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Westchester Women’s Bar Association<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong><br />
SPECIAL ISSUE IN RECOGNITION OF BREAST CANCER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:<br />
Implicit Bias is Real: A Candid Discussion on<br />
Subconscious Stereotyping<br />
Stephanie Melowsky and Jacqueline Hattar<br />
T<br />
he Honorable Shira A.<br />
Scheindlin (U.S.D.J. Ret.), of<br />
Counsel, Stroock & Stroock &<br />
Lavan, Taa Grays, Esq., Vice President and<br />
Associate General Counsel of Information<br />
Governance at MetLife, and Nikki Adame-<br />
Winningham, Esq., Corporate Counsel at<br />
Pfizer Inc., were the guest speakers at the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>’s General Membership meeting<br />
that was held on September 5, <strong>2018</strong> at<br />
BNY Mellon Offices in White Plains.<br />
The program was presented by the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee<br />
and Employment Law Committee and<br />
sponsored by Counsel Press. The program,<br />
which was very-well attended, kicked off<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> President Kim Berg’s term and her initiative to strongly promote diversity and<br />
inclusion in the legal profession. Joining the speakers were Jacqueline Hattar, Esq.,<br />
partner at Wilson Elser, and Stephanie Melowsky, Esq., Vice President at PCSB Bank.<br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Foundation<br />
Celebrates 20 Years<br />
(page 5)<br />
An Interview with<br />
Hon. Francesca E. Connolly<br />
(page 7)<br />
<strong>October</strong> Litigation Tip –<br />
Trial Subpoenas<br />
(page 9)<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
(page 12)<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
WINE TASTING<br />
EVENT<br />
<strong>October</strong> 11, <strong>2018</strong><br />
445 Hamilton Avenue<br />
White Plains, New York<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />
news<br />
www.wwbany.org<br />
President Kim Berg, Diversity & Inclusion<br />
Committee Co-Chairs Stephanie Melowsky<br />
and Jacqueline Hattar, Taa Grays, Esq., Nikki<br />
Adame- Winningham, Esq., and Hon. Shira<br />
A. Scheindlin<br />
continued on page 4 ➥<br />
FAMILY AND<br />
IMMIGRATION LAW CLE<br />
<strong>October</strong> 16, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Pace University<br />
White Plains, New York<br />
BREAST CANCER<br />
WALK<br />
<strong>October</strong> 21, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Manhattanville College<br />
Purchase, New York<br />
PRESIDENT’S<br />
MESSAGE<br />
There can be<br />
no dispute that statistically<br />
speaking<br />
women are adversely<br />
affected in larger<br />
percentages than<br />
men when it comes<br />
to both domestic<br />
violence and breast<br />
Kim Berg<br />
cancer. For example,<br />
according to the American Cancer<br />
Society, for men the lifetime risk of<br />
getting breast cancer is 1 in 833 but for<br />
women the average risk of developing<br />
breast cancer sometime in her life is 1<br />
in 8. According to the National Coalition<br />
against Domestic Violence, a higher<br />
percentage of women are victims, with<br />
1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men, experiencing<br />
severe physical violence by an<br />
intimate partner in their lifetime.<br />
The month of <strong>October</strong> is dedicated<br />
to both Domestic Violence Awareness<br />
and Breast Cancer Awareness and I am<br />
proud to be a member of the <strong>WWBA</strong><br />
which serves an important role in the<br />
awareness campaign.<br />
Domestic Violence can take many<br />
forms, including physical violence,<br />
sexual violence, threats, and emotional<br />
and psychological abuse. The impact<br />
on the victim stems far beyond physical<br />
injury and often results in long lasting<br />
psychological trauma. According to the<br />
National Coalition against Domestic<br />
Violence’s “Fact” Sheet:<br />
Domestic violence is prevalent in<br />
every community, and affects all<br />
people regardless of age, socioeconomic<br />
status, sexual orientacontinued<br />
on page 3 ➥<br />
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The Westchester Women’s Bar Association is a Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
<strong>WWBA</strong> Member <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
OCTOBER <strong>2018</strong><br />
Published Monthly by the<br />
Westchester Women’s<br />
Bar Association, a Chapter of<br />
the Women’s Bar Association<br />
of the State of New York<br />
~ <strong>2018</strong>/2019 Officers and Directors ~<br />
President KIM BERG<br />
President-Elect ANGELA MORCONE GIANNINI<br />
Vice Presidents<br />
HON. LISA M. SMITH AMANDA C. FRIED KRISTEN MOTEL<br />
Treasurer<br />
NATANYA L. BRIENDEL Recording Secretary SHERRY BISHKO<br />
Corresponding Secretary ELIZABETH Z. MARCUS<br />
Immediate Past ast President<br />
LISA M. DENIG<br />
Elected Directors Westchester Board<br />
SUSAN EDWARDS COLSON LISA M. DENIG LONYA A. GILBERT<br />
JENNIFER L. GRAY JACQUELINE HATTAR<br />
State Directors Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York<br />
ROBIN D. CARTON LUCIA CHIOCCHIO DEBORAH FARBER-KAISER<br />
MARIAN GENIO THERESA A. GIROLAMO ANNETTE G. HASAPIDIS<br />
SUSAN MILLS RICHMOND JENNIFER ROBINSON<br />
Executive Director ELISABETH CAMPOS<br />
© Copyright <strong>2018</strong> Westchester Women’s Bar Association. All rights reserved.<br />
The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) only and do not reflect the official position of the Association.<br />
Editor-in-Chief: Elizabeth Z. Marcus • Designed and Printed by IPM Media Group, Inc. (516) 809-0501<br />
<strong>2018</strong>-2019 <strong>WWBA</strong> Committee Chairs<br />
S T A N D I N G C O M M I T T E E S<br />
By-Laws ............................................. Hélène Côté, Anna L. Georgiou<br />
Corporate & Commercial ................ Lisa M. Bluestein, Virginia Trunkes<br />
Criminal Law ........... Lisa M. Denig, Hon. Sandra A. Forster, Amy Puerto<br />
Families’, Children & the Courts .......... Joy S. Joseph, Lauren Morrissey<br />
Amanda Rieben<br />
Grievance/Ethics ................................................... Deborah A. Scalise<br />
Judicial Screening ............... Hon. Sandra A. Forster, Loren I. Glassman<br />
Judiciary ........................................................ Hon. Linda S. Jamieson<br />
Lawyering & Parenting .......... Joelle M. Burton, Jana Kosberg-Kleidman<br />
Legislation ...................................... Natanya L. Briendel, Kitley Covill,<br />
Angela Morcone Gianinni<br />
Matrimonial ...... Robin D. Carton, Dolores Gebhardt, Lonya A. Gilbert<br />
Annual Dinner ................... Kim Berg, Lisa M. Denig, Robin D. Carton,<br />
Amanda C. Fried, Andrea Friedman, Angela Morcone Giannini,<br />
Jennifer L. Gray, Jennifer N. Netrosio, Katie Wendle<br />
Annual Dinner Souvenir Journal ............................... Andrea Friedman<br />
Appellate Practice ......................... Lisa M. Denig, Hon. Mark C. Dillon,<br />
Hon. Sondra M. Miller<br />
Archive & Historian ...................................................... Susan L. Pollet<br />
