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Westchester Women’s Bar Association<br />

MARCH <strong>2019</strong><br />

<strong>WWBA</strong><br />

February General Membership Meeting:<br />

CLE Program on the Ethics of Spreading<br />

Yourself Too Thin<br />

Lisa Bluestein<br />

O<br />

n February 6, <strong>2019</strong>, the Grievance and Ethics<br />

Committee and the Corporate and Commercial<br />

Committee jointly presented a CLE at the General<br />

Membership Meeting entitled “Ethics Update <strong>2019</strong>: Beware<br />

- You Can’t Be Everything To Every Client! A Review of Conflicts<br />

and Other Practice Issues.” For those who have not<br />

attended a <strong>WWBA</strong> Ethics CLE, you are missing out on the<br />

“brilliant” acting of the “Not Ready for Prime-Time Players.”<br />

This program’s acting troupe included Lisa M. Bluestein,<br />

Dolores Gebhardt, Seymour James, and Virginia Trunkes.<br />

Deborah Scalise moderated the program.<br />

INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />

MARCH <strong>2019</strong><br />

An Interview with<br />

Cynthia K. Dunne<br />

(page 5)<br />

Litigation Tip – Client Rights<br />

and Responsibilities<br />

(page 7)<br />

<strong>2019</strong>/2020 <strong>WWBA</strong> Slate<br />

of Officers and Directors<br />

(page 8)<br />

Upcoming Events<br />

(page 10)<br />

SAVE THE DATE<br />

PINK AND TEAL<br />

SEMINAR<br />

<strong>March</strong> 14, <strong>2019</strong><br />

White Plains, New York<br />

Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />

news<br />

www.wwbany.org<br />

Lisa M. Bluestein and<br />

Deborah Scalise<br />

The group acted out a scenario involving a small-town sole practitioner, Average<br />

Josephine, Esq., who took on a variety of matters for a local family, in which there were<br />

multiple conflicts of interest between the family members as well as with the sole practitioner.<br />

The sole practitioner also failed to perform some of the work for which she was<br />

retained and improperly withdrew client funds, which was then discovered by new<br />

attorney, Steve Smartypants, Esq. The moderator, presenters, and the audience identified<br />

the ethical issues and discussed how they should have been handled. The presenters<br />

also discussed use of corporate forms, promissory notes, brokerage agreements,<br />

and lease agreements. It was a great interactive program and provided attendees<br />

much food for thought. ◗<br />

THE EFFECT OF<br />

BANKRUPTCY LAWS ON<br />

MATRIMONIAL AND<br />

REAL ESTATE PRACTICE<br />

<strong>March</strong> 28, <strong>2019</strong><br />

White Plains, New York<br />

TOWN HALL WITH<br />

WOMEN LEADERS IN<br />

POLITICS<br />

April 4, <strong>2019</strong><br />

White Plains, New York<br />

PRESIDENT’S<br />

MESSAGE<br />

In honor of the<br />

month of <strong>March</strong> being<br />

Women’s History<br />

Month, I thought it<br />

would be fitting for all<br />

of us to take some<br />

time to reflect upon<br />

the women who have<br />

positively influenced<br />

us, personally and Kim Berg<br />

professionally, inspired us to succeed,<br />

and encouraged us to continue moving<br />

forward even when obstacles existed in<br />

our paths.<br />

It is no surprise that for us lawyers,<br />

when we think of notable women who<br />

have positively influenced we readily recognize<br />

them as trailblazers whose efforts<br />

and impact continues to positively influence<br />

our professional, and the advancement<br />

of women in our profession, even<br />

today. We have heard the horrifying statistics<br />

at several of our programs this past<br />

year and it remains true today that women<br />

lawyers are often under recognized for<br />

their talent and abilities. Some of the<br />

more notable women trailblazers in the<br />

law must of course include Supreme Court<br />

Justices Sandra Day O’Connor (appointed<br />

in 1981), Ruth Bader Ginsburg<br />

(appointed in 1993), Sonia Sotomayer<br />

(appointed in 2009) and Elena Kagan<br />

(appointed in 2010).<br />

Fortunately, I have positive role<br />

models as well in other important areas<br />

of my life, including in my martial arts<br />

training. As you probably know by now,<br />

about eight years ago, I embarked upon<br />

a personal wellness journey that I now<br />

know will be for my lifetime. Practicing<br />

martial arts has brought me better physicontinued<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 />

MARCH <strong>2019</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 />

~ 2018/<strong>2019</strong> 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>2019</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 />

2018-<strong>2019</strong> <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, Jennifer Gray<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 />

Cyber Law .............................................................. Georgea Mancuso<br />

Diversity and Inclusion ............. Jacqueline Hattar, Stephanie Melowsky<br />

Domestic Violence ................................ Natanya L. Briendel, Beth Levy<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 />

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A D H O C C O M M I T T E E S<br />

Membership ....................... Sherry Bishko, Marian Genio, 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 />

