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Designer Bag Bingo! (Orange and Sullivan Chapters)
2025-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)

CLE- Immigration in Family Court: What Counsel Must Know When Representing Non-Citizen Clients
2025-02-28 12:00 - 13:30

CLE- High Stakes: The Legal, Ethical, and Policy Implications of Cannabis
2025-02-28 11:00 - 17:00
High Stakes: The Legal, Ethical, and Policy Implications of Cannabis

Join the Government Law Center and Government Law Review at Albany Law School for an enlightening symposium examining cannabis law, policy, and governance.

February 28, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CLE Credit available!

Learn more and Register Here!

African Americans & Labor (Del-Chen-O)
2025-02-27 18:00 - 20:00

The Important Role that Both Enslaved and Free Black Workers Played in Shaping the United States (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-27 17:30 - 20:30

Women Judges Committee (WBASNY)
2025-02-27 13:00 - 14:00

Black Fashion Through the Decades feat. Crim Keys (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-27 08:00 - 17:00

CLE- Article 83 of the Mental Hygiene Law (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-26 18:00 - 20:00

Ladies Who Lunch Series (WBASNY)
2025-02-26 13:00 - 14:30
WBASNY Wellness Committee
cordially invites you to the
Ladies Who Lunch Hour
February 26, 2025
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Please join the WBASNY Wellness Committee to enjoy a virtual book discussion with friends. We will be discussing the New York Times Bestseller Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.
This book is as witty as it is moving as it set in 1960s California and told through the perspective of Elizabeth Zott, a scientist whose research career as part of all-male team at
Hastings Research Institute takes a turn when she becomes the star of a beloved TV cooking show.

Bonnie Garmus was a highly experienced copywriter in the tech industry before her debut novel Lessons in Chemistry was published. At the age of 67, she has become a household name, and her book has been translated into 42 languages and even adapted into an Apple TV miniseries.

Kimberly Duguay, Esq. / Lisa M. Licata, Esq.
Co-Chairs, WBASNY Wellness Committee
REGISTER HERE

African Americans and Labor: Finale Walk the House (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-26 12:30 - 14:00

Navigating the Aftermath: Liabilities for Law Firms After a Breach (Suffolk Chapter)
2025-02-25 18:00 - 19:00
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ZOOM MEETING

CLE- Raising the Bar- Next Level Success: Achieving Leadership Goals and Negotiating for Yourself
2025-02-25 17:30 - 19:00
Raising the Bar

A Continuing Legal Education Series for Professional Growth

What is your dream job? What do you yearn to do professionally? Run your own business? Rise to the top of your firm? Try important, serious cases or write appeals to the Court of Appeals? Become a judge or a legislator?

These CLE programs cover important skills that will positively impact your current position and career pursuits, and help you achieve your dreams.

Learn to negotiate on your own behalf for better assignments, salary, and position. How do you develop business? Brand yourself? Use social media? Am I putting my best foot forward when I speak, or can I be more direct, persuasive, clear?

Join us to obtain the tools you need to propel your professional life ahead.

Next Level Success:
Achieving Leadership Goals and Negotiating for Yourself

February 25, 2025

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Leadership is not as much determined by your title as by the way you take charge and lead. Remember, no one will take better care of your career than you will. This includes how you self-advocate for case assignments, salary, first chair opportunities and access to talent to support your work. Research shows that women lawyers are at our best when we are negotiating or “asking” for something on behalf of others. That significantly changes, however, when we ask for ourselves. We find ourselves challenged – often not asking at all—and instead, wait to be noticed and justly compensated or awarded for our hard work and excellent performance. Unfortunately, the workplace does not work that way; we must step up.

We are operating in a system with a long history of pay inequity and power imbalance, and we are not able on our own to change that. However, if we make our individual voices heard and better advocate for ourselves, we can take our success to the next level and achieve what we want, need and deserve. Focusing on the key elements of negotiation and owning your excellence, we will explore step-by-step methods to negotiate for success.

Speaker

Gail J. Cummings, JD, MSS, LCSW
Moderator

Diane M. Dwyer, Esq.
1.0 CLE Credits
(1.0 Skills)
(Transitional / Non-Transitional)

Cost:
Free to Members
Non-Members – $40
REGISTER HERE

The 6th Annual Black History Month Gala (Central New York)
2025-02-22 18:00 - 21:00
The Syracuse University College of Law Black Law Students Association cordially invites you to celebrate with us at the 6th Annual Black History Month Gala. This year’s theme, “United Legacy: Honoring Diversity on the Bench,” highlights the profound impact of diversity in the legal profession and beyond.

Event Details:
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Syracuse University College of Law, Dineen Hall Levy Atrium

We are honored to welcome Justice Craig D. Hannah of the NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, as our keynote speaker for the evening.

Kindly RSVP by February 8, 2025, to confirm your attendance RSVP here: https://forms.gle/YE3uJFYD2tGYQKhP6

We look forward to your presence as we celebrate Black history, culture, and the achievements that continue to shape our shared future.

2025 Social and Live Auction (Western New York Chapter)
2025-02-21 18:00 - 21:00
Buffalo Public Interest Law Program (BPILP)
2025 Social & Live Auction
Friday, February 21, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Pearl Street Grill, Third Floor, 76 Pearl St, Buffalo, NY (View map)
Purchase Tickets to the In-Person Event
Make an Online Donation
BPILP’s annual auction is a great opportunity to win amazing prizes, network with law school alumni and students and help BPILP provide fellowship funding for law students working in public interest positions over the summer.
Not in the Buffalo-area? You can still participate! An online auction opens at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 20th, 2025. A link to the online auction will be provided via email as soon as it is available.
Questions? Contact BPILP at law-bpilp@buffalo.edu.