Awards .............................. Elizabeth Barnhard, Deborah Farber-Kaiser<br />
Bankruptcy .................... Susan Mills Richmond, Wendy Marie Weathers<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness ....................................... Adrienne J. Orbach<br />
Collaborative Law ............................ Kathleen Donelli, Michelle Lewis,<br />
Lynn J. Maier, Hon. Sondra M. Miller<br />
Community Outreach ... Deborah A. Scalise, Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith<br />
Construction ............................................. Aisling Brady, Sushmita Roy<br />
Continuing Legal Education ..................................... Ann M. McNulty<br />
Diversity and Inclusion ............. Jacqueline Hattar, Stephanie Melowsky<br />
Domestic Violence ....... Natanya L. Briendel, Beth Levy, Audrey E. Stone<br />
Education Law ........................ Adrienne J. Arkontaky, Julie P. Passman,<br />
Susan Mills Richmond<br />
Elder & Health Law & Reproductive Rights ....... Elizabeth A. Cumming,<br />
Moira Laidlaw<br />
Employment Law .................................................. Kim Berg, Sara Kula<br />
Environmental & Land Use .......... Lucia Chiocchio, Anna L. Georgiou,<br />
Jennifer L. Gray, Katherine Zalantis<br />
Gender Dynamics ....................................... Hon. Terry Jane Ruderman<br />
Golf Outing .................................. Gail M. Boggio, Adrienne Orbach<br />
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A D H O C C O M M I T T E E S<br />
Membership .............................................. Sherry Bishko, Kristen Motel<br />
Networking ...................... Jennifer Robinson, Alsion Sloto, Erica Sattler<br />
New Lawyers ................................... Elizabeth Z. Marcus, Katie Wendle<br />
Professional Development .. Susan Edwards Colson, Stephanie Melowsky<br />
Programs .................................. Natanya L. Briendel, Amanda C. Fried<br />
Public Relations ............................... Joelle M. Burton, Jennifer L. Gray<br />
Real Property .................................. Michelle Murphy, Allyson Lanahan<br />
Sponsorship ......................... Lucia Chiocchio, Susan Edwards Colson,<br />
Deborah Farber-Kaiser<br />
Taxation ........................................................... Patricia Rusch Bellucci<br />
Trusts & Estates .............................. Gail M. Boggio, Nancy J. Rudolph,<br />
Karen J. Walsh<br />
Holiday Party and Boutique ...... Dolores Gebhardt, Jennifer N. Netrosio<br />
Immigration ........................................ Nicole Feit, Laura A. Rosmarin<br />
Insurance Law .............................................................................. TBD<br />
Intellectual Property .. Elizabeth M. Barnhard, Theresa O’Rourke Nugent<br />
Judgment Enforcement & Collections ...................... Daniel F. Florio, Jr.<br />
Litigation ....................... Angela Morcone Giannini, Jacqueline Hattar<br />
Kimberly Sheehan<br />
Long Range Planning ............... Susan Edwards Colson, Lisa M. Denig<br />
Linda Markowitz<br />
Mediation ........................... Hon. Sondra M. Miller, Lauren S. Morrissey<br />
Donna Erez Navot, Abby Rosmarin<br />
Past Presidents ............ Jane Bilus Gould, Mary F. Kelly, Linda Markowitz<br />
Practice Management ......... Jamieson L. Keiser, Wendy Marie Weathers<br />
Pro Bono ........................................... Marian Genio, Natalie Sobchak<br />
Social Media .................................. Kristen Motel, Jennifer N. Netrosio<br />
Technology/Website .......... Donna E. Frosco, Theresa O’Rourke Nugent<br />
Wellness ................................ Jennifer Netrosio, Susan Mills Richmond<br />
Women in Leadership ............................................ Adrienne Arkontaky<br />
Network of Bar Leaders ................................................................. TBD<br />
Pace Board of Visitors ....................... Gail M. Boggio, Lonya A. Gilbert<br />
WBASNY Judicial Screening Committee ................. Gail M. Boggio,<br />
Lisa M. Bluestein<br />
WBASNY Nominations Committee ............................. Gail M. Boggio<br />
Lisa M. Bluestein<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Foundation President ...................................... Susan S. Brown<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Representative Director to the WCBA Board .. Dolores Gebhardt<br />
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President’s Message<br />
from page 1<br />
“Sure we are all busy,<br />
between practicing law,<br />
raising families, caring<br />
for our parents, and<br />
attempting to have some<br />
work life balance, but<br />
that is simply not a good<br />
excuse to put your<br />
health on hold.”<br />
tion, gender, race, religion, or nationality.<br />
Physical violence is often<br />
accompanied by emotionally abusive<br />
and controlling behavior as part<br />
of a much larger, systematic pattern<br />
of dominance and control. Domestic<br />
violence can result in physical injury,<br />
psychological trauma, and<br />
even death. The devastating consequences<br />
of domestic violence can<br />
cross generations and last a lifetime.<br />
www.ncadv.org<br />
The <strong>WWBA</strong> is proud to have a Domestic<br />
Violence Committee, currently cochaired<br />
by Natanya L. Briendel, Beth Levy<br />
and Audrey E. Stone. The informative programs<br />
they provide every year to our members<br />
are critically important to educating<br />
attorneys and enhancing the services we<br />
as lawyers provide to victims of domestic<br />
violence. Coming next month is a program<br />
titled “Exploring and Understanding<br />
Cultural Competency in the Law” scheduled<br />
for <strong>October</strong> 29, <strong>2018</strong> and is co-sponsored<br />
by the Pace Women’s Justice Center,<br />
the <strong>WWBA</strong>, and Ninth Judicial District<br />
Committee to Protect Gender Fairness in<br />
the Courts.<br />
In Westchester, we are also fortunate<br />
to have the Pace Women’s Justice Center<br />
which has provided critical services to victims<br />
of domestic violence, assisting over<br />
3,000 clients per year for the past 25 years.<br />
The vast need for legal services for domestic<br />
violence victims in our community<br />
led to the grand opening of the PWJC’s<br />
Walk-In-Clinic on June 29, <strong>2018</strong>, which<br />
opening ceremony I was privileged to attend.<br />
The <strong>WWBA</strong> commends our memcontinued<br />
on page 9 ➥<br />
Editor’s Note<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />
“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.”<br />
Making Dates and Getting Published<br />
NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS<br />
❑ Deadline for newsletter submissions is the 12th of the month prior to publication (submissions<br />
received after the deadline are subject to the discretion of the editor).<br />
❑ Send submissions as email attachments to Elizabeth Z. Marcus at elizabeth.z.marcus@gmail.com.<br />
❑ Articles should be 1,000 words or fewer. Remove all pagination, headers, footers or other<br />
formatting, other than bold, underline or italics. Authors are encouraged to submit photographs<br />
for publication with their submissions and include a short biographical statement with<br />
