WWBA May 2023 Newsletter

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WWBA Member Newsletter
MAY Y 2023
Published Monthly by the
Westchester Women’s
Bar Association, a Chapter of
the Women’s Bar Association
of the State of New York
~ 2022/2023 Officers and Directors ~
President ELIZABETH Z. MARCUS
President-Elect AMANDA K. RIEBEN
Vice Presidents
SHERRY A. BISHKO NATANYA L. BRIENDEL JULIE P. PASSMAN
Treasurer
DEBORAH FARBER-KAISER Recording Secretary CHRISTINE PASKA
Corresponding Secretary JILL OZIEMBLEWSKI
Immediate Past ast President
AMANDA C. FRIED
Elected Directors Westchester Board
ELIZABETH BARNHARD KIM BERG ROBIN D. CARTON
SHARI R. GORDON SUSAN MILLS RICHMOND
State Directors Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
ELIZABETH CUMMING ANDREA B. FRIEDMAN ANGELA MORCONE GIANNINI
JENNIFER L. GRAY JACQUELINE HATTAR ANN M. McNULTY
HON. LISA MARGARET SMITH WENDY MARIE WEATHERS
Executive Director ELISABETH CAMPOS
© Copyright 2023 Westchester Women’s Bar Association. All rights reserved.
The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) only and do not reflect the official position of the Association.
Editor-in-Chief: Jill Oziemblewski • Designed and Printed by IPM Media Group, Inc. (516) 809-0501
2022-2023 WWBA Committee Chairs
S T A N D I N G C O M M I T T E E S
By-Laws ........................................................................................ Kim Berg
Corporate & Commercial ........................... Lisa M. Bluestein, Virginia Trunkes
Criminal Law ............................................... Stephanie Baehr, Elizabeth Gazay,
Amy Puerto
Families, Children & the Courts ....................... Joy S. Joseph, Alyson Kuritzky,
Amanda Rieben, Wanda Steinmann
Grievance/Ethics ....................................... Norma Lopez, Deborah A. Scalise
Judicial Screening ............................. Theresa Girolamo, Kimberly C. Sheehan
Judiciary .......................................................................... Hon. Jodi Kimmel
Lawyering & Parenting ............................................................... Jennifer Gray
Legislation ...................................... Angela Morcone Giannini, Rebecka Levitt
Annual Dinner ..................................... Natanya L. Briendel, Amanda C. Fried,
Jennifer L. Gray, Elizabeth Z. Marcus, Amanda R. Rieben
Annual Dinner Journal .......... Sherry Bishko, Andrea B. Friedman, Diona Piazza
Appellate Practice .... Heather Gushue, Hon. Sondra M. Miller, Jill Oziemblewski
Archive & Historian ................................................................. Susan L. Pollet
Awards ......................................... Elizabeth Barnhard, Deborah Farber-Kaiser
Bankruptcy ............................... Susan Mills Richmond, Wendy Marie Weathers
Book Club ............................................................................. Lisa M. Denig
Breast Cancer Awareness ............. Hon. Sandra A. Forster, Adrienne J. Orbach
Collaborative Law ......... Kathleen Donelli, Lynn J. Maier, Hon. Sondra M. Miller
Community Outreach ....... Hon. Judith C. McCarthy, Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith,
Deborah A. Scalise
Construction Law ...................................................................... Diona Piazza
Continuing Legal Education .................................................. Ann M. McNulty
Cyber Law .......................................................................... Judith Bachman
Diversity and Inclusion .......................... Jacqueline Hattar, Stephanie Melowsky
Domestic Violence ........................ Marian Genio, Beth Levy, Stacey Neumann
Education ..................... Alison Morris, Julie P. Passman, Susan Mills Richmond
Elder, Health Law & Reproductive Rights .... Elizabeth A. Cumming, Moira Laidlaw
Employment Law ........................................................... Kim Berg, Sara Kula
Environmental & Land Use ........................... Lucia Chiocchio, Jennifer L. Gray
Gender Dynamics ........................................................... Natanya L. Briendel
Holiday Party and Boutique .................... Natanya L. Briendel, Michelle A. Calvi
Immigration ............................... Elizabeth Mastropolo, Karin Anderson Ponzer
Insurance ..................................................................... Nicoleta Pennacchia
Intellectual Property ................................. Elizabeth M. Barnhard, Annmary Ittan
Judgment Enforcement & Collections ..................................... Michelle Tarson
Litigation ...... Angela Morcone Giannini, Jacqueline Hattar, Rebecca McCloskey
Long Range Planning ...................................... Lisa M. Denig, Linda Markowitz
Mediation ..................... Lisa M. Denig, Hon. Sondra M. Miller, Abby Rosmarin
Mentorship ...................................... Kim Berg, Sherry Bishko, Christine Paska
Past Presidents ...... Angela Giannini, Deborah Scalise, Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith
A D H O C C O M M I T T E E S
Matrimonial ................... Robin D. Carton, Andrea Friedman, Jennifer Jackman
Membership .................................................... Sherry Bishko, Joanna Tulman
Networking .................................... Jennifer Netrosio Johnson, Jessica Piperis
New Lawyers .................................................... Rebecka Levitt, Elisa Mahover
Professional Development .................................. Juliet Gobler, Sakeena Naqvi
