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Westchester Women’s Bar Association<br />
APRIL <strong>2021</strong><br />
<strong>WWBA</strong><br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Hosts Black History Month Program<br />
The Impact of COVID-19 and George Floyd on<br />
the Insurance Industry<br />
Janeen M. Thomas<br />
O<br />
n February 25, <strong>2021</strong>, the <strong>WWBA</strong> Diversity and Inclusion Committee, along<br />
with Guy Carpenter and Marsh & McLennan Companies, hosted a discussion<br />
on “The Impact of COVID-19 and George Floyd on the Insurance Industry”<br />
in recognition of Black History Month. David Priebe, Chairman of Guy Carpenter<br />
was the featured keynote speaker. Vivian Wesson, Chief Intellectual Property<br />
Counsel gave remarks. Janeen<br />
Thomas, Partner at Lewis Brisbois,<br />
served as moderator. The event was<br />
well attended, and included a surprise<br />
appearance by Marsh CEO<br />
David Bidmead.<br />
Mr. Priebe opened his presentation<br />
by addressing COVID-19,<br />
noting that as the pandemic continues,<br />
the true costs associated with<br />
COVID-19 from a risk management<br />
perspective become clearer and<br />
clearer. There are lessons to be<br />
learned, especially in the area of<br />
cyber coverage as more people<br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
APRIL <strong>2021</strong><br />
Read Across America Goes<br />
on Virtually in Yonkers<br />
(page 4)<br />
An Interview with<br />
Janeen M. Thomas<br />
(page 5)<br />
“Giving Back” – Career<br />
Transition Task Force<br />
(page 6 )<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
(page 10)<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
ELDER LAW CLE<br />
PROGRAM<br />
<strong>April</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />
news<br />
www.wwbany.org<br />
continued on page 7 ➥<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> FOUNDATION<br />
QUIZ NIGHT!<br />
<strong>April</strong> 7, <strong>2021</strong><br />
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP<br />
MEETING<br />
<strong>April</strong> 14, <strong>2021</strong><br />
LEADING LADY<br />
LAWYERS LUNCH<br />
SERIES<br />
<strong>April</strong> 21, <strong>2021</strong><br />
PRESIDENT’S<br />
MESSAGE<br />
It is <strong>April</strong> now,<br />
flowers are emerging,<br />
birds are singing,<br />
and those of us<br />
who like to garden<br />
are hoping that the<br />
last hard freeze is<br />
behind us (though<br />
as I type these words<br />
there is still snow on<br />
the ground, so my<br />
Hon. Lisa<br />
Margaret Smith<br />
words are hopeful rather than actual).<br />
The Jewish celebration of Passover has<br />
begun, it ends <strong>April</strong> 4, which happens<br />
to be Easter in most Christian churches<br />
in the United States, with Greek Orthodox<br />
Easter falling on <strong>April</strong> 19, whereas<br />
Russian Orthodox Easter will be on May<br />
2. Ramadan begins <strong>April</strong> 12 and lasts<br />
to May 12.<br />
<strong>April</strong> celebrations are myriad, and<br />
I’ll mention just a few of the non-religious<br />
ones – <strong>April</strong> Fool’s Day is, of<br />
course, on <strong>April</strong> 1, along with National<br />
Burrito Day. <strong>April</strong> 2 is Autism Awareness<br />
Day. <strong>April</strong> 4 is National Hug a<br />
Newsperson Day, while <strong>April</strong> 5 is Deep<br />
Dish Pizza Day. For participants in our<br />
February Step Challenge, <strong>April</strong> 7 is<br />
National Walking Day. <strong>April</strong> 10 is National<br />
Siblings Day, so call, text, or email<br />
your brothers and sisters on that day.<br />
<strong>April</strong> 12 is National Grilled Cheese day,<br />
<strong>April</strong> 15, along with being Tax Day, is<br />
National High Five Day. <strong>April</strong> 19 is Bicycle<br />
Day, <strong>April</strong> 22 is Earth Day, and<br />
<strong>April</strong> 25 is World Penguin Day. <strong>April</strong><br />
28 is the World Day for Safety and<br />
Health at Work (tell your bosses), <strong>April</strong><br />
29 is Duke Ellington Day, and <strong>April</strong> 30<br />
is Arbor Day, so plant a tree! <strong>April</strong> is<br />
continued 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
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<strong>WWBA</strong> Member <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
APRIL <strong>2021</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 />
~ 2020/<strong>2021</strong> Officers and Directors ~<br />
President HON. LISA MARGARET SMITH<br />
President-Elect AMANDA C. FRIED<br />
Vice Presidents<br />
NATANYA L. BRIENDEL JENNIFER GRAY JACQUELINE HATTAR<br />
Treasurer<br />
ELIZABETH Z. MARCUS Recording Secretary ELIZABETH Z. MARCUS<br />
Corresponding Secretary JENNIFER ROBINSON<br />
Immediate Past ast President<br />
ANGELA MORCONE GIANNINI<br />
Elected Directors Westchester Board<br />
KIM BERG LISA M. DENIG CARLA GLASSMAN<br />
ANNETTE HASAPIDIS JILL OZIEMBLEWSKI<br />
State Directors Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York<br />
LUCIA CHIOCCHIO DEBORAH FARBER-KAISER ANN M. McNULTY<br />
SHARI GORDON ANGELA MORCONE GIANNINI<br />
ADRIENNE ORBACH SUSAN MILLS RICHMOND JANEEN THOMAS<br />
Executive Director ELISABETH CAMPOS<br />
© Copyright <strong>2021</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: Jennifer Robinson • Designed and Printed by IPM Media Group, Inc. (516) 809-0501<br />
2020-<strong>2021</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 ................................................................................... Kim Berg<br />
Corporate & Commercial .......................... Lisa M. Bluestein, Virginia Trunkes<br />
Criminal Law ................... Elizabeth Gazay, 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, Kimberly C. Sheehan<br />