their submissions.<br />
❑ Materials submitted allow the <strong>WWBA</strong> a limited copyright and full permission to reprint the<br />
material in any <strong>WWBA</strong> publication or on its website without additional consent.<br />
❑ Photographs must be high-resolution (150 dpi or more) and the subject and all persons in<br />
each photograph must be fully identified.<br />
PROGRAM SCHEDULING<br />
❑ First visit the <strong>WWBA</strong> website: www.wwbany.org and click on the calendar at the home page to<br />
view scheduled programs. Conflicts in scheduling will be assessed on a case by case basis, with<br />
priority for early submissions.<br />
❑ Contact Elizabeth Z. Marcus at elizabeth.z.marcus@gmail.com to schedule a <strong>WWBA</strong> sponsored<br />
or co-sponsored program, including committee meetings, CLE programs, etc.<br />
❑ Once you have reserved the date with Elizabeth Z. Marcus, proceed with planning your<br />
program and creating your flyer.<br />
❑ Flyers must be approved by the Programs Committee. In advance of the 12th of the month,<br />
please send your flyer to the Program Committee Co-chairs for review and copy the Executive<br />
Director. Once approved, please send your final flyer to the Executive Director, Elisabeth Campos<br />
and the President for publication on the website calendar and the newsletter calendar. The<br />
final flyer will also be emailed to the membership.<br />
❑ We will also consider publicizing programs from outside organizations that may be of interest<br />
to our members.<br />
❑ Post-event: You may report on the success of your program and provide photographs of the<br />
speakers and participants that can be included in an upcoming newsletter. Send your submission<br />
to Elizabeth Z. Marcus, following the guidelines above.<br />
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Subconscious Stereotyping – Implicit Bias is Real<br />
from page 1<br />
The authors were proud to serve as comoderators<br />
of this program.<br />
The backgrounds of the speakers are<br />
impressive and comprise diverse areas of<br />
expertise. Judge Scheindlin currently serves<br />
as an arbitrator and mediator at the American<br />
Arbitration Association. Since leaving<br />
the bench in May 2016, she has conducted<br />
many mediations and arbitrations. She is<br />
also a member of Stroock’s Internal Investigations<br />
Unit, formed to help companies<br />
and organizations respond to alleged<br />
sexual misconduct.<br />
Ms. Grays is responsible for the strategic<br />
management of MetLife’s global Information<br />
Lifecycle Management Program.<br />
She also chaired Metlife’s Legal Affairs’ Diversity<br />
Committee and the Technology<br />
Governance Committee. Ms. Grays was<br />
recognized as a Diversity Champion in<br />
2015 by the New York City Bar Association<br />
In her role as Corporate Counsel at<br />
Pfizer, Ms. Adame-Winningham provides<br />
legal counsel and enforcement defense on<br />
complex environmental, health and safety,<br />
transactional, permitting and compliance<br />
matters to manufacturing, logistics, R&D<br />
and commercial facilities worldwide. She<br />
is an active member of the New York State<br />
“[The] comprehensive discussion included<br />
explanations of how implicit bias impacts the<br />
talent pipeline from beginning to end<br />
contributing to the gender gap in law firm<br />
and corporation leadership teams.”<br />
Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Women in the<br />
Law Section and the Latina Commission of<br />
the Hispanic National Bar Association.<br />
Judge Scheindlin co-authored the<br />
NYSBA’s November 2017 report, “If Not<br />
Now, When? Achieving Equality for<br />
Women Attorneys in the Courtroom and<br />
ADR.” She discussed this report’s genesis<br />
and findings, which included statistics<br />
on the low levels of women attorneys<br />
appearing in the courtroom, from law firm<br />
associates, to equity partnerships at law<br />
firms, to lead counsel at trial. Judge<br />
Scheindlin also discussed initiatives and<br />
studies in which she has participated that<br />
are working to improve these disappointing<br />
statistics. Finally, she noted the very<br />
low selection of women as neutrals – particularly<br />
in commercial arbitrations and<br />
mediations.<br />
Ms. Grays and Ms. Adame-<br />
Winningham discussed implicit bias and<br />
the impact it has on law firms and corporate<br />
legal departments during the hiring<br />
and promotion processes. Their comprehensive<br />
discussion included explanations<br />
of how implicit bias impacts the talent pipeline<br />
from beginning to end and contributes<br />
to the gender gap in law firm and<br />
corporate leadership teams. They also suggested<br />
better practices and initiatives that<br />
firms and corporations might individually<br />
and jointly institute to further promote diverse<br />
hiring and retention of women attorneys.<br />
Some suggested joint initiatives included<br />
law firms sharing summer associates<br />
with corporate clients, corporations<br />
working with their outside counsel to establish<br />
stewardship programs, and clientled<br />
advisory committees at law firms.<br />
It was a truly excellent program that<br />
included a lively and interesting discussion<br />
by the attendees. We wish to thank<br />
Counsel Press for its generous support. ◗<br />
September <strong>2018</strong> CLE on Implicit Bias<br />
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Happy 20th Anniversary to the<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation<br />
Susan M. Brown<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Foundation President<br />
I am pleased and proud<br />
to announce that our<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association<br />
Foundation has just<br />
concluded its 20th year of making<br />
generous grants and<br />
awarding meaningful law<br />
school scholarships. I would<br />
like to thank all the past<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>F officers and Board<br />
members (including past<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>F President Kim Berg)<br />
who have made the good work<br />
of <strong>WWBA</strong>F possible, year after<br />
year, by doing the hard work of<br />
fund raising and the rewarding<br />
work of selecting the students<br />
and organizations that benefit<br />
from our own <strong>WWBA</strong>F.<br />
In particular, as we close<br />
out our 20th year, I would like<br />
to thank the current <strong>WWBA</strong>F<br />
Board for their fundraising efforts,<br />
which resulted in a successful<br />
Mocktail fundraiser as<br />
well as our Mocktail Sponsors.<br />
Finally, thank you to the many<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> members and all whose<br />
contributions, large and small,<br />
enabled us to carry out the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>F mission to eliminate<br />
artificial barriers to advancement<br />
in the workplace, schools<br />
and courts by supporting local<br />
organizations that provide legal,<br />
employment and education services<br />
to disadvantaged persons<br />
of our community as well funding<br />
