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If your bar association has an upcoming event please e-mail the details to Kathryn Salensky, Ksalensky@yahoo.com.
2008
January
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 - NETWORK MEETING - New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, Boardroom 6pm. Topic: "Pakistan's Crackdown on Lawyers and Judges." RSVP: dan@gabormarottalaw.com.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 6pm - New York City Bar's Task Force on Women in the Courts Presents RESPECTING OUR ELDERS: 2008 PANEL ON ELDER ABUSE, The New York City Bar, 42 W. 44th Street. Moderated By the Honorable Justice John Stackhouse. Free & Open to the Public, E-Mail: Kathryn Salensky, 718-590-3870 or KSALENSK@courts.state.ny.us.
February
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 - SMALL CLAIMS COURT ARBITRATORS TRAINING PROGRAM, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Civil Court - New York County, 111 Centre Street - 12 th floor Boardroom, New York, New York 10013
Tuesday, February 21th, 2008 - NETWORK MEETING - RESCHEDULED.
March
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 -The Brehon Law Society's St. Patrick's Day Dinner, 6pm, The Manhattan Club, 800 Seventh Ave @ 52nd Street.
Honoring:
Justice Theodore O'Connor Donlon, Court of Appeals
Deidre O'Connor Donlon, Court Attornry
Michael McAllister, Esq.
Tickets: $125 RSVP Marisa Portello, (646) 278-6302.
Tuesday, March
11th, 2008 - NETWORK MEETING
- New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, LOUNGE 6pm. Chief Administrative
Judge of the State of New York, Hon. Ann Pfau, will be our special guest
speaker. RSVP:
dan@gabormarottalaw.com. Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Contact: Ameela Mohamed (646) 386-5420
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 - LeGal Annual Dinner -
at Ritz Carlton, Battery Park (212)353-9118.
Civil Court House- 927 Castleton Avenue Staten Island, NY 10310
Featuring: Marshal Ileana Rivera
Contact: Jennifer Gebbia (718) 390-0014
April
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 New York County Lawyers Association, 6p.m.-“The Obama Factor Race Law & Voting Rights."Network has arranged with NYCLA to have all of our members as co-sponsoring bar associations of a 4 part CLE lecture series, to be presented by professor, playwright, author, and president of the Law and Policy Group, Gloria Browne-Marshall.
The special price for all four lectures is $95.00. Other dates include April 11, May 20th, June 10th and July 1st.
Please feel free to call NYCLA’s CLE Director, Bari Chase, at 212-267-6646 Ext. 215, or M. Barry Levy at 212-425-0055 for further information.
Those who attend all four lectures will receive the reduced price as well as 8 CLE credits.
Thursday, April 3, 2008- Jewish Lawyers Guild Annual Dinner, NY
Hilton, 6pm. Tuesday, April 16th, 2008 This is OCA's newest courthouse, which just opened in February 2008 and been hailed by some as an architectural wonder.
Judge Ann Pfau will be our special guest introductory speaker. The panelists are: Justice Phyllis Skoot Bamberger, Chair City Bar Committee on Reform of the Town and Village Justice Courts; and David Fuller, Esq. Past President Of the State Magistrates Association. RSVP: Networkofbarleaders@gmail.com
Our panel will address what reforms are needed in New York State's small town justice courts where over 75% of the Village Justices ARE NOT lawyers. In 2006, the New York Times did a year long investigation of our state's town courts called: BROKEN BENCH. Various bar associations have made numerous recommendations and OCA is beginning to implement an action plan---but how quickly can they fix the broken bench? Directions: Take any subway to the Yankee Stadium and head east on 161st Street. Parking available at the Concourse Plaza on 161st Street. For special accommodations or more detailed instructions call our event chair Kathryn Salensky at (718) 618-3688. ***Location: Bronx Hall of Justice, Part C, Room 300, 3rd Floor***
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A YANKEES HOME GAME, MASS TRANSIT IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 - Federal Bar Association Event at Federal Hall Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 - NETWORK MEETING -
New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, LOUNGE 6pm. RSVP:
dan@gabormarottalaw.com. Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 - Queens County Bar Association Small Claims Arbitrator Training - 2 free CLE credits 90-35 148th Street Jamaica, NY 11435 Time:6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Contact: Ameela Mohamed (646)386-5420 Wednesday, May 21st,
2008- NETWORK OF BAR LEADERS ANNUAL DINNER
Join the Network of Barleaders in celebrating the contributions to the Bar of our Honoree,Professor John D. Feerick, former Dean of Fordham Law School and our awardee, Emmanuel Halper, Esq. Justice Judith Kaye will also be on hand to swear in M. Barry Levy as our new president. Our annual dinner will be held at the Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York.
