Congratulations to Lillian M. Moy, Executive Director of the Legal
Aid Society of Northeastern New York (Albany, NY), who received the
2013 Trailblazer Award on January 21, 2013 at the New York Hilton
Hotel.
She has been honored by the National Organization of Legal Services
Workers, the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Asian
American Bar Association of New York, the Schenctady County Bar
Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Catholic
Charities Housing Office. Lillian Moy lives in Albany, New York
with her daughters, Katie and Maria Moy-Santos.
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Stride — A periodic communication from the Committee
April 2013
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To view information about the Steven C. Krane Special Committee on
Student Loan Assistance in the Public Interest, click here.
The committee was originally
created in 1985 and is currently co-chaired by Betty Lugo and Ken
Standard.
To view the history of the committee, click here.
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Mission Statement
The objectives of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion are to
promote and advance the full and equal participation of attorneys of
color and other diverse attorneys in the New York State Bar Association
and in all sectors and at every level of the legal profession through
research, education, fostering involvement and leadership development in
NYSBA and other professional activities, and to promote knowledge of and
respect for the profession in communities that historically have been
excluded from the practice of law.
The Committee shall also foster the development of, monitor progress
of and report on diversity initiatives of the Association, as well as
partner with the Sections to continue to pursue enhanced diversity and
inclusion in the Association, including among the leadership of the
Association.
In conducting its work, the Committee shall consult with and engage
Association leaders, other entities and individuals, including Sections
of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Conference of
Bar Leaders, the Committee on Leadership Development, the Committee on
Women in the Law, the Committee on Civil Rights, the Committee on Issues
Affecting People with Disabilities, the Special Committee on LGBT People
and the Law, The Law, Youth & Citizenship Program, minority and
women’s bar associations, and others with an interest in the
Committee’s mission and activities.
| 2012- 2013 Subcommittees |
Diversity Reception Event Planning
Joyce Hartsfield
Sandra Irby
Medea Myers
John Owens, Jr.
Diversity Reception Program
Asaad
Siddiqi, Chair
Lillian Moy
Diversity Report Card
Sharon
Gerstman, Chair
John Higgins
Long-Range Strategic Planning
Keiki-Michael Cabanos
Lillian Moy
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Motley Symposium
Panel at Annual Meeting
Sandra Irby, Co-chair
I. Javette Hines, Co-chair
Michael Bernstein
William Edwards
Kendrick Patterson
Asaad Siddiqi
Jack Zaremski
Programming
Rosevelie Marquez
Morales, Chair
Gabriel Arce-Yee
Betty Lugo
Kendrick Patterson
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Trailblazer Award
Nomination Review
Loren Gesinsky, Chair
Paula Edgar
Sheila Gaddis
Benu Mehra
Kendrick Patterson
Jerry Vattamala
Elena Goldberg Velazquez
Youth Law Day
Elise Jaffe,
Chair
Divitta Alexander
Michael Bernstein
Hon. Helena Heath-Roland
I. Javette Hines
Rosevelie Marquez Morales
Sonji Patrick
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2007 Miles to Go in New York Report
Download the Report to the NYSBA House of
Delegates (PDF)
Miles To Go: Progress of Minorities in the Legal
Profession
Elizabeth Chambliss, author of the American Bar Association's report,
Miles to Go: Progress of Minorities in the Legal Profession has
agreed to work with this committee to address the many issues that serve
as a deterrent to minorities in the legal profession in New York.
In this report the ABA's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in
the Legal Profession takes stock of the profession's progress as of
August 2004, to provide a current, comprehensive picture of the status
of minorities in the profession, and to use this information to help the
profession set an agenda for future action. Our committee will work with
Ms. Chambliss to mirror the work of the Commission in order to be able
to help minority law students and attorneys find an easier path into the
legal profession.
To purchase a copy (for $20) of the Miles to Go
Report, click here.
To view the ABA's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the
Legal Profession web page, click here.
To access the ABA's minority links/resources, click here.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York has
released the First Annual Law Firm Diversity Benchmarking
Report to see their report, click here.
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