the annual Justice Sondra<br />
M. Miller Scholarship award<br />
given to a deserving Pace Law<br />
School student.<br />
At this year’s <strong>WWBA</strong>’s Annual<br />
Dinner, I was honored to<br />
award the annual Justice Sondra<br />
M. Miller Scholarship to Ms.<br />
Kristi Intorre, a Pace Law student<br />
(now graduate!) who has overcome<br />
significant adversity and<br />
whose academic achievements,<br />
extracurriculars, community and<br />
pro bono service gave her the<br />
THANK YOU TO THE 2017-<strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> FOUNDATION<br />
SPONSORS AND DONORS<br />
<br />
Patricia Angley<br />
Patricia A. Bave<br />
Benchmark Title Agency, LLC<br />
Sherry Bishko<br />
Lisa Bluestein<br />
Gail Boggio<br />
Gary S. Brown<br />
Susan S. & J. Frank Brown<br />
Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP (Friend)<br />
Dalco Reporting, Inc. (Friend)<br />
Kathleen Donelli<br />
Fontana Giannini, LLP (Friend)<br />
Angela Morcone Giannini<br />
Lonya Gilbert<br />
Carla & Loren Glassman (Friend)<br />
Jeffrey Goldstein (Friend)<br />
Gould & Berg, LLP (Friend)<br />
David Gralnick<br />
Jackson Lewis P.C. (Benefactor)<br />
Diana Juettner<br />
Daniel M. Kolko (Friend)<br />
Julie Kattan & Milton Kreppel (Benefactor)<br />
Klein, Liebman & Gresen (Friend)<br />
Kramer Kozek LLP (Benefactor)<br />
Christopher Mangold (Benefactor)<br />
Margaret Neubart Foundation (Patron)<br />
Paul Marrow<br />
McCarthy Fingar, LLP (Friend)<br />
Lawrence McElron<br />
Miller, Hon. Sondra M. (Friend)<br />
Tamara A. Mitchel (Friend)<br />
Adrienne Orbach<br />
Matthew Renert<br />
Rosenthal & Markowitz, LLP (Benefactor)<br />
John A. Tangredi<br />
Geraldine Toriorella<br />
Gladys M. Ulmann<br />
Voute, Lohrfink, Magro & McAndrew, LLP (Friend)<br />
Walsh & Amicucci, LLP (Benefactor)<br />
edge over the other very impressive<br />
candidates for this prestigious<br />
award.<br />
At our July meeting the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>F Board chose the worthy<br />
organizations to which this<br />
year’s grants were awarded:<br />
Hope’s Door (intervention and<br />
prevention assistance to victims<br />
of domestic violence); Hudson<br />
Link for Higher Legal Services of<br />
the Hudson Valley (academic<br />
credit-courses for incarcerated<br />
men and women); Legal Services<br />
of the Hudson Valley (Housing<br />
Stability Program for Westchester<br />
families); Mental Health Association<br />
of Westchester (Court<br />
Appointed Special Advocates);<br />
My Sister’s Place in memory of<br />
former <strong>WWBA</strong> Executive Assistant<br />
Linda Wiley (representing<br />
victims of domestic violence and<br />
human trafficking); Pace Public<br />
Interest Law Center (public interest<br />
law student internships);<br />
Pace Women’s Justice Center in<br />
memory of former <strong>WWBA</strong> President<br />
Karen Z. Bell (for its Moderate<br />
Means Program); Scales<br />
of Justice Academy (life skills<br />
course for underserved high<br />
school women); Student Advocacy<br />
(“Solutions Not Suspensions”<br />
program to reduce suspension<br />
of non-violent school<br />
kids); and White Plains YWCA<br />
(“Girls Empowered Through<br />
Meaningful Support” college<br />
preparatory program and<br />
“Reading is Fundamental”<br />
which provides children’s books<br />
to Family Court waiting rooms).<br />
It is an honor to support these<br />
organizations whose programs<br />
make a clear difference to the<br />
populations they serve.<br />
Happy 20th Anniversary to<br />
the <strong>WWBA</strong> Foundation! Please<br />
continue to support our mission<br />
with your generous contributions<br />
and encourage your friends,<br />
families and professional contacts<br />
to do the same. ◗<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />
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DURING NATIONAL PRO BONO CELEBRATION WEEK<br />
To commemorate National Pro Bono<br />
Week <strong>2018</strong>, Legal Services of the Hudson<br />
Valley (LSHV) will honor several attorneys<br />
who have done important pro bono work<br />
with the agency. National Pro Bono Week<br />
(<strong>October</strong> 21-27, <strong>2018</strong>) spotlights pro bono<br />
work in order to enhance and expand local<br />
efforts to increase access to justice for<br />
all. LSHV is the only provider of free, comprehensive<br />
civil legal services to low-income<br />
and disadvantaged individuals and<br />
families in the Hudson Valley who cannot<br />
afford an attorney when their basic human<br />
needs are at stake.<br />
LSHV’s <strong>2018</strong> event will honor:<br />
❑ Deborah A. Scalise of Scalise and<br />
Hamilton, LLP. Deborah A. Scalise routinely<br />
provides advice and counsel to staff attorneys<br />
and supervisors on ethical issues encountered<br />
in their case work and the administration<br />
of program activities. In addition,<br />
she has presented CLEs for staff on<br />
ethical issues and updates.<br />
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An Interview with Hon. Francesa E. Connolly<br />
Associate Justice, Appellate Division, Second Departtment<br />
Susan L. Pollet<br />
Chair of the Archive and<br />
Historian Committee<br />
Q: Why did you become a<br />
member of the Westchester<br />
Women’s Bar Association?<br />
A: It is important for women in<br />
the legal profession support<br />
each other – the Westchester<br />
Women’s Bar Association provides<br />
a strong professional<br />
and social support network for<br />
women to rely upon. It is a<br />
dynamic organization, with<br />
many resources. I have always<br />
been impressed with the enthusiasm<br />
of its members and<br />
their willingness to promote<br />
and assist each other in every<br />
way possible.<br />
Q: Please tell us about your<br />
extraordinary legal career.<br />
A: After graduating from Pace<br />
Law School in 1982, I worked<br />
in government for about three<br />
years as Assistant General<br />
Counsel of the New York City<br />
Department of Probation,<br />
where I established the first Violation<br />
of Probation Enforcement<br />
Unit in Queens County,<br />
and as a Law Assistant to the<br />
Deputy Administrative Judge<br />
of Queens County Family<br />
Court. I enjoyed these positions<br />
tremendously and came to realize<br />
the importance of the judiciary<br />
in helping families and<br />
individuals in crisis.<br />
In 1985, I began my 25-<br />
year career as a civil litigation<br />
attorney. My first position was<br />
as an associate attorney with<br />
the Rockland County law firm<br />
of MacCartney, MacCartney,<br />
Kerrigan & MacCartney. I continued<br />
my work as a trial attorney<br />
with Gallina &<br />
Connolly, attorneys of record<br />
for Fireman’s Fund Insurance<br />
Company, where I remained<br />
for fourteen years. Finally, in<br />
“I enjoyed all of my assignments on the<br />
trial bench – even the matrimonial part!<br />
While I never practiced matrimonial law,<br />
from my first day on the bench, I saw the<br />
profound effect a judge can make on the<br />
lives of families in crisis.”<br />
2003, I joined Malapero &<br />
Prisco LLP, and became a member<br />
of that firm.<br />
I thoroughly enjoyed my<br />
