WBASNY Leadership Committee and Albany Law School’s Women’s Leadership Initiative present

Developing Leadership: Women Leaders in the Legal Profession

Inspiring Perspectives of Women Judges and
Attorneys about the Path to Leadership, What it Means to be a Leader, and the Impact of Leadership

November 12, 2025

5:30 – 7:30 pm

(followed by light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments)

Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue, Room 200
Albany, NY 12208

Sponsored by:

This program will address the ethical standards and obligations of lawyers in supervisory and other leadership roles, and the positive impact that leadership positions can have on law students and attorneys of all ages. The program will also include a candid discussion of each of the panelists’ path to their leadership position and the profound influence that various mentors, legal positions and bar associations have had on their careers.

Moderator: Andreanna Diliberto, Esq., Chair, WBASNY Leadership Committee

Panelists: Hon. Leslie Stein (retired Court of Appeals Judge), Hon. Lisa Fisher (Third Department Appellate Judge), Hon. Linda Blom Johnson (Rensselaer City Court Judge), Rebekah Nellis Kennedy, Esq. (WBASNY President-Elect), and Amanda Rieben, Esq. (WBASNY Vice-President)

1.0 CLE Credits 

(1.0 Ethics and Professionalism)
(Transitional / Non-Transitional)

Cost:
Free to Members, Law Students and
Albany Law School Faculty

Non-Members – $30
Registration deadline – November 10th

WBASNY CLE Program – Leadership – Intellistack

WBASNY is certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of continuing legal education in the State of New York. Program approval is pending for a maximum of 1.0 transitional/non-transitional credit hours.​

Financial hardship scholarship:  Full and partial scholarships for these programs based on financial need are available. A written request must be forwarded to the WBASNY President, Post Office Box 936, New York, NY 10024-0546. All requests are confidential.