Marian Genio, Deborah Farber-Kaiser<br />

Taxation ........................................................... Patricia Rusch Bellucci<br />

Trusts & Estates ............................... Gail M. Boggio, Nancy J. Rudolph<br />

Karen J. Walsh<br />

Golf Outing .................................. Gail M. Boggio, Adrienne Orbach<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, 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 Health Law/Reproductive Rights Committee ...... Shari Gordon<br />

WBASNY Nominations Committee .... Gail M. Boggio, 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 />

cal fitness, improved mental health, enhanced<br />

ability to cope with stressful situations,<br />

a fun outlet that I can enjoy with my<br />

family and training partners, and a large<br />

group of friends that I often refer to as my<br />

martial arts family. There are so many different<br />

disciplines under the umbrella of martial<br />

arts and I was particularly struck by the<br />

story of one woman who certainly was a<br />

trailblazer for women in Judo.<br />

Keiko Fukuda was born in Japan on<br />

April 12, 1913. As a young woman in Japan<br />

she was taught the typical “pursuits”<br />

for a woman: tea ceremonies, calligraphy,<br />

flower arrangements and the like. However,<br />

Keiko Fukuda also had a strong interest<br />

in pursuing martial arts training. She<br />

was influenced by her grandfather,<br />

Hachinosuke Fukuda, a jiu jitsu master who<br />

is credited with having taught the renowned<br />

Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo and head<br />

of the Kodokan.<br />

Keiko Fukuda was certainly a woman<br />

of strength and one who broke through<br />

glass ceiling after glass ceiling throughout<br />

her entire martial arts career. Initially when<br />

she sought to embark upon a course of study<br />

of martial arts in Japan, women were not<br />

welcomed to practice. Nonetheless, Jigoro<br />

Kano invited her and other female students<br />

to practice under his tutelage. It is said he<br />

did so out of a strong sense of loyalty that<br />

he had to be her grandfather. Keiko Fukuda<br />

practiced until the time of her death at age<br />

99 in 2013 and was the last surviving student<br />

of Jigoro Kano.<br />

Despite the fact that Keiko Fukuda’s<br />

study of martial arts was strongly frowned<br />

upon by Japanese culture, and even by<br />

members of her own family, she did have<br />

the support and encouragement of her<br />

mother to pursue her strong desire to become<br />

a female martial arts practitioner. Even<br />

at a young age she knew that she was “Born<br />

for the Mat,” the title of her 1973 autobiography.<br />

Like many of the trailblazers we know<br />

in the legal and judiciary fields, Sensei<br />

Fukuda did not let gender bias and discrimination<br />

stop her from pursuing her destiny.<br />

Also like many women trailblazers we<br />

know, personal sacrifices were made along<br />

the way. Keiko Fukuda not only refused an<br />

arranged marriage, to later never marry or<br />

continued on page 4 ➥<br />

Editor’s Note<br />

Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity.”<br />

~ Amelia Earhart<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 secretary@wwbany.org.<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 secretary@wwbany.org to schedule a <strong>WWBA</strong> sponsored or cosponsored<br />

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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President’s Message<br />

