March Volunteer Feature: The City Bar Justice Center and the Legal Aid Society Honor Women Partners/Leaders for Access to Justice in Recognition of Women's History Month
In celebration of National Women's History Month, The City Bar Justice Center and The Legal Aid Society recognize the following women whose careers have personified the profession's commitment to public service. This outstanding group of attorneys have guided their firm's pro bono efforts, spent countless hours representing vulnerable children and families, assisted nonprofit organizations that provide vital services to impoverished communities, and expanded access to justice for all New Yorkers. We express deep gratitude to all and specifically to Patricia M. Hynes of Allen & Overy LLP, the current President of the Association of The Bar of the City of New York and past Chair of The Legal Aid Society.
The Legal Aid Society recognizes the following women law firm partners and corporate leaders who have served on our Board over the past 20 years and/or who have handled substantial pro bono matters with our staff:
Karen M. Asner, White & Case LLP
Shelia L. Birnbaum, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Sara Loomis Cave, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Lisa E. Cleary, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP.
Debra A. Dandeneau, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Patricia Farren, Cahill Gordon & Reindell LLP
Charlotte Moses Fishman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Elisabeth L. Grayer, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Vilia B. Hayes, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Lois F. Herzeca, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Michele Hirshman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Maria T. Jones, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Sharon Katz, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, LLP
Anastasia D. Kelly, American International Group, Inc.
Alfreida B. Kenny, Private Practice
Carla A. Kerr, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
Rochelle Korman, Patterson, Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Carmen J. Lawrence, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Carolyn B. Levine, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.
Loretta E. Lynch, Hogan & Hartson, LLP
Sheila Mahoney, Cablevision, Inc
Pamela Miller, Arnold & Porter LLP
Sara Moss, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Maeve O' Conner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Bettina ("Betsy") B. Plevan, Proskauer Rose LLP
Linda E. Rappaport, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Lisa Rosenbloom, Cablevision, Inc.
Karen Patton Seymour, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Penny Shane, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Audrey Strauss, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Dalit Stern, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City.
The City Bar Justice Center has benefited enormously from the dedication of women partners who have been leaders for equal access to justice, including City Bar past Presidents Barbara Paul Robinson, Bettina Plevan and current President Patricia Hynes. We would also like to honor those women who are currently serving the Center and the public interest community more widely through their leadership as members of the Justice Center's board of directors:
Nina Beattie, Brune & Richard LLP
Miriam A. Buhl, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Cheryl R. David, Law Office of Cheryl R. David
Mei Lin Kwan-Gett, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, Tiger Baron Foundation
Hazel-Ann Mayers, CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Patricia McGovern, Ernst & Young
Hon. Juanita Bing Newton, Office of Court Administration
Erica H. Steinberger, Latham & Watkins LLP
Wanji J. Walcott, American Express
Mary K. Warren, Linklaters LLP
Jane L. Wilton, The New York Community Trust
The City Bar Justice Center is also delighted to honor the following women partners who are handling substantial pro bono matters through our projects:
Cheryl R. David, Law Office of Cheryl R. David, for her work with the NYC Know Your Rights
Project/Varick Street Detention Center
Dee Ann Dorsey, Hunton & Williams LLP, for her work with the Elderlaw Project
Janet L. Henner, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP, for her work with the NYC Know Your Rights Project/Varick Street Detention Center
Parisa Kazemian Karaahmet, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP, for her work with the NYC Know Your Rights Project/Varick Street Detention Center
Lisa M. Koenig, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP, for her work with the NYC Know Your Rights Project/Varick Street Detention Center
Grace S. Kurdian, McCarter & English LLP, for her work with the Veterans Assistance Project
Mei Lin Kwan-Gett, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, for her with the Refugee Assistance Project
Kimball Ann Lane, Duane Morris LLP, for her work with the Veterans Assistance Project
Leslie Morioka, White & Case LLP, for her work with the Veterans Assistance Project
Katharine H. Parker, Proskauer Rose LLP, for her work with the Cancer Advocacy Project
Andrea G. Podolsky, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, for her work with the Veterans Assistance Project
Careen Brett Shannon, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP, for her work with the NYC Know Your Rights Project/Varick Street Detention Center
Wendy S. Walker, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, for her work with the Consumer Bankruptcy Project
Freddi M. Weintraub, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP, for her work with the NYC Know Your Rights Project/Varick Street Detention Center