Judiciary .............................................................. Hon. Linda S. Jamieson<br />
Lawyering & Parenting ................................... Joelle M. Burton, Jennifer Gray<br />
Legislation ............................. Natanya L. Briendel, Angela Morcone Giannini<br />
Matrimonial .......................................... Robin D. Carton, Dolores Gebhardt<br />
Lonya A. Gilbert, Andrea Friedman<br />
Annual Dinner ............... Robin D. Carton, Amanda Fried, Andrea B. Friedman,<br />
Jennifer L. Gray, Jennifer Netrosio-Johnson, Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith<br />
Annual Dinner Souvenir Journal .................. Andrea B. Friedman, Allison Sloto<br />
Appellate Practice .......... Lisa M. Denig, Hon. Sondra M. Miller, Heather Gushue<br />
Archive & Historian .............................................................. Susan L. Pollet<br />
Awards ....................................... Elizabeth Barnhard, Deborah Farber-Kaiser<br />
Bankruptcy ............................. Wendy Marie Weathers, Susan Mills Richmond<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness ............... Adrienne J. Orbach, Hon. Sandra Forster<br />
Collaborative Law ........ Kathleen Donelli, Hon. Sondra M. Miller, Lynn J. Maier<br />
Community Outreach .............. Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith, Deborah A. Scalise<br />
Construction Law ................................................................... Aisling Brady<br />
Continuing Legal Education ................................................ Ann M. McNulty<br />
Cyber Law ....................................................................................... TBD<br />
Diversity and Inclusion ........................ Jacqueline Hattar, Stephanie Melowsky,<br />
Janeen Thomas<br />
Domestic Violence ....................... Marian Genio, Beth Levy, Stacey Neumann<br />
Education .................. Allison Morris, Julie P. Passman, , 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, Jennifer L. Gray,<br />
Katherine Zalantis<br />
Gender Dynamics .............................................. Hon. Terry Jane Ruderman<br />
Holiday Party and Boutique ........ Dolores Gebhardt, Jennifer Netrosio-Johnson<br />
Immigration .............................. Karin Anderson Ponzer, Elizabeth Mastropolo<br />
Insurance ........................................... Michelle Kolodny, Julie A. Mickiewicz<br />
Intellectual Property ............................ Elizabeth M. Barnhard, Theresa Nugent<br />
Judgment Enforcement & Collections ..... Daniel F. Florio, Jr., Michael Giannini<br />
Litigation .................................. Angela Morcone Giannini, Jacqueline Hattar,<br />
Rebecca McCloskey<br />
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 ...................................................................................... TBD<br />
New Lawyers ..................................................... Katie Wendle, Kristen Motel<br />
Professional Development ............. Susan Edwards Colson, Stephanie Melowsky<br />
Programs ........................................... Natanya L. Briendel, Amanda C. Fried<br />
Public Relations ................................................................... Lisa M. Denig<br />
Real Property ................. Anne R. Aicher, Allyson Lanahan, Robbin E. Sweeney<br />
Sponsorship .................................. Lucia Chiocchio, Susan Edwards Colson,<br />
Deborah Farber-Kaiser, Marian Genio<br />
Taxation .................................................................. Patricia Rusch Bellucci<br />
Trusts & Estates ...................................... Lonya A. Gilbert, Nancy J. Rudolph,<br />
Karen J. Walsh<br />
Long Range Planning ..................................... Lisa M. Denig, Linda Markowitz<br />
Mediation ..................... Hon. Sondra M. Miller, Abby Rosmarin, Lisa M. Denig<br />
Mentor ................................................................ Kim Berg, Sherry Bishko<br />
Past Presidents ..................................................... Angela Morcone Giannini<br />
Practice Management ............................................... Wendy Marie Weathers<br />
Pro Bono ................................................... Marian Genio, Natalie Sobchak<br />
Social Media ....................................................................... Kristen Motel<br />
Technology/Website ................................. Donna E. Frosco, Theresa Nugent<br />
Wellness ........................... Jennifer Netrosio-Johnson, Susan Mills Richmond<br />
Women in Leadership ................................................... Adrienne Arkontaky<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong><br />
Representatives<br />
Network of Bar Leaders ................................................... Angela Morcone Giannini<br />
Pace Board of Visitors .............................................................................. Lisa Denig<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Foundation President ........................................................... Susan S. Brown<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Representative Director to the WCBA Board ....................... Dolores Gebhardt<br />
WBASNY Judicial Screening Committee .. Lisa M. Bluestein, Gail M. Boggio (Alt.)<br />
WBASNY Nominations Committee .............. Lisa M. Bluestein, Gail M. Boggio (Alt.)<br />
WBASNY Awards Committee ............................................................ Deborah Scalise<br />
WBASNY Health Law/Reproductive Rights Committee ........................... Shari Gordin<br />
WBASNY Fundraising Committee .................................................. Andrea Friedman<br />
WBASNY ERA/Women’s Civil Rights Committee ..... Kim Berg, Susan Mills Richmond<br />
WBASNY Labor and Employment Law ....................................................... Kim Berg<br />
