State Supreme Court Justice Nancy E. Smith has been presented the 2018 Dolores Denman Award by the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA). The award, named in honor of the late Fourth Department Presiding Justice M. Dolores Denman, was ...

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On Sept. 25, the three local bar associations — The Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA), The Rochester Black Bar Association (RBBA) and The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA) — hosted a CLE program titled “Diversity, Inclusion and Retention: ...

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As the 35th president of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys, Jodie Ryan opened the meeting portion of the annual New Member Reception at the offices of Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC, this year’s event host, welcoming all and ...

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Jodie L. Ryan’s plans as the new president of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys include revamping the judicial candidate evaluation process, planning for the group’s 35th anniversary, and possibly creating a foundation arm of the organization. Ryan, of ...

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Jodie L. Ryan (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP) was sworn in as the 35th president of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys on May 25 as Pamela  Reynolds (Littler Mendelson PC) transitions to immediate past president. U.S. District ...

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Three members of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys traveled to Albany Tuesday to meet with state lawmakers and lobby for the top issues on their legislative agenda. Katherine Courtney, an attorney adviser at the Social Security Administration; Heather ...

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With membership above 300 for four years in a row, the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys had good representation at its Annual Meeting on April 26, when President Pamela Reynolds shared some of the year’s achievements before calling for ...

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  The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys hosted Chief Judge Janet DiFiore at a lunch and networking event on Oct. 13 in conjunction with both the Western New York and Central New York chapters of the Women’s Bar Association ...

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Program committee co-chairs Laura Myers and Stacey Trien made sure the food and beverages were ready for the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys’ New Member Reception on Sept. 21, which took place on the 14th floor of Clinton Square ...

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The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys hosted a members-only cocktail party to honor the recent appointment of Judge Debra Martin to the Court of Claims bench. Friends, colleagues and members of Judge Martin’s family mingled at the Rochester Area ...

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The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys gathered Thursday to welcome new members and to congratulate members celebrating 25 years of practice. Program co-chairs Jennifer Schauerman and Laura Myers provided brief introductions of the new members on hand – some ...

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The Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys gathered to welcome new members on Thursday, and to congratulate members celebrating 25 years of practice, atop Clinton Square. The event was sponsored by Jessica Millan of Edward Jones, with Nixon Peabody providing ...

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