from page 3<br />

have children, but she also left<br />

her home and family to come<br />

the United States where she<br />

hoped to be “accepted” as a<br />

female practitioner. She left Japan<br />

in 1966 with the rank of<br />

5th dan in Judo and eventually<br />

formed her own school in California<br />

where, at the height of<br />

4’11”, she began to spread the<br />

teachings of her Judo Master<br />

Jigoro Kano. At that time she<br />

was one of only four women in<br />

the world to have achieved the<br />

rank of 5th dan in Judo.<br />

While in the U.S., Keiko<br />

Fukuda continued to teach Judo<br />

for more than 70 years literally<br />

up until her death in 2013. She<br />

was not silent about the sacrifices<br />

she made in her personal<br />

life for the pursuit of her dream<br />

and she amiably referred to<br />

Judo as her “lifetime partner”<br />

and her “family.” As one who<br />

pursues various studies, includ-<br />

ing jiu jitsu, I identified with her<br />

characterization of the practice<br />

as a lifetime partner and one<br />

where I too have formed strong<br />

bonds with others that I refer to<br />

as my martial arts family.<br />

Keiko’s inner strength and<br />

integrity are not only admirable<br />

but those traits continued to propel<br />

her forward in the eyes of<br />

the world. Keiko Fukuda did<br />

not simply accept the artificial<br />

barriers that existed to her advancement<br />

in Judo. It was well<br />

known that even in the U.S. she<br />

continued to suffer discriminatory<br />

treatment where being a<br />

woman was the sole reason she,<br />

and other worthy female practitioners,<br />

were not awarded rank<br />

on par with their male counterparts.<br />

In fact, until 1972 there<br />

was a rule that prohibited women<br />

from being promoted to a rank<br />

higher than 5th dan regardless<br />

of the woman’s natural ability,<br />

years of practice, or any other<br />

objective factor that was based<br />

on merit.<br />

Through various campaigns,<br />

including where she referred<br />

to the Kodokan as “old<br />

fashioned and sexist” in their<br />

ranking system, Keiko was ultimately<br />

promoted to 6th dan –<br />

and at that time only one of three<br />

women in the world to be so<br />

promoted. Importantly, this was<br />

not a selfishly motivated pursuit.<br />

She dedicated much of her<br />

teachings to develop programs<br />

and camps that were specifically<br />

geared towards the advancement<br />

of women in the practice<br />

of Judo. She also established a<br />

Judo scholarship with the goal<br />

of encouraging other women to<br />

pursue training.<br />

Persevering in her efforts to<br />

obtain recognition equal to that<br />

bestowed upon male practitioners,<br />

Keiko Fukuda was certainly<br />

a woman of firsts: in 1994 she<br />

was the first woman to achieve<br />

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a red belt (8th dan) in Judo; she<br />

was the first woman to be<br />

awarded the rank of 9th dan in<br />

2006; and ultimately she was the<br />

first to be awarded the 10th dan<br />

by both the USA Judo and<br />

USJF’s promotion boards in<br />

2011 (at the age of 98).<br />

Finally recognized, as she<br />

rightfully should be, as the true<br />

pioneer of women’s Judo, Keiko<br />

Fukuda is a woman that serves<br />

as a role model and inspiration<br />

to me. One of her famous<br />

quotes serves as a daily reminder<br />

to us in every aspect of our lives,<br />

personal and professional, and<br />

particularly when representing<br />

our clients: “Be gentle, kind and<br />

beautiful, yet firm and strong,<br />

both mentally and physically.”<br />

Like Keiko Fukuda, our<br />

founding “mothers” were pioneers<br />

in not only seeing the need<br />

for but in forming and cultivating<br />

the <strong>WWBA</strong> in 1973 – which<br />

continued on page 9 ➥<br />

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An Interview with Cynthia K. Dunne<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 and<br />