WBASNY Legislation Committee .................................................... Natanya Briendel<br />
WBASNY LGBTQ+ Committee ...................................................... Adrienne Orbach<br />
WBASNY Domestic Violence Committee .............................. Susan Pollet, Alayne Katz<br />
WBASNY Press and Public Relations ................................ Angela Morcone Giannini<br />
WBASNY Children’s Rights ...................................................................... Joy Joseph<br />
WBASNY Long-Range Planning ..................................................... Linda Markowitz<br />
WBASNY Professional Ethics, Discipline and Practice Committee ...... Deborah Scalise<br />
WBASNY Diversity Committee ........................................................... Janeen Thomas<br />
9th Judicial District Representative .................................... Angela Morcone Giannini<br />
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President’s Message<br />
from page 1<br />
“It is my hope that<br />
each of you has found,<br />
or will find, your own<br />
way to Give Back to<br />
the community.”<br />
also National Humor Month, National<br />
Poetry Month, Records and Information<br />
Management Month, and Sexual Assault<br />
Awareness Month, among many others.<br />
As you can see, we could celebrate<br />
something every day in <strong>April</strong> if we chose to<br />
do so. My hope is that you celebrate being<br />
a member of <strong>WWBA</strong>, and that you do<br />
so by finding a way to “Give Back.” During<br />
my speech for my virtual installation<br />
on June 17, 2020, I defined my goal for<br />
my year as <strong>WWBA</strong> President like this:<br />
My goal for <strong>WWBA</strong> for this upcoming<br />
year is for us to give back<br />
to our community, and to our society,<br />
in every way possible, with an<br />
emphasis on being inclusive, transparent,<br />
and thoughtful in everything<br />
we do, including being particularly<br />
thoughtful about our use<br />
of language, and the larger impact<br />
of the things that we do and<br />
say, not just what we do and say<br />
with the <strong>WWBA</strong>, but also what we<br />
do and say as a part of the legal<br />
profession. We can and must be a<br />
part of the solution to the turbulence<br />
that currently affects our<br />
world. We will accomplish this goal<br />
by doing what we already do, by<br />
giving continuing legal education<br />
programs for our legal community,<br />
by supporting and educating<br />
young people in ways including<br />
our existing Law Day and Read<br />
Across America programs, by serving<br />
as mentors for law students<br />
through the <strong>WWBA</strong> mentor program,<br />
by supporting the provision<br />
of meals for our hospital workers, .<br />
. . and by making sure that these<br />
efforts are always totally inclusive<br />
and transparent.<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> members have done a great<br />
continued on page 9 ➥<br />
Editor’s Note<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the<br />
universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.”<br />
~ Rachel Carson<br />
May we honor the Earth <strong>April</strong> 22, <strong>2021</strong> and every day!<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 Jennifer Robinson 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 Jennifer Robinson 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 Jennifer Robinson, proceed with planning your program<br />
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 Jennifer Robinson, following the guidelines above.<br />
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Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith, President: president@wwbany.org<br />
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COVID-19 Cannot Dampen the <strong>WWBA</strong>’s Deep Commitment<br />
to Read Across America at Yonkers Public Schools<br />
Julie P. Passman<br />
Every year, at the beginning<br />
of March, the <strong>WWBA</strong><br />
participates in Read Across<br />
America. This year was no<br />
exception. Like all of us who<br />
have adjusted our annual<br />
celebrations during COVID-<br />
19, the Eugenio Maria de<br />
Hostos MicroSociety School<br />
safely reimagined Read<br />
Across America. Rather than<br />
hosting <strong>WWBA</strong> guest readers<br />
in-person to read<br />
storybooks with the students,<br />
the Hostos School crafted a<br />
remote program.<br />
As virtual guest readers,<br />
President Lisa Margaret<br />
Smith, Vice President<br />
Jacqueline Hattar and Recording<br />
Secretary Julie<br />
Passman created prerecorded<br />
read-aloud videos<br />
using a storybook of their<br />
choice. The videos allowed<br />
Hostos School teachers to<br />
continue the Read Across<br />
America signature guest<br />
reader program with their students<br />
in a safe environment.<br />
Anna Maria D’Onofrio, a<br />
second-grade teacher at the<br />
Hostos School, shared with<br />
Jacqueline Hattar that her<br />
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Julie P. Passman<br />
Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith<br />
students were so thrilled with<br />
the storybook read aloud videos<br />
from <strong>WWBA</strong> members,<br />
and she was so grateful for<br />
the <strong>WWBA</strong>’s commitment to<br />
the Hostos School students.<br />
The Hostos MicroSociety<br />
School, encompassing pre-<br />
K through Grade 8, is designed<br />
to create a microcosm<br />
of the real world, where each<br />
student has a valuable role<br />
in running the school. Students<br />
are entrepreneurs and<br />
other professionals who earn<br />
“Micro” currency. Hostos students<br />
elect officials who run<br />
the school government, and<br />
students serve as judges and<br />
arbitrators who resolve disputes<br />