Programs .................................................... Natanya L. Briendel, Amy Puerto
Public Relations ....................................................................... Lisa M. Denig
Real Property ......................................... JoAnne Romano, Robbin E. Sweeney
Sponsorship ......................................................................................... TBD
Taxation ...................................................................... Patricia Rusch Bellucci
Trusts & Estates ............................................. Lonya A. Gilbert, Karen J. Walsh
Practice Management ................................................. Wendy Marie Weathers
Pro Bono ..................................................... Marian Genio, Natalie Sobchak
Social Media ........................................................................................ TBD
Technology/Website ............................................................................. TBD
Wellness ... Jennifer Netrosio Johnson, Jill Oziemblewski, Susan Mills Richmond
Women in Leadership ........................................................................... TBD
WWBA
Representatives
Network of Bar Leaders ....................... Robin D. Carton, Angela Morcone Giannini, Elizabeth Z. Marcus
Pace Board of Visitors ................................................................................................ Lisa M. Denig
WWBA Foundation President ............................................................................... Susan M. Corcoran
WWBA Representative Director to the WCBA Board ....................................................... Jennifer L. Gray
WBASNY Vice President ........................................................................................... Shari R. Gordon
WBASNY Judiciary/Courts Committee ............................................................... Gail M. Boggio (Rep)
WBASNY Nominations Committee .................................. Gail M. Boggio (Rep), Lisa M. Bluestein (Alt)
WBASNY Awards Committee ................................................................................. Deborah A. Scalise
WBASNY Chapters-Membership Committee .................................................................... Sherry Bishko
WBASNY Family/Matrimonial Law Committee ......................................................... Jennifer Jackman
WBASNY Fundraising Committee ........................................................................ Andrea B. Friedman
WBASNY ERA/Women’s Civil Rights ................................................................ Susan Mills Richmond
WBASNY Labor and Employment Law Committee ................................................ Kim Berg (Co-Chair)
WBASNY Legislation Committee .................................................................................. Rebecka Levitt
WBASNY LGBTQ+ Committee .................................................................................................. TBD
WBASNY Domestic Violence Committee ......................... Susan Pollet (Co-Chair), Alayne Katz (Member)
WBASNY Press and Public Relations Committee .......................... Angela Morcone Giannini (Co-Chair)
WBASNY Long-Range Planning Committee ............................................................... Linda Markowitz
WBASNY Diversity Committee ................................................................................ Jacqueline Hattar
WBASNY CLE Liason Committee .............................................................................. Ann M. McNulty
WBASNY JALBCA Committee .......................................................................... Hon. Sandra A. Forster
WBASNY Convention Committee .......................................................................... Amanda R. Rieben
WBASNY Equal Opportunity in the Profession Committee ..................................................... Kim Berg
WBASNY Sex Trafficking Committee ........................................................................... Stephanie Baehr
WBASNY Access to Justice Committee ........................................................................................ TBD
WBASNY Collaborative Law Committee .................................................................. Kathleen Donnelli
WBASNY Education/Title IX Committee ....................................................................... Julie Passman
WBASNY Health Issues & Reproductive Rights Committee ....................... Mary Beth Morrissey (Co-Chair)
WBASNY Intellectual Property Committee .............................................................. Elizabeth Barnhard
WBASNY Women’s Judges Committee ......................................................... Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith
WBASNY Criminal Law Committee ...................................................................... Elizabeth Z. Marcus
9th Judicial District Representative ............................................. Amanda C. Fried, Elizabeth Z. Marcus
WBASNY Social Action Committee .................................................. Lisa M. Bluestein, Bethany A. Solek
WBASNY Business Development Committee ............................................................... Judith Bachman
WBASNY Torts Committee .......................................................................... Angela Morcone Giannini
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