how have you participated in<br />

the organization over the<br />

years?<br />

A: When I was in law school,<br />

I worked part-time for a law<br />

firm in Westchester and one<br />

day attorney Lucille Fontana<br />

invited me to attend a luncheon<br />

meeting of the <strong>WWBA</strong><br />

as her guest. I enjoyed hearing<br />

the speaker and was impressed<br />

by the collegial discussions<br />

which followed the<br />

presentation.<br />

After graduation from law<br />

school, I worked in New York<br />

City but at times appeared in<br />

the White Plains courts and I<br />

lived in Westchester. My decision<br />

to join the <strong>WWBA</strong> was<br />

a natural choice.<br />

For a few years, I Chaired<br />

or Co-Chaired the Annual<br />

Dinner and I Co-Chaired the<br />

Criminal Law Committee for<br />

many years. The Annual Dinner,<br />

in particular, was a huge<br />

time commitment but I found<br />

the role fulfilling and was honored<br />

to be trusted with the responsibility.<br />

Q: Please tell us about your<br />

legal career.<br />

A: For 28 years I worked as<br />

an Assistant United States Attorney<br />

and Senior Trial Counsel<br />

in the Office of the United<br />

States Attorney (USAO) for the<br />

Southern District of New York.<br />

I was first based in the Manhattan<br />

Office, and then in the<br />

White Plains Division at the<br />

Federal Courthouse in White<br />

Plains. I served in both the<br />

Civil and Criminal Divisions<br />

of the USAO.<br />

“Believe in yourself and never<br />

doubt that you are as capable as<br />

your male counterparts. Women<br />

of my generation thought that we<br />

had forged the way for younger<br />

women in the workplace, but it is<br />

evident from the #MeToo movement<br />

that we did not have as<br />

much of an impact as we hoped.”<br />

In the Civil Division, I<br />

handled hundreds of defensive<br />

and affirmative civil cases from<br />

inception through appeal involving,<br />

among other issues,<br />

federal taxation, commercial<br />

disputes, creditors’ rights,<br />

Bivens liability, employment discrimination,<br />

regulatory penalties<br />

and disputes, constitutional<br />

challenges to statutes, injunctions,<br />

environmental litigation,<br />

personal injury, false claims litigation<br />

and prisoner litigation.<br />

I worked in the Criminal<br />

Division for more than two decades<br />

and investigated and<br />

prosecuted hundreds of cases<br />

from the investigative stage<br />

through appeal involving<br />

among other issues: public corruption,<br />

civil rights (hate crimes<br />

and abuse of authority), violent<br />

gang prosecutions, multimillion<br />

dollar frauds, complex<br />

tax frauds, RICO, money laundering,<br />

narcotics offenses,<br />

armed bank robberies, kidnap,<br />

weapons offenses, child pornography,<br />

Internet crimes, and<br />

others.<br />

On three separate occasions,<br />

I received the Director’s<br />

Award from the Executive Office<br />

of United States Attorneys.<br />

According to Justice Department<br />

publications, this award<br />

is presented only to select<br />

AUSAs and investigators who<br />

represent “the best in federal<br />

service, through exceptional<br />

service and work product benefitting<br />

the law enforcement<br />

community.” I also received the<br />

United States Department of<br />

Labor Secretary’s Exceptional<br />

Achievement Award (an<br />

equivalent honor to the<br />

Director’s Award), and during<br />

Mary Jo White’s tenure as<br />

United States Attorney, I received<br />

the United States Attorney’s Exceptional<br />

Achievement Award.<br />

For a few years, I served as the<br />

USAO’s Violence Against<br />

Women Act Coordinator.<br />

At the USAO I acquired<br />

extensive trial experience: I tried<br />

more than 25 multi-week jury<br />

trials in federal court to verdict;<br />

I handled countless hearings;<br />

and I argued more than 20<br />

appeals before the Second Circuit<br />

Court of Appeals and one<br />

before the NY Appellate Division,<br />

First Department. In addition,<br />

I trained new lawyers by<br />

serving as second chair or cocounsel<br />

through discovery,<br />

hearings, motions and trials.<br />

I took a leave of absence<br />

from the USAO in 2012, due<br />

to the demands of aging parents.<br />

Within minutes, I was<br />

Cynthia K. Dunne<br />

swamped by requests from<br />

neighbors and friends to participate<br />

in local activities. I<br />

assumed several volunteer<br />

and board positions with local<br />

civic and nonprofit groups,<br />

and officially resigned from<br />

federal service in 2013.<br />

I was appointed to the<br />

position of Associate Justice<br />

in the Village of Scarsdale, in<br />

February, 2016. The Associate<br />

Justice position is part time<br />

and permits me to maintain<br />

a law practice. Aside from the<br />

Judgeship, I have been involved<br />

in various matters including:<br />

federal criminal<br />

cases and prisoner matters;<br />

Clemency Petitions; corporate<br />

matters (regulatory, employment<br />

and litigation); Title IX<br />

proceedings involving alleged<br />

sexual assaults on college<br />

campuses and others.<br />

Q: What do you hope to<br />

accomplish professionally in<br />

the future?<br />

A: I enjoy working in the<br />

Scarsdale Village Court parttime<br />

and I hope to continue<br />

in that position as long as it<br />

remains an option. The<br />

Scarsdale Village Court is a<br />

wonderful place to work and<br />

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the courthouse staff is outstanding.<br />