and as Peace Officers<br />
who ensure school<br />
safety. Even the<br />
youngest students<br />
are well on their<br />
way to becoming<br />
engaged citizens<br />
by preparing resumes<br />
and participating<br />
in<br />
MicroSociety job<br />
interviews and job<br />
fairs. The<br />
MicroSociety program<br />
is purposefully<br />
aligned with<br />
the academic curriculum,<br />
so that student<br />
learning is relevant<br />
to the real world and<br />
students are excited and prepared<br />
to be our future leaders.<br />
Jacqueline Hattar, who<br />
has graciously served as a liaison<br />
between the <strong>WWBA</strong><br />
and Read Across America in<br />
the Yonkers Public Schools<br />
since 2007, coordinated the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>’s participation in this<br />
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Larry McElroen, Senior Managing Director<br />
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Member<br />
FDIC<br />
Jacqueline Hattar<br />
year’s virtual Read Across<br />
America celebration of reading.<br />
This year, <strong>WWBA</strong> members<br />
missed the traditional<br />
warm welcome we have received<br />
in past years from the<br />
Hostos School principal as<br />
well as the enthusiastic greetings<br />
from Hostos School student<br />
ambassadors dressed<br />
continued on page 8 ➥<br />
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An Interview with Janeen M. Thomas<br />
Susan L. Pollet<br />
Chair of the Archive and<br />
Historian Committee<br />
Q: When and why did you<br />
become involved in the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>?<br />
A: I was first introduced to the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> by my friend and<br />
former colleague, Jackie<br />
Hattar, via an invitation to the<br />
2016 Annual Dinner and Installation<br />
of Officers. The entire<br />
event was such a delight<br />
and I found it incredibly refreshing<br />
to be in the company<br />
of such a friendly, dynamic<br />
and supportive group of<br />
women. This energy drew me<br />
in.<br />
“Given the immediate pivot to<br />
a remote work structure<br />
occasioned by the pandemic,<br />
employers now have tangible<br />
evidence whether a remote<br />
workforce is sustainable for<br />
their operations.”<br />
mittee. This event, which was<br />
scheduled for March 2020, had<br />
to be postponed due to the<br />
onset of the coronavirus pandemic<br />
at that time. On July 22,<br />
2020, I hosted another panel<br />
discussion, also sponsored by<br />
the <strong>WWBA</strong>’s Diversity and Inclusion<br />
Committee, via Zoom,<br />
on Police Reform: New York’s<br />
Executive Order for Necessary<br />
Change. Sitting on the distinguished<br />
panel for this program<br />
was Dr. Jim Bostic, TH.DS.,<br />
Minister, Author and Executive<br />
Director of the Nepperhan<br />
Community Center in Yonkers;<br />
Jason Myles Clark Esq., Immediate<br />
Past President, Metropolitan<br />
Black Bar Association and<br />
Deputy, New York State Attorney<br />
General’s Harlem Regional<br />
Office; the Hon. Kitley S. Covill,<br />
Esq, Westchester County Legislator;<br />
and Prof. Randolph<br />
McLaughlin, Of Counsel,<br />
Newman Ferrara LLP and professor<br />
at Pace University Law<br />
School. Maria L. Imperial, CEO<br />
of the YWCA of White Plains<br />
and Central Westchester served<br />
as moderator.<br />
In addition to program<br />
planning, I am honored and<br />
privileged to have been installed<br />
as one of the State Directors of<br />
the <strong>WWBA</strong>, and have enjoyed<br />
representing the <strong>WWBA</strong> at<br />
WBASNY statewide meetings,<br />
Westchester Women’s Bar Association News<br />
Q: Which <strong>WWBA</strong> activities<br />
have you participated in?<br />
A: Besides attending every<br />
Annual Dinner since 2016<br />
and even “attending” this<br />
year’s virtual Installation Ceremony<br />
by Zoom due to the<br />
coronavirus pandemic, I<br />
have attended various programs<br />
hosted by the <strong>WWBA</strong>’s<br />
Diversity and Inclusion committee<br />
as well as the Holiday<br />
Party. In October 2019, I was<br />
honored to join the Board of<br />
Directors as Co-Chair of the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong>’s Diversity and Inclusion<br />
committee. In this role,<br />
I, along with my co-chairs,<br />
Jackie Hattar and Stephanie<br />
Melowsky, organized a Panel<br />
Discussion on Diversity & Inclusion<br />
in the Legal Profession:<br />
Perspectives from the<br />
Bench and the Bar, featuring<br />
the Honorable Cheryl Chambers,<br />
Justice of the Appellate<br />
Division, Second Judicial<br />
Department, and Mirna<br />
Martinez-Santiago, Esq.,<br />
Founder and CEO, Girls<br />
Rule the Law, Inc. and Chair,<br />
New York State Bar<br />
Association’s Diversity Comand<br />
planning future programs<br />
for the <strong>WWBA</strong>.<br />
Q: Tell us about your legal<br />
background.<br />
A: I am a 2001 graduate of the<br />
George Washington University<br />
Law School, and the first attorney<br />
in my family. Since earning<br />
my law degree, my sister and two<br />
cousins have earned theirs,<br />
making me a trailblazer in my<br />
own right. My legal career began<br />
about two weeks before the<br />
tragedy of 9/11 as an Assistant<br />
District Attorney with the Brooklyn<br />
District Attorney’s Office. At<br />
that time, there were approximately<br />
500 attorneys at the DA’s<br />
office. There seemed to be a<br />
mass exodus of attorneys from<br />
the DA’s office in the aftermath<br />
of 9/11 with approximately 200<br />
attorneys leaving in a short period<br />
of time. As a very young<br />
attorney, I asked my colleagues<br />
where everyone was going, and<br />
was told most were transitioning<br />
into insurance defense. So, like<br />
