New York, NY, Thursday, May 28, 2026 –The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) is pleased to announce that its 2026 Convention will take place on May 28, 2026 – May 31, 2026, at the Woodcliff Resort & Spa in Fairport, New York.

At the Convention, WBASNY’s 2026-2027 Officers will be installed:

President – Rebekah Nellis Kennedy, Esq. (Capital District); President-Elect – Jodi Ann Donato, Esq. (Suffolk); Vice Presidents – Katrin E. Falco, Esq. (Adirondack); Tiffany Malcolm, Esq. (Queens); and Jovia Radix-Seaborough, Esq. (Brooklyn); Treasurer – Amanda Rieben, Esq. (Westchester); Corresponding Secretary – Lisa M. Licata, Esq. (Bronx); and Recording Secretary – Rebecca K. Harp Esq. (Capital District).

WBASNY’s 2026 Award Recipients also will be recognized:

Doris S. Hoffman Medal (for demonstrating exceptional leadership and service to women lawyers in New York State) – Maureen Crush, Esq. (Orange-Sullivan); Joan L. Ellenbogen Founders Award (for work advancing the status of women in society and the law) – Mary F. Kelly, Esq. (Westchester); Marilyn R. Menge Award (for valuable and significant contributions to a chapter or the statewide organization) – Suzanne O. Galbato, Esq. (Central New York); 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 the member’s community or both) – Mirela Piroli, Esq. (Bronx); Hanna S. Cohn Pro Bono Award (for contributions of pro bono legal services) – Barbara Strauss, Esq. (Orange-Sullivan); Stephanie E. Kupferman Juvenile Justice Award (for outstanding achievement in legal matters involving juveniles) – Marissa H. Washington, Esq. (Western New York); 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. Tracy Catapano-Fox (Queens); and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Award (for promoting fairness and gender equality, to eradicate gender bias and to ensure justice for women)​ – Deirdre L. Hay, Esq. (Finger Lakes).

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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 4,100 attorneys throughout New York State and the largest statewide women’s bar association in the country.  For 45 years, WBASNY has been a singularly important resource for women lawyers, providing 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 50 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.