| The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) is pleased to announce that its 2016 Convention will take place on June 2-5, 2016 at the Loews Don CeSar Hotel, St. Pete Beach, Florida. The Keynote Speaker is Deborah N. Archer, Esq., Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Impact Center for Public Interest Law and Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at New York Law School. At Convention, WBASNY’s 2016-2017 Officers will be installed: President – Jacqueline P. Flug (Bronx); President-Elect – Amy Baldwin Littman, Esq. (Rockland); Vice Presidents - Deirdre Hay, Esq. (Finger Lakes); Leyla Kiosse, Esq. (Capital District); Greta K. Kolcon, Esq. (Rochester); Corresponding Secretary – Amy Saltzman (New York); Recording Secretary – Kelly A. Pressler, Esq. (Orange-Sullivan); and Treasurer – Lourdes M. Ventura, Esq. (Queens). Tribute also will be paid to WBASNY’s 2016 Award Recipients as follows: Doris S. Hoffman Medal (for exceptional leadership and service to women lawyers in New York State) - Sandra C. Katz, Esq.; Joan L. Ellenbogen Founders Award (for work advancing the status of women in society and the law) – Martha E. Gifford, Esq.; Marilyn R. Menge Award (for valuable and significant contributions to a chapter or statewide organization) – Robin S. Abramowitz, Esq.; Hanna S. Cohn Pro Bono Award (for contributions of pro bono legal services) – Barbara J. Orenstein, Esq.; Doris S. Hoffman Outstanding New Lawyer Award (for bar member of less than five years and who has made outstanding achievements within the profession or within member's community or both) - Stefanie A. Schera-Kocovic, Esq.; and the Judith S. Kaye Access to Justice Award (for current or former State or Federal public sector employee who has ensured equal access to justice) – Chery Meyers Buth, Esq. # # #
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