career in civil litigation, where I<br />
handled all types of high exposure<br />
liability cases in state and<br />
federal courts, from case inception,<br />
through jury trial and appeal.<br />
As an attorney, my experience<br />
has been in so many courts<br />
beginning with the criminal and<br />
family courts in New York City,<br />
and progressing to the state and<br />
federal courts. I have had many<br />
experiences over the years appearing<br />
and trying cases before<br />
different judges in many counties<br />
and arguing appeals before<br />
the First, Second, and Third Departments,<br />
and the New York<br />
Court of Appeals. Among the<br />
highlights of my career was representing<br />
the major contractors<br />
in the World Trade Disaster Litigation.<br />
Our country had never<br />
faced an attack of this magnitude<br />
that impacted so many lives<br />
in the New York metropolitan<br />
area. Whether you represented<br />
the injured workers, the City of<br />
New York, or the contractors, we<br />
were all in uncharted territory as<br />
to legal liability. The issues were<br />
challenging, both procedurally<br />
and substantively, and the caliber<br />
of the attorneys handling<br />
these cases was exceptional.<br />
I began my judicial career<br />
in 2006 after being elected<br />
Ossining Town Justice. I served<br />
in this capacity until 2009, when<br />
Governor David Paterson ap-<br />
pointed me to fill an interim vacancy<br />
on the New York State<br />
Supreme Court. In 2010, I was<br />
elected to a fourteen-year term<br />
as a New York State Supreme<br />
Court Justice in the Ninth Judicial<br />
District. During this time, I<br />
became the Supervising Judge<br />
of the Matrimonial Part of the<br />
Westchester County Supreme<br />
Court, and then went on to preside<br />
over an Individual Assignment<br />
Part, the Compliance Conference<br />
Part, as well as the Ninth<br />
Judicial District Environmental<br />
Claims Part.<br />
I enjoyed all of my assignments<br />
on the trial bench – even<br />
the matrimonial part! While I<br />
never practiced matrimonial<br />
law, from my first day on the<br />
bench, I saw the profound effect<br />
a judge can make on the<br />
lives of families in crisis. I immediately<br />
immersed myself in the<br />
subject matter – working long<br />
hours to gain a command of<br />
the law – to do my best to provide<br />
these families with justice.<br />
After serving three years in the<br />
matrimonial part, I was assigned<br />
to a trial part where I presided<br />
over all types of civil trials, with<br />
most of my jury trials being in<br />
medical malpractice cases. My<br />
years of experience as a civil litigator<br />
were the best training for<br />
me to serve as a trial judge.<br />
Most of the issues that arose during<br />
trial were familiar to me, as<br />
I had encountered them before<br />
on the opposite side of the<br />
bench, as an attorney. I think<br />
Hon. Francesca E. Connolly<br />
the attorneys appreciated my<br />
experience and knowledge -<br />
that I had an understanding<br />
of the trials and tribulations a<br />
trial lawyer faces in presenting<br />
a case before a jury.<br />
In 2015, I was appointed<br />
as an Associate Justice of the<br />
Appellate Term of the New York<br />
Supreme Court, Second Judicial<br />
Department, where we<br />
heard appeals from the District,<br />
City, Town, and Village<br />
courts in the seven counties of<br />
the Ninth and Tenth Judicial<br />
Districts. One year later, in<br />
2016, Governor Andrew<br />
Cuomo appointed me to serve<br />
as an Associate Justice of the<br />
Appellate Division of the New<br />
York State Supreme Court, Second<br />
Judicial Department. This<br />
is an intermediate appellate<br />
court, which is the second<br />
highest court in the state,<br />
where we hear appeals from<br />
courts in the ten counties of<br />
the Second, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh,<br />
and Thirteenth Judicial<br />
Districts.<br />
Q: Why did you want to become<br />
a Judge?<br />
A: Although there were no<br />
lawyers or judges in my famcontinued<br />
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A Tip from the <strong>WWBA</strong>’s Newly-Formed Wellness Committee<br />
WELLNESS AS A PRIORITY: SITTING WITH FEAR<br />
Jennifer N. Netrosio<br />
Co-Chair of the <strong>WWBA</strong> Wellness Committee<br />
In her book “Daring Greatly,” Brené<br />
Brown, a vulnerability and shame researcher,<br />
breaks down the way fear, courage,<br />
and vulnerability plays a role in the<br />
way we live, love, lead, and parent.<br />
Brown’s research is based on the concept<br />
of wholehearted living, which she defines<br />
as engaging in our lives from a place<br />
of worthiness; a place of feeling that no<br />
matter what gets done, and how much is<br />
left undone, that you are enough. Her research<br />
reveals that the key to wholehearted<br />
living is to recognize the emotion of fear<br />
An Interview with Hon. Francesa E. Connolly<br />
from previous page<br />
ily, as far back as I can recall I<br />
have always wanted to be a<br />
judge. My interest in becoming<br />
a judge grew even stronger<br />
over the years based upon<br />
my experience with our judicial<br />
system as a litigation attorney.<br />
Having first-hand experience<br />
representing litigants in courts<br />
throughout the state before<br />
many different judges, I saw the<br />
impact judges’ decisions made<br />
on peoples’ lives and thought<br />
that this would be the best way<br />
for me to serve others.<br />
Q: Is there a decision you rendered<br />
of which you are most<br />
proud?<br />
A: For ethical reasons, I should<br />
avoid discussing any particular<br />
decision that I have rendered.<br />
I would say that the reason<br />
I became a judge was to<br />
serve the public and to help<br />
people. I found cases involving<br />
family matters to be the most<br />
challenging, but also the most<br />
rewarding because of the impact<br />
a judge can make.<br />
Among the most important<br />
work that we do is to protect<br />
children and help families in<br />
crisis. Recently, I read several<br />
when it arises, step into the discomfort of it,<br />
and embrace your own vulnerability around<br />
it. It is well established in scientific theory<br />
that a perceived danger or threat (physical<br />
or emotional) triggers a fight or flight response.<br />
So, as you continue to make<br />
articles about the positive impact<br />
one of my decisions has<br />
made on a particular family and<br />
it certainly made be feel gratified<br />
that I helped them and<br />
brought that family some justice<br />
and peace.<br />
Q: What do you hope to accomplish<br />
professionally in the<br />
future?<br />
A: It is such an honor to serve<br />
on the Appellate Division and<br />
to be given this tremendous opportunity<br />
to serve the public in<br />
this capacity. I am humbled and<br />
grateful every day. I truly enjoy<br />
it. I can’t imagine a more rewarding<br />
career for myself than I<br />
have had and continue to have.<br />
I also look forward to working<br />
with our new Presiding Justice,<br />
Alan Scheinkman, in implementing<br />
