On Feb. 14, GRAWA and MCBA cosponsored a CLE entitled “Female Success in the Legal Profession.” The program was moderated by Tiffany Lee, Esq., U.S. Attorneys Office, WDNY, and consisted of an exceptional panel of women who have achieved both ...

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As some of you may know, GRAWA has embarked down the path of creating a new strategic plan that we hope to have in place in the near future. To assist in developing the plan, we have teamed up with ...

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As most of you probably know, the New York State CLE Board recently created a new category of CLE credit, effective Jan. 1, 2018, called Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias (D&I). D&I programs must relate to the practice of ...

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GRAWA held its annual holiday party for its membership on Dec. 12, 2017 at City Grill. The event was well attended and enjoyed by all of those in attendance. I am pleased to report that GRAWA was able to raise ...

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‘Tis the season to spread holiday cheer and do something kind for those in need. To that end, while attending the Monroe County Bench and Bar Holiday party last week, I had the opportunity to meet several new young attorneys ...

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A board is only as good as the people who serve on it. With the Thanksgiving holiday only a few weeks away, I thought it was a perfect time to give credit where credit is due. This month my column ...

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From very early on in my legal career, I have always been very devoted to volunteering my time and legal skills to those in need. For those of you who may not know, on or after Jan. 1, 2015, every ...

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By now, I am sure many of you may have seen the recent report issued by the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) titled “If Not Now, When? Achieving Equality for Women Attorneys ...

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GRAWA is well on its way to completing the finishing touches for this year’s New Member Reception, which will be held Sept. 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Bond Schoeneck & King. We are looking forward to meeting ...

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When it comes time to head out to the polls to cast your vote in a given election, I think many of us take for granted that women have only had this right for 100 years. In 1917, New York ...

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For my first President’s Message in the Daily Record, I wanted to share my remarks from the 35th Annual Installation Dinner that was held on May 25, 2017 at Pomodoro’s. It was a wonderful evening filled with a packed room ...

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For my last column, I am taking a moment to reflect on the year, particularly the people who contributed to GRAWA’s efforts and some of the events and successes that we had. It has been an exciting year. GRAWA offered ...

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