Since retiring from federal<br />

service in 2013, I have not<br />

looked for additional legal<br />

work, but it has found me. I<br />

am most likely to take on a<br />

matter which is challenging<br />

and also has the potential to<br />

have a positive social impact.<br />

Q: What advice do you have<br />

for women lawyers entering<br />

the legal profession?<br />

A: Believe in yourself and<br />

never doubt that you are as<br />

capable as your male counterparts.<br />

Women of my generation<br />

thought that we had<br />

forged the way for younger<br />

women in the workplace, but<br />

it is evident from the #MeToo<br />

movement that we did not<br />

have as much of an impact<br />

as we hoped. Don’t be discouraged<br />

by overt or covert<br />

discrimination; don’t accept<br />

it and don’t be a bystander if<br />

you witness improper conduct.<br />

Develop relationships<br />

within your professional network<br />

and seek mentors. There<br />

is a fine line between advocating<br />

for yourself and coming<br />

off like you are entitled;<br />

tread carefully and seek advice<br />

before presenting a<br />

grievance. Like everything<br />

else, our attitudes often affect<br />

the outcome, so try to remain<br />

confident and positive.<br />

If you chose to have children,<br />

then make sure that you<br />

lead by example: encourage<br />

your children to be open and<br />

accepting of others; make<br />

sure that they understand the<br />

responsibility of the right to<br />

vote; and encourage them to<br />

be active citizens.<br />

Finally, consistent with my<br />

commitment to public service<br />

“When I announced that I was<br />

pregnant with my first child in<br />

1988, the next week my office<br />

space was reassigned to another<br />

AUSA and I was moved into the<br />

hallway – my supervisor assumed<br />

that I would quit. There was no<br />

maternity leave policy in place, and<br />

ultimately I was permitted to take<br />

leave without pay for six weeks.”<br />

I urge young women to consider<br />

careers in public service.<br />

Although you won’t make the<br />

highest salary in the profession,<br />

you will receive more handson<br />

experience at an earlier age<br />

than in the private sector and<br />

you will be part of the larger<br />

effort to do good.<br />

Q: Please tell us about your<br />

community activities.<br />

A: I serve on the Board of the<br />

League of Women Voters of<br />

Scarsdale, I am the third<br />

woman President in the 94<br />

years of the Scarsdale Rotary<br />

Club and I am a Director of<br />

Lakota Children’s Enrichment<br />

(LCE), a nonprofit which amplifies<br />

the voices of America’s<br />

most at risk youth on the Pine<br />

Ridge Indian Reservation in<br />

South Dakota. For several years<br />

I volunteered as the Program<br />

Director for LCE and spent<br />

months of each year in South<br />

Dakota. The last two years, I<br />

helped in the organization of<br />

TEDxYouth@DinosaurPark, an<br />

independently organized TED<br />

event which engages American<br />

Indian and Non-Native youth<br />

in Rapid City, SD. I remain an<br />

active member of my local<br />

church and have served on<br />

boards and committees<br />

throughout the decades. Finally,<br />

I am a frequent speaker<br />

at local civic and community<br />

clubs and other events.<br />

Q: How have you balanced<br />

your legal career with the rest<br />

of your life?<br />

A: When I announced that I<br />

was pregnant with my first child<br />

in 1988, the next week my office<br />

space was reassigned to<br />

another AUSA and I was<br />

moved into the hallway – my<br />

supervisor assumed that I would<br />

quit. There was no maternity<br />

leave policy in place, and ultimately<br />

I was permitted to take<br />

leave without pay for six weeks.<br />

Over the next few years, the<br />

Office experienced a baby<br />

boom and developed familyfriendly<br />

policies. In 1990, I proposed<br />

a work schedule which<br />

allowed me to take Fridays off<br />

without pay - if my schedule<br />

permitted, a schedule the office<br />

honored until my departure<br />

in 2013.<br />

My work schedule was<br />

crazy and I had three small<br />

children at home – one with<br />

very significant special needs.<br />

Due to my trial schedule, there<br />

were months when I did not<br />

have a day or weekend off,<br />

I worked 16-18 hour days,<br />

missed holidays and one<br />

year a family vacation was<br />

cancelled due to a trial which<br />

took weeks longer than expected.<br />

My husband and I tried<br />

to make dependable child<br />

care a priority, although we<br />

were not always completely<br />

successful. My husband<br />

covered at home on evenings<br />

and weekends during<br />

the periods when I was unavailable.<br />

Because his job<br />

often involved international<br />

travel, he scheduled trips<br />

around my anticipated trial<br />

schedule, and I covered at<br />

home while he was away.<br />

Juggling work and children<br />

and finding time for<br />

other activities was challenging<br />

but not impossible. It<br />

took the help of family,<br />

friends and neighbors to get<br />

through some of the<br />

rougher periods; yes, it took<br />

a village.<br />

When my children complained<br />

that I was not home<br />

for dinner nor meeting them<br />

for lunch like other parents,<br />

I explained that my job was<br />

not about making money<br />

and at the end of each and<br />

every day the world was a<br />

pinch of a better place because<br />

of the work that I was<br />

doing.<br />

My children frequently<br />

visited the Federal Courthouse<br />

in White Plains – they<br />

sat in the back of the courtroom<br />

and watched my hearings<br />

and trials. Today, my<br />

adult children are proud<br />

rather than resentful about<br />

my periods of extended absences<br />

and I am proud to<br />

say that for them, too, service<br />

and civic engagement<br />

are priorities. ◗<br />

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<strong>March</strong> Litigation Tip<br />

✦ TOPIC: 22 NYCRR1400.2 – STATEMENT OF CLIENT’S RIGHTS AND<br />

RESPONSIBILITIES<br />

Rule 22 NYCRR 1400.2 has been amended to include that attorneys in domestic relations matters<br />

must provide prospective clients with a statement of client’s rights and responsibilities at<br />

the initial attorney conference and prior to the signing of a written retainer agreement. The amended<br />

rule specifically addresses disclosure of pertinent areas of law regarding financial matters including<br />

the Child Support Standards Act and the Maintenance Guideline Statute.<br />

Further, attorneys must obtain a signed acknowledgement of receipt of the statement which is to<br />

be signed by the attorney, client and dated. The new amended rule became effective on February<br />

15, <strong>2019</strong>.<br />

Attorneys should review the new amended rule in its entirety prior to drafting a client rights and<br />

responsibility statement in order to ensure compliance with the Appellate Division rules. There<br />

are separate provisions applicable to representation without fee.<br />

Here are some of the amended rule statement requirements in representation with fee cases:<br />

Your attorney is providing you with this document to inform you of what you, as a client, are<br />

entitled to by law or by custom. To help prevent any misunderstanding between you and your attorney<br />

please read this document carefully.<br />

If you ever have any questions about these rights, or about the way your case is being handled once<br />

you retain the attorney, you are responsible to ask your attorney. Your attorney should be readily<br />

available to represent your best interests and to keep you informed about your case.<br />

You are responsible to communicate honestly, civilly and respectfully with your attorney.<br />