new initiatives to the<br />
court to reduce the backlog and<br />
improve efficiencies, including<br />
e-filing.<br />
Q: Please tell us about your<br />
hobbies and other interests.<br />
A: My main hobby is traveling<br />
– going on adventures to interesting<br />
places. I have traveled all<br />
over Europe and also to interesting<br />
countries such as Iran,<br />
Russia, Peru, Columbia, and<br />
<br />
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.<br />
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond<br />
measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that<br />
most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ’who am I to<br />
be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?’<br />
Actually, who are you not to be? . . . your playing<br />
small doesn’t serve the world.”<br />
~ Marianne Williamson<br />
<br />
Turkey.<br />
Q: What advice do you have<br />
for women lawyers entering the<br />
legal profession?<br />
A: Take the high road in everything<br />
you do. Be selfless - go<br />
out of your way to help others -<br />
it will come back to you tenfold!<br />
Practice humility. Remember loyalty.<br />
Work your hardest and always<br />
be prepared. Put your family<br />
FIRST!<br />
Q: How have you balanced<br />
your work life and family life<br />
over the years?<br />
A: This was not easy! Looking<br />
back on this, I don’t know how I<br />
did it. There is a saying - when<br />
you want something done, give<br />
it to a busy person - this is so<br />
true. While working full-time as<br />
a litigator, trying cases, we raised<br />
two boys, and I became active<br />
in my community. My boys were<br />
athletic, so I got involved in<br />
youth sports, including coaching<br />
baseball, and being a<br />
founding member of two ice<br />
hockey organizations, Ossining<br />
Youth Hockey Association and<br />
Team Westchester Hockey Association.<br />
I also became involved<br />
in PTA, and served as President<br />
of Ossining PTA Council. In<br />
wellness a priority in your life, I challenge<br />
you to sit with the emotion of fear the very<br />
next time it comes up. Don’t fight it and<br />
don’t run from it. Just sit with it. Become<br />
curious about it. Dig deep down and find<br />
the root of it. And then bring it to the surface.<br />
Express your thoughts in a journal, or<br />
talk to a confidant about it. Because you<br />
can’t release or work through something that<br />
you continue to hold inside, you must bring<br />
it to the surface so that you can release it.<br />
Through that process, the thing you fear<br />
loses its power over you.<br />
Make a commitment to doing this, and<br />
watch as the magic unfolds. ◗<br />
1998, I became a member of<br />
the Town of Ossining Planning<br />
Board. In 2000, I was elected<br />
Ossining Councilmember,<br />
where I served for five years,<br />
three of which as Deputy Town<br />
Supervisor. In 2006, I began<br />
my judicial career when I was<br />
elected Ossining Town Justice.<br />
I also served as Acting Village<br />
Justice of the Village of<br />
Ossining and Acting City<br />
Court Judge of Mt. Vernon and<br />
Yonkers. I am fortunate to have<br />
a very supportive husband,<br />
who has been by my side, enthusiastically,<br />
through it all.<br />
Our parents lived close by and<br />
were available in an emergency<br />
when needed, which<br />
certainly gave us peace-ofmind.<br />
I also have wonderful<br />
neighbors. Also key, was living<br />
and working in Westchester<br />
County when our children were<br />
young.<br />
If you want to get involved,<br />
just make sure you<br />
know your limits. Don’t overextend<br />
yourself. If you commit<br />
to something, make sure you<br />
attend the meetings and contribute.<br />
Make sure you are a<br />
valuable member of any organization<br />
you join. ◗<br />
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<strong>October</strong> Litigation Tip<br />
✦ TRIAL SUBPOENAS CPLR 2305(d)<br />
Civil Procedure Law and rules (CPLR) 2305 governs the use of subpoenas. New Section<br />
(d) of CPLR 2305 now provides a special provision for trial subpoenas.<br />
As a refresher, CPLR 2305(a) addresses service of a subpoena for the attendance of<br />
witnesses in a civil action. Section (b) provides for the use of a subpoena duces tecum and<br />
attendance by substitute. A subpoena duces tecum can be used in conjunction with a<br />
subpoena to testify at trial, hearing or examination or may be issued separately. A person<br />
may comply with the subpoena duces tecum for a trial, hearing or examination by substitute<br />
having the requisite books, documents or things produced by a person able to identify<br />
them and testify about their origin, purpose or custody. Section (c) provides for inspection,<br />
examination and audit of records in matters where a government department, agency<br />
or officer is authorized to issue a subpoena requiring said production. This includes the<br />
right to take possession of the subpoenaed material for a reasonable period of time. The<br />
right to possession is not absolute, but subject to reasonable terms and conditions as set<br />
forth in the section including (i) the good cause showin by the issuing party, (ii) the rights<br />
and needs of the person subpoenaed, and (iii) the feasibility and appropriateness of making<br />
copies of the material.<br />
New Section (d) specifically addresses subpoenaed records for trial. This new section<br />
allows for service of the subpoena and delivery of records to the attorney or self-represented<br />
party at the return address set forth in the subpoena. A copy of the subpoena shall<br />
be served upon all parties simultaneously and the party receiving such subpoenaed records,<br />
in any format shall deliver a complete copy of such records in the same format to all<br />
opposing counsel and self-represented parties where applicable. Section (d) became effective<br />
August 24, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
This new section should promote a more efficient review of trial records in that counsel<br />
no longer became required to make the trial subpoena returnable to the Courthouse nor<br />
will counsel be limited to viewing subpoenaed records during the limited times available<br />
in a subpoened record room.<br />
Written by Angela Morcone Giannini, Co-Chair, Litigation Committee<br />
Other Co-Chairs: Jacqueline Hattar & Kimberly Sheehan<br />
President’s Message<br />
from page 9<br />
bers whose efforts in assisting domestic violence<br />
victims are carried out daily in their<br />
legal practices and public office positions.<br />
The <strong>WWBA</strong> is also a proud supporter of<br />
the PWJC and you may recall we recognized<br />
the PWJC at our Annual Dinner on<br />
June 6, <strong>2018</strong>. This year, at the PWJC’s<br />
annual “Making a Difference Benefit Dinner”<br />
on <strong>October</strong> 24, <strong>2018</strong>, <strong>WWBA</strong> member<br />
Jacqueline Hattar, Esq. will be honored<br />
along with Anne Marie Hynes, Esq.<br />
so please make sure to attend and support.<br />
According to the CDC, some of the<br />
risk factors for breast cancer include: getting<br />
older (most are diagnosed after age<br />
