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CLE-Raising the Bar- Commanding the Room: Strategic Communication & Conflict Management for Women in Law
2025-03-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
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.

Commanding the Room: Strategic Communication & Conflict Management for Women in Law

March 11, 2025

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Putting your best foot forward starts with the first words out of your mouth: what you say, when you say it, and how you say it. This virtual presentation will focus on upping your verbal game, so that you can present your case and yourself in the best light to get the most out of every negotiation and presentation.

Speaker

Robyn Hatcher
Moderator

Michele S. Mirman, Esq.

1.0 CLE Credits
(1.0 Skills)
(Transitional / Non-Transitional)
Cost:
Free to Members
Non-Members – $40
REGISTER HERE

Early Resolution: Critical Insights When Insurance Plays a Major Role (Westchester Chapter)
2025-03-11 12:30 - 13:30

2025 NYWBA Judicial Reception
2025-03-10 18:00 - 20:00
2025 NYWBA Judicial Reception
The New York Women’s Bar Association invites you to join us for a Cocktail Reception honoring our special guests…
The Newly Elected, Newly Appointed, and Re-Elected Judges of New York County
Monday, March 10, 2025
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Click here to register

Pricing
Cost:
$100 for Members
$130 for Non-Members
$150 On-Site
No charge for:
Judges of the New York Court of Appeals
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Justices of the Appellate Division, First Department
Judges and Magistrates newly appointed in the Southern District of New York
Judges and Justices who are newly elected, newly appointed, or re-elected in New York County

Sponsorship Opportunities

Law firms, companies, and individuals are invited to support this event at the following sponsorship levels:
Platinum $1,500
Gold $1,000
Silver $750
Sponsors will be acknowledged at the event, on our website, and in the NYWBA Newsletter, and they will be entitled to free admissions:
Platinum – 3 tickets; Gold – 2 tickets; and Silver – 1 ticket
Contributions of $100 or more are welcome and will be recognized at the “Friend” level. Send an email to JudgesReception@nywba.org for details on how to contribute at the Friend level.
CLICK HERE to become a sponsor.
For questions or information, email JudgesReception@nywba.org.

Animal Law Committee Meeting (New York Chapter)
2025-03-10 13:00 - 14:00
Animal Law Committee Meeting
Monday, March 10, at 1 PM on Zoom
RSVP to animallaw@nywba.org

NYWBA Cycle for Survival Fundraising Event (New York Chapter)
2025-03-08 13:00 - 17:00
Save the Date
NYWBA Cycle for Survival Fundraising Event
Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 1 – 5 PM

On Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 1 – 5 PM, the NYWBA will be cycling to beat rare cancer at Equinox Byant Park. We have two stationary bikes and will switch off riding throughout the event. Feel free to donate, ride (for as many or as few minutes as you would like), or just come to cheer us on.
This will be our 4th year participating in the annual Cycle for Survival fundraiser for which we have raised thousands of dollars in past years.
100% will be donated to Memorial Sloan Kettering’s rare cancer research. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is the world’s oldest and largest private institution dedicated to revolutionizing our understanding and treatment of cancer. Within just a few months, all of the money raised will be placed directly into the hands of MSK doctors and scientists to conduct research to beat rare cancers.
Melissa F. Glassman is our team coach and will be joined by NYWBA members, members’ families, and friends.
We ride in memory of those we have lost to cancer and in honor of those currently fighting.
We specifically dedicate our ride to NYWBA Past President Amanda Norejko who we sadly lost to cancer.

Click here to join
Team Name: NYWBA
Password: [REDACTED]
Thank you for your support!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Melissa Glassman at Mfglassman@gmail.com

Judge's Choice Dinner (Western New York Chapter)
2025-03-07 17:30 - 18:30
RSVP by March 7, 2025 to https://www.wbasnywny.org/all-events

CLE- Women in Law Program
2025-03-05 16:30 - 18:00

CLE- Unlocking the World of AAA: Updates, Services, and Becoming an Arbitrator
2025-03-04 17:30 - 18:30
RSVP BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 AT CONTACT@WBASNYWNY.ORG

CLE- Raising the Bar- Contacts to Connections: Strategies for Growing Relationships That Drive Success
2025-03-04 13:00 - 14:00
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.

Contacts to Connections: Strategies for Growing Relationships That Drive Success

March 4, 2025

1:00 – 2:00 pm

In today’s fast-paced and competitive legal landscape, success isn’t just about technical expertise or winning cases—it’s also about relationships. “Your network is your net worth” is more than a catchy phrase; it’s a business principle that underscores the value of connections in building a sustainable and thriving career. Your network helps build clients, referrals partners, career opportunities and more. Join Ivy Slater to create your strategy to grow your network and learn the tips and tricks in creating the valued long-term relationship that result in success.

Speaker

Ivy Slater

Moderator

Victoria Serigano, Esq.
1.0 CLE Credits
(1.0 Practice Management)
(Transitional / Non-Transitional)

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

Mentoring Circle (New York Chapter)
2025-03-03 19:00 - 20:00
March 3, 2025 7:00PM
Mentoring Circle
Subsequent mentoring circles will be held on the first Monday of each month. New attorneys can receive guidance from experienced attorneys at our mentoring circle meetups.
Virtual – Free
Mentoring Circle

Contact – Claire Mooney – clairepmooney@gmail.com

NYWBA Foundation 25th Anniversary Cocktail Party and 30 Club Recognition (New York Chapter)
2025-03-03 18:00 - 21:00
Save the Date
NYWBA Foundation 25th Anniversary Cocktail Party and 30 Club Recognition
Monday, March 3, 2025
6:00 – 9:00 PM
More details to follow.

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

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
