Director (ED@nywba.org or 212-490-8202). If you would like to be considered to chair a committee, send a note with your qualifications and contact info to President@nywba.org.

NYWBA Standing Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
By-Laws & Amendments
  • Elizabeth A. Bryson
bylaws@nywba.org
Cooperation with Other Bar Associations
  • Hon. Kelly O’Neill Levy
  • Yacine Barry-Wun
CoopBarChairs@nywba.org
Employment and Equal Opportunity for Women
  • Diana Sen
  • Angela Wanslow
EEOWChairs@nywba.org
Judiciary (Screening of Candidates for Judicial Office)
  • Tara Diamond
  • Marcy Einhorn
  • Amy Saltzman
judiciarychairs@nywba.org
Legislation
  • Peggy Brady
  • Elizabeth Friedrich
legislation@nywba.org
Membership
  • Jacqueline I. Meyer
  • Vivian Rivera Drohan
membership@nywba.org
Professional Ethics and Discipline
  • Nicole I. Hyland
  • Lauren Crane
ethicschairs@nywba.org
Programs, Events and Arrangements
  • Diana G. Browne
  • Kay Marmorek
  • Virginia A. LoPreto (Membership & Judges Receptions and Annual Dinner)
  • Magnolia D. Levy (Membership & Judges Receptions)
events@nywba.org
Publicity/Press
  • Julie Hyman
publicity@nywba.org
NYWBA Special Committee Chairs

 