For more information, please contact the Dinner Chairperson, Taa Grays, at 212-578-4113 or e-mail networkofbarleaders@gmail.com.
Thursday, May 22th, 2008 -Dominican Bar Association-
5th scholarship dinner dance-Dominicans thriving in Transnatinal Law
Special Honoree-The honorable Rolando Acosta Justice of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Also Honoring-Josefa Sicard-Mirabal, Esq- Director for the ICC International Court of Arbitration, North America Time and Location:600 p.m Cocktail-7:00 p.m Dinner,Business Attire -The Manhattan Club(The Broadway Room @ Rosie O’Grady’s)800, 7th Avenue at 52nd Street
For ticket information, contact Jasmine at 347-591-6685
A portion of the proceeds shall be used towards theDominican Bar Association scholarship Fund www.dominicanbarassociation.org
June Thursday, June 5th, 2008 - New York Women's Bar Association Annual Dinner- Cocktails 6:00 pm, Dinner 7:30 pm
Place: Capitale, 130 Bowery (at Grand St) New York, NY Honorable Ann Pfau,Chief Administrative Judge Thursday, June 5th, 2008 -The Puerto Rican Bar Association Annual Gala at the Marriott Marquis.
For more information, please contact:
May
Jaime Mercado, Esq. -Partner at Simpson & Thacher
Ramona Romero, Esq.-HNBA National President-Elect-Corporate Counsel, Logistics & Energy, DuPont
Cost Per Ticket: $195 on or before 5/27; $215 per ticket after 5/27
Awardees:
Mariska Hargitay,
actress and philanthropist from Law and Order, Special
Victims Unit.
Contact
PRBA President Ed Flores at 212-964-5000
This well-attended annual event is an informal way for elected officials to converse with the legal community. All Bar Presidents, Delegates and bar leaders are encouraged to attend. The event is free.
Please advise if you will be able to join us by having your staff contact our President, M. Barry Levy at (212) 425-0055 ext 230 as soon as your schedule permits.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Senator Jeffrey KleinSenator Diane Savino
Senator Malcolm Smith
Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried
Deputy Mayor Carol Robles-Roman
Councilman David Yassky
July
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.Aitzaz Ahsan, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and theleader of the "Lawyers' Movement" in that country, will speak at the New York City Bar on Tuesday. Mr. Ahsan will discuss the latest developments regarding the legal system and judicial independence in Pakistan.
All Bar Leadersare invited to attend the breakfast as Mr. Ahsan provides an update on the historic events taking place in Pakistan.
August
Save the Dates for Network Meetings
*Executive Committee will meet at 5 P.M. sharp!
September
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.4th Annual MuBANY Ramadan Iftar
September 18, 2008
The Muslim Bar Association of New York (MuBANY) cordially invites you to join us in
breaking the daily Ramadan fast at our fourth annual MuBANY Ramadan Iftar!
