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

NYWBA Special Committee Chairs

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