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Appearing at a Mediation Advocacy Skills for the Litigation Practitioner
2021-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
New York Chapter

"Lunch with a Judge" series featuring: Hon. Patria Frais-Colon
2021-02-10 13:00 - 15:00
Brooklyn Chapter

Race, law & Justice Reimagined: A Panel Conversation About Law, Equity & Justice
2021-02-10 14:00 - 16:00
Western New York Chapter

45th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Keynote Speaker - Patrisse Cullors
2021-02-10 19:00 - 21:00

LAND USE LAW Roles and Responsibilities Of Local Government Boards
2021-02-11 13:00 - 14:00
Orange-Sullivan Chapter
A Virtual Continuing Legal Education Program

LAND USE LAW Roles and Responsibilities Of Local Government Boards
by Kelly Naughton, Esq.

1 hour CLE credit in Professional Practice
Thursday February 11, 2021
Attendance by Zoom 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Register by replying to RSVP@wbaosc.org
$10 for Non Members of WBASNY

Materials will be sent electronically

Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Enhance Your Health
2021-02-11 18:00 - 19:30
Nassau County Chapter
February 11, 2021 from 6-7:30 PM – Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Enhance Your Health. Dr. Sharon Abrahams of Legal Talent Advisors, LLC will discuss foundations of EQ and how to apply it to improving your own EQ to help you reduce stress and improve your health. Please register here. Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation with the login credentials.

Virtual Judicial Reception
2021-02-11 18:00 - 20:00

WBAOSC Trivia Night
2021-02-11 19:30 - 20:30
Orange-Sullivan Chapter
WBAOSC Trivia Night
February 11th – 7:30pm – via Zoom
Please join us for WBAOSC’s first virtual trivia night on Zoom! All members are invited to find a partner (the partner does not have to be a WBAOSC member) and sign up to be a team by emailing us at rsvp@wbaosc.org. Trivia will be Jeopardy style and include categories such as Women’s History, Famous U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Hudson Valley Knowledge, and more!

Prizes will be given to the top 3 partner teams with the most points!

You may also join just to watch and cheer on a friend or gain some trivia knowledge! Please email rsvp@wbaosc.org for the Zoom link!

CLE - What the 'Hack"?!' Data Security Issues for Your Firm and Your Clients
2021-02-17 12:00 - 14:00
Westchester Chapter
We are celebrating WWBA’s 45th year with a luncheon series called “Leading Lady Lawyers Monthly Luncheon Series,” the February presentation is called “What the ‘Hack”?!’ Data Security Issues for Your Firm and Your Clients,” presented on February 17, 2021, 12:00 – 2:00, 1 ethics CLE credit, 1 professional practice CLE credit, $40 for WWBA and WBASNY members.

CLE - Improving Outcomes for Families
2021-02-18 13:00 - 14:00
Staten Island Chapter

Books and Bottles Club: “So You Want to Talk About Race”
2021-02-18 19:30 - 20:30
Rochester Chapter
Books and Bottles Club: “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
Please email Kat Kramarchyk at GRAWABooksNBottles@gmail.com for the Zoom information and to receive an update on the drink of the month!

Black History Month Celebration
2021-02-22 18:00 - 20:00

The Black Family: Representation, Identity & Diversity with Honorable Letitia A. James
2021-02-23 12:00 - 13:30

Virtual Heart Awareness Event
2021-02-24 13:00 - 15:00
Bronx Chapter

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
2021-02-24 17:30 - 19:00

Go Red!
2021-02-24 18:00 - 19:00
Rochester Chapter
The Women’s Health Committee will be putting on its annual Go Red! Event More details to follow on our website and social media.

New York Mechanics' Liens - A Primer
2021-02-25 12:30 - 13:30
Orange-Sullivan Chapter
Please join us for:
A Virtual Continuing Legal Education Program
New York Mechanics’ Liens – A Primer
by Lia E. Fierro, Esq.

A basic primer on mechanics’ liens in New York. This program will enable you to understand the types of mechanics’ liens available, necessary content, filing and service requirements, amendments, duration, and extension. It will also address discharge and foreclosure of mechanics’ liens.

1 hour CLE credit in Professional Practice
Thursday February 25, 2021
Attendance by Zoom 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Register by replying to RSVP@wbaosc.org
$10 for Non Members of WBASNY

Materials will be sent electronically

Til Death Do Us Part: Right of Election Planning CLE
2021-02-25 12:30 - 14:00
Nassau County Chapter
February 25, 2021 from 12:30-2:00 PM (CLE Pending Approval) – “‘Til Death Do Us Part: Right of Election Planning”. This program will address: Defining the Right of Election, how Separation and Divorce Affect the Right of Election, Waivers of Right of Election in Pre-Nuptial Agreements, and how to Spot Additional Value for Your Clients. Please register here. Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation with the login credentials.

