WWBA February 2022 Newsletter - M

Chapter News and Announcements
Announcements & Notes on Members
❑ The Westchester Community
Foundation welcomes
WWBA member Moira S.
Laidlaw
aidlaw, partner at Hollis
Laidlaw & Simon, P.C., to the
Foundation’s Advisory
Board. Ms. Laidlaw’s private
practice includes a broad
range of trust and estate services.
She is experienced in
elder law, special needs
planning, small business
planning, and high net worth
estate tax planning.
Ms. Laidlaw is a Certified
Elder Law Attorney, one
of 400 attorneys in the U.S.
who hold this designation, as
accredited by the National
Elder Law Foundation and
the American Bar Association.
She frequently lectures
on topics that impact the elderly
and special needs communities.
Ms. Laidlaw earned her
bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and her J.D.,
from Rutgers University School of Law.
In addition to being a member of multiple local bar associations, she is
co-chair of the WWBA Elder Law Committee; co-chair of the WCBA Trusts and
Estates Section; board member of the Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley
Chapter; vice chair to Executive Committee Member of the New York State Bar
Association Elder Law and Special Needs Section; and was recently admitted
to STEP, an international estate planning academy. Ms. Laidlaw is the author of
“Mental Health Directives in Estate Planning Engagements,” in Trusts & Estates
Journal. ◗
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President’s Message
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the following: If you are loathe to brave the frigid temperatures to hit your
10,000 steps, call the extraordinary Julie Passman for encouragement and
JUST KEEP GOING. If you have difficulty not reaching for the Ben and Jerry’s
after a very long day, call me to commiserate and JUST KEEP GOING. If you
need creative ideas for your CLE, call WWBA Past-President Dolores Gebhardt
and JUST KEEP GOING. If you are a law student and feel lost as to how to
navigate this new professional world, call the incomparable Kim Berg and
JUST KEEP GOING. If you need assistance with the ever-changing technological
landscape, first read all the “how to” guides available to you on our website
and then call our ever-patient Executive Director and JUST KEEP GOING.
After all, spring is right around the corner. Just have heart. ◗
Become a New
Member Today
RENEW YOUR
WWBA MEMBERSHIP TODAY
FOR THE PERIOD
JUNE 1, 2021 TO MAY 31, 2022.
RENEW NOW! DON’T WAIT!
WWBA Membership includes
membership to the Women’s Bar
Association of the State of New York
(WBASNY).
January 31, 2021 is the closing date in
order to count the WWBA members
towards our certification to WBASNY and
assure our number of delegates.
Renewing before this date will allow our
Westchester Chapter (WWBA) to continue
to be a strong presence in our statewide
organization (WBASNY) while you will
enjoy its many benefits, events,
newsletter and CLE programming.
Hélène Côté, Sherry A. Bishko,
Elisabeth Campos
It is easy to renew by going to the
WWBA Website at www.WWBANY.org.
You can use a credit card or
PayPal to make payment.
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