Keynote Speaker: Maria LaHood, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional
Rights
Come hear Maria talk about Arar v. Ashcroft, the case against U.S. officials who
rendered Canadian Muslim Maher Arar to Syria where he was tortured and detained for a
year. http://ccrjustice.org/ourcases/current-cases/arar-v.-ashcroft
Dervish Restaurant
146 W 47th St (Located between 6th & 7th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036
(212) 997-0070
www.dervishrestaurant.com
Time: Sept. 18, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Cost: $25 for MuBANY members / $35 for non-Members
Menu: Full Halal Turkish buffet with six appetizers, four entrees, desserts and
beverages.
Please rsvp to iftar@muslimbarny.org. For questions about membership status, please
contact zuberi.madiha@gmail.com. You can find out more about MuBANY at
www.muslimbarny.org.
THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION’S NEW YORK AFFILIATE (NELA/NY)* AND THE ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NY (AABANY)
“TACKLING NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT”
Learn from two practitioners about the current state of the law in national origin discrimination, recent developments, and the steps to litigating a national origin discrimination claim under federal, state and city employment laws. Designed for all attorneys – from new attorneys, veterans, solo practitioners, non-profit and government lawyers. This CLE will provide you with insights from two practicing plaintiff-side NELA/NY employment lawyers.
When: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Where: Moot Court Room
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street), New York, NY 10003
CLE**: CLE from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Reception with refreshments to follow
Cost: FREE to Attend!!
**Earn 2 Practical Skills CLE Credits learning about the following topics:
Representing Employees in a National Origin cases under:
• Title VII of 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII)
• 42 U.S.C. Section 1981 (Section 1981)
• New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL)
• New York Labor Law (NYLL)
• New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL)
Issues including:
• Ethnicity Discrimination
• Country of Origin Discrimination
• Inter-ethnic discrimination
• Accent Discrimination
• English only policies in the workplace
• Retaliatory questioning about immigration status
*NELA/NY helps provide assistance and support to lawyers in protecting the rights of
employees against the greater resources of their employers and the defense bar. NELA
is comprised exclusively of lawyers who represent individual employees in cases
involving employment discrimination, wrongful termination, employee benefits, and other employment-related matters.
October
ART AUCTIONMARLIN Fine Auctions Creative Events
New York County Lawyers' Association
Sponsored by
NYCLA's Minorities & the Law Committee
To Benefit the Minority Judicial Internship Program
Thursday Evening, October 2, 2008
New York County Lawyers'Association
14 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10007
Preview: 5:30 p.m. Auction: 6:30 p.m.
Admission: $25.00 per person - $35.00 per couple
Door Prize - Raffle Prize
Wine - Light Hors D'oeuvres
For more information or to purchase tickets, please email art auction@nycla.org
Credit cards and checks are accepted. Checks (made payable to the New York County Lawyers' Association) can be sent to:
NYCLA - Art Auction 14 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10007
Featuring Art in All Media and Price Ranges
Please show your support today! Visit marlinart.com and any purchase you make will benefit NYCLA. Simply enter code 63328 upon check out.
Coordinated by:
Marlin Art Inc. 920 Grand Blvd., Deer Park, NY 11729 (631)242-3344
Selections may include:
AGAM CHAGALL HAENRAETS NEIMAN SHVAIKO ZULE ALVAR DELACROIX KUN PATCHELL-OLSON TARKAY SPORTS MEMORABILIA BORELLI FAZZINO LENA LIU ROCKWELL WISSOTZKY BOULANGER GHAMBERO ROBERT LUI ROTHENBERG WOOSTER-SCOTT BRODINSKY GORMAN MOSES SCHLUSS WYETH AND MANY MORE
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.
Thursday, October 16, 2008 Annual Arbitrator Dinner 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Members and Judges - $75.00
Non Member - $90.00
National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South
Contact: Ameela Mohamed (646) 386-5420
Thursday, October 16, 2008- JLG Membership and Sukkah Party
November
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.December
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Annual Second Department Judicial DinnerTuesday, December 16th, 2008 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 JLG Annual Chanukah Party
January
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.February
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.March
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.April
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.May
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Network Meeting - 6:00 P.M.: NYCLA Lounge -14 Vesey Street.2007
December
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 - NETWORK MEETING - New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, Boardroom 6pm. RSVP: dan@gabormarottalaw.com.