Galentine's Day Wine Tasting (Adirondack Chapter)
2025-02-21 18:00 - 20:00

The Motley Woman: Constance Baker Motley, A Woman for All Seasons (Nassau Chapter)
2025-02-20 13:00 - 14:00

CLE- Divorcing in the Age of Digital Connections
2025-02-19 17:30 - 19:00
Matrimonial and Family Law Committee
Presents an in-person CLE program:
Divorcing in the Age of Digital Connections
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 5:30 – 7 PM
In person at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP Offices,
55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
Annie Seifullah, Esq., founding partner of Incendii Law, will educate matrimonial and family law attorneys on how privacy law and technology abuse can affect our cases. Blending legal, technological and practical skills, matrimonial attorneys can arm themselves with the necessary tools and knowledge to protect their clients in the digital age. This program is eligible for credits in the Cybersecurity CLE requirement.
Free for NYWBA & WBASNY members; $25 for non-members.
RSVP here by Friday, February 14

African Americans and Labor: Lunch Time at the Apollo the Lip Sync Battle (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-19 12:30 - 14:00

Go Red Heart Healthy Month Dance Class (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-18 18:00 - 19:00

Induction Ceremony of Hon. Sharifa Milena Nasser-Cuellar (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-13 17:30 - 18:30

Hail and Farewell Celebration Event for Judges Hummel and Evangelista (Capital District Chapter)
2025-02-13 17:00 - 19:00
The Northern District of New York’s Federal Bar Association Cordially Invites Members of the CDWBA to join them in a Hail and Farewell celebration event for Judges Hummel and Evangelista on February 13, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the James T. Foley Courthouse in Albany.

Please click here for a Link to Register

CLE- Securing Your Practice: Everyday Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Concerns for Solo and Small Law Firms
2025-02-13 13:00 - 14:30
February 13, 2025 1:00PM-2:15PM
NYWBA CLE: Securing Your Practice: Everyday Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Concerns for Solo and Small Law Firms
Securing Your Practice: Everyday Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Concerns for Solo and Small Law Firms
In the constantly changing landscape of data privacy and cybersecurity issues, solo and small firm attorneys face some unique challenges and heightened risks while protecting their offices and servicing their clients. This webinar will provide actionable insights tailored to the needs of New York practitioners and discuss some real-world situations that may impact your daily operations. From legal, technical and ethical obligations to mitigating your cyber risk profile while respecting and safeguarding sensitive data, attendees will receive insights and actionable strategies to protect themselves and enhance their practices in today’s increasingly demanding digital age.
The presenters will be Albert R. Brunetti, Esq.. a partner at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, PC and Kai Pfiester, founder and CEO of Protexity, a cybersecurity firm.
Virtual
NYWBA CLE: Securing Your Practice: Everyday Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Concerns for Solo and Small Law Firms

Cost- Free/$25
Solo and Small Firm Committee – ssfchairs@nywba.org

Officers Zoom Meeting
2025-02-11 18:00 - 21:00

Book Club: Orbital (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-11 18:00 - 19:00

Elder Law & Disabilities Committee Lunch & Learn (New York Chapter)
2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:00
March 11, 2025 1:00PM
Elder Law & Disabilities Committee Lunch & Learn
Elder Law Lunch & Learn will take place on the second Tuesday of the month from 1:00-2:00 PM.
Virtual
Free
Elder Law & Disabilities Committee Lunch & Learn

Contact – elderlawchairs@nywba.org

Lunch with N.Y. County Clerk Milton Tingling J.S.C (Ret.) (Brooklyn Chapter)
2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:00
Free for members
REGISTER HERE
Contact Information – Lauren Arnel – larnel@nycdivorceatty.com

CLE- Computer Tech Skills Every Lawyer Needs to Know
2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:00
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 1:00 PM -2:00 PM
Name of event: CLE Webinar – Computer Tech Skills Every Lawyer Needs to Know
Description of event: Learn tips and tricks when using Microsoft Excel, Adobe Pro Zoom and Microsoft Outlook.
How will the event be held: Virtual
Cost of event: Members – Free / Non-Members – $25
Registration link: https://www.nywba.org/events/the-litigation-and-civil-courts-committees-present-a-cle-program-computer-tech-skills-every-lawyer-needs-to-know/1739318400/

CLE- Lincoln, Napoleon and Hitler Walk Into a Bar: Does the 1907 Hague Convention on Land Warfare Require Signatory Countries To Open Courts to Claims for Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art?
2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:00

Elder Law & Disabilities Committee Lunch & Learn (New York Chapter)
2025-02-11 13:00 - 14:00
Elder Law & Disabilities Committee Lunch & Learn
February 11, 2025
Elder Law Lunch & Learn will take place on the second Tuesday of the month from 1:00-2:00 PM. RSVP elderlawchairs@nywba.org.
Registration Link – REGISTER HERE
Contact Information – -Elder Law Chair – ElderLawChairs@nywba.org

African Americans and Labor: Welcome Aboard the Pullman Company Sleeper Train (Queens Chapter)
2025-02-11 12:30 - 14:00