50); genetic mutations such as BRCA1 and<br />
BRCA2; personal or family history of breast<br />
cancer; previous radiation; not being<br />
physically active; obesity; drinking alcohol<br />
and smoking. www.cdc.gov/cancer/<br />
breast/basic_info/risk_factors.htm<br />
Personally, I do not have any of those<br />
“risk” factors. Yet, I was not insulated from<br />
potential cancer. I am certainly no expert<br />
on the topic of breast cancer and do not<br />
profess to have any medical background<br />
or training on the subject but I have<br />
continued on page 11 ➥<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />
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Chapter News and Announcements<br />
Announcements & Notes on Members<br />
❑ Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey,<br />
Esq., PhD, , MPH, past chair of the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Elder, Health and Reproductive<br />
Rights Committee, has become president<br />
of the American Psychological Association<br />
Society for Theoretical and<br />
Philosophical Psychology. She’s the first<br />
scholar of law and the 10th woman to<br />
hold this national office since the APA<br />
Society’s founding in 1963. On September<br />
10th, Mary Beth’s career milestone<br />
was recognized on social media<br />
by Fordham Law School (’82) as part<br />
of the opening of its 100-years of<br />
Women celebrations. Mary Beth’s interdisciplinary<br />
scholarship and policy advocacy<br />
are located at the intersection<br />
of health law and policy, health research<br />
and ethics. ◗<br />
Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey<br />
Legal Services of The Hudson Valley To Honor<br />
Volunteers During National Pro Bono<br />
Celebration Week<br />
from page 6<br />
❑ Emily P. P<br />
. Kahn<br />
of Walsh & Amicucci LLP. Emily Kahn has acted as mentor to several<br />
staff attorneys seeking guidance in cases involving issues of trusts and estates.<br />
❑ The volunteer attorneys of Westchester CLARO (Civil Legal Advice and<br />
Resource Office) Program, for offering free legal advice to unrepresented Westchester<br />
residents being sued by creditors.<br />
LSHV’s Pro Bono Week Awards Ceremony will be held Tuesday, <strong>October</strong> 23, from<br />
5:30-7:00PM at LSHV’s headquarters: 90 Maple Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601. To<br />
attend the event, RSVP by Tuesday, <strong>October</strong> 16th by calling 914-949-1305 ext 174 or<br />
emailing gbuck@lshv.org.<br />
Speaking of the Pro Bono Week celebrations, LSHV Pro Bono Director Christopher<br />
Oldi said, “We at LSHV are grateful to Deb and Emily for their invaluable mentorship,<br />
and to the volunteer attorneys of Westchester CLARO for their service to vulnerable<br />
Westchester residents. We are honored to partner with these attorneys in this important<br />
work.”<br />
LSHV is the only provider of free, comprehensive civil (non-criminal) legal services<br />
to low-income and disadvantaged individuals and families in the Hudson Valley who<br />
cannot afford an attorney when their basic human needs are at stake. This includes<br />
urgent legal needs such as: domestic violence (orders of protection, child custody,<br />
etc.), housing emergencies (eviction and foreclosure prevention), healthcare, children’s<br />
law and advocacy, disability and benefits, elder law, consumer fraud and more. Founded<br />
more than 50 years ago, LSHV serves the seven counties of the lower and mid-Hudson<br />
Valley (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan), maintaining<br />
a staff of 135 individuals - including 80 attorneys and 27 paralegals - working<br />
across nine offices throughout its service area. Last year alone the organization handled<br />
15,000 cases impacting more than 34,000 household members.<br />
For more information about LSHV, please visit its website www.lshv.org. ◗<br />
Become a New<br />
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RENEW YOUR<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> MEMBERSHIP TODAY<br />
FOR THE PERIOD<br />
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RENEW NOW! DON’T WAIT!<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Membership includes<br />
membership to the Women’s Bar<br />
Association of the State of New York<br />
(WBASNY).<br />
January 31, 2019 is the closing date in<br />
order to count the <strong>WWBA</strong> members<br />
towards our certification to WBASNY and<br />
assure our number of delegates.<br />
Renewing before this date will allow our<br />
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Westchester Women’s Bar Association New Members<br />
The Westchester Women’s Bar Association proudly welcomes our newest members:<br />
TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF OUR MEMBERS,<br />
THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE <strong>WWBA</strong> ONLY.<br />
President’s Message<br />
from page 9<br />
learned from my personal experience just<br />
how critically important it is for every<br />
woman to perform routine self-examinations<br />
and have an annual mammogram.<br />
To sum it up: I do not smoke, rarely<br />
drink alcohol, am not over 50, am not<br />
obese, exercise vigorously 5-6 times per<br />
week, do not have genetic mutations (yes<br />
I was tested) and have not been exposed<br />
to radiation. My family history of breast<br />
cancer was never considered a calculable<br />
risk because it was not my mother, sister<br />
or other close relative but rather those<br />
more distant such as second and third<br />
cousins.<br />
Yet, for me, three years ago at the age<br />
of 43, I was advised in a phone call that<br />
literally stopped me in my tracks that something<br />
suspicious appeared on my routine<br />
annual mammogram. After several follow<br />
up visits it was confirmed that I had atypical<br />
hyperplasia which was described as a<br />
mounding of cells that literally equaled the<br />
size of “grains of sand.” I was told early<br />
detection and early treatment were key to<br />
prevent the development of this atypia into<br />
breast cancer. The detection occurred long<br />
before a lump or mass could be felt by self<br />
or doctor examination but yet that mounding<br />
of cells still needed to be removed and<br />
a five course of treatment prescribed thereafter.<br />
Now, I am thankful every day that I<br />
am a person who was fortunate to benefit<br />
from early detection and that I was able to<br />
have the cells removed before they spread<br />
due in large part to the fact that I had access<br />
to good medical care.<br />
However, it was also due in large part<br />
to the fact that I did not skip my annual<br />
mammogram. Since that time, I have<br />
talked to so many women, friends, colleagues<br />
and family members, who<br />
nonchalantly state “oh yeah I have to<br />
schedule my mammogram” or “do I really<br />
need to have a mammogram every year”<br />
or “I keep putting it off because I don’t<br />
have time” or any other routine excuse.<br />
Sure we are all busy, between practicing<br />
law, raising families, caring for our parents,<br />
and attempting to have some work<br />
life balance, but that is simply not a good<br />