many of my colleagues, I found<br />
a position at a boutique insurance<br />
defense firm in lower Manhattan,<br />
and my civil litigation<br />
career began. Since then, I have<br />
focused on insurance coverage<br />
litigation with a focus on professional<br />
and commercial general<br />
liability. I also handle employment<br />
practices and civil<br />
Janeen M. Thomas<br />
rights litigation in state and<br />
federal court and before administrative<br />
agencies.<br />
Q: Tell us about your legal<br />
practice, including what you<br />
like most about it and what<br />
you find most challenging.<br />
A: What I both like most<br />
about my practice and find<br />
most challenging is its diversity.<br />
There are no dull moments<br />
as an insurance coverage<br />
attorney because no<br />
two insurance policies are<br />
alike. On any given day, I may<br />
find myself evaluating coverage<br />
of a first party property<br />
claim or evaluating additional<br />
insured coverage or priority<br />
of coverage under an occurrence<br />
based commercial general<br />
liability policy and investigating<br />
prior knowledge with<br />
respect to a claims made errors<br />
and omissions policy. In<br />
sharp contrast to my insurance<br />
coverage practice, where<br />
an insurance company (that<br />
is largely used to the rigors of<br />
litigation) is the client, I represent<br />
businesses and their<br />
owners, officers and/or directors<br />
in employment and civil<br />
rights cases. Through this<br />
work, I get the opportunity to<br />
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A TRIBUTE AND A<br />
MONUMENTAL DAY<br />
Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith<br />
In 1996, a group of <strong>WWBA</strong> members went to Washington,<br />
D.C., to be sworn in to the Bar of the Supreme<br />
Court. Three of the participants were Cherry Krassner,<br />
Susan Uram, and then-<strong>WWBA</strong> President Susan Pollet.<br />
We recently learned that Susan Uram passed away in<br />
February. Cherry Krassner, who was a founding member<br />
of <strong>WWBA</strong>, passed away in 2002. Susan, the <strong>WWBA</strong><br />
Archivist and Historian, has written a poem in honor of<br />
Cherry and Susan, and as a way of remembering the<br />
swearing-in, which included meeting Justices Ruth Bader<br />
Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor at a reception<br />
after the oath-taking event.<br />
SWEARING IN<br />
Susan Pollet<br />
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A photograph of a swearing in,<br />
In the Supreme Court of the USA<br />
Nine women lined up after meeting RBG,<br />
RBG and Sandra Day, for a brief but memorable stay<br />
Twenty-Five years ago turned into,<br />
Into a certificate bouncing on and off walls<br />
Two of the women lawyers now dead, one long, one short<br />
Short time ago, struggling with nine full names to recall<br />
The obit said one had died just two months ago,<br />
Ago, suddenly but peacefully, an advocate for the child<br />
During her career, a devoted mother and grandmother<br />
Grandmother to many, with friends and activities, she often smiled<br />
Two women Justices, the first woman serving still here, but retired<br />
Retired but RBG gone, both having lived more lives than many<br />
We all came together, the nine, and the two, touching hands,<br />
Hands, swelling pride, never forgotten, their work for all humanity<br />
“GIVING BACK”<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Launches Career<br />
Transition Task Force<br />
Janeen M. Thomas<br />
Owing to the economic crisis and food insecurity challenges<br />
faced by people in our community, the <strong>WWBA</strong> has<br />
launched a Career Transition Task Force to implement a<br />
Career Transition Program (“CTP”) designed to facilitate<br />
job opportunities for those gravely impacted by the pandemic.<br />
Through partnerships with talent acquisition professionals<br />
across various lines of employment, the CTP will connect<br />
job seekers to companies with the shared mission of<br />
helping unemployed people pivot into new careers.<br />
This is both a critical and timely mission as it has been<br />
reported that 2.3 million women have left the labor force<br />
since the onset of the pandemic. CNBC recently reported<br />
that these numbers may be even higher. https://<br />
www.cnbc.com/<strong>2021</strong>/03/05/unemployment-rate-understates-whats-going-on-especially-for-women.html.<br />
Although<br />
women have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic,<br />
the CTP is not limited to women or those in the legal<br />
profession, but will serve all populations with emphasis on<br />
people who have become unemployed during the pandemic.<br />
Further to <strong>WWBA</strong> President Judge Lisa Margaret Smith’s<br />
theme for this year of “Giving Back,” the <strong>WWBA</strong> is calling<br />
upon its members to volunteer their time reviewing candidate<br />
resumes, providing constructive feedback and facilitating<br />
mock job interviews over Zoom to improve a<br />
candidate’s chance of successful job placement. The <strong>WWBA</strong><br />
will also be collecting gently used suits and professional<br />
attire for those job seekers who may need to update their<br />
wardrobe. ◗<br />
Should you have any questions or wish to join the Career Transition<br />
Task Force, please do not hesitate to contact task force Chair Janeen<br />
Thomas (janeenmarie@gmail.com) or the <strong>WWBA</strong> Executive Director<br />
(executivedirector@wwbany.org).<br />
Jamie O’Connell<br />
Wealth Director<br />
701 Westchester Avenue<br />
White Plains, NY 10604<br />
T 914 299 3050 F 955 498 2839<br />
jamie.o’connell@bnymellon.com<br />
www.bnymellonwealth.com<br />
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An Interview with Janeen M. Thomas<br />