Thursday, December 6th, 2007 - JUDICIAL FRIENDS Annual Dinner - Brooklyn Marriot Hotel.
November
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 - NETWORK MEETING - New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, Boardroom 6pm. RSVP: dan@gabormarottalaw.com.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007, 5:30pm - Bronx Supreme Court, Bronx Women's Bar Installation dinner Honoree Joe Torre, Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation. Call 917-302-3041.
Saturday - Sunday, November 3rd - 4th, 2007 - BRONX FAMILY COURT BAR ASSOCIATION, CLE Weekend in Mystic, Conn.
- Ethical Considerations in Law Guardian Representation, Sam Dulberg, Esq. (1 Ethics Credit)
- The Nuts and Bolts of a Divorce Case, Jeff Gordon, Esq. (1 Skills Credit)
- Ethics in Matrimonial Law Practice, Karen Steinberg, Esq. (1 Ethics Credit)
- Update on Delinquency Cases, Tom Caruso, Esq. (1 Skills Credit)
CONTACT: frodriguezesq@aol.com or Tel. 718-410-7775.
October
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 - Association of Arbitrators - Small Claims Part - October 23, 2007 6PM-8PM, 111 Centre Street, Room 353, NY, NY. Members of the Association are invited to attend a free CLE on "How to Deal with an Ethics Issue or Grievance." The program provides 2 free ethics credits and the speakers are Michael Ross Esq., Deborah Scalise, Esq., and Sarah Jo Hamilton, Esq. Call Gail Johnson at 646-386-5420 to register/join.
Monday, October 22nd, 2007 - Network is co-sponsoring an event with NYCLA for Gloria J. Brown-Marshall and her new book, "Race, Law & American Society." All Network members and bar members are encouraged to attend. The event will be in lieu of NETWORK's regular monthly October meeting. New York County Lawyers Association, 14 Vesey Street, Lounge 6pm. RSVP: mbarrylevy@spcblaw.com
Friday, October 19th, 2007 - Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County - Eleventh Annual Awards Dinner Dance Friday, October 19, 2007. The representative gave out an Invitation which reflects: Cocktails 7:00pm, Dinner at 8:00 pm - Midnight, D.J. & dancing Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111th Street, Flushing Meadows Park, Queens ( $100 per person, $115. at the door) RSVP by 10-1-07, For ticket information call 718-989-2161 or email info@latinolawyers.org
Thursday, October 18th, 2007 - Association of Arbitrators - Small Claims Part ANNUAL DINNER is being held on October 18, 2007 at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, NY, NY. Cocktails are at 5:30 PM and Dinner is at 7:00 PM. The cost is $75 for members and judges and $90 for non-members. Dues are $25. RSVP by 10-12-07. Payment should be sent to Small Claims Court Arbitrators, 111 Centre St, NY, NY 10013, Attn Gail Johnson (646-386-5420).
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 - NETWORK MEETING - NOTE: Executive Council only - New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, Lounge 6pm.
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 - PRO BONO EXPO hosted by Hon. Fern Fisher, Admin Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York. NY County Civil Court Building, 111 Centre Street, Room 363 from 6-8pm. RSVP to (646)386-5400 or OutreachCivil@courts.state.ny.us.
September
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 - NETWORK MEETING - New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, Boardroom 6pm. RSVP: dan@gabormarottalaw.com.
June
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 - PUERTO RICAN BAR ASSOCIATION - 2007 Induction Ceremony at 6:00 PM in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, Ceremonial Courtroom, 9th Floor North, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY. Hon. Eduardo Padro is keynote speaker. Reception to follow at 8:00 PM in room 850.