The Impact of COVID-19 and George Floyd on the Insurance Industry
2021-02-25 14:00 - 15:00
Westchester Chapter

In the wake of the Pandemic and George Floyd’s death, the insurance industry has had to adapt to meet new challenges. Join us as we discuss the impact of these events on our industry.
Moderator: Janeen Thomas, Partner, Lewis Brisbois
Speakers: Vivian Wesson, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Marsh & McLennan and David Priebe, Chairman of Guy Carpenter & Company LLC
Location: Zoom video conferencing (Registration needs to be done no later than 24 hours prior to the program in order to receive the zoom link)
Charge: None
Registration: https://mmc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctduGorDspHNapagr0s8mMbYvAe5_um4ce

A Talk Back: The Black Woman, Law, and Power
2021-02-25 18:30 - 20:00
Queens County Chapter

How has the American Legal System Become the American Lethal System?
2021-02-25 19:00 - 21:00
Suffolk County Chapter

Virtual Awards Ceremony
2021-02-26 08:00 - 17:00
WBASNY

Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
Invites you to a
Virtual Awards Ceremony
Saturday, March 20, 2021
5:00 PM
Doris S. Hoffman Medal
Marjorie E. Karowe, Esq.
Joan L. Ellenbogen Founders Award
Hon. Linda Christopher
Marilyn R. Menge Award
Irene V. Villacci, Esq.
Margery Weinroth, Esq.
Hanna S. Cohn Pro Bono Award
Anna Marie Richmond, Esq.
Doris S. Hoffman Outstanding New Lawyer Award
Danielle N. Menendez, Esq.
Stephanie E. Kupferman Juvenile Justice Award
Hon. Karen A. Riley
Judith S. Kaye Access to Justice Award
Hon. Marguerite Grays

Compensated Gestational Surrogacy is Legal in New York State – Now What?
2021-03-02 18:00 - 20:00
New York Chapter

The Reproductive Rights & Women’s Health and the Matrimonial & Family Law Committees Present:
Compensated Gestational Surrogacy is Legal in New York State – Now What?
Join us for a candid and interdisciplinary panel discussion of how the Child-Parent Security Act opens the door for New York intended parents and New York gestational surrogates to enter enforceable compensated surrogacy arrangements and ensure the legal parentage of the children conceived from these arrangements. We will explore the practicalities of this game-changing new law from a legal, medical, and mental health perspective, and answer all your burning questions along the way.
Speakers:
Alexis Cirel, Esq., Head of the Fertility Law Practice at Warshaw Burstein, LLP
Dr. Anate Brauer, IVF Director at Shady Grove Fertility Center, New York

Date:
March 2, 2021

Time:
6:00 p.m.

Location
Zoom Webinar- invitation to follow upon RSVP

Cost:
Free – NYWBA/WBASNY Members
$25 – Non-members

RSVP
Email Reproductiverights@nywba.org

How to Avoid Top Mistakes in Settlement Agreements to Secure Your Client's Share of Retirement Benefits
2021-03-03 13:00 - 14:00
Nassau County Chapter
March 3, 2021 from 1-2:00 PM – “How to Avoid Top Mistakes in Settlement Agreements to Secure Your Client’s Share of Retirement Benefits”. Denisa Tova, MBA, CFP, CDFA, CQS of Tova QDRO & Retirement Valuation Services, LLC will be presenting. Please register here. Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation with the login credentials.

CLE - Lessons Learned During a Pandemic: Managing Stress, Building Resiliency and Creating Positive Outcome
2021-03-05 12:00 - 13:15
WBASNY Wellness Committee

Lessons Learned During a Pandemic: Managing Stress, Building Resiliency and Creating Positive Outcomes

Join us for an interactive ethics CLE where a diverse panel of speakers will share personal hardships that they experienced during the pandemic, how they dealt with those hardships, and the tools and knowledge that they gained along the way.
Speakers:
Maritza Buitrago, Esq., Monroe County Family Court
Laura M. Catina, Esq., Catina & Mara, PLLC
Kimberly F. Duguay, Esq., First Assistant Wayne County Public Defender
Joy A. Thompson, Esq., New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings
Andrea Tomaino, Esq., Principal Counsel to Seventh Judicial District Attorney Grievance Committee, 4th Department
1.0 CLE Credits
(Ethics and Professinalism)
(Transitional / Non-Transitional)
Cost:
Free to Members / Non-Members – $40
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 which can be applied toward the Ethics & Professionalism requirement.​
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. The cost of this CLE program (excluding food) will be waived for up to ten (10) attorneys employed by a non-profit organization in New York State that provides direct legal services to victims of domestic violence. Please contact events@wbasny.org for more information and how to register.

Women's History Month: Virtual Trip to the National Women's History Museum
2021-03-05 13:00 - 15:00

Juror Perceptions of Women Litigators
2021-03-08 13:00 - 14:00

Officers Meeting
2021-03-08 17:30 - 20:00
WBASNY

Understanding Pass-Through Entity Tax Returns
2021-03-09 13:00 - 14:00
Nassau County Chapter
“Understanding Pass-Through Entity Tax Returns”. This virtual program will address: different types of pass-through entities, Form 1120S and its various schedules, Form 1065 and its various schedules, Forms and Statements common to both Form 1120S and Form 1065, Discussion of Schedule K-1s, and Income v. Cash Flow. Veronika Freundlich and Jeffrey Gibralter of Klein, Liebman & Gresen, LLC will be presenting. Register here. Upon registration, you will receive an email with the login credentials.

Journaling & Meditation with Allie Doran, MSW
2021-03-10 12:00 - 13:00
Western New York
