Above (left to right): Executive Council Member and former President of the Association of Black Women Attorneys Kaylin Whittingham, President of NoBL Hilary Gingold, Judge Mary Rosado, and Executive Director of the Asian American Association of New York (AABANY), Yang Chen.

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Pictured above: NoBL’s President Hilary Gingold (first from the left), Margaret Ling (Chair of New York County Lawyers Association’s Committee on Asian Practice), Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York’s President Karen Kim (fourth from left), and friends at a February 8, 2018 Lunar New Year’s Reception. The reception was hosted by the New York County Lawyers Association’s Committee on Asian Practice and co-sponsored by the Asian American Bar Association, Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York, and the Filipino Bar Association of New York.

This year, the Lunar New Year began on February 16, 2018 and celebrations continue for days following the start of the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year falls each year in late January or February of a given year.

Pictured here from left to right, Network of Bar Leaders current Board Members and Past Presidents back row: Executive Council and Event Sponsor William F. Dahill, Federal Bar Association, middle row: Executive Council Paula Edgar, Metropolitan Black Bar Association; First Vice-President Yacine Barry-Wun, New York Women’s Bar Association; Executive Council Kaylin Whittingham, Association of Black Women Attorneys; Past President and Event Sponsor Dan Marotta, Richmond County Bar Association; Diana Sen, Immediate Past President, Hispanic Bar Association; Treasurer Michael Kohan, Queens County Bar Association; Corresponding Secretary Bridgette Y. Ahn, Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York; Phillip Schatz, Federal Bar Association, Past President Hon. Bernice D. Siegal, Brandeis Association; Second Vice President Meredith R. Miller, LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York; Recording Secretary Edwina F. Martin, Staten Island Women’s Bar Association; Past President Hon. Lizbeth Gonzalez; Executive Council Domenick Napoletano, Brooklyn Bar Association; Past President Taa Grays, Metropolitan Black Bar Association, first row: Current President Hilary Gingold, Brandeis Bar Association; Past President and Honoree Raymond J. Dowd; Hon. George B. Daniels, United States District Court Judge, Southern District of New York.

Congratulations to Raymond J. Dowd, upon receiving the 2017-18 Honorable Harold Baer, Jr. Award on January 10, 2018, at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on January 10, 2018. The evening began with welcoming remarks by NoBL’s President Hilary Gingold. Many thanks to Judge George B. Daniels, United States District Court Judge, Southern District of New York, for presenting the award, and to Philip R. Schatz, who gave historical remarks about the award. Photos may be viewed on our website. Please click here to see the news coverage of the event by the New York Law Journal.

Event Sponsors:

GABOR & MAROTTA LLC | Mark S. Gottlieb, CPA, PC | Southern District of New York Chapter of the Federal Bar Association | Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP

See other other photos directly below.

As President of the Network of Bar Leaders, one of my goals this year has been to come out and spend time with each of our member associations – meeting your members and sharing ideas with one another. This is a busy time of year for all, and so far, the parties have been great! The best part of these events is seeing how many of our members belong to multiple associations, and come out to support each other. We are a non-partisan organization and it is truly uplifting to see the spirit of camaraderie and holiday spirit being shared by one and all!

We have enjoyed attending one another’s events, and putting the “Network” into action! May each of you celebrate the season with peace, joy, good health and most of all, lots of love!

We’d love to share your best holiday pictures – send them to us! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Season’s Greetings!

Warmest Regards,
Hilary Gingold, President, Network of Bar Leaders

Please feel free to browse below for some of our holiday photos from 2017:

Jewish Lawyers Guild Immediate Past-President Shoshana Bookson welcomes the Network (President Hilary Gingold) to its Installation and Hanukkah Party at the Jewish Museum – Delicious Food, Fabulous Turnout!

PRBA President Carmen Pacheco and Past President Betty Lugo welcome the Network (Hilary Gingold) at TAJ II in midtown – Music to Dance and Wonderful Crowd – great welcome out of the rainy night!

New York County Lawyers Association’s Gala with Past Network of Bar Leaders President Raymond Dowd; Network of Bar Leader’s President Hilary Gingold’; and the President of the Federal Bar Association, Donna Frosco.

The Honorees from the Brehon Law Society’s Holiday Party – Judiciary Committee 2017.

Brehon Law Society’s Holiday Party, with Brehon Law Society’s President and Secretary (Jennifer Frankola Crawford and Eileen Burrowes, respectively).

Joint Holiday Party for the Brandeis Association, Hellenic Lawyers Association, Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County, Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association, Queens County Women’s Bar Association and St. John’s Law School Alumni Association of Queens County. NYCLA Woman of the Year Honoree and QCWBA Leader, Hon. Margarite Grays; Bronx County Bar President Daniel Cassidy; and NoBL President, Hilary Gingold.

NoBL’s Treasurer, Michael Kohan, attends the Queens County Bar Association’s Holiday Party on December 7, 2017

It was a great evening filled with fun, art, and discussion about membership engagement, at the Art Gallery of Lee Anav Chung White Kim Ruger & Richter LLP. We cannot wait until the next event!