from page 5<br />
really know the people behind<br />
a business, and what they<br />
value and hold their hand as<br />
needed through the litigation<br />
process, which I find incredibly<br />
rewarding.<br />
Q: How do you think the legal<br />
profession will change in<br />
this time of the coronavirus<br />
pandemic, and how do you<br />
believe it will impact women<br />
in the profession and in the<br />
community?<br />
A: There have been remarkable<br />
changes to the legal profession<br />
since Governor<br />
Cuomo declared a state of<br />
emergency in New York on<br />
March 7, 2020 due to the<br />
coronavirus pandemic. We<br />
saw many courts transition to<br />
a virtual environment, and<br />
schedule Zoom trials. The<br />
greatest change, however,<br />
which will likely lend to more<br />
permanency, is the remote<br />
workforce. Given the immediate<br />
pivot to a remote work<br />
structure occasioned by the<br />
pandemic, employers now<br />
have tangible evidence<br />
“Many people attend church entirely<br />
stressed out with the weight of the<br />
world on their shoulders. Sometimes,<br />
all it takes is a smile to make a person<br />
feel like everything will work out.”<br />
whether a remote workforce is<br />
sustainable for their operations.<br />
I anticipate that many businesses,<br />
including law firms, will<br />
not renew their commercial<br />
leases or, perhaps, reduce the<br />
space leased as a cost saving<br />
measure to the extent their employees<br />
can stay productive<br />
while working remotely.<br />
Wealth (or lack thereof) will<br />
determine the extent to which the<br />
coronavirus pandemic impacts<br />
women in the profession and in<br />
the community. Last Spring,<br />
women with children who require<br />
supervision were, in many<br />
cases, charged with the unenviable<br />
task of home schooling<br />
their children when schools<br />
transitioned to remote learning.<br />
Then, once schools began to<br />
reopen, parents had to decide<br />
whether to send their children<br />
into a school environment in<br />
light of the ongoing pandemic.<br />
The sustainability of home<br />
schooling while working a full<br />
time job is questionable at best.<br />
Women who need help managing<br />
these dual duties, without<br />
the financial means to do<br />
so, will suffer the greatest impact,<br />
and may have some difficult<br />
choices to make.<br />
Q: When you are not practicing<br />
law, what are your activities<br />
in the community pre- and postcoronavirus<br />
pandemic?<br />
A: Before the pandemic, I enjoyed<br />
going to church at The<br />
Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral<br />
of New York where I serve as an<br />
usher. Because my church is still<br />
operating remotely in light of the<br />
coronavirus pandemic, I really<br />
miss my church family. I am<br />
known as the friendly usher because<br />
I always greet the parish-<br />
ioners with a warm and<br />
friendly smile. Many people<br />
attend church entirely stressed<br />
out with the weight of the<br />
world on their shoulders.<br />
Sometimes, all it takes is a<br />
smile to make a person feel<br />
like everything will work out. I<br />
truly miss being of service to<br />
others that way. Given the<br />
new normal occasioned by the<br />
coronavirus pandemic, I’ve<br />
had to pivot to Zoom and<br />
FaceTime for personal interaction.<br />
Before the pandemic,<br />
I would have been the last<br />
person on a video call. Because<br />
of the pandemic, I’ve<br />
grown outside of my comfort<br />
zone.<br />
Q: What advice would you<br />
give new lawyers entering the<br />
profession?<br />
Your legal career does not<br />
define you. However, you can<br />
and will define your legal career.<br />
The people you meet on<br />
the way up are the people you<br />
will see on the way down.<br />
People will always remember<br />
how you made them feel. Be<br />
kind. ◗<br />
The Impact of COVID-19 and George Floyd on the Insurance Industry<br />
from page 1<br />
work from home. In addition,<br />
there will be increased scrutiny<br />
and tightening of certain policy<br />
provisions going forward, which<br />
will likely impact policy renewals.<br />
The reinsurance market has<br />
taken a closer look at the communicable<br />
diseases exclusion,<br />
which initially had very broad<br />
language, since COVID-19 is<br />
a highly contagious respiratory<br />
pathogen. The concern was to<br />
make sure that losses which are<br />
not intended to be excluded from<br />
coverage remain unambiguously<br />
covered.<br />
Mr. Priebe’s discussion of<br />
climate change was especially<br />
insightful. It was noted that by<br />
2100, a mere 80 years from<br />
now, the equator will be uninhabitable<br />
due to life threatening<br />
high temperatures. Climate<br />
pressures pose an unprecedented<br />
challenge to the insurance<br />
industry and stability of the<br />
U.S. market.<br />
Mr. Priebe noted that climate<br />
change has increased the<br />
frequency of natural catastrophes<br />
from weather related<br />
events, as evidenced by the recent<br />
snowstorm and resulting<br />
power outage in Texas, which in<br />
turn are contributing to an increase<br />
in uninsured losses. He<br />
explained that gaps in insurance<br />
coverage (occasioned by the difference<br />
between the amount of<br />
insurance on a risk versus the<br />
actual economic loss) from<br />
large-scale catastrophic events<br />
will continue to have significant<br />
financial impacts. The challenge<br />
for the insurance industry will be<br />
to explore ways to close these<br />
gaps, and develop processes for<br />
identifying climate change-related<br />
risks and their financial implications.<br />
Regarding social justice issues<br />
highlighted by the tragic<br />