excuse to put your health on hold.<br />
For those that know me, I do not share<br />
personal information readily and am not<br />
doing so now to evoke sympathy or even<br />
words of support. Rather, I do so with the<br />
sincere hope that my personal story is read<br />
by <strong>WWBA</strong> members and that my personal<br />
story motivates you to perform routine self<br />
exams, schedule your annual mammogram,<br />
and stay on top of your breast<br />
health. If I had put off my mammogram<br />
that year I have no doubt I would have put<br />
myself at significantly higher risk, more invasive<br />
surgery, and a worse outcome.<br />
In recognition of <strong>October</strong> being Breast<br />
Cancer Awareness month, the <strong>WWBA</strong> has<br />
two important events in the month of <strong>October</strong><br />
that I highly encourage you to attend.<br />
The first is our FREE Breast Cancer<br />
Awareness program on <strong>October</strong> 18, <strong>2018</strong><br />
at 12:30 p.m. at the Westchester County<br />
Courthouse. The program is sponsored<br />
by the <strong>WWBA</strong> and JALBCA and lunch will<br />
be served. This annual <strong>WWBA</strong> program is<br />
well known for providing a wealth of information<br />
about breast cancer awareness,<br />
including overall breast health, early signs<br />
of the disease, risk factors, and treatment<br />
options.<br />
In addition, on <strong>October</strong> 21, <strong>2018</strong><br />
please join Team Orbach and the <strong>WWBA</strong><br />
walkers at the annual American Cancer<br />
Society <strong>2018</strong> Walk at Manhattanville College.<br />
Every year <strong>WWBA</strong> member Adrienne<br />
Orbach organizes a fundraising effort and<br />
a <strong>WWBA</strong> team to participate in the Making<br />
Strides against Breast Cancer Walk.<br />
Please make sure to register.<br />
Details about these and other upcoming<br />
programs, networking events, and CLEs<br />
can be found at our online calendar and<br />
in the weekly Update emailed to each of<br />
our members every Tuesday. The online<br />
calendar also contains easy links for registering<br />
for all programs. https://<br />
wwbany.org/Calendar-and-Events. ◗<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />
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<strong>WWBA</strong> Schedule of Upcoming Events<br />
COMMITTEE DATE/TIME PLACE TOPIC RSVP (also online at www.wwbany.org)<br />
Collaborative Law,<br />
Matrimonial, and Mediation<br />
Committees<br />
10/2/18<br />
5:30 PM<br />
Registration<br />
6:00-8:00 PM<br />
Light Dinner and<br />
Program<br />
Board of Directors Meeting 10/3/18<br />
5:30-7:30 PM<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Women in<br />
Professional Transition<br />
Project<br />
10/5/18<br />
1:00 PM<br />
Networking Committee 10/11/18<br />
6:00-8:00 PM<br />
Families, Children, and the<br />
Courts, Immigration,<br />
Domestic Violence, and<br />
Diversity & Inclusion<br />
Committees<br />
Judges & Lawyers Breast<br />
Cancer Alert (JALBCA)<br />
10/16/18<br />
5:30-6:00 PM<br />
Registration<br />
(Light supper<br />
served)<br />
6:00-8:00 PM<br />
Program<br />
10/18/18<br />
12:30 PM<br />
Light lunch will<br />
be served<br />
Breast Cancer Committee 10/21/18<br />
9:30 AM<br />
Legal Services of the<br />
Hudson Valley<br />
10/23/18<br />
5:30-7:00 PM<br />
Wine and light<br />
refreshments will<br />
be served<br />
BNY Mellon<br />
701 Westchester Avenue<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
BNY Mellon<br />
701 Westchester Avenue<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
445 Café<br />
445 Hamilton Avenue<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
445 Café<br />
Conference Room<br />
445 Hamilton Avenue<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
Elisabeth Haub School of<br />
Law at Pace University<br />
Tudor Room<br />
78 North Broadway<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
Westchester County<br />
Courthouse<br />
9 th Floor Conference<br />
Room<br />
111 Dr. Martin Luther<br />
King, Jr. Blvd.<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
Manhattanville College<br />
2900 Purchase Street<br />
Purchase, NY<br />
Legal Services of the<br />
Hudson Valley<br />
90 Maple Avenue<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
Taxing Problems: How<br />
the New Tax Laws Will<br />
Impact You and Your<br />
Practice<br />
“First Fridays” with the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>’s Women in<br />
Professional Transition<br />
Project<br />
One Hope Wine Tasting<br />
Event: A Night of<br />
Networking<br />
Advocating for Families<br />
in Crisis: Navigating<br />
the Intersection of<br />
Family and Immigration<br />
Law<br />
2 CLE Credits – 1.5 in<br />
Professional Practice<br />
and .5 in Diversity and<br />
Inclusion (pending<br />
approval)*<br />
Breast Health; Early<br />
Signs of Disease; Risk<br />
Factors; and Treatment<br />
Options<br />
Making Strides Against<br />
Breast Cancer – Team<br />
Orbach<br />
National Pro Bono<br />
Week Awards<br />
Ceremony<br />
Please RSVP by September 25,<br />
<strong>2018</strong> online at www.wwbany.org<br />
or email<br />
executivedirector@wwbany.org<br />
For questions or if you are not able<br />
to attend contact: Kim Berg at<br />
president@wwbany.org<br />
No RSVP necessary<br />
For more information go to<br />
www.wwbany.org<br />
Please RSVP by <strong>October</strong> 8, <strong>2018</strong><br />
online at www.wwbany.org or<br />
email<br />
executivedirector@wwbany.org<br />
Please RSVP by <strong>October</strong> 5, <strong>2018</strong><br />
online at www.wwbany.org or<br />
email<br />
executivedirector@wwbany.org<br />
For questions contact Lauren<br />
Morrissey, Esq. at<br />
lsm12@optonline.net or (ph) 914-<br />
762-1260<br />
RSVP online at www.wwbany.org<br />
or email<br />
executivedirector@wwbany.org<br />
Register online at<br />
www.wwbany.org<br />
RSVP by Tuesday, <strong>October</strong> 16 th by<br />
calling 914-949-1305 ext 174 or<br />
emailing gbuck@lshv.org<br />
Pace Women’s Justice<br />
Center<br />
Elder and Health Law<br />
Committee<br />
Education Law Committee 10/30/18<br />
6:00-8:00 PM<br />
10/24/18 Doral Arrowwood<br />
Rye Brook, NY<br />
10/29/18<br />
5:30-6:00 PM<br />
Registration<br />
(Light supper<br />
served)<br />
6:00-8:00 PM<br />
Program<br />
Wells Fargo Bank<br />
50 Main Street, 5 th Floor<br />
Westchester Conference<br />
Room<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
Keane & Beane<br />
Conference Room<br />
445 Hamilton Avenue<br />
Suite1500<br />
White Plains, NY<br />
Making A Difference<br />
Annual Benefit Dinner<br />
NY-FL Snowbirds:<br />
Estate Planning and<br />
Elder Law<br />
Considerations<br />
2 CLE Credits – Ethics<br />
and Skills (pending<br />
approval)*<br />
Student Residency<br />
For more information email<br />
pwjcevents@law.pace.edu<br />
Please RSVP by <strong>October</strong> 20,<strong>2018</strong><br />
online at www.wwbany.org or<br />
email<br />
executivedirector@wwbany.org<br />
For questions, please contact Pat<br />
Angley at pangley@lshv.org or<br />
914-949-1305<br />
Registration details to follow<br />
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