Due to a series of catastrophic events, from hurricanes in Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico to the most recent horror, the mass shooting in Nevada, our country is in crisis. The Network of Bar Leaders supports its member organizations in their efforts to provide aid. For information about post Hurricane and Disaster Relief efforts and to see a message from the President regarding the same, please see our news page.

**Message from NoBL.** Due to a series of catastrophic events, from hurricanes in Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico to the most recent horror, the mass shooting in Nevada, our country is in crisis. The Network of Bar Leaders supports its member organizations in their efforts to provide aid. We offer our prayers and our resources, as individuals in both our personal and professional capacities. We encourage all our members to participate, because it is through participation that those without a voice, or those who cannot be heard, are listened to. The challenge is not only to be heard, but to be united in listening to one another, to work towards common ground, and to serve the greater good – these are the values we cherish, and as members of Network, I truly believe that as one, we can and do, shape the world around us. Please let us know what you and/or your organization is doing to help – we will share it with the hope that your individual acts of kindness spread, and provide our fellow members with incentive to participate as well. Thank you all in advance.

— Sincerely, Hilary Gingold, President of the Network of Bar Leaders

October 26, 2017 Hurricane Maria Fundraiser (with Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, Puerto Rican Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association – Region II, Long Island Hispanic Bar Association, Latino Lawyers’ Association of Queens County, and Dominican Bar Association). See here.

Legal Aid Hotline for Hurricane Survivors – A disaster legal aid hotline is now available for hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico who cannot pay for an attorney: 1-800-310-7029. The hotline operates through a partnership between the Legal Services Corporation of Puerto Rico, the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Louisiana Civil Justice Center (LCJC). See here.

Ways to Help Hurricane Victims (from the PRBA) – The Puerto Rican Bar Association lists ways to help victims of Hurricane Maria and Irma on its website. See also ways to assist the Puerto Rico Legal Corps here. See information about Puerto Rico donation drives here.

Federal Bar Association’s Post-Harvey Resource Page. The FBA maintains a resource page pertaining to resources for providing relief to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. This includes information about gift card drives, volunteer activities, supporting lawyers in the affecting areas through the SOLACE program, etc. See the page here.

We were delighted to attend the Puerto Rican Bar Association’s Annual gala on October 20, 2017, at Pier 60 in Chelsea Piers. Current PRBA President Carmen Pacheco and Immediate Past President Betty Lugo displayed their finest leadership and organizational skills at their magnificent gala. Attendees included countless members of the Federal and State benches, including the Honorable Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department. Justice Acosta swore in NoBL’s officers and Board members in September of this year. Other attendees included Kaylin Whittingham (Association of Black Women Attorneys), Gloribelle Perez (Dominican Bar Association), Honorable Lizbeth Gonzalez (Past President of NoBL), and many of our other great bar leader friends.

— Sincerely, Bridgette Y. Ahn, Corresponding Secretary of the Network of Bar Leaders and Immediate Past President of the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York

The Bronx Bar Association 115th Installation Gala was held on October 4, 2017 at at Marina del Rey in the Bronx. The view of the river could not compete with the stellar turnout for incoming Bronx Bar President Daniel D. Cassidy. Of course, Administrative Judge of Bronx County – Honorable McKeon, Administrative Judge Silver and Presiding Justice Acosta, Judge Canatarro and Judge Billings were there along with many others from the Judiciary to help celebrate. Noteworthy is how the entire Bronx Court Community has been donating towards a collection for Puerto Rico – from baby formula to batteries and toiletries. A very generous financial donation was also made. Proud to be part of this community! Great to see our member bar leaders show support to one another – Michael McNamara, President of NYCLA, Gregory J. Newman, President of QCBA, Stefanie Burns, President of Westchester Bar, Michael Miller, President-Elect, NYSBA, Pat Meisenheimer, President of Suffolk County Bar, and Hilary Gingold, President Network of Bar Leaders.

—- Sincerely, Hilary Gingold, President of the Network of Bar Leaders

Thanks to those who attending our final meeting and annual elections. On June 12, 2018, the Network of Bar Leaders elected the individuals listed below to leadership positions for the 2018-19 term. See the Flyer to the event here.

President

Bridgette Y. Ahn

Member Organization: Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York

First Vice President

Yacine Barry-Wun

Member Organization: New York Women’s Bar Association

Second Vice President

Meredith R. Miller

Member Organization: LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York

Treasurer

Michael Kohan

Member Organization: Queens County Bar Association

Recording Secretary

Edwina F. Martin

Member Organization: Staten Island Women’s Bar Association

Corresponding Secretary

Saira Hussian

Member Organization: Muslim Bar Association of New York

Executive Council

Jason Clark, Metropolitan Black Bar Association

Kaylin Whittingham, Association of Black Women Attorneys

Sam Braverman, Bronx County Bar Association

Gloribelle Perez, Dominican Bar Association

William F. Dahill, Federal Bar Association

Domenick Napoletano, Brooklyn Bar Association

Margaret Ling, Asian American Bar Association of New York

Ron Katter, Jewish Lawyers Guild

Hilary Gingold (to serve as Immediate Past President)

**The attendees also voted to sponsor the New York City Bar Association’s Call to Exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act via a consensus resolution. See here.

Thanks to all those who attended and to our sponsor: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.