death of George Floyd, Mr.<br />
Priebe reinforced Guy<br />
Carpenter’s commitment to diversity,<br />
equity and inclusion-a<br />
sentiment shared by other insurance<br />
industry leaders.<br />
While <strong>2021</strong> is likely to be<br />
another year of profound<br />
change, the insurance industry<br />
will continue to evolve in order<br />
to address emerging risks occasioned<br />
by the pandemic, climate<br />
change and social justice<br />
issues. ◗<br />
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Chapter News and Announcements<br />
Announcements & Notes on Members<br />
❑ <strong>WWBA</strong> State Director and Diversity and Inclusion Committee Co-Chair Janeen M.<br />
Thomas has recently been added as a Partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP,<br />
a national law firm with more than 40 specialties and a multitude of sub-specialties.<br />
She is based out of their New York office, where her practice focuses on insurance<br />
coverage litigation and miscellaneous professional liability matters. ◗<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Recipe of the Month<br />
Shared by Lisa Margaret Smith<br />
At our recent Board meeting we had a brief discussion about recipes, and someone<br />
suggested that we include a recipe of the month in the newsletter. This is the<br />
inaugural recipe, although you have to locate it online. If YOU have a recipe you<br />
would like to share, especially something you have created so we would not have to<br />
worry about violating copyright laws, please share it with us for next month’s newsletter!<br />
I grew up in upstate New York, well away from the ocean, and food transportation<br />
then was not like it is today, so most of the fish I ate was in the form of frozen fish sticks<br />
or tuna fish sandwiches (with an occasional freshwater fish). As a result I never learned<br />
to cook fish, and am leery of ordering it in a restaurant. I know fish is a healthy food, so<br />
I have tried to find fish recipes that I can cook, and that taste good. I do like salmon,<br />
but my husband usually does not, so when I saw a cook’s report that her fish-hating<br />
husband liked this recipe for salmon, I decided to try it. I was not disappointed, my<br />
husband agreed, and we now eat salmon regularly, using this recipe. The recipe is<br />
quick to complete, there are no unusual ingredients or utensils required. The salmon<br />
comes out with a balance of sweet and savory, a little bit of spice, and it has crunch<br />
from the bread crumbs. You may adjust the amount of cayenne to your own tastes, and<br />
dried parsley flakes can be used in place of fresh parsley, though of course fresh is<br />
better. The salmon may be in one piece or sliced to 4 serving size pieces before cooking,<br />
rather than after as the recipe directs, and that makes it easy to tell that the salmon<br />
is done. The recipe comes from Food Network Kitchen, and may be found online at The<br />
Best Baked Salmon Recipe | Food Network Kitchen | Food Network. Out of respect for<br />
copyright laws I have not duplicated the recipe here, but you should be able to find it<br />
online at the address noted above.<br />
Happy cooking! ◗<br />
Become a New<br />
Member Today<br />
RENEW YOUR<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> MEMBERSHIP TODAY<br />
FOR THE PERIOD<br />
JUNE 1, 2020 TO MAY 31, <strong>2021</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>2021</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 />
COVID-19 Cannot Dampen the <strong>WWBA</strong>’s Deep<br />
Commitment to Read Across America at<br />
Yonkers Public Schools<br />
from page 4<br />
in festive Cat in the Hat attire; we also missed discussing our careers with the<br />
students, hearing all of their career aspirations and being uplifted by the students’<br />
joy and love of books and learning. Yet, as virtual guest readers, we<br />
were incredibly grateful to play a role in promoting the students’ love of reading<br />
and contributing to their academic and professional success in a manner<br />
that protected the wellbeing of the Hostos School community. The <strong>WWBA</strong> was<br />
honored to continue our deep and longstanding commitment to Read Across<br />
America and the Hostos School, which reflects our strong commitment to “Give<br />
Back” to our communities.<br />
As always, the Westchester Women’s Bar Association treasures our relationship<br />
with our friends at the Hostos School. We look forward to returning in<br />
person for Read Across America 2022! ◗<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 News
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Westchester Women’s Bar Association New Members<br />
The Westchester Women’s Bar Association proudly welcomes our newest members:<br />
<br />
LESLEY A. FRIEDLAND, , ESQ.<br />
FamilyKind, Ltd.<br />
lfriedland@familykind.org<br />
ALINA GLUZMAN<br />
Student<br />
<br />
President’s Message<br />
from page 3<br />
deal to give back this year; we have volunteered at the Hillside<br />
Food Pantry, we have contributed to providing supplies for displaced<br />
pets, we have supported voter registration and get out the<br />
vote efforts, we have, as noted in my installation remarks, helped<br />
to feed hospital workers, we have continued our mentor program<br />
for law students, we have participated in the Read Across America<br />
program, and of course we have organized myriad CLE and<br />
other programs for the legal community. We are currently sponsoring<br />
and supporting a Career Transition Task Force to provide<br />
a wide variety of assistance to people in the community, especially<br />
women, who have lost jobs in the pandemic, to help provide<br />
them with the resources to seek a job, and then to connect<br />
them with those who may need additional employees. We have<br />
provided judges and coaches for Mock Trial and Moot Court<br />