Advance the Status of Women in the Profession
  • Isiris I. Isaac
  • Morgan Mazor
  • Anita (Nicky) S. Rooz
advancestatus@nywba.org
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  • Marcy Einhorn
  • Tania Pagan
adr@nywba.org
Archives and History
  • Elizabeth A. Bryson
  • Melissa Glassman
archives@nywba.org
Animal Law
  • Lydia Antoncic
  • Dana Capone
animallaw@nywba.org
Awards
  • Jennifer Branca
  • Judith Rifkin
  • Elyssa Kates
  • Melissa Ephron-Mandel
 awards@nywba.org
 Children’s Rights and Issues
  • Jo Ann Douglas
  • Danielle M. Rodriguez
  • Tara Diamond
childrensrights@nywba.org
Civil Courts
  • Melissa G. Ephron-Mandel
  • Crystal R. Villaseñor
  • Hon. James G. Clynes
civilcourtschairs@nywba.org
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
  • Amy B. Goldsmith
cle@nywba.org
Criminal Law
  • Kristin S. Bailey
  • Katherine Bajuk
  • Lindsey Laveaux
crimlawchairs@nywba.org
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
  • Ernestine J. Mings
  • Crystal R. Villaseñor
  • Hon. Kathleen C. Waterman-Marshall
diversitychairs@nywba.org
Domestic Violence
  • Laura A. Russell
  • Margaret Farmer
  • Alejandra Valenzuela
dvchairs@nywba.org
Elder Law and Disabilities
  • Lissett Ferreira
  • Maria F. Galante
  • Antonia J. Martinez
  • Sabrina E. Morrissey
elderlaw@nywba.org
Federal Practice (including Business Law, Securities & Investment Law, Intellectual Property, Tax & Bankruptcy)
  • Vivian Drohan
  • Elyssa Kates
federalpractice@nywba.org
Human Trafficking
  • Alexi Meyers
  • Rebecca Zipkin
  • Jayne Bigelsen
trafficking@nywba.org
Immigration
  • Marcella Marucci
  • Zara Watkins
immigrationchairs@nywba.org
International Women’s Rights
  • Nicole Trivlis
  • Alexandra Douglas
  • Miglena Ilieva
intlchairs@nywba.org
Legacy Project
  • Fran Hoffinger
  • Julie Hyman
  • Hon. Judith J. Gische
LGBT
  • Claire Mooney
LGBTChairs@nywba.org@nywba.org
Litigation
  • Hon. Eileen Nadelson
  • Melissa F. Glassman
  • Susan Dennehy
litigation@nywba.org
Long Range Planning/Finance
  • Lissett C. Ferreira
  • Jocelyn L. Jacobson
  • Sabrina E. Morrissey
LRP@nywba.org
Matrimonial and Family Law
  • Hon. Ariel D. Chesler
  • Anita Rojas Carroll
  • Olivia Lee
  • Ashley Mullin
mfchairs@nywba.org
Mentoring Circles
  • Melissa Ephron-Mandel
  • Jocelyn L. Jacobson
  • Hon. Carmen A. Pacheco
mfchairs@nywba.org
Newsletter
  • Olivia Sohmer
  • Isiris I. Isaac
newsletter@nywba.org
Pro Bono and Community Service
  • Alea Roberts
probono@nywba.org
Reproductive Rights & Women’s Health
  • Meaghan Carey
  • Alexandra King
  • Lydia Devine
reproductiverights@nywba.org
Solo and Small Firm Practice
  • Gail I. Bader
  • Jocelyn L. Jacobson
SSFChairs@nywba.org
Students and New Lawyers
  • Claire Mooney
  • Laurel Hardy
SNLChairs@nywba.org
Summer Program
  • Hon. Lisa A. Sokoloff
  • Martha E. Gifford
  • Melissa Glassman
  • Ernestine Mings
  • Crystal R. Villaseñor
summerprogram@nywba.org
Technology and the Internet/Website
  • Elizabeth A. Bryson
  • Amy B. Goldsmith
  • Crystal R. Villaseñor
TIL@nywba.org
Trusts and Estates
  • Tzipora Zelmanowitz
  • Loretta A. Ippolito
  • Antonia J. Martinez
TEchairs@nywba.org
Working Parents
  • Gretchen Beall Schumann
  • Elysa Greenblatt
wpchairs@nywba.org
NYWBA Delegates to WBASNY Committees
Amicus Curiae
  • Elizabeth A. Bryson (Co-Chair)
By-Laws
  • Elizabeth A. Bryson (Co-Chair)
Chapters – Membership
  • Jacqueline Meyer
  • Meaghan Carey
Children’s Rights
  • Nisha Menon
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
  • Amy B. Goldsmith
Criminal Law
  • Fran Hoffinger
  • Jessica Horani
Diversity
  • Ernestine Mings
  • Yasmin Dwedar
Domestic Violence
  • Margaret Farmer
Elder Law and Disabilities
  • Antonia J. Martinez
  • Lissett Ferreira
  • Sabrina E. Morrissey
Employment and Labor Law
  • Jocelyn L. Jacobson
Equal Opportunity in the Profession
  • Jocelyn L. Jacobson
ERA/Civil Rights Committee
  • Fran Hoffinger
Family and Matrimonial Law
  • Virginia A. LoPreto
  • Olivia Sohmer
Finance
  • Sabrina Morrissey
Human Trafficking
  • Jayne Bigelson
  • Alexi Meyers
  • Rebecca Zipkin
International Women’s Rights
  • Alexandra Douglas
Judges & Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert
  • Hon. Jacqueline W. Silbermann
Judiciary/Courts
  • Deborah Rosenthal (delegate)
  • Jocelyn Jacobson (alt)
Legislation
  • Peggy Brady
Liaison to Women Judges
  • Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin
  • Hon. Lisa Sokoloff
Long-Range Planning
  • Virginia LoPreto
Newsletter
  • Jennifer Branca
Nominations
  • Jennifer Brown-DiBlasi
  • Meaghan Carey
Press and Public Relations
  • Julie Hyman
Professional Ethics
  • Nicole I. Hyland
Reproductive Rights & Women’s Health
  • Meaghan Carey
  • Alexandra King
Trusts and Estates
  • Leona Beane
  • Tziporah Zelmanowitz
  • Loretta A. Ippolito
Working Parents
  • Gretchen Beall Schumann
  • Elysa Greenblatt
NYWBA Liaisons to Other Bar Associations & Committees
Cooperation with Other Bar Associations (Chairs of NYWBA Standing Committee)
  • Hon. Kelly O’Neill Levy
  • Morgan Fraser Mouchette
Network of Bar Leaders
  • Leona Beane
  • Yacine Barry-Wun
National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations
  • Elizabeth A. Bryson (Co-Chair)
“Bar None” – Women’s Bar Association Leaders
  • Gretchen Beall Schumann
  • Julie Hyman
New York County Lawyers’ Association Committee on Women’s Rights
  • Deborah Rosenthal
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Committee on Women in the Law
  • Jennifer Brown-DiBlasi
  • Yacine Barry-Wun
New York Women’s Agenda (NYWA)
  • Andrea Vacca
ABA Women Rainmakers
  • Amy Goldsmith