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Lisa M. Denig, Commissioner of Human Resources at Westchester County and former President of the WWBA, has published her first

novel, Trial and Error. The novel follows Katie Richter, a divorced mom of two teenage girls, who works full time during the day and attends

law school at night, all while fighting to keep her younger daughter from spiraling into a life of endless partying and drug use. When Katie finally graduates from law school and begins working as an Assistant District Attorney, one of her daughters is murdered. She is forced to reckon with her failings as a mom as well as the ethical dilemma she faces when she realizes her remaining child might commit perjury to secure the killer’s conviction. The book is available for purchase on Amazon. ◗

Cindy Kanusher, Executive Director of the Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC), has been selected to receive the Visionary of Justice Award at the Elizabeth Haub School of Law, Law Leadership Award Dinner at the Westchester Country Club on March 14, 2024. The PWJC is a not-for-profit legal services provider for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. After becoming the Executive Director in

2015, Cindy spearheaded fundraising efforts that lead to $3 million dollars for the construction of a new walk-in clinic and office space for free legal services. The new clinic resulted in an increase in services by 20%. The PWJC serves over 3,000 victims and survivors of interpersonal violence each year.

Congratulations to WWBA President Amanda K. Rieben on being elevated to Partner at Abrams Fensterman LLP! Amanda practices in the Family and Matrimonial Law department of the firm’s White Plains office. 

Congratulations to Lucia Chiocchio and Cindy Kanusher who were honored with the 2023 Women Innovators Award from Westfair Communications on October 26, 2023 at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle. The award is given to women who have been innovators in various fields, advocate for innovation in their organizations and break barriers by making significant contributions to science, technology, arts and other areas. 

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             SAVE THE DATE 


ANNUAL DINNER 
      AND 
     INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS


Wednesday, June 5, 2023
Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club

   Cocktails 5:30 PM
                              Dinner 7:00 PM


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Interview of the Month

An Interview with 
Elise Mahover

Susan L. Pollet

Chair of the Archive and Historian Committee

 Q:  When and why  did you become  involved with the  WWBA?

A: In August of  2017, at the start of  my 2L law school  year, I transferred  to  Pace Law   from Vermont Law School and joined The Women’s Association of Law Students (WALS) as the Vice President. During my tenure we were actively involved with WWBA and through WALS I became a member of WWBA.

Q:  In what ways have you been active in the WWBA?

A: Throughout the years as the Vice President of WALS I attended and coordinated events with WWBA and connected with WWBA members. I also joined the Mentor/Mentee Program offered by WWBA where I continued building personal and professional relationships with members of WWBA. I am participating in the WWBA’s Mentor/Mentee Program with one mentee from Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and previously served as a Co-Chair of the WWBA’s New Lawyers Committee. Currently, I am assisting with the Dinner Journal for the 2024 Annual Dinner.

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President's Message

by Amanda K. Rieben

“My success in law school, I have no doubt, was in large measure because of baby Jane... Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked,” said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an opinion piece 

she wrote for the New York Times on October 1, 2016.

      March is Women’s History month, a time when we honor women like Justice Ginsburg, who have, and who continue to make a difference in our lives and in society.  Justice Ginsburg was a pioneer of her time. She was one of the first women to attend Harvard Law School, later earning her Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School, where she graduated joint first in her class.

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