events, we have served as panelists for <strong>WWBA</strong> events as well as<br />
events put on by other Associations. I have also contributed to<br />
my local food pantry, as I am sure many of you have, and I have<br />
regularly visited and corresponded with a 90-year-old shut-in. It<br />
is my hope that each of you has found, or will find, your own way<br />
to Give Back to the community.<br />
My request to each of you as we enjoy the spring weather is<br />
that you find one more way to Give Back to the community before<br />
our fiscal year ends on May 31. If you have young children, offer<br />
to read to their class, and if you don’t have young children then<br />
contact your local school to see if there is some way you can be of<br />
service; if you are on a <strong>WWBA</strong> committee suggest and organize a<br />
program, CLE or not, to further educate our membership; join the<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Career Transition Task Force, your task could be helping<br />
one person update her resume, or you could participate in organizing<br />
and contacting potential employers, the commitment you<br />
make would be up to you; we can all donate to a local food<br />
pantry; contact your local senior citizens’ organization and volunteer<br />
to drive a senior to a doctor’s appointment, or to the store<br />
(fully masked, of course); contact your local garden club and volunteer<br />
to donate flower seeds or bulbs-better yet, find out where<br />
you can plant them in your community; telephone a senior citizen,<br />
it can be a friend, a relative, or someone in your neighborhood;<br />
be creative, but find ways to Give Back. We are all fortunate to<br />
have friends and colleagues at <strong>WWBA</strong> who support us with their<br />
advice, their friendship, and their support. Many others in our<br />
communities do not have the same benefit. That gives us an opportunity<br />
to Give Back in a wide variety of ways. In honor of <strong>WWBA</strong>,<br />
please take the opportunity to Give Back just one more time.<br />
Happy Spring to all! ◗<br />
February Heart Health Step<br />
Challenge<br />
Lisa Margaret Smith<br />
In January <strong>2021</strong>, I invited <strong>WWBA</strong> members to participate<br />
in a Step Challenge during the month of February,<br />
which was Heart Health Month. Twelve of our members<br />
accepted that challenge, and each of them is to be congratulated<br />
for their efforts. The top stepper, Julie Passman,<br />
accomplished an amazing number of steps-more than<br />
750,000, which was more than twice as many as the next<br />
highest walker. Each of the walkers received as a special<br />
reward two <strong>WWBA</strong> mugs. We are pleased to have members<br />
walking for their health, and we encourage each of<br />
you to find time to walk, whenever you can, as a way to<br />
protect your heart health. Here is the list of the <strong>WWBA</strong> walkers,<br />
with the number of heart healthy steps identified for the<br />
top three steppers:<br />
Julie Passman (782,152)<br />
Sara Meyers (355,444)<br />
Lisa Denig (298,884)<br />
Deborah Farber-Kaiser<br />
Elizabeth Barnhard<br />
Avril Roberts<br />
Linda Markowitz<br />
Amanda Fried<br />
Ann McNulty<br />
Susan Mills Richmond<br />
Adrienne Orbach<br />
Elizabeth Marcus<br />
According to the Mayo Clinic, as of February 9, <strong>2021</strong>,<br />
“Heart disease and stroke continue to be the most dangerous<br />
threats to a woman’s health. In the U.S., 1 in 4 women<br />
die from cardiovascular disease.” This is true even in the<br />
age of the Coronavirus. ◗<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 />
Elder Law 4/06/21<br />
12:30 pm to<br />
1:30 pm<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Foundation – A<br />
Fundraiser<br />
<strong>WWBA</strong> Board of Directors<br />
and General Membership<br />
Meetings<br />
4/07/21<br />
6:30 pm<br />
4/14/21<br />
5:30 pm to<br />
7:30 pm<br />
Zoom “Article 81<br />
Guardianships:<br />
Conducting the Virtual<br />
Hearing” – Presented<br />
by Court<br />
Attorney/Referee<br />
Joseph M. Accetta,<br />
Esq.<br />
Webex<br />
QUIZ NIGHT:<br />
Honoring the Women<br />
of the United States<br />
Supreme Court – a fun<br />
and educational<br />
program presented<br />
gameshow style – 0.5<br />
CLE Credit in<br />
Professional Practice<br />
Zoom<br />
“A Continuing Lecture<br />
Series on Diversity and<br />
Inclusion in the Legal<br />
Profession:<br />
Perspectives from the<br />
Bench and the Bar”<br />
Registration Online at<br />
www.wwbany.org or Email<br />
executivedirector@wwbany.org<br />
FREE! Participants are encouraged<br />
to donate to the <strong>WWBA</strong><br />
Foundation.<br />
Registration by 4:00 p.m. on<br />
4/06/21 Online at<br />
www.wwbany.org or email<br />
executivedirector@wwbany.org<br />
Free for <strong>WWBA</strong> Members and<br />
Invited Guests.<br />
Registration by 4:00 p.m. on<br />
4/13/21 Online at<br />
www.wwbany.org or email<br />
executivedirector@wwbany.org<br />
Leading Lady Lawyers<br />
Lunch Series<br />
4/21/21<br />
12:30 pm to<br />
1:30 pm<br />
Zoom<br />
“Attorney for the Child:<br />
A Primer on Preparing<br />
and Practicing”<br />
Registration Online at<br />
www.wwbany.org or Email<br />
executivedirector@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 />
Unless otherwise indicated, events are for <strong>WWBA</strong> members and invited guests only.<br />
The opinions expressed by any program presenter are the presenter’s own, and do not reflect<br />
the official position of the <strong>WWBA</strong>.<br />
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AT WWW.WBASNY.ORG.<br />
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2020-<strong>2021</strong> BEGINS ON JUNE 1, 2020.<br />
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