If you are hiring an attorney you and your attorney are required to sign a written retainer agreement<br />

which must set forth, in plain language, the nature of the relationship and the details of the fee<br />

arrangement. Before you sign the retainer agreement, you are responsible to read it and ask the<br />

attorney any questions you have before you sign it.<br />

The retainer fee you pay to the attorney, as is written in the retainer agreement, may not be enough<br />

money to pay for all the time that the attorney works on your case.<br />

If you engage in conduct which is found to be frivolous or meant to intentionally delay the case, you<br />

could be fined or sanctioned and/or responsible for additional fees.<br />

Attorneys and clients must make reasonable efforts to maintain open communication during business<br />

hours throughout the representation. An attorney may seek to be relieved as your attorney if<br />

you are not honest and truthful with her or him.<br />

Your attorney is required to discuss the following with you: a) the automatic orders that are in effect<br />

once either party files a summons with notice; b) the law the provides for the financial support of the<br />

children, the Child Support Standards Act, if you and the other party have children under the age of<br />

twenty-one; and c) the law that provides for the financial support of the parties, the Maintenance<br />

Guidelines Statute.<br />

Written by Angela Morcone Giannini, Co-Chair, Litigation Committee<br />

Other Co-Chairs: Jacqueline Hattar & Kimberly Sheehan<br />

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Chapter News and Announcements<br />

Announcements & Notes on Members<br />

❑ Donna Frosco<br />

rosco, <strong>WWBA</strong> Board Member and Past President of WBASNY, was<br />

recently honored with an award and had an article published. Donna has been<br />

named 2018 Lawyer of The Year in the field of Complex Litigation (U.S.A) by Lawyer<br />

Monthly magazine. Lawyer Monthly is a global publication of news, analyses and<br />

features for the legal profession. It also hosts Lawyer-Monthly.com, a daily on-line<br />

legal news site. The awards edition is available online at: https://legalawards.lawyermonthly.com/winners-edition/<br />

Donna's article, “Honey Badger May Not Care, But You Should: A 1930’s<br />

Film Star, A 30 Year Old Legal Test, & Trademark in the Age of Digital Content” was<br />

selected for publication in the NYSBA Entertainment, Art & Sports Law (EASL) Section’s<br />

30th Anniversary Magazine. The article, written with her associate, L. Elizabeth<br />

Dale, Esq., examines a recent ruling relating to YouTube.com video content, the<br />

opportunity for content authors to protect and monetize viral their works and commercial<br />

appropriation of trademarks that enter the American lexicon via social<br />

media and digital platforms. If you are interested in a 30 year-old 2nd Circuit<br />

trademark case, Federico Fellini, Ginger Rodgers and how they relate to viral<br />

social media – this is a link to the published article: http://www.nysba.org/WorkArea/<br />

DownloadAsset.aspx?id=87633<br />

Donna is a partner at Dunnington, Bartholow and Miller, LLP. She can be<br />

reached at dfrosco@dunnington.com. ◗<br />

<strong>2019</strong>/2020 Westchester Women’s Bar<br />

Association Slate of Officers and Directors<br />

Pursuant to Articles VI and IX of the by-laws of the Westchester Women’s Bar<br />

Association, voting for the following slate of Officers and Directors will take place at<br />

the General Membership and Annual Meeting on April 4, <strong>2019</strong>:<br />

President<br />

Angela Morcone Giannini<br />

President<br />

resident-Elect<br />

Hon. Lisa M. Smith<br />

Vice Presidents<br />

Amanda Fried • Jennifer Gray • Jaqueline Hattar<br />

Treasurer<br />

Natanya L. Briendel<br />

Corresponding Secretary<br />

Jennifer Robinson<br />

Recording Secretary<br />

Elizabeth Marcus<br />

State Directors<br />

Robin D. Carton • Ann McNulty • Shari Gordon<br />

Annette Hasapidis • Marian Genio • Susan Mills Richmond<br />

Kristen Motel • Deborah Farber-Kaiser<br />

Elected Directors<br />

Kim Berg • Lisa M. Denig • Lucia Chiocchio<br />

Lisa Bluestein • Lonya Gilbert<br />

Become a New<br />

Member Today<br />

RENEW YOUR<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> MEMBERSHIP TODAY<br />

FOR THE PERIOD<br />

JUNE 1, 2018 TO MAY 31, <strong>2019</strong>.<br />

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, <strong>2019</strong> 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 />

Westchester Chapter (<strong>WWBA</strong>) to continue<br />

to be a strong presence in our statewide<br />

organization (WBASNY) while you will<br />

enjoy its many benefits, events,<br />

newsletter and CLE programming.<br />

Hélène Côté, Sherry A. Bishko,<br />

Elisabeth Campos<br />

It is easy to renew by going to the<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> Website at www.<strong>WWBA</strong>NY.org.<br />