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 - NETWORK ANNUAL DINNER - Tavern on the Green. Honoring Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of Justice Initiatives Juanita Bing Newton. Cocktails at 6pm. Dinner Ticket price and more information to follow.
May
Friday, May 25th, 2007 - NETWORK LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST- New York
County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, 7:30 am. Members of the City and State
legislature weigh in on pending legislative issues with Network Bar Presidents.
For more information contact: Barry Levy at
mbarrylevy@spcblaw.com or Kelly
O'Neil Levy at
koneill@courts.state.ny.us .
Thursday, May 24, 2007, Westchester County Bar Association Annual Banquet at the Westchester Marriot. For more information contact: info@wcbany.org.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 6 pm cocktails, 7 pm program, the Metropolitan Black Bar Association will honor Lt. Gov David Paterson at its Annual Awards Dinner on at the Roosevelt Hotel (45th St and Madison). Ticket price and more information to follow.Wednesday, May 10, 2007, Richmond County Bar Association Annual Banquet at the Staten Island Hilton honoring Hon. Joseph J. Maltese. Call (718)442-4500 for more information.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 6 pm The Puerto Rican Bar Association will host its 50th Golden Anniversary Scholarship Dinner Dance, to be held at the Marriot Marquis.
April
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 - NETWORK MEETING - New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, 6pm. RSVP: dan@gabormarottalaw.com.
Thursday, April 12th, 2007 - National Employment Lawyers Association's Diversity Breakfast. Co-sponsored by Network of Bar Leaders. For more information, contact Shelley Leinheardt: nelany@nelany.com.March
Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at 12:30 pm NYCLA's Civil Court Practice Section's Annual Luncheon Celebrating National Women's History Month honoring Hon. Juanita Bing Newton, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives and Administrative Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 14 Vesey Street, Home of Law : 2nd Floor Auditorium. Tickets: $55.00 each; Please send a check, payable to NYCLA, to: New York County Lawyers' Association, 14 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10007. Please include a list of the names of your guests.
Tuesday March 20, cocktails at 6 pm, program at 7:30 pm, Jewish Lawyers Guild's Annual Dinner at New York Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, honoring Luis Gonzalez and Walter Tolub. Tickets: $195. For more information, contact dinner chair, Ira Wiener, at IWiener@Shearman.com.
Tuesday March 13, 2007 - NETWORK MEETING - New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, 6pm. RSVP: dan@gabormarottalaw.com.
February
Tuesday, February 27, 6-8 pm, NYWBA's Free Women's History Month Networking Reception Honoring Justice Phyllis Gangel-Jacob at Commerce Bank, 317 Madison Avenue at 42nd Street, RSVP to (212) 889-7184 or e-mail mlflaw@aol.com. Space is limited.
Thursday, February 22, 20076:00pm, NYCLA's Justice Award Reception in Honor of Black History Month at 14 vesey Street, the Home of Law , in honor of Adelaide Sanford, Vice Chancellor of the Board of Regents. Entertainment by Soldiers of Praise Gospel Choir. Sponnsored by Minorities and the Law Committee and Metropolitan Black Bar Association. there is no charge for this event.
Thursday, February 8, reception at 6pm, dinner at 7pm, ASIAN AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION of New York's Annual Dinner at New York Hilton,1335 Avenue of the
Americas, honoring Norman Minetta and various judges including Margaret Chan and
Dora Irizzary. Couvert: Judges-$125; court attorneys and government
employees-$175; non-members-$225; members-$200. RSVP through website: http://www.aabany.org/
February 6th, 2007 - NETWORK MEETING - New York County Lawyers, 14 Vesey Street, 6pm. RSVP: dan@gabormarottalaw.com.
January
January 30, 2007 - Bench-Bar Forum on Summary Jury Trials - 60 Centre Street, 5:30 pm (2.5 CLE credits)