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On October 7, 2023, on the Jewish sabbath and while families came together to commemorate the end of the Jewish high holidays, cowardly Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel by air, land, and sea, causing unprecedented death and destruction among Israeli civilians. In what is the largest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Hamas massacred Israeli, American and foreign nationals, all of whom are innocent civilians, including those attending a music festival, on the street, and in their homes. In fact, Hamas has murdered the citizens of 23 countries, including 25 American citizens.  
 
Horrendous images and video footage circulating show innocent civilians being shot, raped, tortured, beheaded, mutilated, kidnapped, and even burned alive, many of the victims being babies, children and the elderly, including Holocaust survivors. Children were forced to watch their parents’ throats being slit, young women were raped in front of their husbands, then murdered, their bodies publicly desecrated, with the terrorists recording and sending videos of all of this to the victims’ grief-stricken families.  
 
As of today, the death toll exceeds 1,300, with those wounded exceeding 3,000 and over 150 people held hostage, including in Gaza where Hamas is using them as human shields, in violation of international law. The deaths are sadly expected to climb as more and more bodies are discovered, as hostages are executed and as more of the injured succumb to their wounds. As part of the violence, Hamas also indiscriminately launched over 5000 rockets into Israeli population centers, causing even more destruction. 
 
Hamas’ barbaric attacks were designed to spread fear and terror. Regardless of one’s views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, acts of terror such as these are NEVER justified. These brutal acts are not only morally reprehensible but are also a blatant violation of fundamental human rights and international norms. They are an affront to humanity and must not go unpunished. 
 
As a coalition of over 50 bar associations in the New York metropolitan area, the Network of Bar Leaders has a special duty to promote, support, and protect human rights, the rule of law and international law. The Officers and Executive Council of the Network of Bar Leaders therefore join President Biden, Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams and the civilized world in unequivocally condemning these atrocious acts of antisemitism and fully stand behind Israel and the Jewish people worldwide during this difficult time. We extend our condolences to the families of all those butchered in this abhorrent attack on civilians and pray for the safe return of all those captured.  
 
To the extent it has not already been done, we also urge each and every member bar association of the Network that believes in basic human rights and dignity to swiftly issue similar, unqualified condemnations of the terror being perpetrated against Israel and the Jewish people.  We further wish to acknowledge and recognize the New York State Bar Association’s strong condemnation of these atrocities. Finally, we urge all of our member bar associations to encourage lifesaving donations for the injured victims, including to the Israeli Red Cross (Magen David Adom). Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is matching all donations to the organization: DONATE HERE. 
 
Thank you and please stay safe in these difficult times.
 
Michael Kohan, President, Network of Bar Leaders

Dear Network Members, 

Thank you for joining us at our elections. The following Officers and Executive Council were voted in for the 2023-2024 Term: 

Officers 
President – Michael Kohan, Queens County Bar Association  
First Vice President – Yacine Barry-Wun, New York Women’s Bar Association 
Second Vice President – Margaret T. Ling, Asian American Bar Association of New York 
Treasurer – Jennifer Frankola Crawford, Brehon Law Society of New York  
Secretary – Natoya L. McGhie, Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association 

Executive Council 
Domenick Napoletano, Brooklyn Bar Association 
Ronald Katter, Jewish Lawyers Guild 
Inie Park, Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York
Hon. Jeffrey Levin, New Rochelle Bar Association 
Anthony Perrotto, LGBT Bar Association 
Vincent Chang, New York County Lawyers Association
Fay Parris, Queens County Women’s Bar Association

Denisse Mira, Metropolitan Black Bar Association

Eve Cho Guillergan, New York City Bar Association

We are also pleased to announce the creation of a Leadership Advisory Council to be chaired by William F. Dahill of the Federal Bar Association – SDNY Chapter. 

Kenneth Litman of the Nassau Lawyers Association of LI will be joining us as a Special Project Liaison to the President. 

Thank you again for your participation. 

Sincerely, 

Eve Cho Guillergan
President, Network of Bar Leaders 

We are proud to co-sponsor Queens County Women’s Bar Association’s program Domestic Violence Cases: Perspective from Various Practitioners, the Court and Available Resources. The Network of Bar Leaders is also donating $250 to the Queens Family Justice Center.

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The Network of Bar Leaders is pleased to co-sponsor a Holocaust Remembrance Program. This is open and free to the public. RSVP HERE. 

 Thank you to our sponsors! We are at capacity. More Information. 

See here for photos from our annual dinner at this link. 

Please join us for Women’s History Month. RSVP HERE. 

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