(Webcast) Women in the Law

Friday, September 25, 2020 | 8:45 am – 4:45 pm

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  • This program, which is drawn from the planning committee work of the COVID-19 cancelled Second Circuit Judicial Conference, will explore women in the law, from the history of women rights to current issues around pay equity, the status of Title VII, access to justice and the status of women in the courts and the legal profession.

    Program Fee:
    Free for Members | Free for Judges and Court Staff | $199 for Nonmembers
    Judges and Court Staff who are nonmembers can register by phone with Customer Relations at (212) 382-6663.

  • Keynote Speaker:

    Professor Reva Siegel
    Yale Law School

    Introductory Remarks:

    Hon. Victor A. Bolden
    United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

    Sheila Boston
    Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP; President of the New York City Bar Association

    Hon. Robert A. Katzmann
    United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

    Panels:

    Lessons of History: From the 19th Amendment to the ERA
    Moderator:
    Hon. Jesse M. Furman, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

    Panelists:
    Professor Serena Mayeri, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Professor Neil S. Siegel, Duke Law School; Dean Julie Chi-hye Suk, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York

    Title VII Today: Continuing Issues in a Complex Workplace
    Moderator:
    Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Dean and Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law

    Panelists:
    Charlotte Burrows, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Alphonso David, President, Human Rights Campaign; Fatima Goss Graves, CEO and President, National Women’s Law Center; Bettina B. Plevan, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP

    Women and Access to Justice
    Moderator:
    Lesley Rosenthal, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary, The Juilliard School

    Panelists:
    Hon. Luis C. deBaca, Senior Fellow, Yale University; Sarah Chamness Long, Director, Access to Justice Research, World Justice Project;

    Gender and Pay: Emerging Laws and Litigation Addressing Pay Equity
    Moderator:
    Michele Coleman Mayes, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, The New York Public Library

    Panelists:
    Linda Barrington, Associate Dean, External Relations, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University; Kelly M. Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP; Jill Rosenberg, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

    Current Status of Women in the Legal Profession
    Moderator:
    Hon. Laura Taylor Swain, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

    Panelists:
    Kimberley Harris, EVP and General Counsel, NBC Universal Media LLC; Stephanie Scharf, Partner, Scharf Banks Marmor LLC and Principal, The Red Bee Group, LLC; Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin (Ret.), Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

  • Introductory Remarks
    Hon. Victor A. Bolden
    Sheila Boston
    Hon. Robert A. Katzmann 

    8:45 am – 9:15 am
    Keynote
    Professor Reva Siegel, Yale Law School

    9:15 am – 9:20 am
    Break

    9:20 am – 10:35 am
    Lessons of History: From the 19th Amendment to the ERA
    Moderator: Hon. Jesse M. Furman
    Panelists: Professor Serena Mayeri, Professor Neil S. Siegel, Dean Julie Chi-hye Suk

    10:35 am – 10:45 am
    Break

    10:45 am – 12:00 pm
    Title VII Today: Continuing Issues in a Complex Workplace
    Moderator: Angela Onwuachi-Willig
    Panelists: Charlotte Burrows, Alphonso David, Fatima Goss Graves, Bettina B. Plevan

    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Lunch Break

    1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    Women and Access to Justice
    Moderator: Lesley Rosenthal
    Panelists: Hon. Luis C. deBaca, Sarah Chamness Long

    2:00 pm – 2:05 pm
    Break

    2:05 pm – 3:20 pm
    Gender and Pay: Emerging Laws and Litigation Addressing Pay Equity
    Moderator: Michele Coleman Mayes
    Panelists: Linda Barrington, Kelly M. Dermody, Jill Rosenberg

    3:20 pm – 3:30 pm
    Break

    3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
    Current Status of Women in the Legal Profession
    Moderator: Hon. Laura Taylor Swain
    Panelists: Kimberley Harris, Stephanie Scharf, Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin (Ret.)

  • New York: 7.0 Total: 4.5 Professional Practice, 2.5 Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
    New Jersey: 7.0 General
    California: 7.0 Total: 4.5 General, 2.5 Elimination of Bias
    Pennsylvania: 5.5 Total: 3.5 General, 2.0 Professional Responsibility
    Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

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    Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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