You can use a credit card or<br />

PayPal to make payment.<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 4<br />

has now grown to an organization<br />

of 500+ men and women<br />

attorneys and law students. We<br />

are certainly proud of how far<br />

the <strong>WWBA</strong> has come over the<br />

past 45 years and 2018-<strong>2019</strong><br />

makes evident the <strong>WWBA</strong>’s continuing<br />

momentum. Our committee<br />

co-chairs are focusing on<br />

actively planning a wide variety<br />

of programs and events for<br />

<strong>March</strong>, April and May. I have<br />

said many times before, there is<br />

something for everyone at the<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong>, so please take a look<br />

at our online calendar and register<br />

for those that interest you.<br />

We have already had a<br />

number of very well attended<br />

events in <strong>2019</strong>. On January 24,<br />

<strong>2019</strong>, one of our Networking<br />

Committee co-chairs, Allison<br />

Sloto, planned a fun outing to<br />

Muse Paint Bar in White Plains.<br />

Our <strong>WWBA</strong> members and their<br />

guests definitely explored our<br />

creative sides painting our own<br />

version of a lighthouse on the<br />

water. We certainly had a lot of<br />

fun and hearty laughs in the process.<br />

As part of the mentor program,<br />

on February 4, <strong>2019</strong> the<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> presented a program for<br />

Pace Law Students at which I<br />

spoke along with the Honorable<br />

Lisa M. Smith, Honorable Judith<br />

C. McCarthy, and Angela<br />

Morcone Giannini on the critically<br />

important topic of courtroom<br />

etiquette, civility and professionalism.<br />

The response from<br />

the students was overwhelmingly<br />

positive and the value the<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> was able to provide them<br />

at this stage in the pursuit of a<br />

legal career was tremendous.<br />

Also on February 11,<br />

<strong>2019</strong>, in recognition of heart<br />

healthy month, the Wellness<br />

Committee offered a free one<br />

hour yoga seminar, followed by<br />

a brief social, hosted by our own<br />

Jennifer Netrosio.<br />

Of course, the year would<br />

not be off to the right start without<br />

our annual Ethics Update<br />

by Deborah Scalise. Although<br />

postponed from January 9th to<br />

February 6th, as always with this<br />

annual event the room was<br />

packed and it was a lively presentation<br />

of a serious subject.<br />

Deb Scalise’s guidance in the<br />

area of ethics and professionalism<br />

is invaluable and the<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> is so lucky to have her.<br />

I must recognize that Deb<br />

Scalise’s volunteer work extends<br />

far beyond this annual <strong>WWBA</strong><br />

program, so much so that her<br />

steady and continued efforts toward<br />

improving the legal profession<br />

were recognized by the<br />

NYSBA on January 18, <strong>2019</strong>.<br />

We are all so proud of Deb, who<br />

received the prestigious Ruth G.<br />

Schapiro Memorial Award at the<br />

NYSBA House of Delegates meeting<br />

and in the presence of her<br />

family and her <strong>WWBA</strong> family.<br />

Thank you to all of the <strong>WWBA</strong><br />

members who attended to support<br />

Deb. As I have always said,<br />

the support we show for our members<br />

is immense and truly what<br />

makes the <strong>WWBA</strong> unique.<br />

Finally, it is the time of year<br />

for our election of the officers and<br />

directors for next term. ALL MEM-<br />

BERS ARE WELCOME TO AT-<br />

TEND OUR April 4, <strong>2019</strong> Annual<br />

Meeting and General<br />

Membership Meeting. After we<br />

vote on the slate of officers and<br />

directors, an impressive panel<br />

titled “A Town Hall with Women<br />

Leaders in Politics” featuring<br />

New York State Senator/Senate<br />

Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-<br />

Cousins, New York State Assemblywoman<br />

Catalina Crus, and<br />

New York State Senator Shelley<br />

Mayer will be presented. Don’t<br />

miss out! ◗<br />

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○<br />

Family Friendly Award Nominations<br />

The <strong>WWBA</strong>’s Lawyering & Parenting Committee is seeking<br />

nominations for the <strong>2019</strong> Family Friendly Award. A critical component<br />

of success for today’s law practices and related businesses<br />

is the creation of an environment that encourages employees to<br />

balance professional and family responsibilities. The <strong>WWBA</strong> has<br />

long recognized and honored those legal employers who provide<br />

“family friendly” work environments.<br />

Nominations for the <strong>2019</strong> <strong>WWBA</strong> Family Friendly Award are<br />

now being accepted. Any legal or law related business employer<br />

with an office located in Westchester County in either the public or<br />

private sector (including in-house legal departments) employing<br />

at least three attorneys is eligible for nomination. At least one employee<br />

of the organization must be a <strong>WWBA</strong> member. Factors to<br />

be considered include opportunities for part-time employment, flexible<br />

work schedules, maternity and paternity leave policies,<br />

telecommuting options, and partnership and executive leadership<br />

opportunities for part-time employees.<br />

Please visit <strong>WWBA</strong>’s website or contact Joelle M. Burton at<br />

joelleburton11@gmail.com or Jennifer Gray at jgray@kblaw.com<br />

for nomination forms. The nomination deadline is April 22, <strong>2019</strong><br />

and will be presented at the Annual Dinner on June 12, <strong>2019</strong>. ◗<br />

Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />

Page 9


<strong>WWBA</strong> Schedule of Upcoming Events<br />

COMMITTEE DATE/TIME PLACE TOPIC RSVP (also online at www.wwbany.org)<br />

Board of Directors Meeting 3/6/19<br />

5:30-7:30 P.M.<br />

A FREE Series presented by<br />

WCBA’s New Lawyers<br />

Section, <strong>WWBA</strong>, and the<br />

NY State Trial Lawyers<br />

3/13/19<br />

12:30 P.M.<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> 3/14/19<br />

12:30 P.M.<br />

Registration and<br />

lunch<br />

1:00-2:00 P.M.<br />

Program<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> Book Club 3/14/19<br />

6:00 P.M.<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong><br />

Bankruptcy Committee<br />

Board of Directors and<br />

General Membership<br />

Meeting<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> Diversity &<br />

Inclusion Committee and<br />

Litigation Committee<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> Women in<br />

Professional Transition<br />

Project<br />

3/28/19<br />

5:00 P.M.<br />

Networking and<br />

Registration<br />

5:30-7:30 P.M.<br />

Program<br />

Light<br />

refreshments will<br />

be served<br />

4/4/19<br />

Board Meeting<br />

5:30-6:00 P.M.<br />

General<br />

Membership<br />

Meeting 6:00-<br />

7:30 P.M.<br />

Light supper<br />

provided<br />

4/5/19<br />

1:00 P.M.<br />

BNY Mellon<br />

701 Westchester Ave.<br />

White Plains, NY<br />

Westchester County<br />

Courthouse,<br />

Attorney Lounge, 2nd<br />

Floor<br />

111 Dr. Martin Luther<br />

King Jr. Blvd.<br />

White Plains, New York<br />

Welby Brady &<br />

Greenblatt, LLP<br />

11 Martine Avenue,<br />

Penthouse<br />

White Plains, NY<br />

Lisa M. Denig’s Home<br />

Valhalla, NY<br />

120 Bloomingdale Road,<br />

Suite 400<br />

White Plains, NY<br />

Wilson Elser 1133<br />

Westchester Avenue<br />

(Westchester Conference<br />

Room)<br />

White Plains, NY<br />

Enter through Parking<br />

Lot Section C –<br />

Reception desk located<br />

on 1 st Floor<br />

445 Café<br />

445 Hamilton Ave.<br />

White Plains, NY<br />

(Parking is available in<br />

the garage next door;<br />

follow signs for “office<br />

parking”)<br />

Brown Bag Lunch<br />

Series featuring the<br />

Hon. Linda S. Jamieson<br />

with special guest, Hon.<br />

David F. Everett, JSC,<br />

presiding in<br />

Matrimonial Part<br />

Pink & Teal Seminar<br />

What Do You Really<br />

Know About Breast and<br />

Ovarian Cancers?<br />

Eighth Meeting of the<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> Book Club<br />

Book:<br />

“An American<br />

Marriage” by Tayari<br />

Jones<br />

Spouses, House, and<br />

Financial Liquidation:<br />

The Effect of<br />

Bankruptcy Laws/<br />

Practice on Matrimonial<br />

and Real Estate Practice<br />

“A Town Hall with<br />

Women Leaders in<br />

Politics”<br />

This program will<br />

address issues that<br />

concern women,<br />

children, and families<br />

Guest Panelists: Hon.<br />

Andrea Stewart-<br />

Cousins, Hon. Catalina<br />

Cruz, and Hon. Shelley<br />

Mayer<br />

“First Fridays” with the<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong>’s Women in<br />

Professional Transition<br />

Project<br />

For questions or if you are not able<br />

to attend contact:<br />

Kim Berg at<br />

president@wwbany.org<br />

RSVP online at<br />

www.wcbany.org<br />

Register online at<br />

www.wwbany.org<br />

Register online at<br />

www.wwbany.org<br />

Register online by <strong>March</strong> 21, <strong>2019</strong><br />

at www.wwbany.org<br />

Questions: Contact Susan Mills<br />

Richmond at smillsrich@aol.com<br />

Register online at<br />

www.wwbany.org<br />

Questions: Contact Susan Mills<br />

Richmond at smillsrich@aol.com<br />

No RSVP necessary<br />

For more information go to<br />

www.wwbany.org<br />

<strong>WWBA</strong> is a chapter of WBASNY, which is an approved provider of CLE credit. Full and partial scholarships for CLE programs based<br />

on financial need are available. For information on the guidelines and procedures for applying, please contact the person running<br />

the program. All requests are strictly confidential. All programs are for transitional credit unless the program states otherwise.<br />

REMEMBER, YOU CAN FIND THE WBASNY WEB PAGE<br />

AT WWW.WBASNY.ORG.<br />

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Connect<br />

with<br />

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2018-<strong>2019</strong> BEGINS ON JUNE 1, 2018.<br />

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